Yay, Höðr

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Really? You want to drag me out of the peace and darkness of a canceled series and drop me into some game without my family, and you're going to do it from the point where I've just entered into a dysfunctional marriage with Hel.

Brilliant. I hope you're freezing your tits off right about now.

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[infernoandhearth]

Those stories are a game of Broken Telephone. There are loads of good god parents. Or ones who aren't terrible. Thor was never all that bad. Very protective. Frigg was quite good, if naive. And I was doing really well until Odin trapped half my kids in prison.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

I've got Broken Telephone and Colin and my wife. I think I'll stick with believing you're a shit parent.

[infernoandhearth]

[Deep siiiigh.] Well. No skin off my nose, I suppose. It's not as if you've my daughter as a wife, so I'm barely involved.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Would you marry your daughter off for your own reasons? I'm betting you would and I don't even have to be Mike to know I'd win.

[infernoandhearth]

It's not as if she'd listen. She's a very busy goddess with her own kingdom, after all.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

You're telling me that you'd never manipulate your children? How stupid do you think I am?

[infernoandhearth]

I think you'd shite parents. That's what I think.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Just because that's true doesn't mean you aren't changing the subject.

[infernoandhearth]

What parent doesn't, to an extent? Otherwise your kids would never do anything you wanted them to.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

When does it stop?

[infernoandhearth]

When, or where? It stops when they're adults, mostly. When they move out. Or in the case of most of mine, are kidnapped. All I can do is try to be terribly convincing if I want something.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Translation, you never stop being manipulative.

[infernoandhearth]

Have you really never wanted something from someone? Are you always straightforward?

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Don't turn this around, we were talking about you.

[infernoandhearth]

And we still are. I'd like my question answered, though. It can be vague if you like.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Fine, no, I'm not always straightforward, but I don't have kids.

[infernoandhearth]

And I don't force anyone I like to do anything that might hurt them.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

But sometimes you suggest, or put the weapon in their hands and let them take responsibility, right?

[infernoandhearth]

Well I didn't like you. I mean, you were alright, but you're not a friend, or particularly close family. Just sort of a blood-nephew.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

So as long as you like someone you won't be a shit to them. That might might you just one step up from Colin.

[infernoandhearth]

Exactly! Not unless they're like Thor, and I know they can take it. But he's fun to prod.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

He's barking mad.

[infernoandhearth]

Yours seems awfully fun, yes.