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[fourthmade]

This is a place to send your prayers to the Fourth god. He may not always respond, or he may respond in ways you don’t expect, but he is always listening.

Speak, he hears you.

OOC note:  As of April 2020, threads with the gods will be capped at three NPC replies! Please keep this in mind when writing god prayers to make sure you get everything you need out of the thread.It’s also possible to handwave prayers by titling your comment HANDWAVED PRAYER. Handwaved prayers lack our usual flourish, but you can expect a faster response!

As of February 2024, god prayers will be handwaved only. Please only submit a prayer if you have a question for either god which needs answering in order to progress your character's arc within Ryslig. If this is something you need to tier up within the god boon system, or just to set up a player plot in general, please don't hesitate to submit a prayer about it! You may shorten it down to an OOC summary of what your character is asking. This will allow any of our helper mods to reply much faster, without having to dig into the specifics of either god's personality/writing quirks. Should this limitation be lifted again in the future, this note will be removed.

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some time before blob's burgers

[peccatore]

[He keeps getting side-tracked these days (these days?), but Marco has finally found a chance to visit the Fourth God. Which is to say, to go back down to the room he previously showed him and Fiddleford, where his body - and, Marco assumes, the center of his consciousness - rests. Sure, he has prayer, he has the radio, but this, he wants to ask in person.

He makes his way to the center of the room (the poor thing, the poor child) and greets him with a nod that comes across as more reverent than he meant it to.]

... Hi. Hello. I wanted to thank you again, for... for everything. The hand, the... [He taps his head.] network...

[And even though this isn't what he's been dying to ask, it's a pressing enough issue that he gets side-tracked. As he does.] S-Speaking of which. I don't know if... I must be using it wrong. I don't know if you saw my post, but...

I-It's supposed to be a little tricky, right? Even Fiddleford had trouble. But... [He lowers his voice to a whisper, even though nobody else should be able to hear him, which he's well aware of:] I don't know if I can handle it. Y-You know the... the trouble I have, right? With the thoughts? They get... difficult sometimes, and, and with this, I-I can't keep people from seeing... And...

[It's hard to articulate his real issues: both the fact that it feels so difficult to make his words not look like gibberish, and how vulnerable it makes him feel. As if someone could peer into his mind and pick away all of his thoughts, one by one.]

And... Anyway, it... it's useful. It's very useful, and I'm grateful, but I was wondering if you had any tips.

[He pauses, and THEN asks what he actually meant to ask before this network thing came up.]

... Can I call you Elias?

[fourthmade]

[The Fourth's voice is just as clear as it had been on Marco's first visit. His body still hangs limp and seemingly, but his voice is bright and cheery. Some of the screens light up with a large ": )" to show his pleasure at Marco's visit.]

Of course you can call me Elias, Marco. We're friends, aren't we? Friends use names.

I saw your post.

[His voice sounds sadder at that, and the smiley faces flicker to ": (" briefly before the screens power down entirely.]

I didn't know it would be so hard for you to use my network like this. That's how I've always used it.

Maybe we could practice together. Would you like that, Marco?

[peccatore]

T-Thanks. Elias... [It feels strange, but he'll try. Such a personal way to address a god... But, well, He doesn't really act like a god, does He? He really is more like a friend - a friend he wants to help, and protect, and maybe tell bedtime stories to.

The impostor Fourth God he still hears - the one who still whispers to him, giving him commands, inspiring worship and calling him his Envoy - has coloured his perception wrongly for too long.]

Practice together... I-I think I would like that, yes. I just... need a little help keeping things under control. That's all...