[Still, he gives the feeling of reaching out to touch his face, patient and attentive. He can't (won't) cover up his anger, but that is because Dextera is the only person he can be honest with. ]
But you did come to me wanting to have my orders, again. Still... there are things that you will not yield on. Perhaps, I should make my commands simple so as not to tread too cruelly on what you hold onto until you learn.
[ A beat. But what order would that be? He can't ask him to betray Cyrus. He can't ask him to kill anyone in Meridian that he feels is a threat to his control over Dextera. Yet he does not want to give up this rare opportunity. ]
Denounce the Absolute God to others. I think that would be enough to start... for if it was not for Her, you would not be suffering as you are now.
[ the archangel doesn’t understand what he’s asking. or, no—he understands it perfectly, which is exactly why he’s giving dextera this request.
dextera, oddly, finds himself relieved with it. the absolute god is everything to him, but not here. she isn’t here, and what she could have offered him isn’t here either. for now, he can comply, and it will make the archangel happy. this is the best compromise that he could have been offered, and gratitude fills the space of their communion. ]
…okay.
[ he’s quiet because that is his nature; it’s not reluctance, as the archangel might have expected. ]
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Date: 2023-03-05 05:37 am (UTC)[Still, he gives the feeling of reaching out to touch his face, patient and attentive. He can't (won't) cover up his anger, but that is because Dextera is the only person he can be honest with. ]
But you did come to me wanting to have my orders, again. Still... there are things that you will not yield on. Perhaps, I should make my commands simple so as not to tread too cruelly on what you hold onto until you learn.
[ A beat. But what order would that be? He can't ask him to betray Cyrus. He can't ask him to kill anyone in Meridian that he feels is a threat to his control over Dextera. Yet he does not want to give up this rare opportunity. ]
Denounce the Absolute God to others. I think that would be enough to start... for if it was not for Her, you would not be suffering as you are now.
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Date: 2023-03-08 02:48 pm (UTC)dextera, oddly, finds himself relieved with it. the absolute god is everything to him, but not here. she isn’t here, and what she could have offered him isn’t here either. for now, he can comply, and it will make the archangel happy. this is the best compromise that he could have been offered, and gratitude fills the space of their communion. ]
…okay.
[ he’s quiet because that is his nature; it’s not reluctance, as the archangel might have expected. ]
I will. I will.
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Date: 2023-03-12 02:58 am (UTC)He isn't sure why. Isn't this what he wanted? It is. So, that's all there is to it, right? Of course, right? ]
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Date: 2023-03-12 02:59 am (UTC)Then, that is all that you need to do for now...
[ Until his failures pile up and he finally decides to join Zenith. ]