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[deadlystar]

[The video shows a disheveled looking Gamora who appears to have been in some sort of fight. There are scratches all over her face and her arms, wherever skin is visible. Her blood is dark green, by the way, if you were wondering. She looks into the camera, not caring how she appears to issue the warning.]

A strange creature entered my room last night and assaulted me! He kept hitting me with a sharp branch, but I managed to fend him off and escape.

If you see him, take care. Call for help immediately. He's large, with black fur, horns, and a long, disgusting tongue. He also carries a sack.

[The sound of chains rattling is then heard and Gamora turns to look. She might be in for round 2 very soon.]

Comments

[ofletters]

Yeah, a... it's kind of hard to explain. They're gods, but they don't have a lot of power anymore because people stopped believing in them. They can be kind of petty, and a little ridiculous.

[ Thinking of you, Paris Hilton. ]

Oh- Nah, not really. [ Sam laughs. ] But this one sounded like he might be.

[deadlystar]

[The idea that something like that creature could be perceived as a god in any circumstances is hard to wrap her mind around.]

Are there many gods on Earth?

[ofletters]

Depends who you ask. Most people believe in one thing or another, depending on their religion. The truth is that most of the gods exist... all of them, more or less. Some are more powerful than others.

[ And some because people believe... or they're weak, because people don't. ]

[deadlystar]

You are very knowledgeable about such things, Sam.

[But he talked about reading and similar things before, so she already gathered that about him.]

What do you believe? Compared to most people?

[ofletters]

It... kind of comes with the job. [ But he admits a sheepish sort of smile anyway, scratching at the back of his head. ] You've gotta know about these things to know how to kill 'em.

[ OH NO does that make him sound like a serial killer tho ]

Me? [ Uhhhhhh. He quickly clears his throat, brow twitching at a way sort of amusement. ] ... Trust me, you don't want to hear about that. It's-... Not that interesting.

[ Really, it's complicated, and he isn't completely sure where he stands on the whole 'faith' and 'belief' issue anymore. ]

[deadlystar]

[Since Gamora was just going on about killing the stick-monster that attacked her, she doesn't think poorly of Sam for talking about killing creatures like it.]

If I did not want to hear about it, I would not have asked.

[ofletters]

Honestly? I'm not sure.

[ He can't exactly explain the entirety of Christianity to her... or why he isn't as close with God (if He exists) than he'd once been. ]

I used to believe in one god, just called 'God,' but... I guess I grew up. A lot of bad crap happened to good people and it got harder to see why He'd let that happen.

[ And for so many other reasons. He'd use to pray every night, but since he came back from Hell... not so much. ]

[deadlystar]

It can be difficult to place faith in someone who isn't there when you need them the most.

[She's not religious, so she doesn't struggle with that particular burden.]

Instead, we might put our faith in others. Ones we know we can count on.

[ofletters]

That's one way of putting it.

[ And sums up well the way that many people feel about God. ]

Yeah, I've found that, too. Much easier to believe in someone you know and trust from experience, not just... stories.