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[discoinfernorz]

[if you happen to be wandering near 1446 Mitchell Road, you will notice a thick, acrid plume of smoke rising from the backyard. perhaps someone is barbecuing a little too vigorously. ...or burning bodies.

the back gate is wide open, the fence is easy to peer over. do you investigate?]

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[fourfoldroots]

[Persephone bites. This could be the work of the powers that be again -- they could have taken to burning down houses next, who knows. The goddess wouldn't put it past them, but is surprised to see who the source of smoke is coming from.]

Hao? That is you?

[discoinfernorz]

[aaand he looks up from the ridiculously large bonfire, looking to be in quite a good mood.]

Ah, it's the little goddess.

[he reaches towards the fire, fingers skirting the flames to remove another charcoal-y fish-on-a-stick. mmm burnt protein.]

Hungry?

[fourfoldroots]

[It's probably not all that surprising that Persephone turns the offer of food down. There's something about Hao that makes her too proud to accept his help.]

I have already eaten. I had just stopped by to make sure that nothing was aflame.

[discoinfernorz]

Nothing that's important.

[the shaman smiles and shrugs in a 'suit yourself' fashion before brushing some still-red charcoal to the side to keep the remaining fish from burning.]

It's unfortunate that the yard isn't bigger yet, this fire is too small.

[...this being said despite the fact that it takes up a good portion of the backyard already.]

[fourfoldroots]

[She sits at the other end of the fire, looking around the small yard.]

You would want the fire bigger?

[discoinfernorz]

You think it's big enough now?

[not so much an actual question as an are you serious? LOL sort of thing, but eh. at least he doesn't seem bothered by the campfire invasion.]

[fourfoldroots]

[scowls] Yes, actually. It is enough to cook with already, is it not?

[discoinfernorz]

That's true. It does suit my purpose for now.

[heavy emphasis on 'for now'. he prods at the fire a bit more, watching from his zen place as the flames burn on.]

There are obstacles to be dealt with before anything can be done about it, anyway.

[fourfoldroots]

[She folds knees up to her chest, chin resting on top of them as an eyebrow goes up quizzically. The tone is not lost on her.]

Obstacles?

[discoinfernorz]

Our neighbor is quite troublesome.

[his gaze raises briefly to the adjacent fence, which Kid had finished patching up again just a while back. crazy Russians and their crazy Soviet Mayfields. despite the words, however, he doesn't seem worried in the least.]

[fourfoldroots]

Oh? Is your neighbor one of the crazy ones?

[There seems to be a lot of that going on around here.]

[discoinfernorz]

He's simply misguided.

[because swinging around shovels and attempting to beat up the nice Angry German Lady =/= crazy]

Though it could be worse. A man ate his hand because of a simple food shortage, hm?

[scoff]

This city is saturated in pathetic examples of a pathetic race.

[fourfoldroots]

Yes. That was quite disgusting, wasn't it? I was prepared to eat dirt before trying to eat myself. Or anyone else, for that matter.

[Humans are weak, pah. Though she's not sure if she agrees 100% with the next part and shrugs.]

I do not know. I have actually met some admirable examples of the humman race while I have been here, I am surprise to say.

[discoinfernorz]

Nothing better can be expected from their kind.

[at Persephone's second comment, a thoughtful expression temporarily replaces his perpetually amused one. he's not debating as to whether or not there are exceptions to the 'all humans fail' rule, though - he's debating how much respect (if any) a goddess who is even a tiny bit fond of their race deserves. after another moment, he shrugs the topic off, bright grin back in place.]

It's an inconsequential matter. Their race will end soon enough.

[fourfoldroots]

[The goddess studies Hao carefully, not sure how serious he is.]

As stupid as they are, the world would probably be a much more boring place without them. Who would my kind toy with?

[discoinfernorz]

[at this, Hao seems to perk up a bit. finally, the goddess was talking like a goddess! ...though he still didn't seem entirely satisifed with the sentiment.]

True, but it's easy to tire of them. All they do is fight and destroy - disgusting. How can a utopia be built with such parasites ruining the planet?

[and yep. he's all too serious about this. you just stumble across all the crazies, huh.]