ℑ fourth contract

[onlythesong]

What is all this? There's a tree in the house, and everything's glowing, and--and is that cold white stuff outside snow?

[yeah guess who grew up in a desert nation and has never seen snow in her life. she'll be outside later, bundled up like me and looking miserable, but hesitantly touching the snow.]

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[protectorial]

[She's walking by when she sees the...odd behavior.]

The snows not going to kill you, dear.

[onlythesong]

But it's cold and wet.

[protectorial]

Yet many mortals find it enjoyable.

[onlythesong]

People like weird things.

[beat. there's something about the way she said that..]

Mortals?

[protectorial]

Beings with an average life span, dear.

[onlythesong]

...Meaning you don't?

[protectorial]

Of course not. I'm queen of the gods, and unless western civilization collapses entirely, well, then I'm not going to die at any regular pace.