++There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.++

[thylas]

...It happens. I am bound to this place, but I should just go. Home or away.

What keeps a god here anymore?

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[onewonder.livejournal.com]

What does keep him here?

[thylas.livejournal.com]

chaos, I have nothing here - not even competition with Hera.

[onewonder.livejournal.com]

That's for you to decide; no one else. But I think there are those in whom you could find meaning, if you looked for it there. Those who find meaning in you.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

It's humbling.

[onewonder.livejournal.com]

Humbling...

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Very. I do not feel superior.

[exchevalier.livejournal.com]

It would be nice to have that option, wouldn't it?

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Charles.

[exchevalier.livejournal.com]

And what does lead you to stay here? Is there simply no better option?

[thylas.livejournal.com]

...No. I'm not sure, Charles.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

She is sorry for your pain.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Alma. It will go away entirely given any time.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

Time heals all wounds, Alma knows, but she knows that isn't any comfort.

For what it's worth, the Presence, too, is sorry.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

You should know the worth I find in most things, Alma. I don't seek comfort. Where does a god go for guidance.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

Guidance is a sort of comfort, Alma believes.

...The question, she thinks, is 'in what does a God believe?' In faith is the path, she believes.

Perhaps He should come to the Temple.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

A god believes in his people as his people believe in him. I should, perhaps, pay the temple a visit.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

Alma will prepare for you.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

That's not necessary.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

But it's right.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure when I will come visit.

Alma is a stubborn, stubborn girl.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

Then she will just prepare until you do.

Ahaha - Alma.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Alright, Alma.

[songbeneath.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sir!

[festivaldance.livejournal.com]

A curious question indeed...

[thylas.livejournal.com]

The answer should be easy for you, since you have no choice but to stay.

[festivaldance.livejournal.com]

To the best of my knowledge, yes. However, it becomes then a question for you. As a god, which you claim to be, you may leave this place at any time, one may suppose.

So, then. What DOES keep you here? Is it fondness, or duty?

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Comfort gotten from my position of power which despite what has happened - has not made me lose faith in my position of power.

[festivaldance.livejournal.com]

A fondness for power, how very novel.

With all due respect, then. Please do remember well to remember the fall of any great nation begins with a fondness for power.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

I don't take lessons from humans.

[festivaldance.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I meant nothing of the sort.

Just pointing something out, is all...

[z-alone.livejournal.com]

What is driving a god away.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

A better question is, Zuko, is what is keeping him here.

[z-alone.livejournal.com]

Is it that he can't leave...

[thylas.livejournal.com]

He can.

[z-alone.livejournal.com]

Then who does he care about.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

No one.

[z-alone.livejournal.com]

Maybe he should try.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Or not.

[z-alone.livejournal.com]

If he's choosing not to then why complain?

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Sometimes a god needs guidance.

[virtualunknown.livejournal.com]

...hm.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Yes?

[virtualunknown.livejournal.com]

Curious.

[thylas.livejournal.com]

Of?

[virtualunknown.livejournal.com]

Why are you still here?

[thylas.livejournal.com]

I am. Just here...

[virtualunknown.livejournal.com]

...so I see.