WHO: Tezcatlipoca & Others WHAT: 2025 catch-all time baby WHERE: all over WHEN: all times WARNINGS: threads will include content warnings where appropriate!
[ Mhm... She's been curious about her vessel for a long time. All she knows is that her name is Rin, she participated in a grail war and the red-clothed Servant that was briefly there was probably contracted to her. She'd like to ask him, but it feels that would imply she owes him a favor or something. Sighs. ]
If you treated her half as poorly as you did me initially, I'm surprised she didn't try murdering you.
[ She was chosen to be Ishtar's vessel - Ereshkigal is just the happy accident that came along - so she presumes Rin is a lot more like her sister than her. And Ishtar can be very murder happy when someone or something offends her. ]
Besides, did you give her any reason to respect you?
[ Sure, he's a god. But he's also something else, something she's too polite to say with words from the language they're using to communicate here (the word is shithead). ]
Huh? You're still sour about the water bottle, seriously?
[ That is definitely not the only reason that her first impression of him was so poor, but he's ignoring that. Their personal differences when it came to their roles as Servants and the Masters they choose to support are totally different in his book. Plus, as is clear, he's also relaxed his antagonism towards Ereshkigal and Izou both, but he'd never admit it. ]
No, I didn't treat her poorly. Hell, she was the one treating me poorly, since she was all buddy-buddy with Quetzalcoatl. I didn't have a damn thing to do with him dying. Her dying. Whatever.
[ He waves a hand dismissively, since the fact that his brother took a female vessel makes the pronouns a bit complicated. Gods and gender, it's whatever, truly, ]
Doesn't have anything to do with that anyways. Point is, mages have no respect when it comes to the divine. First words out of Daybit's mouth after summoning me was criticizing me, and your vessel, she had the audacity to ask if I'd consider a contract with her and then say "I wasn't actually offering."
[ That's not quite the case, but it's how he interprets it. With a click of his tongue and a shake of his head, he takes another drink. He starts to quickly (but surprisingly nicely) write out his new card, but it ends up just being a single world in Nahuatl—Nimitztlazòtla. It’s exactly what Ereshkigal suggested, but he can’t write it in front of her… Not in a language she’d understand, anyways. Apparently complaining (and alcohol) give him a little more courage in this arena. ]
[ ... Yeah, she's going to assume she would get a very different picture of the situation, were she to speak about this with her vessel. As for the word he's writing... She doesn't understand the language but she has an idea as to what it may mean.
Regardless: ]
If your own boyfriend criticizes you, perhaps you should seriously ponder what is wrong with you rather than assume every single souls you have ever encountered to be in the wrong.
[ Historians will look back at this exchange and wonder if Ereshkigal used the term "boyfriend" on purpose to fluster or perhaps even antagonize Tezcatlipoca. But as far as she's concerned, she's only use the word that best described their relationship.
After everything she's heard today, she can think of no term more appropriate to describe Tezcatlipoca and Daybit in relation to each other. Clearly he doesn't want to use "Master," and "Priest" is just a silly way to try and reframe things. Boyfriend is super approproate. ]
I understand changing is hard for our kind-- [Goodness, does she know.] But it is far from impossible.
[ Naturally, it’s that one word that gets Tezcatlipoca to lose his cool again in a way that’s almost comical. It’s nothing over the top, but the absolutely shocked, stricken look he gives Ereshkigal is so atypical from his normal expressions of cool aloofness or sharp, mean smiles. It looks like his brain has just short-circuited for her stating things so bluntly.
She’s right though, of course. It’s exactly how most people would identify it. But Tezcatlipoca has never considered it, because both he and Daybit are just incredibly unique, bizarre people. Their reasons couldn’t be more different as to why, but they both have an intrinsic hesitation when it comes to relationships. And apparently, saying “I love you” and calling Daybit his boyfriend are two completely separate, disparate concepts. The way he thinks is alien, but sometimes it presents itself stupidly. ]
Huh? You tryin’ to piss me off or what?
[ Truly. What could lead her to that conclusion other than everything he’s said. It would be worse if she knew what he hadn’t said, from surprisingly tender gestures that were destined to be forgotten to mana transfers. ]
I’m setting aside the fact that it’s a terrible idea in the first place. He ain’t my boyfriend, since that doesn’t even make any damn sense for gods.
[ That makes no sense for gods? Then why would that "piss him off," to use his own terms? She smiles slightly and stand up. That's just about enough Tezca bullying for the day. ]
I think I understand now... Why you're so disagreeable usually. [Because you're completely helpless the moment someone sees right through you. But she's kind enough not to word her conclusion aloud, she'll allow for him to retain some of his dignity today.] Ehehe.
[ Honestly with the way she now understands him...
... She doesn't think he'll ever manage to get under her skin again. She may be wrong, of course. She probably is. But at least the playing field is evened out now. ]
I have a recommendation before I leave. Try not to use the same excuse multiple times within the same discussion. [Like "I'm a god, therefore this doesn't apply to me." The first time may work, but after the third times it's getting a tad too obvious.] I usually try to alternate between excuses so people don't notice anything.
[ Take it from a professional when it comes to lying to herself - and to the world about herself. ]
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If you treated her half as poorly as you did me initially, I'm surprised she didn't try murdering you.
[ She was chosen to be Ishtar's vessel - Ereshkigal is just the happy accident that came along - so she presumes Rin is a lot more like her sister than her. And Ishtar can be very murder happy when someone or something offends her. ]
Besides, did you give her any reason to respect you?
[ Sure, he's a god. But he's also something else, something she's too polite to say with words from the language they're using to communicate here (the word is shithead). ]
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[ That is definitely not the only reason that her first impression of him was so poor, but he's ignoring that. Their personal differences when it came to their roles as Servants and the Masters they choose to support are totally different in his book. Plus, as is clear, he's also relaxed his antagonism towards Ereshkigal and Izou both, but he'd never admit it. ]
No, I didn't treat her poorly. Hell, she was the one treating me poorly, since she was all buddy-buddy with Quetzalcoatl. I didn't have a damn thing to do with him dying. Her dying. Whatever.
[ He waves a hand dismissively, since the fact that his brother took a female vessel makes the pronouns a bit complicated. Gods and gender, it's whatever, truly, ]
Doesn't have anything to do with that anyways. Point is, mages have no respect when it comes to the divine. First words out of Daybit's mouth after summoning me was criticizing me, and your vessel, she had the audacity to ask if I'd consider a contract with her and then say "I wasn't actually offering."
[ That's not quite the case, but it's how he interprets it. With a click of his tongue and a shake of his head, he takes another drink. He starts to quickly (but surprisingly nicely) write out his new card, but it ends up just being a single world in Nahuatl—Nimitztlazòtla. It’s exactly what Ereshkigal suggested, but he can’t write it in front of her… Not in a language she’d understand, anyways. Apparently complaining (and alcohol) give him a little more courage in this arena. ]
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Regardless: ]
If your own boyfriend criticizes you, perhaps you should seriously ponder what is wrong with you rather than assume every single souls you have ever encountered to be in the wrong.
[ Historians will look back at this exchange and wonder if Ereshkigal used the term "boyfriend" on purpose to fluster or perhaps even antagonize Tezcatlipoca. But as far as she's concerned, she's only use the word that best described their relationship.
After everything she's heard today, she can think of no term more appropriate to describe Tezcatlipoca and Daybit in relation to each other. Clearly he doesn't want to use "Master," and "Priest" is just a silly way to try and reframe things. Boyfriend is super approproate. ]
I understand changing is hard for our kind-- [Goodness, does she know.] But it is far from impossible.
this is so stupid
She’s right though, of course. It’s exactly how most people would identify it. But Tezcatlipoca has never considered it, because both he and Daybit are just incredibly unique, bizarre people. Their reasons couldn’t be more different as to why, but they both have an intrinsic hesitation when it comes to relationships. And apparently, saying “I love you” and calling Daybit his boyfriend are two completely separate, disparate concepts. The way he thinks is alien, but sometimes it presents itself stupidly. ]
Huh? You tryin’ to piss me off or what?
[ Truly. What could lead her to that conclusion other than everything he’s said. It would be worse if she knew what he hadn’t said, from surprisingly tender gestures that were destined to be forgotten to mana transfers. ]
I’m setting aside the fact that it’s a terrible idea in the first place. He ain’t my boyfriend, since that doesn’t even make any damn sense for gods.
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I think I understand now... Why you're so disagreeable usually. [Because you're completely helpless the moment someone sees right through you. But she's kind enough not to word her conclusion aloud, she'll allow for him to retain some of his dignity today.] Ehehe.
[ Honestly with the way she now understands him...
... She doesn't think he'll ever manage to get under her skin again. She may be wrong, of course. She probably is. But at least the playing field is evened out now. ]
I have a recommendation before I leave. Try not to use the same excuse multiple times within the same discussion. [Like "I'm a god, therefore this doesn't apply to me." The first time may work, but after the third times it's getting a tad too obvious.] I usually try to alternate between excuses so people don't notice anything.
[ Take it from a professional when it comes to lying to herself - and to the world about herself. ]