At this point, Simon had sort of gotten used to it all. Surprisingly, when he thought about it, Astral didn’t even seem like the worst of the guys Simon has had to stay with over the years. Except you know Astral’s making him have his kid, that part fucking sucks.
Sy is typing…
Sy: yeahhhh :/
Sy: most of the time he just leaves us alone, but i think it’s just because he doesn’t have a need for us at the moment.
Elliot had no idea about the child, just thinking of what Astral normally did with humans.
It wasn't much better.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Hopefully he won't have a need for a while, yeah?
Elliot: If it means him leaving you alone
Simon of course didn’t even think to tell them about it because he didn’t think it was relevant, also he was definitely still in hardcore denial.
Sy is typing…
Sy: yeah he was just here last week so hopefully he’ll disappear for another two months like last time.
No one would guess, either, since it was supposed to be completely impossible.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Heres hoping, since prayers dont work anymore
Sy is typing…
Sy: yeah, hoping’s all we can really do i suppose.
Wren hadn't been replying due to the fact he had been unsure how he wanted to have his own input. That was something he and Marcos had in common, the fact that they struggled to communicate exactly what they wanted to.
Wren is typing...
Wren: I can agree, Astral is only good when he's not present.
Sy is typing…
Sy: agreed. he was nice in the beginning but i guess he got tired of that act.
That comment alone seemed to confuse Wren.
Wren is typing
Wren: Nice? We're talking about the same god right? The one who abuses his own kind in addition to us?
Elliot's eyebrows came slowly together.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: He was actually nice at one point??
Simon let out a long sigh. So Astral really had that awful of a reputation then? He wasn’t that surprised.
Sy: yep, just a method he was trying out I suppose.
Now that made more sense. No wonder he and Derlik were friends. Niceties were only a front before the real torture began.
Wren is typing…
Wren: Explaining it like that makes sense. I don't understand how I ever worshipped that asshole.
Sy is typing…
Sy: you never could’ve known, there’s so many who worship him and still don’t know.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Well, at least the amount of people worshiping in general is waning
Elliot: But what does that mean for us?
Simon hadn’t even thought about that. His brow furrowed in worry.
Sy is typing…
Sy: i think astral said they can survive without worship they just don’t prefer it.
Elliot pursed his lips some, shaking his head.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Theyre power comes from prayers though, right?
Elliot: What happens when they dont get any more prayers?
Sy is typing…
Sy: i don’t know, but it won’t be good for us
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Yeah
Elliot: Hopefully there will always be someone, right?
Sy is typing…
Sy: yeah i hope there always will be someone.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Would we count? Or are we disqualified for being tied to them?
Sy is typing…
Sy: I’m not sure, and we don’t exactly worship them anyway
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Right. I doubt anyone really would any god who takes us in any way
Sy is typing…
Sy: agreed, unless they completely went off their rocker
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: I wouldnt be surprised with what the gods have been known to do
Simon shivered a bit, recalling how easily Astral had been able to tamper with his memories. It definitely didn’t seem like something that was beyond their capabilities.
Sy is typing…
Sy: yeah me neither, honestly I don’t know of anything they can’t do.
Elliot shivered himself.
Elliot is typing…
Elliot: Neither do I
Elliot: But at least I know how to stop one