Fale didn't mind waiting for Rei to eat at all- she and Serna didn't really need to, after all, and just because they ate fast she wouldn't expect the same from the human girl. The goddess smiled back, thinking to herself. She was trying to figure out just what all Rei might like in her room. The girl didn't seem to know much about things she could put in it, but Fale would give her some ideas to work off of.
"You're welcome, dear," Fale said, smiling softly still.
Rei appreciated the fact that Fale seemed to be happy with her still. She still hugged her bag close to her, all the items within having been given from her parents. It was all she had, and all she had of her parents too. Suddenly, her body seemed to finally realize how chilly it was in the room. Her fingers were chilled, and the air caused her to shiver a bit. Rather than ask Fale for something, she opened up the small backpack and found her jacket inside. Setting the bag aside, she easily slipped it on.
Fale watched as Rei pulled the jacket on, holding back a sigh. The underworld was a cold place, and while the goddess had never minded before, he was intent to try to keep the temperature up in the house from now on. It wouldn't fix everything, but it would help.
She was patient as Rei ate, standing as the girl finished up.
It was still a bit cold, but she would put her hands in her pockets in a minute. Taking the last nugget, she finished, now feeling full. Noting that Fale stood, she realized how tall the woman could really seem. It was both intimidating and kind of neat. The little girl stood, picking up her plate as well. She couldn't quite reach the sink, whether it was normal sized or their size. Despite that, she wanted to maybe at least walk in there before sliding it on the counter or handing it to Fale in there. "Where do we put this?" she asked, not really knowing the lay out of the kitchen. She just knew it was in the other room.
It wasn't likely Rei would be able to reach high enough to slide the plate onto the counter, so Fale was going to come with the girl to put it away.
"Dirty dishes go next to the sink," Fale said, offering a smile. She'd retrieve some proper stools and stepping platforms for Rei later so things would be easier for her. For now, though, she'd help Rei out.
"Here, it's right by the window." Fale moved to lead the way, offering her sweet smile still.
Rei followed behind Fale obediently, humming a small tune as she walked. She was excited to go find where Miss Serna went and what sort of room she would be getting. It was kind of exciting. She was right in guessing everything was taller and seemed a bit saddened she couldn't attempt to do it herself. That feeling left quickly enough as she knew Fale wouldn't be upset. Otherwise, why would she have come along? Aside from showing her, that was. At seeing the window, she was really confused. That didn't look like the blue sky outside. And the flowers outside… they were glowing and looked very strange. "Miss, what are those?" she asked, completely fascinated with them.
"Hm?" Fale looked at Rei, then to the window. She smiled slightly, stopping by the window.
"Those are called soul flowers," she explained. "Do you know what a soul is?" Oh, so explaining how they were surrounded by souls was easy, but explaining Fale was a god wasn't? Serna would be disappointed, Fale knew it.
Rei hummed for a moment. She remembered vaguely what the word soul was, but she didn't think it was a tangible thing. She thought it was part of an expression like, "bless your soul." It was something everyone had apparently, but if that was the case, why didn't she see these pretty flowers everywhere? "Um, maybe? I'm not really sure," she decided to reply honestly.
"Well, everyone has a soul," Fale explained. "That's what's memories are kept, and the reason there a living things. When someone dies, their soul comes down here to rest, and store the memories away so they can go on to the next life." Fale knelt down, pointing to the flowers.
Rei seemed confused at the notion of next life. And what did Fale mean by 'down here?' They weren't anywhere she recognised, that was for sure. If she stepped out the front door, would it be that same building they walked into?
"I'm confused," she said simply, her head tilting lightly. "I get the soul thing I think, but everything else you said makes no sense," she elaborated.
Fale looked down at Rei, then back to the window.
"Well… there's a lot that won't make sense, I will admit. Did your parents ever tell you about the gods of Belcor?" Fale looked back, offering a small smile. She needed to start at the beginning anyway, since she hadn't recognized Fale or Serna.
Rei shook her head. They really hadn't talked about what they believed in much, mostly concerned on making ends meet to make their child happy. She'd be happy to learn though. If it would help her understand what the pretty flowers were and what this place was, then she was ready.
"Well," Fale said, settling down to explain, their task forgotten. Serna had come back out of the room, falling quiet as she leaned against the wall of the hall to listen.
"There are nine gods in total who are in charge of things. There are the Heavenly gods Astral, Marcos, and Celeste, and the Earthly gods, Derlik, Ethal, and Brutus. Then, there are the Underworld gods. Halm… Serna, and Fale. I and Serna are those gods, we aren't named after them," she was quick to clarify. "It's our job to watch over souls until they're ready to go back to Earth."
Rei blinked up at her, seeming very confused. "So… why am I here then? I don't wanna die. I don't understand," she frowned after a moment, a hand reaching up to rub at her eyes. She wasn't going to cry. If they were really higher beings, she shouldn't make them upset. They wanted her here. For what reason, she didn't know, but they had to be kept happy. It must be either really good or really bad for her to be in such a place. This wasn't earth anymore.
Fale gently took Rei's plate from her and sat it down, pulling the girl so, so gently into her arms.
"You're not gonna die," she said softly. "I could never hurt you, or let anyone else even try." Serna made her way over as well, sitting down next to Fale and gently putting her hand on Rei's head.
"Fale felt really bad about leaving you at the orphanage, so I suggested letting you come to stay with us," she explained, voice quiet.
