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You're the first person to actually say that.

[There's another long pause.]

You know...was kinda hoping to leave that behind when I ascended. Instead this happened. [There's a disgusted sort of noise.] Let me ask you something, Zoe. Do you agree that killing in self-defense is still killing?

You heard the announcement. Saint-Germain was the only one who actually made it a conscious choice to kill somebody. Not real great for someone who chose a virtue of piety, is it?

[They're...bitter.] Cheap shot, too, considering who Ava was.

Names can be deceiving can't they? Not sure why Disorder keeps getting such a bad rap when there's a lot of devious people spread out among all of us. Makes me wonder how you guys are gonna cope going forward.

She's not so bad. She's just a little...overdramatic sometimes. But she's not so bad if you get to know her. It's just. You know. Buried. Really deep down.

And I mean the fact that you're running out of people aligned with "the bad gods." How're you gonna deal with "good people" committing these crimes?

You ever consider it was because he was a major asshole to her? How would you like it if someone agreed to align with you only to throw it back in your face that they don't want you at all and that there's someone better?

[Apparently that hit a hot-button and the topic of killing's dropped.]

It is when he threatened her first, Zoe. Bottom line. And you know what? She didn't put out a hit on him, so that should also say something.

[There's a low chuckle then.] Love is too soft, but she can be pretty petty, too. Don't think otherwise.

I'm not spelling this out for you, but you need to open your eyes and realize there's a hell of a lot more going on here than what you're just seeing.

You're not asking the right questions first of all. Hasn't anybody explained to you that we can't just hand out free answers and details?

...[Well.] What do you know about Love, Zoe? Not the concept, the god herself. Do you know how old she is? What she was like?

Her ideals aren't the worst, but I don't think they're, you know, realistic. Not the way she wants it done. What would you do if a god promised you a world that they couldn't live up to?

[...] If she thought about it, maybe it could work. But right now she's in the lead for something she hasn't earned on her own yet.

She's not really a leader. She's always played support, and suddenly she's got a good chance of being head of pantheon. What do you think is going to happen? [This actually doesn't sound as cruel as it should. It's a serious question.]

I have more experience being a god than she does, at least.