>>5851639>>5851655>>5851675Picrel is Pheme. Didn't draw the wings because it'd be really annoying as described.
>That was a clever trick. Now that she's revealed her cards, I think we can trust her"Excellent choice. Now, I think we both agree that, for people like us, trust is a bit of a difficult thing. So, I bought this,"
She takes a piece of paper out of her inventory.
"This is a nonagression compact. You can buy them once you hit level 4. Basically, they make it so that the signatories can't use their authorities on each other without their permission. It even works for surveillance authorities, or at least for my <Wings>, anyway. Ah, also, if you want to work together, I do have one condition: I don't want you to join your pantheon."
"What? Why not?"
"I assume that Eris would be in your pantheon? If I'm working with you, it necessitates a degree of vulnerability, and having her know where you all at all times is a liability. She was easy to find- already a bad sign- and her personality was all wrong. She was impulsive, tempestuous, and spiteful beyond any reasoning. She's a complete liability. Besides, the the pantheons are way more troublesome than they're worth in general. After all, the rules imply that there's nothing stopping a single individual from killing every single constituent and taking their myths. It's basically a ticket to a bloodbath"
She seems genuine, but she's literally the embodiment of gossip, so you're not entirely sure if you can take your word for it. Hell, even if you can, is working with her worth throwing your pantheon away for? What do you do?
>"I'll sign. I don't want anything to do with pantheons anyway">"You're asking me to give up a lot. What's your plan here?">"I would like to work with you, but that pantheon bonus is really tempting. Can we work this out?">"That's a dealbreaker for me. I'm sorry, but I can't work with you." 