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Greetings everyone. I am contacting you on behalf of Nicholas D. Wolfwood (user name: punisher).

He recently made a post offering his services as a priest to those who wish to confess their sins. While admirable, the payment he asks in return for such a service is unacceptable. Normally he should be chastised for such behavior, however the money he hopes to earn through his service is to be used for a noble cause: helping the orphaned children of this world. I believe this cause to be an important one and he deserves to be commended for having decided to take it on!

Unfortunately, he lacks the confidence to ask for donations, hence his resorting to selling what should be a sacred service for money. He is convinced nobody will help him, as people typically never give anything away without the expectation of getting something back.

I would greatly appreciate it if you could reassure him that the people in this world are generous. While nothing is prepared yet to receive donations, I am sure he will feel heartened to see the kindness and benevolence we are all capable of. I will personally donate some of my own money when the time comes.

Thank you for your time.

— Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr

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Hold on hold on hold on

Goddess of Death?

he is actually really good with advice tho too. if anyone needs that.

( #1 Wolfwood Defender, apparently. )

but ereshkigal, thanks for helping him! i guess we're just used to the way things are back home.

That's right! And Queen of the Underworld.

In my homeworld, that is. My divine authority doesn't extend to this realm, for better or worse.

I've never confessed sins before, but I wouldn't be in opposition to giving to orphans. As long as someone can tell me what orphanage or if they've purchased land, some evidence, I wouldn't mind at all. Please assure Father Wolfwood there is more than just me here that would be concerned.

I dunno, I think if you're asking for money then offering a service in return isn't such a bad thing. Everybody likes to get a little something. Hell, even shrines offer charms in exchange for donations!

There is no need to thank me. It is my belief he will be even better with his duties if he doesn't have to worry about the money to help the orphans.

Hopefully all those positive answers will help him see people here are truly generous.

Thank you! I will make sure he sees this message and forward any such information as needed. Hopefully it will hearten him to read this and see generosity does exist in this realm.

I suppose the question is if you would offer your services even if you were convinced you would get nothing in return.

If so, then it is fine if you are compensated for your effort. But if monetary gain is the sole motivator, then it is unlikely you would put in a good effort to begin with. This is how my sister functions and she is the worst goddess in all of Mesopotamia.

( Wait.

Is Wolfwood a real priest? He has to find out now. )

it would be good if we can get people to help.
there are a lot of kids.
and at least then we'd be doing more than just fighting monsters.

And that priest works for you? That's scary....

Ah, yeah, that's a fair point...

Though like for my own services, I always ask for the same payment upfront no matter the job: five yen. Something pretty much anybody can afford and it helps to seal the deal and make it official. Though I'm just collecting for myself. It's different when you're trying to help others, imo.

You're welcome, your majesty. I don't mind volunteering my time if he'd like to give me a location as well. It's important that children be given opportunity to see their worth, or at least be helped in directions they want to go in.

[ ...no offense wolfwood but from their two conversations, he gets the vibe that ereshkigal misunderstood a little bit... Like, he doesn't think it's as bad as the guy outright lying, but he's definitely got the vibe of a hustler. ]

nah

I'm broke

[ at least. that is completely true. he is horrible with money. ]

[ it is hard to ask for money...

to complete strangers, no less. ]

I'll donate some of my own money, too.

[ oftentimes, an act kindness inspires others. it's no less true, here and now. but look at her! he lacks the confidence to ask for donations. speaking on others behalves to do a good thing. go, ere, go. ]

We just got a pretty good check, right? I'll put aside a portion of that and give it to the cause.

I had no idea. When I saw the post, I thought it seemed weird to have people pay to confess.

He does not. He's not even working for a god from my pantheon.

I am simply trying to assist him in his noble goal.

Right.
And they are the future of this world.
By helping them, we are ensuring this world will remain in a good state after we're gone.

Please do not call me your majesty. Ereshkigal will do.

I do not know the details of his plan; but I'll make sure to forward this message to him if he doesn't see it. [He better sees it, it took her so much courage to write and post this!] Children are indeed very important. They are the future of this world, and most vulnerable when left to face the cruelty of the world alone. It is good there are people willing to help them.

Five yen?

I am not specialist in currencies, but isn't it an exceedingly small amount of money?

I am surprised finance isn't one of your authorities.

[ Absolutely not meant as a dig; just considering how he collections authorities the way Ishtar does, that would have been one she'd have bet on. ]

Thank you, Hiyori. But please don't donate too much.
I haven't been using most of my money since we're housed and fed, so I have much I can donate.

[ That gala dress is one of the very few purchase she's made. Meanwhile Hiyori is human and should spend her money on stuff that'll make her happier! ]

I do think it is weird too. It reminds me of how my sister works... And anything that's in any way comparable to Ishtar cannot be good.

[ he at least is not offended in the slightest because she's right... ]

not at all. that was yacatecuhtli and the other merchant gods' thing to handle

I already had enough on my plate by the time they were even necessary

plus why should I have to pay for shit? didn't have to do that until I got tossed in kenos

there's a couple of orphanages I can point you to but they're in a pathetic state. they're run by a damn robot. probably why you'll find more on the streets than you'll find in those buildings.

[He's...obviously NOT happy about the unnecessary critique of his methods here, but...she's helping(?), so it's a very mixed emotion right now.]

what the hell is this? I thought you were just gonna toss it into a conversation or two.

whatever. help is help. but what's this shit about you being a god? that wasn't just an edgy username?

Look at how many people are willing to help!

[ As far as she's concerned, this is a great success! Just ignore Tezcatlipoca, he's a douche. ]

No, it wasn't. Who would use such an user name like that?
Where I come from, I rule over the Underworld and embody the concept of Death.

[ Kenos? That's the place where Quetzalcoatl died, according to Set... She wasn't sure until now, but she's not surprised Tezcatlipoca was there too. ]

And in all that time, you haven't learned to handle your finances?
Being "broke" could affect you negatively should LILITH's support be reduced in the future.

[ ... Why is she even telling him that? Does she actually care that he doesn't end up homeless and hungry? Maybe. Slightly. He'd been nice last time.

Sighs. Hopefully he'll do something horrible soon and she'll go back to 100% hating him. ]

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