text; un:goddess of death

[queenofkur]

[ A letter is posted on the network. Evidently, Ereshkigal is convinced she's sent it to the proper recipient, and not to everyone ever. Turns out she's not very good with technology. ]

To the guards who were in charge of helping Shizuka and I:

I write this letter to give you my sincerest apologies. I realize my reaction was excessive and no words exist that can properly convey the depths of my regrets. Of course, under normal circumstances, I would harshly reprimand you for your behavior. Attempting to use your authority to coerce results is shameful indeed. Making use of threats and violence is unbefitting of those with guarding duties. Furthermore, the position you hold require a certain maturity you are very clearly lacking. I firmly believe the three of you to not only be unfit for your duties, but also unfit for any positions that give you an ounce of authority over other living entities.

However, I shall not reprimand you this time as the fault is entirely mine. No matter how vile and repugnant your behavior was, it does not excuse my actions. As the Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr, you are in right to expect more from me. I may have only intended to scare you when I took the form that is mine as Queen of the Gallû Spirits, but good intents does not excuse evil results. I had expected you to run away at a much greater pace than you did... Thus did my attack hit you. I am ashamed of my behavior and promises to do better from now on.

I talked to the doctor and he assured me you will be able to leave your bed within three months at the very most. It is my understanding human doctors tend to be very conservative in their estimates. I believe there is cause to be hopeful, in two months you may very well be back on your feet! I plan to visit you and bring a gift as soon as possible. Even if you are abhorrent human beings, as a Goddess of the human order, mine is the task to look after you.

I wish you the best of recovery possible;
ERESHKIGAL, GODDESS OF DEATH AND QUEEN OF KÛR

Comments

[queenofkur]

Then please do not read it, this is an accident and was meant for other people!

[axethrows]

But if you tell folks not to read it, they will end up wanting to read it!
Anyways, they probably did deserve it so where is their apology to you?

[queenofkur]

Well, I was told to apologize... I do not think they were told to apologize in return.

I suppose they are wounded and I am not. No matter what, I am in the wrong.

[axethrows]

Okay, did a quick read-
If you throw in insults and a lot of words, I don't think they will accept that apology well. If they are shit, they are shit. You can't fix that sometimes.

[queenofkur]

I did not throw any insults. Nothing I wrote in this letter is inaccurate.

An insult would be to call someone ugly when they are not.

Still... I am genuinely sorry. That's why I went easy on the descriptors of their behavior. Should I have put more maybe?

[axethrows]

Even if you overdo it, sometimes an apology is not worth it.
If you are truly sorry, I would skip the long speech if I do really need to apologize. Keep it short, simple, and straight to the point.
And maybe write it out on paper until you can learn tech a bit better.

[queenofkur]

I see...

With your advice and that of others, I believe I now know how to fix this apology letter. Would you mind please reading the revised version so I know if it's appropriate?

[axethrows]

Oh sure! Let me hear it!

[queenofkur]

Dear Guards;

I am very sorry I hospitalized you. You did not deserve such a fate, no matter how pathetic and horrendous you were. I hope you will get well soon.

With my dearest hopes that we'll never meet again;
ERESHKIGAL

[ Short and to the point! She feels good about this. ]

How was it?

[axethrows]

That's much better! 👍
Now let's hope you don't have to deal with them again. If they still cause problems, might have to smack a lesson back into them.
Or you can kill them off if they are that annoying-

[Listen, sometimes it's necessary.]

[queenofkur]

Thank you! (^_^)

And though I may be Goddess of Death, I do not like killing humans. I'll do it if that's absolutely necessary, but I prefer seeing them live happy lives.

(besides each death adds to my workload)

[axethrows]

Wait, you are a real deal instead of it only being a fancy title?
Sheesh, LILITH picks up anyone and everyone...
But I get it! Adding unnecessary things to your work load is always a pain. I don't like working more than I need to unless I absolutely gotta~

[queenofkur]

Yes, though I cannot access my full powers.

My current body would disintegrate within a matter of seconds if I even tried.

[ And then she would be back to her eternal loneliness, no thank you. ]