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

[bowtography]

In a lot of cases, simpler is better!
Like a nice "sorry I hospitalized you, get well soon" kind of thing!

[queenofkur]

Isn't that too short?

Effort and time are valued things. If I do not put any into my apology, they will not believe I am sincere.

[bowtography]

I think right now, you're just sincerely insulting them...

[queenofkur]

Huh? I am absolutely not. I have said nothing that is untrue or mischaracterized in this letter.

Are you suggesting I should lie to make the apology more pleasant?

[bowtography]

I'm saying keep it simple!
If you want it to be pleasant, just say you were wrong and that you'll come check up on them later to make up for it, but you don't have to go around calling them "abhorrent"!

[queenofkur]

But they absolutely are abhorrent!

They manhandled me and were threatening to torture me if I didn't comply.

While this does not excuse what I did, the word "abhorrent" is an accurate descriptor of their character.

[bowtography]

And I get that, but you have to save that kind of insult for anything BUT an apology note! There's a time and a place, you know?

[queenofkur]

... I suppose you are right.

Thank you.

I will remove the mentions of their character from the letter.

[bowtography]

Aww, you're welcome!
I'm glad you're able to revise it before sending it.

[queenofkur]

Hopefully the next version of my letter will be more appropriate.

And I hope I will have a chance at thanking you properly in the future.

[bowtography]

Properly? I think "thank you" is proper enough, you wouldn't believe how many people don't ever say that or "please"...

[queenofkur]

Really? But my honor as a goddess won't allow it...

[ She needs to go beyond a thank you! Even though right now, there is nothing she can think of. ]

If you are ever in need of assistance, please do contact me.

[bowtography]

[ Her honor as a goddess of death? Does she really need a goddess of death doing her a favor? Does that make death come faster?

Hmmmm. ]

Well, why not this? How about becoming friends?

[queenofkur]

Friends?

[ Shocking! People usually run away or laugh. ]

But why would you want to be friend with a gloomy and dark goddess?

[bowtography]

Gloomy? You don't seem THAT gloomy to me.
You seem more spirited than anything.

[queenofkur]

Do I?

[ Wait no, she can't show her self-doubts! ]

I mean, of course I am! In this case, it would be my pleasure to officially befriend you.

[bowtography]

[ Ah this is so much nicer than having to consistently pop up in someone's space until they give in-- ]

Great! Then my name's March 7th! Nice to meet you!

[queenofkur]

And I am Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr.

[ The text sparkles! For reasons unknown. March Seventh is an odd name, but she's not going to judge! After all, her name means "Queen of the Great Earth" in her native tongue. Which is less of a name and more of a title really. ]

The pleasure is all mine!

[bowtography]

So they're even pulling in gods to help, huh...
That's some kind of power they've got.

[queenofkur]

It is not that unusual in circumstances where humanity is endangered. When the fabric of reality weakens, divine spirits are easier to summon in the physical world.

I suppose they figured with a goddess like me on their side, victory would be assured.

[ No doubt that's what happened, surely LILITH isn't a gacha addict who randomly summons people...! ]

[bowtography]

[ If that was true, they would have summoned Robin Hood or Euryale first-- ]

You said you were the goddess of death, right?
So does that mean you can keep people from dying or does that mean you bring death to your enemies orrrrr...

[ March beginning to wonder why she is continuously befriending death-coded people... is this a sign. ]

[queenofkur]

I watch over the souls of the dead when they reach the Underworld.

They need a place where they can rest and find peace before they are ready to move on and be reborn. The Underworld may not be the most colorful and happy of place, but there is no beating it when it comes to quietness and peacefulness!

[ She can kill them too, but. No. She's not going to go and kill humans one by one, that's the kind of workload she just can't handle. Besides she doesn't like killing. ]

[bowtography]

[ The goddess of death is a glorified babysitter??

Dang, that's unfortunate. ]

So it sounds like you're pretty busy all the time, huh? Though maybe it's quieter than I thought.

[queenofkur]

It is a lot of work, yes. Nowadays most human souls move on directly to reincarnation...

[ She suspects the rise in the way people are going completely nuts in the modern era is related. You don't take your beauty sleep between death and reincarnation, and bam. Next thing you know, you're reborn as a flat-earther. ]

But there are still countless who need warmth and peace. Worse, some may fade into nothingness if I don't find and care for them in time.

[bowtography]

So this is kind of like a vacation, maybe?
... Sort of.
I guess you still have to work, which sucks...