ODIN'S TEMPLE - OPEN LOG

[asgardswisdom]

welcome to raven's garðr.

Who: ANYONE; Odin may or may not appear if asked to (and even if not!)
What: Any interactions that take place in Odin's temple.
When: ANYTIME; the temple does not lock or close in any way, and this log is permanently open.
Where: Raven's Garðr, in Odin's district.
Rating: Please take anything adult rated to a private log; everything else is welcome.

This is a permanent open log for anything that takes place in Odin's temple. Using this log is completely optional and you are welcome to use the log community instead. This is just one easy way to get an NPC handler's eyes on something you may want Odin to be aware of, whether the god actually makes an appearance in your thread or not. You are welcome to play out threads with other characters as well, or even just leave your own comment of something your character is doing alone in the temple. This is a completely open action log for literally anything.

If your character wishes to make contact with Odin, you can simply leave a comment here with an OOC note or plot it out ahead of time! How your character attempts to gain his attention is their choice, just as it is his choice whether or not to respond. Comments on this post are valid for AC.

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[theprezident]

[ Odin had said no offerings were needed, so Rhys hasn't gone to the effort of finding one. He does, however, have company in the form of a chicken that has started following him around, that he swears is the one that tried to make his scalp bleed not long ago.

Or, you know, probably not what it intended, but he's still lowkey mad about it.

Anyway, he's here, looking unsure about ... his whole existence, lbr, and also--

Is this temple filled with chickens?

He looks back at his bird-shaped stalker. ]

Look at that, you have some friends.

[ He shakes his head, pauses for a moment, and then clears his throat. ]

Uh. Hey, Odin? I'd like to talk to you, if you ... have a few minutes. I have a couple of questions and a ... suggestion-slash-request.

[asgardswisdom]

[ Odin appears as he always does: suddenly, silently, and with some measure of distance between them. At least time he's in front of Rhys - but sat in a lounge chair with his hands folded across his lap as he looks expectantly at the human.

There's another chair directly behind Rhys again too, but Odin makes no note of it and simply says: ]

Very well.

[theprezident]

[ Even if it's right in front of him and he knew it was coming, he still jumps a little, with a quiet sound of surprise/discomfort. Then, he clears his throat. ]

One day I'll get used to that.

[ The chicken doesn't seem bothered at all, making content clucking noises as it walks around his feet inspecting the ground. ]

Okay, so, questions first. You've probably already noticed this, but-- I don't know if I understood Honir's explanation correctly, but there are basically countless universes out there, right? But somehow, despite that, a lot of us Wanderers come from the same universe and, not only that, but the same time and usually those who share a universe are also, like, family or coworkers or friends or whatever. Do you ... know why that is?

[asgardswisdom]

[ He listens to Rhys' preamble with general approval, as unmoved as he may remain, but the question itself earns a soft exhale. ]

We don't know why any of this is happening.

[ Point blank, live rounds. They just don't know. The God of Knowledge and Wisdom is predictably less than enthused by this fact, so he settles back into his chair to offer what little explanation he can. ]

There are infinite universes and infinite realities within those universes. The essence of your existence that has manifested here represents your presence in those realities without bringing the whole of it with you - but you still carry the traces of your home within you. It could stand to reason from that point alone that you've brought the influence of your universe here and others from it are drawn through that opening.

[ But that's a hypothetical and Odin presents it as such; he won't say something is true if he doesn't know that with certainty that it is. ]

[theprezident]

Right. Cool. Glad to hear that my theory isn't too out there. So, one more question about that. Peter said you think it might have something to do with this ... magic tree? What is that tree, exactly?

[ He thinks he's heard natives talk about it, but not really anything that tells him much. ]

[asgardswisdom]

[ Womp womp, Rhys. Odin's already cool expression slides into an unimpressed line. ]

The magic tree is everything.

[ Perfect deadpan, even in its ridiculousness. ]

You've been here this long collecting this much information and you've yet to find the "magic tree" mentioned anywhere in my library?

[theprezident]

Uhhh.

[ Now that Odin mentions it, maybe he did see it while reading through what little the library provided. But it's been quite some time since he gave up on that idea leading anywhere substantial, and he'd dismissed more or less anything that seemed too outrageous. Like. Magic tree? Come on.

Looks like he'll be giving it another look over. ]

I'll just ... go back and check again.

[ CLEARS THROAT SOME MORE this conversation is going swimmingly! ]

And, uh, let you know if I have any follow-up questions. Unless you'd rather I go ask someone else and stop bothering you.