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[Hope's voice is clear and clipped.]

If you would like to leave a message, you may do so here. I can't promise to respond. I have many demands on my time, and this sort of thing is far down the list. Still, if you would like to, you may.

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There are plenty who have been open about their hatred for us. I wish I could be surprised, but instead I am only disappointed.

[He frowns.]

You should not trust them, though. None of you. We were once their allies, until they killed all of us.

'Disappointed' is kind of a nicer way to feel than deserved, by now.

[Chris is less than impressed by a lot of the people here and their reactions to the gods; sure, he gets why they're mad, and especially the newer people might not know everything that's gone on, but still. There's a difference between being angry with or not trusting the gods and jumping on the bandwagon of the first enemy of the gods that they meet.

Especially considering that last part of what Hope just said.]

Yeah, funny how they're leaving that part out of the conversations I've seen. I can uh, try to run some damage control, but even if people do listen to me it'll probably help if you said something too.

[To the network in general. Take some questions and all that. Chris thinks he can probably influence a few people himself to think twice, but Hope--or one of the other gods--holding a candid conversation with people who are considering joining the Null might do a lot more.]

I thought we were clear about them destroying nearly all of our race. Those of us who are here are the only ones left anywhere. But I suppose to those who hate us, that doesn't make any difference.

[Is there a moral difference between murdering a few and committing genocide on an entire race? Hope certainly thinks so, but others here seem to feel differently.]

But yes - you have a good point. I'll speak to the others. We'll need to decide what to do about this.

Some people are kind of uh... Selfish.

[Not that he has a problem with people not liking the gods for what they've done, but the level of self-absorption here is--and has always been--kind of ridiculous.]

Okay, cool. I'll um, see what I can do in the meantime, with talking to people and whatever.

Thank you. For that, and for informing me of this.

[And in fact, the next morning Chris will discover an orb with Hope's blessing resting on his bedside table.]

Yeah, of course. Let me know if you need to borrow my phone or anything, too.

[In order to check up on stuff. But with that all taken care of--]

I'll uh, see you later I guess, and good luck with the others.

[And he'll give a small wave and head out of the Temple.

The blessing is a completely welcome surprise when he finds it the next morning; you're the best, Hope. As usual.]

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