[Open] Help, Oh Please Help

[queenofkur]

🧙 WHO: Ereshkigal and ~~YOU~~!
⚔️️ WHAT: Ereshkigal has decided to tackle on the Betting/Auction (TDM) and MediQueens quests. Of course, things go horribly wrong for her and she needs help. A lot of it. Please help her. Also she got a cool new bag and the seller told her it would be a great way to socialize with people, awkward meetings ahead.
🕒 WHEN: Throughout May.
🗺️ WHERE: Underground Casino and Camelot.
⚠️ WARNINGS: N/A.

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[queenofkur]

[ "A powerful being whose domain is death" sounded like a serious downgrade if she'd ever heard one. But within the context of Avalon, this made sense, she supposed. ]

I guess that's an option...

[ Her situation is getting harder and harder by the day. What will she be tomorrow, an old woman who tends to graves? ]

But how will we get this to them? Clearly I have lost all and any legitimacy in their eyes.

[mithrarin]

[That reluctance... he understands it. She obviously puts no small amount of stock in her position and her purpose, to judge from earlier, and having these people ignore it must sting.]

Something like that. You phrase it, you're better with that sort of language. As for how... we give it some time, come back later like we've been on some great adventure, and offer it as hard-earned repayment. That's downright normal here.

[queenofkur]

...

[ She turned away and nodded. She felt completely and utterly disheartened. She couldn't do anything to those villains, if she did she would make a fool of herself. Her position meant nothing and she had made things worse if anything. ]

I believe I ought to give this task to another. I am clearly ill-suited to such interactions. [A pause.] It needs to be done, but by the right person.

[ She isn't one to give up, but she clearly must rethink things. Her position in this world, what she can possibly achieve. She was no goddess here. In fact she was being a burden if anything. ]

[mithrarin]

[Dust's own ellipsis is no less audible than hers had been.]

I said you're better for that kind of language, and I meant it.

[His fingers tighten on Ahrah's hilt, that and the sharpening of his voice the only signs of his frustration.]

...Look, I know when we first talked, I was teasing you a little bit about how you were using the phone user name and all, but the truth is, you're much better with it than I was, probably better than I still am. I'm not good at things like that, and I'm not good with problems that don't get solved with a sword at some point. Your energy, your enthusiasm... I can't match that. And that's what we need here.

[queenofkur]

[ She shook her head. Unfortunately, her energy and enthusiasm had completely deflated. Hopefully it'd come back after a night's rest. ]

You don't understand... I have no authority here. No powers. I am just the same as any other human. Less so, perhaps, as my inexperience with the surface world keeps showing. To persist in failure isn't a strength, it is foolishness.

[ It's not that she wants to give up... But she needs to acknowledge when she does things wrong. Working hard means nothing if your work is counterproductive. Her dreams of the surface world were collapsing one after the other. ]

It doesn't have to be you. I'll ask a knight or someone to look at this business.

[mithrarin]

I understand better than you think I do.

[Even softer. No less carrying. Dust can speak just above a whisper and have it heard dozens of feet away. And now, in particular, is one of those times -- now, when the idea of 'inexperience with a new world' and 'powerlessness' both hit deeply. "The same as any other human," she says, but what if you don't even have that commonality to fall back on?]

'Authority' isn't a word that means anything. It's just a way to fight your battles. That doesn't mean those battles aren't worth fighting, no matter what. You weren't wrong to try to stop those people from scamming others and making false claims -- you just went into that battle into a way that doesn't work here. Persisting in failure is the only way to learn. To change it into success. And if that battle meant nothing to you, you wouldn't feel so bad about feeling you failed.

[queenofkur]

Authority has a double meaning in my world. [She paused.] My divine authority grants me powers and abilities that ensure I see my purpose fulfilled. In my case, my purpose was to keep the dead and the underworld safe.

[ Of course, that hardly changed the idea behind his words. And she was fully aware that his was the right idea. Maybe it was because the body she was inhabiting was human that emotions of uselessness hit that much harder than they usually did. Yes, that had to be it. ]

I see the wisdom in your words. But evidently, I am ill-equipped in this moment to fight this battle. I need to reconsider my approach within the limits of what I am capable of. [She shook her head.] I am not giving up, simple reanalyzing my options.

[mithrarin]

You had the authority because you had the power. It works both ways. You can only affect what you can reach.

[Dusts lets out a breath, some of the sharpness leaving his voice.]

Whatever happens, you can count on me, if I can help. Because they are doing something pretty terrible, offering that kind of hope without any ability to deliver. I may not have any divine gifts or powers, but that doesn't mean I don't want it to stop myself.

[queenofkur]

[ Ereshkigal built her self-esteem on her being hard-working. And even though she worked so hard, said self-esteem was really low. It was easier when others validated her. So to find herself completely useless? A nuisance even when she tried her hardest?

Still, she tried smiling at him. ]

Thank you, Dust.

[ She marked a pause, seemingly lost in her own (misery) thoughts. ]

I have wasted enough of your time. I shall head to the place I call home. Please be assured I shall take your words and advice under consideration.

[mithrarin]

It wasn't a waste.

[On that point, he'll permit no argument. He doesn't precisely watch her, what with the no-eye-contact thing and all, but she has his whole attention regardless. This is... not a good situation.]