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[halfblaked]

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[photophobic]

It seems a friend of mine is suffering some unpleasant after-effects of joining the same temporary pantheon I belonged to. Perhaps you've heard about his experience.
An eight-legged horse of some kind.
Knowing what I do about him I doubt Woden has any idea how the powers he was briefly granted work, and I am in no mood to delve through his mind looking for answers.

[ Well. He can't say the idea has no appeal. Who knows what else might be in there? ]

So I thought I would avoid the unpleasantness and approach you, David. As the expert.
Is there anything Woden could do for him?

[halfblaked]

Ah, yes. Sleipnir. The eight-legged son of Loki.

[ He said it, ostensibly. As if he needed to explain this to someone who'd experienced the godlike power of Woden. ]

Woden, I suspect, gave each god the knowledge of who they were supposed to be. The generational knowledge, the idea of who they were. The gods that they were.

[ A pause. His tone is tight, even. Even a touch sharp. ]

However, if you wonder about his capability to remove that knowledge... you may want to ask, whether or not he wants to.

[photophobic]

I remember.

[ His smile is very audible- and it isn't a smirk or a ploy, either. He had definitely received the better end of that bargain. ]

Óðr. I still haven't finished reading through all the poetry.

[ Stacks of it, David. Stacks of Óðr-inspired verse. Maybe, if you are very good.
His tone shifts. ]

Is it unwillingness, then? Rather than inability.

[halfblaked]

I'm impressed. Not many would be so inspired to hunt down so many old sources.

[ He wants them, of course, even if he's already read them. Multiple times. He is the expert, after all. ]

I am not privy to the whims of the gods, my friend. [ A pause, then. ] However... If you're wondering whether or not Woden can so something, you should first consider how far he will go to do the impossible.

Perhaps there's value in the current state of affairs.

[photophobic]

I didn't need sources. I was the source.

[ That's right. Stacks of poetry he wrote... while he was Óðr. He can't even read half of it now. ]

But we can talk about Óðr's writings later. We were talking about Eli. Perhaps I should meet with Woden to discuss the matter. I've always found him to be surprisingly co-operative in person.

[halfblaked]

[ He can't believe Kylo would write all that poetry but at the same time...]

Perhaps you should ask him if he wants to meet you. I have a suspicion that he would prefer to keep his distance.

[photophobic]

You might be right.
He would probably prefer to keep an air of mystery around himself.

[halfblaked]

If you know anything about Woden...

[ David Blake says, to someone who is Absolutely Not Aware That He Is Woden ]

You would know that it is correct. Perhaps you should instead ask him directly, instead of dancing around the subject.