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.
[ 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.
Edited (why not ramp it up a notch) Date: 2018-01-13 06:55 pm (UTC)
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Date: 2018-01-13 08:32 am (UTC)[ 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.
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Date: 2018-01-13 08:43 am (UTC)[ 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.
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Date: 2018-01-15 06:35 am (UTC)Perhaps you should ask him if he wants to meet you. I have a suspicion that he would prefer to keep his distance.
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Date: 2018-01-15 10:02 am (UTC)He would probably prefer to keep an air of mystery around himself.
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Date: 2018-01-16 02:30 am (UTC)[ 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.