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Sender: Naoya
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Subject: Storytime (and a request)

Mistletoe is a curious thing, isn't it? Traditionally people kiss underneath it, but there's more of a story to it. The druids of my world would harvest it for their magic, but there's one particular story that I'd like to highlight.

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A long time ago the god Baldur was a god of the sun, joy, peace... all of those positive things. His mother, the goddess Freya, heard a prophecy that he was going to die. She didn't want that, so she made everything in the world swear an oath not to harm him. Everything, that is, except for mistletoe - apparently too young to swear an oath, or something like that.

The gods had a fun time throwing everything at Baldur and watching it bounce off, but Loki, god of mischief, found out about the mistletoe and fashioned a spear out of the stuff. He then gave it to Hod, Baldur's blind brother, and watched as it slew Baldur.

There's more to the story - about the goddess Hel not wanting to let the dead god go unless everything in the world wept for him. But Loki disguised himself as a giantess and would not cry, so Baldur stayed dead. And that culture's gods are barely worshiped anymore in my world, so who's to say?

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Now, storytime aside... I seem to have taken ill. It's nothing life-threatening, but I'd have someone look at it all the same. There wouldn't happen to be a doctor or healer among our number willing to make house calls, would there?

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[ Something, or rather, someone stirs in him uncomfortable at the tale. Naoya, you're going to give him a hernia. ]

I hope you feel absolutely miserable.

Such a polite young man you've grown up to be.

I hope your eyes water and you're full of snot and have the chills and cant get warm.

That does happen to be the case. I didn't need you to hope for it.

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[Squinting. Isn't this the guy who threatened him that one time while he was talking to Kazuya...?

What a dilemma. His housemate is a medical doctor... But he can't just haplessly volunteer Iris for this, either.]

...Charming story.

[/INSINCERE, ONLY TRYING TO BE POLITE]

I believe there was a dreamwalker run clinic somewhere in town at one point? But I'm not sure if it's still in business.

[Oh yeah this person. Hm. Oh well.]

It does somewhat take the romance out of mistletoe, I admit.

I'll have to look around. Or send someone else out to do so.

I can't say I ever found mistletoe particularly romantic to begin with... Though I suppose it's at least a bit more polite in its presence than those pushy little slugs we get around this time of year.

[They're called something else, he's pretty sure, but he just sees them as sea slugs.]

Is it a cold that you're dealing with? I wonder if healing Dreamotion might be able to do the trick...

Some people do, but I don't tend to get along with those sorts of people.

It might be a bad cold or a mild fit of the flu. Like I said, nothing deadly just miserable. And standard healing spells aren't working, I've tried. But those always were more for battle wounds than illnesses.

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What's wrong? I'm a healer, so please let me know where I can find you!

I'm not really familiar with any of those customs, but that's such a sad story. I wonder why mistletoe has so many different meanings?

Most things that appear in mythology have multiple meanings... especially if they've been borrowed from other cultures.

Oh good. I have a headache, I'm sniffly, my throat is raw, and I'm shivering. I believe I have a mild fever as well. It's nothing my body can't recover from, but I'd like it to do so sooner rather than later.

[He draws up a simple map to the treehouse. It's a little bit of a squiggly drawing, but he's too sick to be bothered.]

I see. That's true, people believe a lot of the same things from place to place. We didn't have much that was truly mythological in my world, at least not while I was there.

[And now's she's the one "true" goddess technically.]

All right, I'll need a minute to grab a couple of things, but I'll be right there!

[ooc: shall this move to action here or do you prefer something else?]

I'm not going anywhere.

[And he does wait, in a foggy sort of way.]

Ugh... hate being sick...

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I thought Frigg was Baldur's mother, not Freya.

[Nico's from a world that doesn't have the Freya and Frigg being the same goddess theory.]

Possibly the same goddess. Hard to tell. I've never asked her.

... I suppose I could have asked Loki, but he'd have given me whichever answer he thought was funniest.

I havent met them. so I couldnt say.
I dont know much about the Norse
but I assume the exist.

no god would ever give up their secerts litely.

They do in my world. I've known Loki for quite a long time. Though they're not gods anymore, but demons.

True. And Loki does like to mess with people.

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Have you need of anything? Ailments are far from my expertise, but I would offer a meal or what comforts I can to speed your recovery.

Well I’m not going to say no to some food.

Have you any preferences? Although I cannot promise I will know a particular dish, preferred flavors or ingredients would give me an idea of what to make...

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Your world has a god named Baldur?

[It's not his Baldr, he knows, but... a god of the sun, joy, and peace somehow feels very fitting. What a fascinating coincidence...]

It does, yes. Or it did, once upon a time.

The other gods - this 'Loki' and 'Freya' and 'Hel' - do they still exist? Or have their tales faded into the background, ignored by the majority of the people?

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Well, this Loki fellow does sound quite fun. What is a little coordinated murder but another sentiment for "mischief" after all?

Of course. It can be amusing to cause chaos with that sort of thing. If done intentionally, of course.

[Otherwise you get the Abel situation. It’s not a good situation to be in.]

Is this how your religion and gods there work? Plotting against one another for their own amusement?

[It wasn't that different than the ones he knew of.]

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