[center][h2][color=f7941d]Kalmar[/color][/h2]
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[h2][color=39b54a]Phystene[/color][/h2][/center]
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As the two deities departed, Kalmar turned to regard Phystene. [color=f7941d]“You represent plants,”[/color] he said curtly, more of a statement than a question. [color=f7941d]“I think we should work together.”[/color]

Phystene raised an eyebrow, the movement seeming mechanical as if she wasn’t used to it, which was the case seeing as she had only just recently acquired a body. [color=39b54a]“Naturally.”[/color] The corner of her mouth tugged up towards a smile. [color=39b54a]“Us nature deities need to stick together. I believe, once the matter of light has been dealt with, that we’ll need to create some land masses. Of course we can create life in the oceans, but… it’s always a good idea to have some diversity. No?”[/color]

Kalmar nodded, and found himself offering a slight smile. [color=f7941d]“It is,”[/color] he agreed. He paused for a few moments, and then spoke again. [color=f7941d]“There is also the matter of maintaining the natural order. The species we create must co-exist without completely destroying each other.”[/color]

[color=39b54a]“Yes”[/color] Phystene visibly winced. [color=39b54a]“My… original home was in the process of being destroyed by the greed of a dominant species when I was.... Summoned here.” She let out a long sigh. “It is truly a pity. At one time they were one with nature. Now… now their greed leads them to destroy that which makes their world livable. We will have to ensure that such greed doesn’t go unpunished here.”[/color]

Kalmar nodded with some sympathy. [color=f7941d]“I have some idea of what that is like. In my original home, there was a species we preyed on for food. A new species moved in, and they proceeded to hunt that species to extinction, forcing us both to move on to a new area in search of new prey. I have even less experience with creation than I do with conversing, but I will learn, and I will do what I can to prevent anything like that from happening again.”[/color]

[color=39b54a]“We all have much to learn.”[/color] Phystene agreed. [color=39b54a]“It is odd being… cognizant.” She gave a slight sake of her head. “But tell me: what do you think of our fellow deities?”[/color]

Kalmar shrugged. [color=f7941d]“I spoke with the rain goddess. She will be vital to our new world, but her survival instinct seems lacking. The two we just spoke to, I don’t know - their talk of ‘virtue’ is strange, and I can’t predict where it will lead. The others… we just arrived and some have already begun to fight and quarrel for no good reason. You seem sensible, but the rest do not impress me. I hope that will change.”[/color]

[color=39b54a]“Rapid change can cause shock in even the hardiest of of living beings.”[/color] Phystene said after a moment. [color=39b54a]“But I do agree with you. Some of the… aggression of our peers makes little sense to me. Perhaps the architect brought them to serve as an example of what not to do or perhaps as a form of competition for the rest of us?”[/color] She gave a small shrug. [color=39b54a]“I suppose at the moment it matters little. As for our to recent conversation partners.... I also do not understand some of their ideas, but I sense that they too wish for life to thrive. Perhaps we won’t agree with them on every matter, but I suspect that on every subject that truly matters we all will have similar opinions.”[/color]

[color=39b54a]“I’m sorry if I’m rambling.”[/color] Phystene said after a moment. [color=39b54a]“It just feels so… refreshing to finally be able to communicate with another being. To be able to do anything in fact.”[/color]

Unlike in his previous conversation with Aelius, this time Kalmar remained at full attention. [color=f7941d]“You are not rambling. Your words are sensible. I do not fully share your optimism, but only time can prove either of us right.”[/color] 

He paused. [color=f7941d]“To communicate like this is different… but it is much easier than the manner I am used to, and I suspect the words will come easier as time goes on. I feel like I’ve reached a higher state of being… like I awoke from a sleep for the first time.”[/color]

[color=39b54a]“Perhaps that is an apt description for what has occured to me as well.”[/color] Phystene’s gaze shifted towards the massive crystals that would take each deity to their new homes. [color=39b54a]“We have much work ahead of us. And I believe it is past time we begin to fill this world with life. Shall we part ways now? I have this world’s first plant to create and I look forward to seeing what you have in store for this world.”[/color]

Kalmar nodded. [color=f7941d]“Yes, but we must speak again. Hopefully I will have mastered the skill of conversation by then.”[/color] He smiled, [color=f7941d]“Farewell.”[/color] And with that, he turned in the direction of his crystal.

[color=39b54a]“My sphere will always be open to you.”[/color] Phystene returned his smile. [color=39b54a]“And I shall eagerly wait for you to visit.”[/color]

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Phystene and Kalmar share some of their plans, and ruminate on the nature of their fellow deities. They part on friendly terms, and head toward their crystals.
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