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"im also enjoying that bro never treats dirk with reverence because he sees him most often in a form of his younger self" You say as if Bro treats any of the gods with any reverence, as opposed to either thinking of them as either incredibly annoying children or incredibly unnerving eldritch abominations that are also children (/lighthearted). For real though I really do love how he has these conflicting views of the gods that kinda bounce between "holy fuck this is a child" and "holy fuck this thing has powers beyond comprehension" depending on what words exactly are currently falling out of the mouth of whatever god that is chatting him up at the moment.

haha yeah you're right, and that's also my favorite part! but i really do love that if you put two dirks in a room eventually you get some form of dirk on dirk violence it's just too funny and like, the worst version of the cain instinct

i do love the "holy fuck this is a child" vs "holy fuck this thing either isn't human or is some kind of fucked up superhero" because when you're in your thirties (or approaching them) anyone under the age of 25 becomes a "omg this is a literal child who knows nothing and has seen nothing" and i think bro in particular struggles with that idea when faced with Dave directly, even if he can't exactly place why. he can acknowledge that Dave simultaneously is still just a kid and yet the knowledge of them as "gods" from Bro's POV, has spanned centuries

But on the other hand it's fun to let Rose intentionally obfuscate while Jade, who has a natural lack of social awareness particularly in regards to the fact that she is surrounded by people who were born in a brand new universe, constantly has these moments of "oh oops i forgot you don't know about the game hope i didn't break your simple human/ humanoid brain!"

this little AU takes place (i can't remember if i ever said) like 300 years past the "ending" detailed in the snapchatchalogue, in part because it's more interesting to me to explore a world where the kids have changed from creators/celebrities that are very much alive to a future where they exist through lore as literal gods (in some places ;) ) but more in the way that our world views our deities in any culture, like, "How can you prove they exist if no one has ever seen one" except, of course they definitely exist because they have old newspapers etc that detail such things, but as with time, stories change and shift to suit whoever was in charge at that time, and with the generations of the consorts as the caretakers of the temples maintaining a closer association with each kid, and while being pretty tightlipped about it, are generally the only ones who know about the kids at all

also i just think the concept of the cultures living apart from each other in "kingdoms" was boring and i wanted them to be smashed together in a blended society where they all have worth but it's not seen as bizarre or out of place for say, a human man to sit next to a jadeblood on a bus going downtown c: