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[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

It would seem this email is the basis of an advanced network designed solely to entice gods of varying myths and legends. I can never recall any time when I would be considered a god, though I hesitate to assume the system is mistaken. Am I meant to be Hades? Satan? Thanatos? I have heard a dozen names for similar figures, yet none seem to fit. Still, I cannot discount my own abilities. I am clearly not an ordinary man.

Tell me, then: who am I meant to be?

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[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

No, pet, there's no mistake. You're a Greek. And not Hades--I'm sure you'll meet him soon--nor Thanatos. We didn't often cross paths, but love and death are often intertwined. If I'm not mistaken, you're a daimon. Phonos, I believe.

[ill-met.insanejournal.com]

I'm not a mind-reader or a psychic so I'm afraid I can't say who you're meant to be but I'll answer a question with a question.

Who do you feel like you are? :)

I'm Misha and welcome to this very special place. You can also call me Titania if you like.

[blood-dog.insanejournal.com]

Just what we need. The spirit of murder having an existential crisis.

You're Phonos, man, and you'll get used to the idea soon enough. Hang in there and my uncle will be along to explain it all to you. He's good at that.

I'm Lukas, by the way. Also known as Ares.

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

A greek? I believe my ancestors were from the United Kingdom.

What is a daimon?

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

I do not know. I only know that I have an affinity for death.

Benjamin.

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

I will await his explanation then.

Which name do you prefer? Are you- It is 'Lord'

[ill-met.insanejournal.com]

A lot of living things have an affinity for death, too. It's kind of like a package deal. But I get what you mean. Don't worry. Someone here is bound to know who you were and are. Then it will all seem as easy as breathing. You never know what will kick the memory into overdrive.

[monkeyshinez.insanejournal.com]

I don't know who you're meant to be but a good start might be if you say who you are now. It's like starting at the ground floor of the Empire State Building and taking the scenic route up to the observation deck.

I'm Javi, by the way. Good to meet you!

[blood-dog.insanejournal.com]

Doesn't really matter to me. Right now, I'm far more used to Lukas but I'll answer to either. You have to, in this crowd.

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

Thank you. I apologize, but I admit I am unfamiliar with Titania. What domain do you preside over?

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

How does the great God of War keep busy in a place like this?

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

Benjamin Roth, though I doubt who I am now is nearly so substantial or important as the foundation for a national landmark.

[ill-met.insanejournal.com]

Queen of the Seelie Court, at your service, sir. I suppose you would say my domain is a little bit of this, a lot of that, and everything within the ring of overnight mushrooms.

[venusingucci.insanejournal.com]

Greek pantheon, sweetness. I don't think any of us returned are of Greek heritage in this lifetime.

And a daimon is a spirit of sorts worshipped in Greece. Some were good, some less than friendly, but they contributed to a household's everyday fortunes. To have good luck in those days was to have good daimones watching out for you, for instance.

[blood-dog.insanejournal.com]

He doesn't, really. I'm out in Middle of Nowhere, Montana and far away from the bulk of the lunacy here. Is anything coming back or are you just humoring me?

[monkeyshinez.insanejournal.com]

Don't doubt, man. We're all important in some way or another and people are always more interesting and vital than buildings. We're our own creation, you know, and we can flex better in a windstorm.

[knavish-sprite.insanejournal.com]

How curious. Knowing and yet not knowing. What is it you feel?

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

Disconnected.

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

Ah.

My luck has been neither good or poor. Am I a good daimon?

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

Mushrooms?

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

Why do you avoid people, knowing who you are?

I am genuinely curious, but do not seem to remember much of my own history as of yet.

[unbiaseddeath.insanejournal.com]

A philosophy major?

[knavish-sprite.insanejournal.com]

I know how that goes. One step past the Veil, and I could just feel my immortality being severed from me, like a sword slicing through the tether. Awful feeling.

[monkeyshinez.insanejournal.com]

Nope, from Berkeley. ;) It's protective coloring or something.

[blood-dog.insanejournal.com]

Because of who I am. Trust me. It's better for all of us if I can't get my hands on most of humanity.

It'll come back to you. It always does. At least you don't have too many really fucking stupid stories to remember.