"Without knowing your gods," Loki says, "I could not say for sure, but sometimes what a divine being can and cannot do is based on what their worshipers expect of them. Belief is self-perpetuating, that way."
"In the old days," he murmurs, "I would send dreams of hard truths to those in power, who needed to know better. And I would send the most beautiful lies to my followers who needed solace. Dreams of a better world."
He shakes himself. "Of late, yes, I prefer narratives like you suggest, though. An amusement for me, a harmless annoyance for the receiver of the dream."
"You should write them down," he tells her. "Your dreams. In as much detail as you can recall, in the morning. And reread them when you can. You may find nuance or details you forgot returning to you."
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Date: 2019-05-12 03:45 am (UTC)"In the old days," he murmurs, "I would send dreams of hard truths to those in power, who needed to know better. And I would send the most beautiful lies to my followers who needed solace. Dreams of a better world."
He shakes himself. "Of late, yes, I prefer narratives like you suggest, though. An amusement for me, a harmless annoyance for the receiver of the dream."
"You should write them down," he tells her. "Your dreams. In as much detail as you can recall, in the morning. And reread them when you can. You may find nuance or details you forgot returning to you."