Idle Talk 4 -- Eeny Meeny Miny Mo
The Wind Goddess Ninril was, as usual, staring at the visions of the world below appearing on the surface of a pool of water.
[Heâs late, heâs late, heâs late you know-]
Man from another world, pray to me and make your offerings. Iâm getting tired of waiting. Fenrir, tell that other-world man off!
Good boy, Fenrir. I didnât give that other-world man my Divine Protection free of charge, after all. Heâs got to pray to me and make offerings in return. Only an fool would forget something so important. Heâs really stupid.
Finally the other-world guy offered up a prayer to me.
[Ooh, finally. Really, how long were you going to keep me waiting?]
He said he got distracted and he was busy and... He was lying of course. I can read his mind after all, you know. He apologised and I forgave him. Iâm not a monster after all.
[Hmmm, Iâll forgive you this time but donât make such a mistake again. I considered sending you an oracle to remind you many times but there are reasons why I couldnât do it.]
How many times I considered sending him an oracle... But there are all sorts of Goddesses here as well as Gods of War, Blacksmith Gods and other Gods too, you know. The oracles I send might be noticed by my fellow Goddesses and if they got a sniff of the offerings I receive then theyâd want a share. The longer I can receive offerings without them finding out the better, you know.
The other-world guy laid out an array of assorted items as an offering and I looked them over.
[Woohoo! This, this is-!!]
So many multi-coloured sweets? Really? Everythingâs different too as well? Really truly?
The other-world guy is asking me if itâs maybe too much...
[Wh-what are you saying? Too much? No, this is perfect. Next time you should offer the same amount. Thatâs an order.] Totally. Thereâs no way this is âtoo muchâ, you know.
The other-world guy told me that I should keep the rest refrigerated to eat later. Hah! Goddesses like myself have no need of simple refrigeration.
[I got it. However we Gods donât need to refrigerate things, we can just stop time passing for them. I can enjoy one piece each day. Mmphph...]
Mmphph- Mmphph- Mmphph- Itâs so nice to indulge myself every now and then.
[Anyway, offer up this amount next time, please. Be sure not to forget again.] I order the other-world guy.
Fuahahaha, these sweets look superb! Right, letâs get started.
Enny, meeny, miny, mo! Yes, this one here. Some kind of red berry on a white triangle, a sweet called "strawberry shortcake" apparently. Well then, Iâl just take a bite.
Muhaha-, itâs so incredibly tasty! The soft and fluffy insides and the white surroundings come together so well. The red berry is sweet and sour at the same time. Munch munch munch. Hah, itâs all gone.
Just one doesnât feel like enough though, Iâll have just another one you know? Next iiiiiis- this one.
Soft and round, itâs called a "cream choux" apparently. Right then, munch! Muha-!, soft delicate pastry surrounding yellowish sweetness inside, oh I canât bear it! This is great, itâs so delicious! Munch munch, oh itâs vanished you know.
Iâm not quite satisfied so Iâll have just one more, I promise.
This weird-looking pastry is called a "Mont Blanc". Itâs made from lots of long twisted brown-coloured threads, oddly firm... is that some kind of nut on top of it? Well, letâs go for it. Munch.
Muha-!, the full-bodied sensual brown threads complement the sweet richness of the filling. The nuts on the top are also crisp and sweet. Munch munch munch. Oh, itâs vanished, how did that happen? It was soooo good, you know.
I meant to enjoy them one at a time but somehow I ended up eating three of them at once. Oops.
Gah, have patience. Iâll enjoy some more tomorrow, you know. See you tomorrow.
Hurry up tomorrow.