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LOCATION : Trolanport, Criminal base DATE/TIME : who is this Jeesoos guy? WHO : GAG, DA ORKZ and HUMIES The rogue squad dashes through the rear doors only to confront two pairs who were in that familiar state wherein one is not sure if they are awake or not. Thinking quickly Dysmas reaches into his diaphragm and summons the lowest baritone voice he could muster. “Ug, orc boys fight. I go tell orc boys let giants sleep . Sleep now, I go make orc boys sto-“ "For the orphan calves!!!!" Garrik began screaming, fork pitch in hand radiating power like Arawai herself, launching himself at the Hill Giants. “I think he can handle it for now ” Rhain  whispers. Realizing that the Giants are rousing from their sleep they began tiptoeing towards the east door and after a few quiet paces break into a mad dash for the main hall. They see chaos. The floor is strewn with the unconscious bodies of Da Orkz and smashed splinters of the furniture. What draws Dysmas attention was the center of the hall where Boreas and Veger are back to back, shields in hand, surrounded by steel-clad figures, the mithril buster sword between them like a rallying flag. To their right Dysmas hears a startled yelp and a smash of body and steel – Lucian was pinned down by one of the guards except… his armor melded into his skin! As he dashes towards his friend, Lucian evaporates in a puff of purple smoke, only to appear 10 feet behind the steel-man and like a light weight boxer hurls three eldritch blasts right at him, sending him flying towards Dysmas feet. The thief takes the opportunity to stab downwards with Rhaincutter and it connects close to the mans collarbone. The pain snaps him back to consciousness and his feral eyes lock with Dysmas – he grasps the sword by the blade, blood pooling around his hands running down his arms. Dysmas, fear in his eyes, pushes downwards to finish him off – instead he gets a steel heeled boot to the manhood. Out of the corner of their eyes all the combatants wince for a microsecond as Dysmas gives the most pathetic squeal and backs away from steel-man, slowly collapsing to his knees his hands cupped over his goods. The enemy rises, grasping the thiefs sword. As Dysmas kneels on the ground vomiting up Invidia’s delicacy the guard approaches and raises the sword, ready to drive the point through his back. At the last moment Dysmas rolls out of the way, and hurls a handful of chunky fluid in the mans eyes temporarily blinding him. By the time he wipes the vomit off of his face the thief is gone from his view – he turns intending to return to the battle, but he feels a cold presence arc from the nape of his neck to his brain, then explode in electric current - the dagger of harmony connects. The guard wildly swings the mithril blade behind him intending to take the thief head off, but Dysmas is too fast and anticipates it. He is waiting for the man to turn around and he does just that. The guard see’s Dymsas right up in his mug, one hand raised out like a lover blowing a kiss. There’s a puff of orange, yellow, black du- “AAAAAAAAAAAGH” the guard screams as he begins blinking wildly attempting to get the spices out of his eyes. He flails like a mad man, and in the process knees Dysmas in the nuts again. “UGHHHHHH” Dysmas grunts and collapses on the floor, rolling around in the fetal position. This continues for a minute as the two men suffer in mutual agony. The guard gets the easy way out as he bends over Dysmas’ vomit – attempting to wash out the spices with it. He looks up and witnesses Kellans fury as she rotates her neck, cracking it. "As God intended."  she says before she raises her leg in an almost vertical line and brings it down like a sledge-hammer at the fair. The kick connects and his head bounces off the ground - teeth flying in the air. He gives a grunt before passing out.  As Dysmas rolls around in agony, his vision swirling he see’s Kellan standing over an Orc who is rousing from his unconsciousness. She stands over him, hands outstretched and says something he can’t hear over the sound of his infantile whimpers, before lightning arcs from her fingers. It lasts a mere six seconds before she kicks the orc in the mouth, then recoils in pain hopping on one leg muttering profanities at the unconscious Orc. Dysmas projects one sentence telepathically. Someone heal my balls I’m going to die
LOCATION : Trolanport, Criminal base DATE/TIME : nobody knows but jesus WHO : GAG and DA ORKZ and HUMIES Invidia yawns again and rolls the invulnerable sphere a few feet away from the rest of the fight. He loosens his hold on the spell and it fades. With a wave of his hand, magical blue force springs out in an impossibly thin horizontal line and pins two of the strangely garbed humans to the wall.  "Now now, one at a time," Invidia says.  The rest of the party takes the opportunity to wreak havoc on the two remaining fighters.  "Please, let's minimize the bloodshed here," Invidia shouts above the din. "We are going to hire them after this, you know!"
LOCATION : Trolanport, Criminal base DATE/TIME : nobody knows but jesus WHO : GAG and DA ORKZ and HUMIES and Orco.  Orco, who is enjoying the spectacle begins  humming .
LOCATION : Trolanport, Criminal base DATE/TIME : nobody knows but jesus WHO : GAG and DA ORKZ and HUMIES and Orco. Boreas frowned a bit as his opponent was picked up and pinned against a wall. He took a moment to assess the ruins of the hall before hearing a girlish squeal. Boreas winced a bit as he looked over to see Dysmas lying on the ground holding his crotch. 'Well, I expected to see the gnome in trouble, but I can't say that I'm surprised by the source.' Boreas began to prepare to send a burst of healing magic towards Dysmas, but was suddenly knocked over from behind by the armored form of Veger. Boreas was forced to take a few seconds to disentangle himself from the svirfneblin. He stood up and looked back over towards where Dysmas had been lying on the floor just in time to see Kellan knock out one of the armored men with an axe kick. 'Impressive. I'm sure she doesn't get to use that move too often.' Boreas was pulled from his thoughts by a desperate psychic scream. "Someone heal my balls, I'm going to die!" With an effort of will, healing magic flew across the room to aid the beleaguered thief. Boreas shouted to the thief above the fray, "This is why you really should consider better armor! I may not be able to sneak about, but at least I can take a hit!" 
LOCATION : Trolanport, Criminal base Date/Time : Sometime after Garrik yelled "Charge" Who : Garrik, Bessie, THC, and a couple Hill Giants "For the orphan calves!!!!" Garrik yelled as he charged in through the back door, running forward toward the room with the sleeping. The Giants rose from their sleep, coming face to face with their crimelord. " I heard you were stealing money from the baby cows," he said in the giants' own language, "Prepare to face the wraith of a thousands of small hooves, but like, with a pitchfork...and uh, just like, 2 hooves, but like just pretend.." His rambling was cut off as the nearest hill giant slammed their fist into Garrik's chest. Garrik coughed and sputtered and struggled through the somatic components of Beast bond as he prepared for battle. 
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LOCATION : Trolanport, Criminal base DATE/TIME : nobody knows but Aureon WHO : GAG and DA ORKZ and HUMIES and Orco. The two untrapped humans took a moment to consider the odds and nodded in sync. With a flourish, they spun their weapons as a challenge to the party, only to have Veger's shield slam into them, knocking them off balance and onto the floor. Boreas took a flying leap, hanging in the air a split-second longer than any humanoid covered in heavy armor had the right to, before slamming down onto the two. Non-lethally, of course. Seeing this gruesome display of skill and teamwork, the two trapped warriors raised their hands in the universal gesture of surrender.  "Great work, everyone," Invidia said, releasing the two from their impossibly thin geometric prison.  "We're the Horizon Company," Lucian said, wiping some dust off of his robes, "You may have heard of us. How would you like to join our little crew?"  The sound of angry moos and roars rung out from the other room.  "It seems your boss has agreed to a merger of our two organizations," Lucian continued. "Welcome to the team. We've got really good healthcare, including dental." (Persuasion Roll: 32) The fighters' eyes widened and they nodded. The two still covered by Boreas groaned approvingly. 
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "So, Boreas," Invidia begins, "Tell me about your time. I'm sure your insight would be invaluable for historians." 
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Boreas gives a small sigh. "I miss my time a lot. I spend a lot of my time away from people in my lair in the Frostfell, but I'd venture out occasionally. There were a few villages I'd visit. One of them, Redbloom, was on the northern coast. Back in my time, villages were more isolated from each other. There was no rail to move people and goods. I spent a lot of time in Redbloom. They knew me as 'Sea' in Redbloom. . . I protected them when I was around. Occasionally they'd ask me to take care of a threat in the area."  Boreas laughs and smiles. "They thought I was just some sort of adventurer. They never imagined that they were asking a dragon to take care of their problems. I miss those days sometimes. Lind and the other villagers were always entertaining to be around."
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "Things haven't changed too much in that tundra, I imagine," Invidia says. "Where was Redbloom? In the Frostfell proper?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "So, Garrik," Invidia begins, "What's your story?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Garrik took a swig of his milk and looked ay Invidia.He cleared his throat, "Well, uhh, I wasn't prepared for a story and all yet. Orsik was the storyteller, after all. Oh, I know what I'll do! I could try telling one of his ol' stories, will that work?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Invidia blinks before responding. "Sure, if it's about you. I think we met in Stonerift, right? This is a good opportunity to catch up. We didn't get much time to speak, what with the dragon, the cannons, and the feast."
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "Well yeahh, of course we met in Stonerift. Dsymas introduced us, I think. Man, those were some great times." Garrik sipped his milk as he reminisced. "They had these giant machine like things, and it was as easy to control for me, it was almost like milkin' a cow." Garrik downed his milk, remembering the original point of the conversation. "Oh, do you like, want to know more about me or somthin'? Like some sort of stories I'd tell at a carnival when I put Bessie in one of those livestock judgin' thangs?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Invidia stares at Garrik for a moment while he bites down on a forkful of food. "Yeah, something like that. What happened to the rest of your team?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "Well, you see, about that..." Garrik thinks, thinks, and thinks some more, "I'm not sure myself really. After Stonerift, we got a job to take care of some lie-can't-throaps, or somethin like that, you know, a bunch of big bad wolvey like creatures. Any whoo, the jumped through some sort of portally thang, some weird stuff happened, pretty sure I was drugged by some of Asher's halfing weed, we went through another portaly thing, and next thing I know," Garrik lifted up his shirt to reveal a large scar that seems to be from some sort of blade, "I woke up in the middle of a field with this big ol' scar on my chest and no party, or Bessie, in sight!"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "A marvelous adventure, to be sure," Invidia says, secretly glad that Garrik wasn't revealing a dragonmark. "How did you find Bessie?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "Well, I gathered her favorite herbs and hay. Now that cost me a pretty penny, but 50 gold ain't nothing for the chance to be by Bessie's side. Sure, it took, like 8 hours, and you know what they say, time is gold. Anywho, after those 8 hours of Calling Bessie's name, she came running up like a one animal stampede. She seemed sooo happy to see me." Garrik took off his straw hat and set it aside. He placed a hand on Bessie's head and patted her. "Whatever happened to me, I'm sure that Bessie was the one responsible for savin me.. if I was in trouble that is. Maybe this scar is actually some sort tattoo thing that I don't remember."
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC As he begins to transport a delectable, tender piece of beef to his mouth, Invidia glances at Bessie. The cow balefully stares at him. He scrapes the meat off his fork with his knife and begins to dig into the salad.  "I suppose we'll never know what that scar is," he finally says. "Let's move onto more future-oriented topics. What kind of dreams and goals do you have?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "Well, I really do what this animal sanctuary to be thing, but like, without illegitimate business partners. Ever since my barn was burnt to the ground, I never owned a plot of land, so if I were to again, then I'd love to put it to good use. It took a while to think of somethin' good for it, but then I realized, with this world being all dangerous and all for common folks such as myself, at least one barn gets destroyed each and every day. Do you know how many orphaned animals that is? That's at least,"  Garrik thinks for a moment and begins to do some math, "let's see, carry the one, drop the four, add that," he pauses for one more moment, "At least a bajillion animals orphaned each day. Now, that's a lot of unhappy animals."
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Invidia sneakily glances at Bessie again. The cow's eyes had not left him. "Yeah, that's a shame."
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LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Garrik puts his hat back on, "What about you Invider, what have yall been up to since those Stonerift days?"
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC Invidia looks back at Garrik. "A lot has happened. Let's see here... well, at the time, I was traveling with the Burning Retribution. We had gotten tangled up in a minor noble family's obligations. The Bonnovians, have you heard of them? They own a modest barony in the west of Breland. The second and third in line to the estate both died during the events of Stonerift, so we felt honor-bound to see that their bodies were transported back to their home. After that, the group slowly disintegrated. Nala returned back to his tribe and Zinnia disappeared to gods know where. The only three remaining individuals were Barlo, Varus, and myself."   He takes a sip of water. "We felt it best to end the organization right there and then. It didn't feel right to continue after that. With the Burning Retribution being a now-defunct adventuring organization, we all went our separate ways. Last I knew, they were down in Khyber, searching for necromancers. I spent some time back in Korth after that. It was nice to be back in an academic setting, where I could catch up on the latest developments in arcana." His voice is wistful. "I got sick of the politics and intrigue quite fast, so I jumped at the first opportunity offered to me. A pirate lord named Frusk was searching for a head chef, and I jumped at the opportunity," Invidia continues. "The pay was excellent, and his lofty position allowed me to gain access to ingredients that were otherwise inaccessible. I also had the opportunity to pursue some philanthropic projects of my own. I started an orphanage!" Invidia smiles at the memory. He takes another bite of food before continuing. "Unfortunately, this dysfunctional adventuring group known as the Guardians of the High Seas—I know, what a pretentious name—decided that the island needed to be scoured clean of life. At the time, I was prepared to head back to Karrnath to follow up on rumors about an archmage hiding away somewhere in the Karrnwood. These scoundrels hijacked my prototype airship, invited a gods-damned Oni on board, then proceeded to send it crashing down in Vulyar. Very disappointing."  "After that series of unfortunate events, I ended up making my way to Khyber to keep an eye out for my parents. Along the way, I met up with a ragtag group of refugees trying to escape. We worked together until I managed to find my way back to Horizon again. Good fortune on my part. Some more shenanigans later, aaaaaaaand now I'm here," Invidia finishes with a smirk.
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "No. Things do not tend to change much on the tundra. Makes it an excellent place to get some peace and quiet. Redbloom is, or was I suppose I'm not really sure if it's there anymore or not, on the northern coast of Khorvaire. Anytime I wanted some companionship I'd fly over here to Khorvaire and visit some of the villages I was acquainted with. I had friends all across the continent! That's actually why I was down in the southern part of the continent when I *ahem* died." Boreas words trail off as he looks a bit shame faced about his death. 
LOCATION : Trolanport DATE/TIME : ??? WHO : THC "Why not stay in Argonnessen? I assume that's where you were born... err, hatched," Invidia corrects.
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LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC Boreas gives a hearty laugh as he walks back towards Lady Alina Lorridan Lyrris' place of business. "Well, I thoroughly enjoyed that. I have never given acting a try before. Maybe I'll have the opportunity to try it out again." Boreas has his buster sword, still conjured to look like a giant spatula, on his back and a chef's hat on his head. His costume apron has a large gash torn through it.
LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC Invidia walks alongside him. "Yeah, I think we did a good job, all things considered." 
LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC Rhain walking just a bit behind laughs, "You all were certainly entertaining to watch."
LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC "The audience certainly seemed to enjoy it," Boreas agrees. "Especially that one bodyguard. . . I think we have a new fan."
LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC Dysmas, wrapped in a garland of flowers gliding and tiptoeing on the edge of a bridge leapt down towards the rest of the crew. “A few fans? C’mon bruv – we got the damn councilman of Middle Menthis in our hands – he loves us! Plus, I just like Stefan – he’s a swell bloke. Oh and “ Dysmas reached down for his belt and pulled up a piece of paper that he unfolded, displaying little cartoons of the cast “ that one guy was talking about making action figures – of us!” “Man, I’m so glad we came back to Sharn. I missed hom-“ his eyes caught Bessie, happily trundling behind Garrick, the pale moonlight hitting her white and black spots just right. Suddenly memories of cow tipping burst through his mind – he had to do it again. This one last time – it would be his magnum opus! But not now, not yet…. He coughed to cover up his abrupt pause. “We uh… we should take a look at those assassins. Try and squeeze as much intel out of em – running into the Tarkanans, its well. Rare. I didn’t think they still existed – just horror stories.” He then locked gazes with Invidia and said to him only, if it were possible to do so at all, “Besides we can take the opportunity to find out about this aberrant marked fella.”
LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC "They aren't really Tarkanans, as Lady Alicia explained," Invidia replies. "Those bearing an aberrant mark are certainly rare, but not unheard of."
LOCATION : Sharn, outside Stevan's Preda's theater DATE/TIME : After the show WHO : THC "That's not what I meant." Dysmas countered "Those two don't have it but Lady Alicia did mention that there is someone in the house who bears the mark. We can interrogate them to try and find out more about this scion. Even if they don't know about it they'll still have info about the House in general."  He gave a shrug and tucked his hands in his coat pockets. "In any case the more info we have, the more intel we have to barter on the market."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth  Invidia looked at the bulging bag of Khyber shards. "So uhh, what are we doing with this?"
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Boreas looks at the bag that Invidia holds up. "I'll admit that I don't know much other than that they are extremely valuable. Any suggestions?"
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "Nothing comes to mind right now. We should probably leave most of it in a secured location," Invidia muses. "It might be a good idea to keep some around in case I get any ideas with them. Since we're busy, I can swing by and drop them off. Would be nice to finally see the island."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Boreas nods agreeably to Invidia's suggestion before pausing in realization. "Will you be meeting us in Taer Valaestas then? I assume that's still our next planned destination" Boreas looks around at the others for a second opinion.
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "No, I don't believe so." Invidia's eyes have a strange glaze to them. "I think I'll be doing some research on the different planes. We've rushed into situations half-cocked and ready to fight many a time, but the recent surge in interplanar activity concerns me greatly. I will be reaching out to some of my colleagues and resources at the Tower and Arcane Congress."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "Will you tell them?"  Dymsas said in a low voice, fiddling with the straps of his baldric. "Will you tell them of whats coming? Would they even believe us?"
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "Well, they probably know already," Invidia replies. "I will be sure to convey all my findings to the team through House Orien. This is just a situation that we really shouldn't enter in half-cocked."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Dysmas coughed in the dust. "Could you do me a favor? If there's some way for you to find something out about Celestina, could you do it? Her full name is Celestina Lykke."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "Err, sure. Any other information on this person that might be helpful?" Invidia asks quizzically.
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth He shook his head and gave a short laugh. "Sorry. Celestina Lykke. Half-Elf. Brown hair usually tied in a bun or tail, brown eyes. Fair complexion. About 5"6'. She's a lay priestess for the Silver Flame - worked at the Hospice in Dura. She has a wine colored birthmark on her neck. She's lean, but well muscled. Should I write this down on a piece of paper for you?"
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "It's already memorized." Invidia waves Dysmas' offer down. "Plus, if I started carrying written down details of women around, I wouldn't feel quite right."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "That does sound like something that could be misunderstood in the wrong circumstances. . ."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Dysmas nodded eagerly. "Yeah, yeah thats right. Besides someone might read it and figure out that you're putting an ear out for Celestina." He sighed shakily and massaged his knees. "Oh man, I hope she's alright but ... I don't trust Jorasco."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "Suspicion and skepticism is always healthy," Invidia cheerfully replies. "Jorasco has good public relations, but they're just as committed to their dominance in healing and recovery as any of the other houses."
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Lucian watches his friends speak together, and begins to stretch, doing a nice relaxing triple backflip to set himself at ease for his mind was ill set. Truthfully, he hadn't anticapted his draconic quest to end in such a manner as it had witht he casual revelatin that all he had to do was read the back of his friend's back and give him yet another tattoo . Lucian wondered if perhaps the universe conspired to use Dysmas as its canvas, but such questions could not be answered by backflips. Perhaps by a wizard though... Walking over to Invidia, Lucian asks, " IF you're going to be researching the other planes, would it be too much of a hassle to also investigate those dragon patrons of mine? i feel as though there were so many lost questions I had neglected to ask. Could they turn Boreas back into a full dragon? Why did my ancestor originally seal them away? Who gave his descendants the curse of stupidity? I had undertaken this whole thing as basically a favor for them, but I feel as though I never learned anything substantial at all. If they truly are what they claim to be, it might be relevant. "
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth "While I get the feeling that there isn't much literature on that topic, I'll do my best," Invidia says, jotting down some notes.
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth A malicious grin appears on Boreas' face as he hears Lucian speak. "Lucian, my dear friend, did I hear you correctly? You had the chance to speak to the draconic gods and YOU FORGOT TO ASK THEM IF THEY COULD RETURN ME TO MY ORIGINAL FORM!?!" The dragons eyes narrow into fierce slits as he glares at Lucian. (Make a DC 16 Wisdom save or be frightened of Boreas for one minute) 
LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Legs quivering, teeth jittering Dysmas croaked in a low whisper. "Er, Lucian. We already know a few of those answers. Um, Orco, Journal please?"  Out of thin air a large tome appeared and dropped on the thief's lap. "Um, says here 'No heed was paid to the Humans, and destruction had brought down their empire – the humans feared that their race would be next. Thus, a man came forth and sealed the Dragons, banishing them from the prime material.'  So thats why your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great- great-great grand daddy did that. Also, 'Unfortunately, Tia- um, Khyber's Daughter in a fury placed a curse on the man, that all his descendants would would be idiots and as such few of them were predicted to survive long enough to accomplish the prophecy.' So thats why Lucian isn't a bit bright, bless his soul. Also you just met the Gods Lucian. Gods . The Gods are real."  Dysmas nervously glanced at Boreas. "But uh, doesn't say here if there's a way to turn you back into a Dragon. Sorry. Sir."
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LOCATION : Sharn DATE/TIME : Aryth Invidia, unimpressed, turns to look at them. "Don't fall head over heels for this notion of "g ods"," he scoffs at Dysmas. "Just because a being with a bit of arcane or divine power has manifested itself doesn't mean you have to act like a sycophant. What's a god to you anyway?"