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[murderbreak]

[Ryan's clearly...well...throning on a throne. You know the way someone lounges when they feel like the world's at their feet? That.]

Hi, everyone. We're all doing this, right? The Black Friday of Thrones?

Betcha can't guess which one I got! [He laughs like a kid playing a guessing game.] Here's a hint: Any of you familiar with the 1950 Broadway musical 'Guys and Dolls'? This particular little ditty's been covered by Sinatra. So it's not like it's exactly obscure.

[And he starts to hum. Ryan, you ass.]

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[11calls]

So you went for luck then?

[Alex is torn between sounding amused and sounding annoyed.]

[murderbreak]

Winner winner, chicken dinner. [He winks and does finger guns at her. She's gonna find the local equivalent of $5 in a couple minutes.]

[11calls]

Out of everything, that's what you pick?

[murderbreak]

What, you don't think it's cool? I think it's cool.

[11calls]

I think that there's other things that we probably need more than luck.

[murderbreak]

But what about what we want?

[11calls]

Well, I guess you'll be lucky and die last from starvation or medicine or cold or whatever.

[murderbreak]

Lucky, lucky, lucky! That's why I'm here.

[11calls]

[Alex just lets out a sigh before announcing:]

I'm hanging up now.

[tatra]

[ What are any of these terms, even. ]

Isn't it lovely? I guess I'm Goddess of the Hearth now.

[murderbreak]

Like fireplaces?

[tatra]

Exactly like fireplaces. Finally I can get a nice cup of tea.

[murderbreak]

That sounds lovely! Would you mind if I stopped by sometime?

[Look, he may be an insane, unpredictable murderer, but he appreciates a good cup of tea.]

[tatra]

Not at all! Please, do. The only thing better than a nice cup of tea is sharing it with a friend.

[ Congrats, you're a friend. ]

[murderbreak]

I couldn't agree more, miss.

[renaiscence]

( What is a black fry day? Is it a day to eat something specific? The man (she assumes) uses a lot of terms she's unfamiliar with, but there's no point in allowing ignorance to get in the way of communication. )

Afraid it might be. ( She dips her head apologetically. ) Is this Sinatra a famous individual from your world?

[murderbreak]

[Yeah, it's the day you eat all the leftovers (that is, if you're sensible and stay inside)! He'll explain if she asks.]

He's a singer. A famous one, too.

[atmospheric]

Weirdest Black Friday I've ever been at. Can't say I mind, considering usually it means I'm behind a counter with a line out the door.

Kind of wonder who was sitting here before. Why they left.

[murderbreak]

Retail? I'm so sorry. [He actually sounds sympathetic.]

Does it matter? We're here now. [Ryan the Pragmatic Guy.]

[warnotlove]

Black Friday of Thrones, good one.

[He's amused.]

So, you're what, god of ear worms? Because that's not going away now.

[Thanks for that. After a moment he makes a show of having an 'aha!' moment, shaking a finger at the feed as if finally putting it together.]

Oh, I get it. Luck, right? I don't know, God of Ear Worms would have been unique, at least.

[murderbreak]

[Ryan grins broadly.] It would, wouldn't it? I guess the God of Music has the lock on that, though.

Do we have one of those yet?

[warnotlove]

I don't know, might need to look into it.

[murderbreak]

It'd be great if we did. Gotta have tunes, you know! Gets boring without em.

[warnotlove]

I'll keep an eye out for volunteers.

[He's actually going to look into people that might be interested in this now, he has no life.]

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[problematical]

Some people could say that a thing you can't measure or quantify isn't of value, which would make you a god of nothing.

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[murderbreak]

Well, the entire economic system is built upon the understanding that something has an arbitrarily-determined value, even when the value's nothing particularly intrinsic. Doubly so with the stock market, which is based solely upon investor expectations, and if we refused to accept its impact on the economy, it would mean nothing.

[He's smrt. I mean, smart. He went to college.]

So really, 'value' is an arbitrary concept in and of itself.

I don't care what anyone would say about its value, though. I'm happy with my throne.

[Especially because he knows its true value, and everyone who says it's worthless is worse than a fool.]