[ It's not that Jesper doesn't get it; to an extent, he does. But he's someone whose godly dominion is supposed to be about life and joy. It's always been part of who he is, he knows that much although he's forgotten many things. Still, he has trouble when he sees his companions so serious about it. It's fine, in his mind, to take it seriously, but it's necessary for the gods to live too. Otherwise they get wrapped up in sadness or living for others and never for themselves. He makes it his duty to sometimes go around and check in on people. ]
Have you considered that those in mourning will someday wish to move forward and live again, and that should be encouraged? Being stuck will only hurt them.
[ Jesper is not without sympathy, being someone who has experienced grief and loss himself, although he doesn't remember exactly how, but he's also seen how people can get trapped in their pain. Grief can be an endless cycle and he works in life, in helping people to find joy to hold onto. Otherwise what's the point in such a short existence?
He steps forward and reaches out to take Steve's hand. ]
You can't help them if you can't move either. Come to the festival with me. Remember what else we're working for.
[ Maybe Jesper doesn't seem like he's fighting, but he is. He used to be a warrior, he knows that, he used to have a taste for violence and trouble, but the years have settled him and turned him toward the best. It isn't always true, like anyone else he has his flaws, and his dark moods, but most of the time, he is serving humanity just as much. His duty looks different, but he takes it far more seriously than his cheerful outside demeanor would suggest.
What else they're working for is humanity at its best. Not the ugly sides of humanity, but the beautiful, and that both sides are equally important. Because ugly can be beautiful, if given the right push forward. ]
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Have you considered that those in mourning will someday wish to move forward and live again, and that should be encouraged? Being stuck will only hurt them.
[ Jesper is not without sympathy, being someone who has experienced grief and loss himself, although he doesn't remember exactly how, but he's also seen how people can get trapped in their pain. Grief can be an endless cycle and he works in life, in helping people to find joy to hold onto. Otherwise what's the point in such a short existence?
He steps forward and reaches out to take Steve's hand. ]
You can't help them if you can't move either. Come to the festival with me. Remember what else we're working for.
[ Maybe Jesper doesn't seem like he's fighting, but he is. He used to be a warrior, he knows that, he used to have a taste for violence and trouble, but the years have settled him and turned him toward the best. It isn't always true, like anyone else he has his flaws, and his dark moods, but most of the time, he is serving humanity just as much. His duty looks different, but he takes it far more seriously than his cheerful outside demeanor would suggest.
What else they're working for is humanity at its best. Not the ugly sides of humanity, but the beautiful, and that both sides are equally important. Because ugly can be beautiful, if given the right push forward. ]
Don't make me pout at you.