by Mitera Nikkou » Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:25 pm
Gwen:
Ah, I see that you caught the become-a-mother wish, which would have been the typical way to go. See, the genie listened to his master, and said master told the genie that his ideas were good. So, when the wish left it open on how much more managable to make taking care of that guy, he turned him into a toddler since they're less managable to one degree or another. I thought it was a good twist to lead up to matching the image.
Gwen & Meru:
I tried to make it obvious as to why the afterlife was arranged like that, but I'll elaborate here. First, note that there are two Gods, and each one has their own realm (either Heaven or Hell). Each place is arranged like Yin and Yang, where they're dominant in one aspect while having a bit of the other as well. They're like Earth, where it's both circumstancial and how you and others act. Now, I tossed out "good" and "bad" because I think that a fair God would know that not everyone (even between the two Gods in this) perceives good and bad in the same way. So, Heaven and Hell focus on aspects of living, kind of like a paradise on Earth. However, being Gods, they can decide how they run their sections. I'd like to say that they work in mysterious ways here, but they don't. This version of Heaven was inspired by the saying, "in the eyes of children, mother is God." And I thought, "Why not?" So that's Heaven's God's stipulation, because she likes being a mother (note that she has a husband here sharing in their work). I left out anything about the husband having a stipulation for everyone going to Hell being male, because that's not the case. He has different stipulations, based on his own desires (much like the mother). See, each place is balanced. Either can be your dream, and either can be your nightmare. They also know that things like sex are as inconsequential as a standard perception of good and bad. And, when you live forever, you'll learn that what matters is how you live your life, and thus the reason for Heaven and Hell being set up to cater to living out your desires.
Besides, I never said anything about staying a young girl now and forever, did I? It's a stipulation for entering, but, when you live forever, one needs change. But, I reckon that the mother does work in mysterious ways, when it comes to doing some things. ;p
Mitchell:
You give me too much credit. XD I'm just a lowly captioneer, that doesn't know how to make proper ones. And I doubt I'm a powerhouse in the vignette (or whatever) arena as well. <.<;
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned because only women can give two tits for every tat.
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