Carrie
While that explanation did answer a few questions, it also opened the door for a new one: The name of their mother, but that question could be answered later. "So, wh-" She started asking another question, but was cut off as the other person held their chin, freezing in place a bit in a combination of surprise and a little bit of fear. After Zhouct let go and introduced themselves, the deity regained her composure, though not without a drastic shift in her mood, the water that made up her hair flowing faster and rougher, alongside lightning bolts making their way across her black dress. "Okay, what the-" The sound of the crack of Thunder obscured this word as it was said "-was that?!"
Deborah
**Zhouct'krixr's orbs seemed to glow as the four eyes/orbs peered to her, a slight amusement coming from her mood shift. How be it, that They shifted mood, of which He was amused at? He mused at this, His voice becoming known again, with a higher amount of latency.** "A mere study of thine's purpose, yet naught to be thought of, mine companion." **They mused once more, their arms drifting back to their side. However, He felt amused at Her use... Just what *Type* Of Goddess was She?**
Carrie
"Don't do that again, okay?" She said, taking a few deep breaths as the water which made up her hair slowed and the lightning bolts disappeared from her dress, the first of her mood swings fading away. "Sorry about that... I'd introduce myself but I don't have a name, or I don't know it. In fact, I still don't know where I even am." She said to the person before her, hoping they'd be able to help with most of her questions.
Deborah
**He peered to Her again, the Orbs shifting ever so slightly in their sockets. Yet, they had a quick, perhaps a second at most, flicker of what seemed to be emotion before fading as He spoke to Her.** "You are upon the Hall, as I have heard others speak of such. Yet, 'tis but a mere guess." **He mused, the orbs never leaving their gaze off of Her.**
Carrie
"The Hall, hm? Well, a guess is about as good as anything right now." She said, sitting down in one of the wooden chairs near where they were, not wanting to stand for the whole conversation. "This'll hopefully be my last question: What am I exactly?" Her voice held a genuine tone of confusion and curiosity, as this was a question that had been weighing on her mind ever since she awoke on the branches of this tree.
Deborah
**They let out a chuckle, that sounded as if it was the two voices combining into one, louder voice. They didn't know? How amusing... He knew what He was in the beginning and what His purpose was: To be the Void. But, this new Goddess... Perhaps He could drive Them forwards** "You are naught but a Goddess, My kin. Yet, *I* Do not know what your domain might be. That is for *You* To find, new-one."
Carrie
"I'm... A Goddess?" She sat there in silence for some time, processing this new information. Then, she held her hand out in front of her and used all her focus to try and make something in the palm of her hand. There was nothing at first, but after a minute, some small clouds formed in her hand. As the deity kept focusing, more clouds formed, and eventually they combined and started spinning, creating a Frisbee-sized hurricane, spinning yet otherwise stationary above her hand. "I wasn't sure if that'd work," She said, diverting her focus back to Zhouct, the small storm dissipating as her focus on it broke, "But since it did, I wonder what else I can do with these powers..."
Deborah
**The empty amusement grew inside His body, sparkling as if It was part of Him now... Perhaps It was, even a small amount, but things shalt occur as Gaia wills it, He knew. Or was it something higher than Gaia and the Mother Tree herself? Perhaps, and perhaps not, He mused.**

```"S-Storms. Storms. And Sto-Storms."``` 

**His voice turned to a notch, as if the latency grew higher in intensity, causing a sort of 'lag' between the words. Yet, he seemed normal, the stoic expression never-changing on His face.**
Carrie
She noticed the strange 'lag' in his voice, but because of his unchanging expression she didn't ask about it. "Storms... That could be it." She says, moving her hand from in front of her. The deity, now aware of the powers she had, stood up from her chair, thinking of what she could do next.
Deborah
**As He sat up now, He peered to the back of Himself, grasping hold of His chair, before a strange gurgling inside His body began to make itself known.** [TW: Gore.] ||**And soon enough, four arm-like appendages with hands burst from His back, sending a strange, Black Essence and parts of His flesh flying, mixing into the colored walls. The Essence stunk, and the Appendages began to squirm, a gurgling noise coming from within Them. If the Goddess paid attention to the hands, She could count four bladed fingers on two Hands and the other two Hands had a sticky substance upon them. As for the blood and flesh, unnatural organs and materials were mixed in, as if His bones shattered.**|| **And after that, His Flesh began to mend around these appendages, His face looking stoic and unpained.** "..B-..Better." **The 'lag', as well, stopped at this point, or, well, was slowing.**
Carrie
As Zhouct's chest split open, the deity jumped away from the changing form of the other deity, her expression a blend of shock and horror. "Holy-" Another crack of thunder obscured the word she said ||(this will be a theme)||. She stared at the contorting form of Zhouct from a couple feet away, definitely confused and shocked about what had just occurred. "Are you sure that's 'better?'" She said, staying pretty far away from him now.
Deborah
**Zhouct's four eyes turned to Her, a slight amused flicker appearing in them. Was She sort of afraid? Nay, no need... Right now, at least. Perhaps future references may... Warrant that. But, He mused, He should try to become an *Ally.* Not a threat.** ```"Quite. Th-They have a mind of their own. Tending to... Burst."``` **A slight cough of 'lag' from Him, as He stared at Her, unsure, deep inside, He wondered how this would affect future interactions...**