I am -— in my more awake moments -— aware that I am betting my life on this.
I’m not tempted by any of the usual run of false god - money, pleasure, fame - but I’m considering some of the classics to see if they have a better deal. Athena, now ... the study, the arts and crafts, the occasional armed mayhem ... I just read the Odyssey again ;-) ... but Athena isn’t very patient.
Odin, on the other hand ... wouldn’t he have a gold ring and a barmaid job for the mother of Anoreth and her pack of berserker brothers?
Surely there’s something out there other than complete failure.