It's a contract. Constellations like myself are capable of sponsoring those lesser than us- to provide them a boon of sorts. We can offer a share of our abilities, and a Nebula to support them.
It's a broad kind of term- Constellations is what you call all of us, but not all of them are archangels like myself. Sometimes, they're demi-gods, those once human from old legends, a dragon.. and so on.
[ ... ponders on that. ] Something like that? [ SHE GUESSES??? ]
Hmm... Something like the 'Homily on the Archangel Uriel'?
[thinking, then as if he's reciting something from memory]
'A Miracle of the Archangel Uriel Worked for Abba Giyorgis of Gasǝč̣č̣a', where the angel Uriel filled a vessel with the blood of Christ, then sprinkled his blood on different places in Ethiopia.
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[ SPONSORSHIP. ]
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You call yourselves Constellations? And the sharing -- is that like God lending Moses his powers?
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[ ... ponders on that. ] Something like that? [ SHE GUESSES??? ]
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So... you gotta be well-known to count as a Constellation?
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[ a thoughtful hum. ] The world I'm from relies on Stories in general.
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What kinda Stories do you have?
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[ i wish orv told me what it was. ]
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Hmm... Something like the 'Homily on the Archangel Uriel'?
[thinking, then as if he's reciting something from memory]
'A Miracle of the Archangel Uriel Worked for Abba Giyorgis of Gasǝč̣č̣a', where the angel Uriel filled a vessel with the blood of Christ, then sprinkled his blood on different places in Ethiopia.
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Those are new to me.
[ seriously, where did he come up with that last one??? ]
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Yeah? Might be because they're not part of Bible. Well, the standard version, anyway. You're pretty important in Ethiopian Orthodox iconography.
[he tilts his head]
...Though, they usually describe you as a guy.
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I'm sure it's the same for my fellow archangels.
[ huh. interesting. ]
Well, as you can see, I'm not.