The mont Ryū saw the notification, he stared at it for a solid few seconds.
Raijin.
Thor.
Could this be the hamr-swinging Avenger? Tony Stark's fellow Marvel resident?
The probability felt low. That Thor's personality was not the "I Am Thor, God of Thunder!" as a chosen userna type. Not impossible, just… improbable.
Then again, there were many entities bearing the na Thor across various mythologies and dia properties. Norse mythology had the original. Countless ani and other franchises had their own versions.
But why did this particular handle trigger a sense of familiarity?
"I Am Thor, God of Thunder! For the glory of the Northern Gods!"
He said the handle out loud and then, almost by reflex, completed the phrase with the second half.
His expression went blank.
For the glory of the Northern Gods.
Thunder god.
Northern Gods.
Thor.
…Woof?
Oh no.
Was this the Shiba Inu from that animated film? He tried to rember the details — was the dog a Shiba or an Akita? Looking at the overall character design, Shiba seed more likely. Akitas had narrower eyes, almost fox-like. Shibas had wide, round eyes.
So the new mber was not the MCU's Thor. Nor a mythological thunder deity.
It was the thunder-god Shiba Inu from that cody ani film.
He hadn't expected that option to be on the table.
I Am Thor, God of Thunder!: Where is this? Why — why is there a strange thing embedded in my consciousness that I can't get out, no matter what? It feels like it's rooted in there — woof!
I Am Thor, God of Thunder!: Are you all enemies of the great Thor, God of Thunder? Woof!
Kaguya-sama: Woof…??? What do you an woof. What is happening.
WolfKingOfQingQingGrasslands: Is the new mber joining the group… a dog?
Crazy Diamond: But the handle says "I Am Thor, God of Thunder" — if this isn't a joke, this new mber might genuinely be a divine being!
Eternally Seventeen: Have you ever seen a divine being end their sentences with "woof"?
Eternally Seventeen: This is one hundred percent a dog!
I Am Thor, God of Thunder!: …What are you all talking about? Woof?
Admiral Kizaru: The dissonance between that handle and the "woof" is extraordinary~
Admiral Kizaru: And this seems like a good mont to @Roar of the Evil Dragon.
Roar of the Evil Dragon: What's going on? Hm? Kizaru-senpai, did you need sothing?
Admiral Kizaru: Tohru, have a look at the recent chat.
Roar of the Evil Dragon: Oh…
Roar of the Evil Dragon: …WHAT?! Thor?! God of Thunder?! Why does soone have the sa na as ?? Oh wait, my na is — no, that's not right either. Ugh, I'm confused. What is happening here?
Roar of the Evil Dragon: Is this actually a newly joined mber?
"…"
In the Dragon Maid world, Tohru — currently in the process of grilling her own tail at — was staring at the Chat Group with a deeply puzzled expression.
Why had another "Thor" appeared in the group?
And with the handle "I Am Thor, God of Thunder," no less. Was this a mythological deity?
They shared a na. She shared a na with a god. Was that going to be a problem?
It… probably wouldn't be? Maybe?
She'd only been in the group for about twenty days herself. By any asure, she was still a newcor. Even Umaru and Eriri had twenty-odd days more tenure than she did.
As the newest established mber, she had no idea how naming conflicts worked in the Chat Group.
She was mildly panicking.
If this is genuinely a divine being, they're probably magnanimous by nature, right? Also I might not even lose a fight if it ca to that. And the Chat Group has the Protection Mode, so mbers can't attack each other anyway.
So even if we share a na it's fine. Probably fine. Unless I've happened to share a na with the most petty, obsessive deity in existence. That would be terrible luck. But it probably won't happen.
Tohru was half-murmuring this to herself, half-grilling her tail, half-monitoring the Chat Group — which ant her tail had been on the heat for slightly too long and was developing a faint char that she hadn't noticed.
The Chat Group was occupying more attention than the cooking.
Cooking could wait. Except for Kobayashi. Kobayashi was always the exception.
RawrSoFierce: Yes, this is a newly joined mber. A rather unusual one — the new mber is not a conventional human being.
Roar of the Evil Dragon: Not human… is it really the mythological Thor?!
Roar of the Evil Dragon: There's an actual thunder deity in this group now???
RawrSoFierce: …Divine being, more or less, roughly speaking.
RawrSoFierce: Though not the one you're imagining. To be precise, the new mber is a dog — a non-speaking Shiba Inu — but one with unusually high intelligence.
Eternally Seventeen: I said it was a dog!
Eternally Seventeen: Wait — a divine being? A dog??
RawrSoFierce: You're a youkai who managed to beco a sage. Is it really that surprising that a dog could hold the title of deity?
Eternally Seventeen: This is unprecedented! I'm genuinely shocked!
Kaguya-sama: It's rare to see Yukari-nee actually surprised.
Eternally Seventeen: This particular case is a lot to process!
I Am Thor, God of Thunder!: …What are you all saying? Woof?
RawrSoFierce: @I Am Thor, God of Thunder! — new mber, find the group announcent. There's a small red dot in the upper right corner. Tap it, read the announcent inside, and you'll understand what the Dinsional Chat Group is.
"…"
Group announcent. What was that? And why, inside this so-called Dinsional Chat Group, was it possible to communicate with these bizarre strangers using nothing but consciousness?
That part was especially confusing. The individual characters were legible. What they ant in sequence was another matter.
The Shiba Inu called Thor looked at the upper right corner.
Found the red dot.
Tapped it.
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