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Forum Name: Symphony of the Sword/The Order of the Rose
Topic ID: 550
Message ID: 21
#21, RE: RCFR 3: Persistence of Memory
Posted by CdrMike on Jul-03-22 at 01:04 AM
In response to message #20
>Since that time, Valhalla and Fólkvangr have been basically the
>same thing. Technically, half of the honored dead who come to Asgard
>are still allocated to Fólkvangr, but in practice this
>basically just means that their ID numbers end in F instead of V. (A
>bit amusingly to the old-timers, in the old runes these are both the
>same letter, ᚠ.) They all go to the same (meta)physical place,
>they're all called Einherjar (a name originally used only for those
>who went to Odin's half), and they're all under the same department of
>the celestial bureaucracy.

And bureaucracies being the same no matter where you go, I can't help but picture that this scene has played out at least once:


"Sir, this is the 'V' line, but your form says you're an 'F,' so you need to be in the next line over."

"But when I got here, they told me this is the line I was supposed to be in. I've been waiting for over two hours to be seen!"

"Sir, I don't know who told you that, but your form clearly says you're supposed to be in the 'F' line, so I need you to move aside so I can help the next person in line."

"THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I WAS THE RIGHT HAND OF CHARLAMAGNE HIMSELF!!!"

"Alright, sir, I'm on break. *slaps down 'Back in 5' sign and walks away*"