"Not yet, unfortunately," he said, and gestured, one hand on a knee, the other gestured toward Eli. "I'm afraid your problem is a little bit more complicated than what I'm used to solving. Normally, it's 'Woden, build a machine that might be used for a sacrifice', or 'Woden, make me a convention for our Pantheon', not... 'Woden, solve a real problem'."

The god leaned forward, then -- and his helmet, with the attachment over the mouth extended a proboscis.

"And, no, I don't need to take the helmet off," he explained, before he leaned forward, and took in the whole thing. There was no wiping of his nose, the way this worked. The helmet tipped to reflect Eli's face back at him.

"What is it you're looking for?" he finally asked, after a long moment of reflected light and Eli's face -- all dramatic pauses for anticipation.