[ She makes a small neutral noise, and chews on her answer a long time. When she speaks, she's picking each word carefully. ]

I know. I know it's her fault. Of course it's her fucking fault. It was her choice, no matter what bullshit about necessity she had to say. But I'm not- . . . like the other gods. My power's different. More dangerous. You've seen it.

I think . . . she and I have been enemies for a really, really long time. She was trying to kill me, before I could realize what I am. Inanna saved me; their life for mine. Then my parents saw her getting rid of Inanna's corpse. I don't think she even knew Jenny was in the house. The explosion just made the frame-up easier. Ananke pulled the trigger, but I can't help thinking, if I just hadn't been born in this life . . .