[ Tezcatlipoca laughs first, since he’s appreciative of how casual Matt is about the idea. It makes it easier in the theoretical. But practically speaking… He’d chew on his cigarette if he had one right now. Sure, he could manifest one in the mind, but what’s the point if he isn’t actually smoking it…? ]

Ah, well. [ He leans forward and rubs the back of his head at least. ] The way you talked about witches, figure we ain’t from the same world. So. Let’s just say I can feel enough of similar rules applyin’ that it becomes real fuckin’ relevant if I want to do some serious shit.

[ …And that can mean a lot. Too much, in fact, so he keeps it simpler as he sits back. ]

I can still make miracles happen. I can bring the future to the present, see the world for what it is, all that fun omniscient shit. If these lands were closer to the ones I ruled, I’d be omnipresent, no problem. That’s just the kinda guy I am, to put it simply.

[ He shrugs. It’s really as simple as that, but it’s also more complicated, but the truly finer points of how he can do what he can do… He feels like it’s not worth getting into. So, he sticks to the pertinent part of the explanation instead. ]

But magic doesn’t come outta nowere, even for the gods. And all of ours? It’s based around sacrifice. [ He pats his chest demonstratively. ] You give up aspects of life, you can access miracles. Easy as that. I give up my organs to see mine. Ain’t a problem usually, but since I’ve confined myself to a mortal body, well. You guys need lungs and hearts way more than I usually do.