In a message dated 6/1/03 1:32:56 PM Mountain Daylight Time, hcobb@io.com 
writes:


> What sort of exam do you need to pass to get a job like that?
> 

an acid test

> Does it require an advanced degree?
> 

in pissing 3's

> Or is it something you're born into, like being Kamisama?
> 

yeah

> We've seen lots of minor spirits and heaven office girls and Skuld's got
> rank over all of them, even though most are older than she is.
> 
> When she's got hands on the Yggdrasil control panel, where is Skuld
> sitting?  Is it down there with the tech support staff or is it at a
> higher level?
> 

huh, isn't she like a debugger?

> Skuld is part of Heaven's nobility.  She was born to privilege and
> sometimes it goes to her head.
> 
> She is not your garden variety goddess.
> 
> There are two possibilities as to why this is so.
> 
> At least one of her parents was from the highest ranks of the divine
> nobility.  And given that Urd is of the same rank as Skuld, this must have
> been the father.
> 
> and/or
> 
> She is an eternal spirit.  She has existed as long as there has been a
> future and she has been reincarnated over and over again, like the Dalai
> Lama.
> 

all spirits are eternal nucker!