[ A hum - yes, very funny, he's a comedian - and he moves to split another one, tossing the seeds as he goes through the fruits he has into a bowl because he's not a heathen. ]

Apparently we can also cause it in other people, and it'll count. [ So, there's that. He's fine with that. ] I spoke with Despair in private about it - the Avatars don't gain anything directly from it, like a god does worship and offerings, and are instead here to just offer guidance for the situation.

Hence "the root of your despair." I would have thought the root of mine had been resolved, but I suppose not.