"It'd have an audience."

"Does he even have a physical form to be thrown off a roof in?"

"Not usually, but it's not like he couldn't."

"Unfortunately if I lose my temper at him I don't think what I'll end up doing will be much like 'politely ask him to let me throw him off a roof'."

"Oh, I'd expect him to be conveniently throwable in advance if he were inclined to allow it to happen."

"But it's so much less satisfying that way!"

"Yes, this is sort of a chronic problem of interacting with Eru."

"Yeah. So. Probably best I stay away."

"Perfectly understandable."

Nod.

"Some people used to find it expedient to avoid the Valar, too, before they understood things like keeping confidences."

"Hmm?"

"Oh, like, they'd straighten living people, too - with consent only but in a rather technical sense - and no one could ask for details about the procedure and expect to keep it secret."

"Ah."

"But now they understand incentives and try very hard to make sure no one is made worse off by asking them for help."

"Oh, that's nice. Well done."

Giggle.

"It was your doing, wasn't it?"

"I had help, especially after they got better at holding conversations! They have much more attention than an incarnate and can talk to many people at once."

"Well, fair enough."

"Plus once one had understood a concept they could propagate it to all the others."

"Still. I think I'm right in suspecting the accomplishment is substantially yours."

"You caught me."

"Yeah." He smiles.

And - hesitates -

"...Since we were talking about my interesting mental architecture..."

"Hm?"