The earth was frozen... anyone who was still mobile could attest to that, if they were paying attention to the world left in thier charge. The gods continued as they wont, some confused, some worried, some ignoring things... very few taking action. while the gods played and watched the mortals, something of a higher power sat back and watched the gods.

What had started as an experiment of being was drawing to a close, the very fabric of control and order unravelling so slowly those who watched the skien could only notice a general oddness, and those that pay no attention continued on as oblivious as they desired.

It was easy now to pick out those who hid among the mortal coil, those who shunned the society set up by their peers. It was easy to remove them, when they proved complacent enough, absorbingthem back into the whole.

The others? They would follow soon.