"Wh - no, I'm - I'm not - " Oh. Oh no. He reaches forward awkwardly before remembering, belatedly, that it won't make the least bit of difference. His hands clip through her shoulders uselessly and he retreats with a sigh.

This is why broadcasting stuff like this is not necessarily a great idea. Throwing the word 'Ascended' into the mix had probably been his first mistake.

"I'm not - I'm not a god," he clarifies weakly. "Just, um. Human, more or less. Happened to have run into a very, um powerful entity. A while back." He flaps one insubstantial hand halfheartedly.