"Greetings, young Elanor. I gather you are dressed as the Antichrist. A classic costume. Although do consider that ending humanity will eliminate many supplies of food... and books. Books are also nice."
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Thoth examined the girl. by
on 2019-10-19 00:20:58 UTC
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"Well...." by
on 2019-10-18 22:31:59 UTC
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"I am in the Department of Mary Sues." Phil gestured to his partner. "Rustbucket over there is part of the Eclectic Subdivision of Advanced Species. By default, mind you. No other Cybertronians in the PPC. He's currently serving a probationary period. I am his designated babysitter." Phil made a fingerbanging gesture. "He's real trigger happy."
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"Wait, they have food here?" by
on 2019-10-18 18:58:57 UTC
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Apecian started glancing around the room, trying to see what Charlotte was talking about. "I'm not that hungry, but it'd still be good to know where they are - and what are hot dog mummies?"
"Actually," Michael murmured, nudging Apecian to get his attention, "I forgot to eat before we left. If you're going to find out where they are anyways, could you go and bring me something?"
"Oh, sure!" Apecian said. "In that case - lead the way, Charlotte!" Michael coughed lightly. "Er, I mean, please, if you don't mind!"
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"I like *your* costume." by
on 2019-10-18 14:03:11 UTC
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Elanor stooped to pick up her Dog toy and held out a tiny hand to Thoth. "You look like a dee an' dee barbarian."
"I think he's supposed to be Conan," Zeb said, suppressing a laugh. "It does look good. Very intimidating. Zeb and the Aviator, by the way, DMS. The little cub is—"
"Adam Young!" Elanor insisted.
"—Elanorelisindrivar," the Aviator said, a warning note in her voice.
"...Ellie's fine," Elanor said with a sigh. "Sorry, Mummy."
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Ix just ducked her head, face reddening under her mask. by
on 2019-10-18 13:53:46 UTC
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"Hey, have you guys seen the food here?" Charlotte said quickly, sensing a subject change would be for the best. "It looks fantastic—I'm gonna go get some of those hot dog mummies."
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Thoth, for his part, gave a small smile by
on 2019-10-18 13:33:01 UTC
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"Brother, I don't think I've ever seen you quite this joyful. About anything." He sighed. "Mortals and their offspring..."
He turned back to the group and gave them a proper bow. "A pleasure to meet you. All of you."
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Edward walked a few steps closer and shook Itae’s hand. by
on 2019-10-18 07:22:43 UTC
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He said nothing, but Mira asked “May we sit down?”
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"What're you apologizing for?" by
on 2019-10-18 03:56:18 UTC
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Apecian absentmindedly adjusted the baseball cap, then added, "I mean, I'm not gonna be pulling out Hermes anytime soon, and you don't see me apologizing for that, do ya? And not wanting DoSAT mad is a pretty good reason not to use it - after all, they could probably do something like make your Console's noises even worse."
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"Vibranium? Uh—" by
on 2019-10-18 03:47:54 UTC
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Ix looked down at her shield and shook her head. "Just steel. Has the weight of the real thing, but it won't get DoSAT breathing down my neck for unregistered use of the stuff." She bit her lip. "Sorry."
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"Your costume is really cool, Ix!" by
on 2019-10-18 03:07:54 UTC
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He almost reached to rap on the shield, thought better of it after seeing the look his partner was giving him, and asked, "What's it made out of? Is it actual... uh..."
"Vibranium," Michael helpfully provided, before frowning slightly as he poked himself trying to adjust glasses that weren't there. Ah, habitual behaviors.
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Derik turned away before Gadrik quite closed his fingers around the toy. by
on 2019-10-18 02:45:24 UTC
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This resulted in Dog dropping to the floor.
"Sorry, don't want him to put it in his mouth," Derik muttered. He'd realized at the last second that that would be the inevitable result of letting Gadrik get a hold on it.
Having found some of his wits again, he also found himself chuckling at the somewhat deserved lecture. He'd only meant to ask Elanor's age, as she'd asked Gaddie's, but shame on him for not being precise with his words—him a Harper! And his costume was lame.
He put on his silkiest appease-the-masters voice, and being who he was, it was pretty good. "Deepest apologies, m'Lord Adam Young, if this humble raiment has offended your presence. I am a mere woodsman—a lumberjack. But I'm okay."
At this point, Gadrik gave up trying to turn himself far enough to bring Elanor and the stuffed dog back into view and started fussing instead. Derik quickly swung back toward them to forestall an outburst, prompting a surprised laugh from Gaddie. Surprised himself, Derik repeated the motion. "Oh, you like that, do you?" Swing away: Gadrik fell quiet. Swing back toward girl and toy: gales of giggles.
Derik grinned at the others with an absurdly disproportionate sense of accomplishment. He felt ridiculous, especially with Thoth looking on, but shards, he would happily sacrifice a little pride for the sake of that laugh.
(( Slight retcon there, sorry. Didn't bank on Ellie actually letting him have her toy! ))
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"Really?" by
on 2019-10-18 02:01:21 UTC
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Zaphoriel lifted the glass up again and sniffed it; it did smell rather fruity, which was what he'd been assured wine smelled like. "I mean... it's still supposed to be a human beverage, but if Christ drank it..." He glanced up at Faust momentarily and bit his lip. "I am going to regret this decision immensely," he said, and downed the drink, only stopping to cough when it was completely drained. "It burns."
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"It's a joke," Faust said with a wave of his hand. by
on 2019-10-18 01:02:35 UTC
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"I mean, they talk about it in the bible, don't they? Lots of people on your side got drunk. They had wine at that last supper thing-- this is that. Well," he corrected, eyeing the glass, "Basically."
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"Don't worry about it!" by
on 2019-10-17 23:31:03 UTC
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Charlotte grinned and pushed Ix's shield down so she couldn't hide behind it. "Come on, Fwai, you know them!"
Ix gave Apecian a nervous look. "...I know," she mumbled, keeping her eyes down. She tugged her mask a little lower out of reflex.
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Zaphoriel took a half-step back. by
on 2019-10-17 23:29:26 UTC
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"And just what," he said, eyes narrowing, "do you mean by that, exactly?"
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"I'm Adam Young!" Elanor repeated insistently. by
on 2019-10-17 22:31:03 UTC
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She eyeballed Gadrik's incoming hands with a shrewdness that would have escaped most three year olds, and hastily stuffed the dog into his reach before her pigtails could be yanked. "I'm the Antichrist," she said, turning to Derik and planting her hands on her hips in a manner eerily reminiscent of her mother. "And that's Dog. He's a Hellhound."
"She goes by Elanor the rest of the year," the Aviator murmured, leaning over to Derik.
"Your costume is lame," Elanor added.
"...She's about this polite year-round, though," the Aviator sighed.
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Derik shared Zeb's wince. by
on 2019-10-17 22:21:51 UTC
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"Try telling that to a Monstrous Nightmare," he said. "Fellrazer's gotten Gaddie by the onesie before—not that I'm complaining, exactly, since it kept him from pulling the entire toilet roll off the wall. I swear, we only looked away for one second..." He shook his head. "This is Gadrik—he's seven months old," he added, remembering Elanor's question. "What about you, young lady?"
Gadrik, after a moment's thought, smiled back at her with dimples and reached out with both hands. He'd take the hair or the stuffed dog, whichever came into reach first.
Derik thought he should probably distract his son, but all the requisite baby-care objects were in the pack on his back, completely inaccessible by himself, and he wasn't quite desperate enough to ask Thoth to dig through the nappies and spit rags for him yet.
(( The diaper bag was totally there the whole time, I swear. >.> ))
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Zeb held out a hand. by
on 2019-10-17 22:05:52 UTC
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"I've normally got four legs," he said. "Might remember me as a lion? Mixed it up a bit for the party, though. And I can't exactly go around grabbing Ellie in my teeth by the back of her neck," he added, wincing. "Glad Ave thought to tell me that bit before anything bad happened."
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"Congratulations to you two, then!" by
on 2019-10-17 22:04:45 UTC
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He smiled at them, then looked around for some sort of drinks table. "... You know, I feel like I'm supposed to toast you right now, but I don't have anything to toast you with."
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Tom squinted by
on 2019-10-17 22:01:03 UTC
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The accent had taken him aback. He had to take a moment before he actually recognized the words. "Oh! Ah. RIght. I'm Tom. Currently dressed as Edward Elric, since you asked..."
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"Zeb. Zeeeb..." by
on 2019-10-17 21:59:26 UTC
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Thoth thought for a moment. "Perhaps I have confused you with others. I sensed something familiar around you three. A sense of... melancholy. No, that's wrong... sadness? Anger? I cannot quite place it. It is weak, now."
He shook his head rapidly. "Where are my manners? I am Thoth. You seem to already know my companion. As for children... there is not much I can say on the subject."
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"None yet," said Faust. by
on 2019-10-17 21:53:58 UTC
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"That's for after you've drunk it."
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"I have two, too!" Elanor piped up. by
on 2019-10-17 21:47:51 UTC
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She grinned toothily up at Derik, and stood on tiptoes to see Gadrik better. "How old's he?"
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"Oh, hello." by
on 2019-10-17 20:19:02 UTC
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Derik knew the Aviator and Zeb by sight, and it was possible to recognize the one by the other; Zeb's distinctive coloring in human form made up for the Aviator's sunglasses. They had shared the Hunger Games arena a few times in years past, but luckily never crossed paths there. Derik didn't much care for himself under those circumstances, and they'd occasioned some of his heavier bouts of drinking. He seemed to recall seeing the Aviator doing the same.
But that was a few years ago, and they'd both undergone some life-altering changes since then.
He wasn't sure how Thoth might know the other agents, but he supposed he would find out.
He smiled at the little girl's self-possessed antics. Gadrik had taken notice of her high, piping voice, too, and was staring down at her in some fascination. Those pigtails just begged to be grabbed and chewed on.
Derik tightened his hold, wondered if he was going too far, let up a little, felt that was not secure enough, and wasn't sure which fear was confirmed when Gadrik squirmed and grunted in displeasure. "It's not the sass that worries me, it's the mobility," he said. "If this is the easy part, I think my heart might give out when we get to the hard part. Good job you've got two."
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Charlotte and Ix looked at each other. by
on 2019-10-17 20:08:56 UTC
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Charlotte shrugged. "A year ago?" she said. "More, less? Got my hands on a morphing cube, and Fwai and I are stuck in ESAS as a result. Still," she said, looping her arm through Ix's, "I can't complain. I'm mortal, so she and I can spend the rest of our lives together."