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[deathkid]

[ the view this time is of nico, sitting atop a gravestone. there's a fire crackling nearby, the glow making him look even more gaunt and sinister than usual ( if the dark hair, italian cheekbones emphasized by dark circles under his eyes, and the nearly all black clothing decorated with skulls aren't enough ). against the headstone he's sitting on rests a lethal looking, pure black sword.

it might seem like the beginnings of a horror movie of some sort, except nico is currently munching on french fries while gazing at the toy figurine he got with his quarantine equivalent of a happy meal. it's a pirate, of all things. ]

For those of you who are unaware, I am providing funeral services for anyone who decides to die heroically. Shroud burning, free of charge.

[ cheerful, isn't he. ]

Fortunately, I haven't had to do so yet, but where I'm from it's pretty common, so I might as well offer it here too. Trust me, though. Burning your body is best. You don't know who might decide to raise you from the dead.

[ and he gives a snap of his fingers. the earth at the feet of the tombstone he's sitting on begins to shift and soon enough, a skeletal hand begins climbing out. nico flashes a wry grin, and then turns the feed off. ]

Comments

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[inebriety]

Does dying unheroically make someone unworthy of a shroud burning?

[He's doesn't find it necessary either way, but for someone who's lived this long wondering if his illness or the heroics would kill him first it's a morbid curiosity.]

video; un: ghostking

[deathkid]

It depends on the circumstances and the person. A person might die non-heroically, but have led a heroic life. That would be worthy of a shroud burning.

[inebriety]

But it take it someone would have to pay for it.

[deathkid]

Pay for the shroud? I guess. It depends on what it's made of.

[inebriety]

Don't tell me you use whatever is lying around normally.

[deathkid]

Of course not. The shrouds are made, usually by the siblings of the deceased. Er- That is, other demigods of the same godly parent. Haphaestus kids usually have shrouds made of chain link (and yes, I can burn that). Aphrodite kids have shrouds made of designer cloth and perfume. When I die, mine would be all black to symbolize my father.

[inebriety]

[...]

That is the most stereotypical thing I have ever heard.

[deathkid]

Where do you think stereotypes come from? Us Greeks started them.