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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. ]

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[deathkid]

My father is Hades, god of the Underworld. It kinda makes sense there's a theme.

[notasaviour]

[Other people might wonder about that, but Teddy is just going to take it at face value. What would he get out of questioning it, anyway?]

It would make a lot of sense. So is the hanging out in graveyards part of that, or do you just like graveyards?

[deathkid]

Both. You can learn a lot from the dead.

[notasaviour]

You can talk to them, too?

[He's used to powers, but that isn't usually one of the ones people have in his world. Unless you're talking Hela, and most of what he's ever heard about her is rumours.]

[deathkid]

Yeah. Talk to them, raise the dead, all sorts of things. Usually if it's connected with death, I can do it.

[notasaviour]

...But nothing like the zombie apocalypse, right?

[Is that a valid question? He's not sure, so he's going to try and qualify it a little.]

One of my friends back home really likes video games about those.

[And, you know, mass destruction of said zombies. He has to wonder how Nico might feel about games like that now...]

[deathkid]

No, nothing like that. I have complete control over those I summon.