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[deathkid]

thank the gods these things come in greek

i need:

α) directions to the nearest graveyard from the communal housing

β) a place to buy some good cheeseburgers, fries, and dt. coke.
(or animal blood if cheeseburgers are hard to come by)

γ) a prism or some other kind of clear crystal for rainbow making

δ) cooking lessons.



oh, and how many people here are mortals/human or gods/demigods

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@the.young

[leadintheyoung]

Mortal, though I can't say I had heard of humans before coming here. Are you planning on making offerings to the dead or gods?

[ Because that is the only thing she can think of that might connect any of his stated needs sans the crystal bit and that's assuming cheeseburgers, fries, and dt. coke is food of some kind. Animal blood would be a fine substitute. She thinks she may be reaching if he's new, though, or maybe she simply is given how many different sorts of people have been drawn in. Can't hurt to ask, though. ]

[deathkid]

[ that's one of the closest guesses he's gotten thus far. props to this person for that. ]

something like that
rituals to raise spirits usually require a sacrifice of some sort
animal blood used to be used
but i prefer to treat the dead with more respect.

[leadintheyoung]

You can raise the spirits of the dead? I've only met one other person who can do something like that!

[ Namely Letha and she isn't so sure it's the same from how she spoke of it, but it's no less a wondrous thing to her. That note of respect is a comfort, though. The dead are ancestors and family to someone, after all. ]

If you cannot find suitable offerings of food, let me know. Animal blood isn't in short supply for those who hunt. What would you raise their spirits for, though?

[deathkid]

the girl named letha?
i met her already. sort of.

[ and that's precisely why he treats them with respect. ]

are there normal animals around here to hunt?
i'd appreciate the offer, i guess,
if i can't find good cheeseburgers
and i'd raise them to ask questions.
a lot can be learned from those who've come before us

[leadintheyoung]

Yes, Letha. I only just found out about her magicks, too.

I've run into some deer, so there's something familiar to me beyond the city proper. What's a cheeseburger?

I would think you correct. I can only imagine the tales they'd have to tell, too. Would it be too much to ask if I can accompany you? When you raise the dead to question them, I mean.

[ Because there's nothing weird about asking a stranger to make a party out of raising the dead and asking them questions and she's curious about what she assumes is his magick. ]

[deathkid]

i guess not
though most mortals are comfortable
with what i do
as long as you don't freak out or anything

[leadintheyoung]

I'm not easily frightened. I do have a question that may come across as odd to you, though. What does it sound like, raising the dead?

[deathkid]

[ yeah, that is a bit of a weird question. it takes him a few minutes to respond because he actually has to think about it. ]

i never really paid that much attention.

[leadintheyoung]

Then we will find out together. Admittedly, I'm more accustomed to the music of the living, so I am not entirely certain what the music of the dead might sound like...

[ Not that she hasn't heard Death when she's hunted or taken a life, but that's something altogether different, she thinks. ]

[deathkid]

uh
i've never heard the dead play music
well
except for when father has famous dead musicians
play for him in the throne room
but i don't think that's what you meant

[leadintheyoung]

Oh, sorry! I'm still adjusting to the fact that not everyone in this reality has ears like mine.

My people hear and then we Hear the Great Music, which... I suppose the easiest way to explain would be to say that everything is a musical piece on its own and all of those pieces feed into the greater piece we call the Great Music. People, plants, animals, light, the earth itself -- I Hear everything. Magicks, too, whether they're cast through music as is the custom of my people or otherwise. Does that make sense?