θ → ( 𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗈 ) un; ghostking

[deathkid]

[ it's late, but the stars are shining and the moon is big enough to reveal that nico is once again in the graveyard, sitting atop a gravestone as he munches some fries. his legs swing back and forth. with his mouth full, he pauses and regards the feed. ]

I've been doing a lot of thinking. Mostly about the future. So we're stuck here for five years, right? How many people are planning on staying after that? If so, why?

I mean... [ another bite of fries and he swallows this time before continuing. ] What do people miss the most about their original homes and is it enough to want to go back? If there was one thing about this place that could make you stay, what would it be?

I dunno. Anyway- Loki, I need to make sure I have Wednesday night off. And Jason, I need some advice. Also, Ed, I have a few questions about your alchemy.

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video » @LOKIOFASGARD

[ikols]

Sure. Do I get to ask what's going down Wednesday?

[deathkid]

Do I have to tell you in order to get it off?

Text @givesyouhell

[hititwithacrowbar]

I'm at work until morning, but once I take care of something around 7:30am I'll be free.

[deathkid]

[ ew text. nico sticks to video. ]

That's fine. I just need advice with clothes.

[ video | un: trickster ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki considers this with a pause. ]

I do not think I care either way. The lack of ability to travel is what I miss the most.

[ Besides, Asgard is gone. There isn't a home to go back to, and even if there was, he would not know what to do with himself there. ]

[deathkid]

I can understand that. Sometimes this place feels like a cage.

text; un: dickipedia

[absolutperfection]

I miss my brother.
Don't know that he 'needs' me back any time soon though.

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[deathkid]

i have a sister back home too, so i don't blame you.
why wouldn't he need you?

video; un - gypsygirl

[likeacoupon]

It depends.

[Willa is sitting on a couch with her knee pulled to her chest when she replies.]

Assuming we actually get the chance to stay here that long. I don't know. Would I be able to go to other peoples worlds? That might be kind of cool.

[deathkid]

[ for a few seconds, he regards a fry thoughtfully. ]

I've never really thought about that. I've always just thought about getting home where my friends and family are. I guess if we could visit other people's worlds, that'd be pretty awesome.

video; un: prometheus

[jolting]

[for a moment, Victor just appreciates the atmosphere of this video. A smile touches his lips. Oddly fitting that this kid would ask about what someone misses from home, and stage it in a place that would make Victor think of his home]

I think I miss the storms, mostly. Listening to rain and thunder, watching lightning cut across the sky. Not to say it doesn't storm in other places, of course, but it's not the same.

[deathkid]

[ prometheus? an interesting choice of username. it can't be the actual titan because the last nico heard, he'd been recaptured and tied back down again, as he had been before the titan war with kronos. then again, anything is possible in this place, and the guy looks nothing like the trickster titan who had given humanity fire.

munching on another fry, he tilts his head. ]

Interesting choice of username. Does it storm often where you're from?

audio;

[specifications]

[ Arthur's just... going to ignore the... graveyard. ]

Not sure. I haven't really considered any of that.

video;

[deathkid]

[ graveyards are cool. lots of dead people he can talk to. ]

Never? How long have you been here?

text; actualwizard666

[wiccant]

I miss everyone I left behind. My family, friends.
But there are a lot of good reasons to stay here, too.

text; un: ghostking

[deathkid]

[ ah.... it's billy. nico hastily switches to text too, so his face can't be seen. ]

i guess for you there would be.

[video | un: edward.elric]

[alchemyfreak]

I don't think we're stuck here for any amount of time, that's just if you want to serve your time in Quarantine and move on to somewhere else in this universe.

[People go through that portal every day, they certainly weren't stuck by Ed's standards and he knows a thing or three about being stuck on the other side of portals.]

I have things to take care of, that's the only reason I'd go back. So, what do you need?

[deathkid]

Really? I mean, I guess if anyone knows, it's you, but I was under the impression we were stuck here, at least for the five years.

[ a shrug. he could be wrong. after all, he'd been pretty pissed during the orientation and ignored part of it. and that was months ago. ]

Anyway, I was gonna ask if you could lend me a hand with something. There's an unmarked grave here and that means the spirit is restless. I want to put it to rest, but to do so, I need a gravestone. I can get the rock easily enough, but chiseling the name in it... seems something you could do easily.

@just.marco; text

[brightline]

not sure if I'll stay here or not. might be nice to have a new galaxy to explore. anyway, I don't think there's anywhere to go back to.

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[deathkid]

[ nico's eyes go a little cross-eyed as he reads the text ( damn dyslexia ), but once he gets the gist of it, he tilts his head, curious. ]

What do you mean? Don't you have a home back where you came from?

text; anonymous

[brotrips]

I won't stay after the five years is up, but there's less responsibility here. Back home, my position kept me where everybody could see me, and it was a pain. I don't have that here.

text/video; un: ghostking

[deathkid]

[ it takes a few seconds for nico to decipher the text, given it isn't greek, but the meaning soon becomes clear and he nods in understanding before switching. ]

so you prefer the less attention, i guess?
what did you do back home,
if you don't mind my asking

video | @arcarius

[angelic_archer]

[Late hours rarely faze Alec. Keeping up with the Guard and the Apothecary's hours means that his sleep schedule is out of sync with most beings. The site of the video isn't even that odd to him.]

Magnus and I will probably stay. I miss my parents and my friends, but not enough to go back. [It may be tactless considering what Nico's told him, but Alec tries to be honest. He holds up his hand, showing the silver ring with an M etched into it.] Acceptance is worth more than anything I could find in my old world.

[deathkid]

It's good you've found a reason, Alec. I'm afraid I haven't, yet. I thought I might have, but I was wrong.

[ spotting the ring, nico winces a little and looks away. he shoves more fries in his mouth to cover for the sadness that hits him. ]

Congratulations, I guess?

video; un: b.rocks

[billyrocks]

I'd stay. There's nothing left for me back home.

[Since he died... To return home, would mean ceasing to exist. But just to try and sidetrack from the questions that are sure to come--]

You look rather comfortable sitting in a graveyard at night.

[deathkid]

[ that's interesting. nico lifts his brows as he munches on more fries. ]

How can there be nothing left? Don't you have any friends?

[ and then he glances around at the setting before shrugging. ]

Death and I are good friends, you could say. Graveyards are actually pretty cool places. Interesting company, if you know what I mean.