[Hewwo friend... He's standing on the docks of their newest island, looking out toward the lava thoughtfully. When he notices Uriel there, he'll look up briefly.]
Have you been injured here yet? In a non-lethal way.
[He hates that they're dead but he still has to fuckin use words like non-lethal.]
I have not. When I arrived, like you, my wounds from the Execution had been healed. I haven't really found any threats to fight with otherwise, [ i guess there was the goose? ] so never been in a situation where I've gotten hurt here yet.
[ she's been lighting the hamster on fire every time he comes back but that's it really. even if she does have that interest in sparring, she's been vibing so far. ]
[WHY THE GOOSE i hate it here. Also she is so valid. He just taps his chin though, glancing back out toward the lava.]
Hm. What about anyone else here, have you noticed? I'm just curious as to whether or not it's easier to simply die if you're injured and come back whole again.
[ blame lin jingheng and lu bixing i guess. their goose problem has become our problem. ]
I haven't noticed with anyone else. Assuming they just aren't hiding it. [ taps her chin, tilts her head. ] It would make more sense to do that but...
[ well, she wouldn't want to die. again. considers for a moment ] I can heal with enough care from stories so there probably won't be too much of an issue if I purposely get myself injured.
He's just giving her a bit of a look at that, though.]
With enough care from stories...? [ORV GODS ARE SO WEIRD.] Well. I was thinking of taking a bit of a dip in the lava myself to test it out, but no one here would know how to repair me if I actually did end up injured. The bigger problem with testing this theory is that it takes a lot to injure me.
[He's flexing his fingers like he's still considering it, though...]
Constellations are made of Stories where I'm from. There are items to help remedy and heal us but, when the damage is severe enough... you need to rely on stories to properly mend.
[ yeah orv gods are hella weird. Stories. but you know, her chances look better than his on the chance he really does get super broken up. ]
I've never gone to a sudden outing like some of the others on the day of a killing so, I can't say I haven't considered the possibility. [ if she had gotten hurt on the other side nerfed but ] With our abilities available here, I don't mind giving it a try.
[ she says as she casually uses her blade to WELL TECHNICALLY SELF HARM but leave a notable gash on her arm not wielding her weapon. she really considered the odds of LAVA SEVERELY DAMAGING SCARA and HIM LIKELY JUST NEEDING TO BE MERCY KILLED FOR FASTER HEALING and went nah. she'll handle it. don't bother, my son. but she isn't about to go lava diving. ]
I can already feel my stories trying to repair itself so that's at least something. [ They aren't entirely unresponsive? a smaller cut to her palm should mean that on its own it'll be quicker to notice too. a quick nick. but she can get hurt pretty normally! not that she seems pained by the now injury. she has gone through so much worse ]
Three hours is a bit long recovery period. [ don't die to heal. What if you're NEEDED. this is so funny though scara is really like I'm curious and Uriel likes him enough to be ok ]
[All of the immortals here are such wildass creatures it's literally the funniest thing. THEY'RE JUST OUT HERE DOING THIS SHIT FOR FUN AND PROFIT.
Still, he'll watch with a measure of curiosity, glad that he's been spared the nuisance of potentially having to be mercy killed - not that he'd particularly mind, if it was something he brought upon himself for the sake of whimsical curiosity. This is much easier, though! He'll watch the cut for a little while, though, observing in a quiet but attentive way. URIEL REALLY DID THIS FOR HIM AND LISTEN HE'S NOT WASTING THE KINDNESS.]
I've never heard of any sort of god like you before. Healing with stories, being made from them...
[It truly takes the whole "GODS ARE JUST A COLLECTION OF THEIR PEOPLE" to another and also very literal level, but change "people" to "the stories people make". Though he guesses it helps contextualize the memory he'd gotten earlier...]
Three hours is a little inconvenient, but at least it's better than two or three days, yes? A good thing to keep in mind if push comes to shove. But if healing works as it should, then that's easier still.
[ proud of you, scaramouche. like execution, ink-like blood will drip from the wound, but some indiscernible words begin to glow around the injury. Uriel focuses more on the injury, but seems satisfied with what she sees for now. even if she's just bleeding but at least her stories aren't pouring out on the floor like when she died on stage. ]
Stories are the most important factor to the world I'm from. Without them, we're essentially powerless. The more stories a Constellation has, the stronger they are. Stories can aid us even in battle.
[ so not only do stories help heal them, but stories make them stronger, and well they also have a diet of stories. but i fr don't remember if Scaramouche knows that last bit. and... yeah, that. that's it exactly help???? given that Constellations can be Gods born from myths, legends, historical events, etc. they literally are stories people make. ]
...I cannot imagine being gone for two or three days. [ YOU'D MISS A LOT HERE? so, point made. ] I'll be able to give you a proper confirmation tomorrow or even the day after. But, I feel like it isn't a bad assumption-- our bodies healed when we arrived, and it's enough to return us to life if we die.
[ life?? properties?? "IN HELL?" life properties in Hell ]
[HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT LAST BIT he is learning so much about Constellations in this chili's tonight. He just watches the ink-like blood drip, observing the strange healing for another moment or two before he looks back up toward her properly again.]
Do the power of your stories fade with time?
[The way he's like "WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF SHE'S JUST DOWN HERE IN HELL??? WILL PEOPLE STILL TELL STORIES ABOUT HER???" Actually being sent to hell is great mythos, someone tack that on officially. As for the rest of that, though, he just nods.]
Let me know, then. I'll return this with a favor of your choosing, within reason.
[When you're a transactional god and can't accept people doing things for you just to do things for you.]
[ Constellations are such a different kind of deity/god, so when questions are asked, she doesn't mind sharing it. even if someone would think to find a weakness in what she says, they would have to deal with a fiery feral archangel in battle if they wanted to kill her. ]
That depends. They can, for Constellations of lesser and lower grade. But for some of us in higher status, it's not so easy.
[ the archangels of Eden is a story that cannot easily be forgotten. catholicism and christianity gripping them into their paws. ]
I will! [ she is curious as to why he'd return a favor for it but. She Will Remember This. ]
[Based on the sort of rules she's talking about, anyway. CATHOLICISM AND CHRISTIANITY CAN'T CATCH HIS ASS but they have their equivalent of stories essentially carved into stone. Some things really don't fade all that much, even after hundreds and hundreds of years.
But he just nods at the latter part! DON'T USE YOUR FAVOR FOR EVIL.]
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Have you been injured here yet? In a non-lethal way.
[He hates that they're dead but he still has to fuckin use words like non-lethal.]
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I have not. When I arrived, like you, my wounds from the Execution had been healed. I haven't really found any threats to fight with otherwise, [ i guess there was the goose? ] so never been in a situation where I've gotten hurt here yet.
[ she's been lighting the hamster on fire every time he comes back but that's it really. even if she does have that interest in sparring, she's been vibing so far. ]
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Hm. What about anyone else here, have you noticed? I'm just curious as to whether or not it's easier to simply die if you're injured and come back whole again.
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I haven't noticed with anyone else. Assuming they just aren't hiding it. [ taps her chin, tilts her head. ] It would make more sense to do that but...
[ well, she wouldn't want to die. again. considers for a moment ] I can heal with enough care from stories so there probably won't be too much of an issue if I purposely get myself injured.
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He's just giving her a bit of a look at that, though.]
With enough care from stories...? [ORV GODS ARE SO WEIRD.] Well. I was thinking of taking a bit of a dip in the lava myself to test it out, but no one here would know how to repair me if I actually did end up injured. The bigger problem with testing this theory is that it takes a lot to injure me.
[He's flexing his fingers like he's still considering it, though...]
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[ yeah orv gods are hella weird. Stories. but you know, her chances look better than his on the chance he really does get super broken up. ]
I've never gone to a sudden outing like some of the others on the day of a killing so, I can't say I haven't considered the possibility. [ if she had gotten hurt on the other side nerfed but ] With our abilities available here, I don't mind giving it a try.
[ she says as she casually uses her blade to WELL TECHNICALLY SELF HARM but leave a notable gash on her arm not wielding her weapon. she really considered the odds of LAVA SEVERELY DAMAGING SCARA and HIM LIKELY JUST NEEDING TO BE MERCY KILLED FOR FASTER HEALING and went nah. she'll handle it. don't bother, my son. but she isn't about to go lava diving. ]
I can already feel my stories trying to repair itself so that's at least something. [ They aren't entirely unresponsive? a smaller cut to her palm should mean that on its own it'll be quicker to notice too. a quick nick. but she can get hurt pretty normally! not that she seems pained by the now injury. she has gone through so much worse ]
Three hours is a bit long recovery period. [ don't die to heal. What if you're NEEDED. this is so funny though scara is really like I'm curious and Uriel likes him enough to be ok ]
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Still, he'll watch with a measure of curiosity, glad that he's been spared the nuisance of potentially having to be mercy killed - not that he'd particularly mind, if it was something he brought upon himself for the sake of whimsical curiosity. This is much easier, though! He'll watch the cut for a little while, though, observing in a quiet but attentive way. URIEL REALLY DID THIS FOR HIM AND LISTEN HE'S NOT WASTING THE KINDNESS.]
I've never heard of any sort of god like you before. Healing with stories, being made from them...
[It truly takes the whole "GODS ARE JUST A COLLECTION OF THEIR PEOPLE" to another and also very literal level, but change "people" to "the stories people make". Though he guesses it helps contextualize the memory he'd gotten earlier...]
Three hours is a little inconvenient, but at least it's better than two or three days, yes? A good thing to keep in mind if push comes to shove. But if healing works as it should, then that's easier still.
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Stories are the most important factor to the world I'm from. Without them, we're essentially powerless. The more stories a Constellation has, the stronger they are. Stories can aid us even in battle.
[ so not only do stories help heal them, but stories make them stronger, and well they also have a diet of stories. but i fr don't remember if Scaramouche knows that last bit. and... yeah, that. that's it exactly help???? given that Constellations can be Gods born from myths, legends, historical events, etc. they literally are stories people make. ]
...I cannot imagine being gone for two or three days. [ YOU'D MISS A LOT HERE? so, point made. ] I'll be able to give you a proper confirmation tomorrow or even the day after. But, I feel like it isn't a bad assumption-- our bodies healed when we arrived, and it's enough to return us to life if we die.
[ life?? properties?? "IN HELL?" life properties in Hell ]
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Do the power of your stories fade with time?
[The way he's like "WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF SHE'S JUST DOWN HERE IN HELL??? WILL PEOPLE STILL TELL STORIES ABOUT HER???" Actually being sent to hell is great mythos, someone tack that on officially. As for the rest of that, though, he just nods.]
Let me know, then. I'll return this with a favor of your choosing, within reason.
[When you're a transactional god and can't accept people doing things for you just to do things for you.]
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That depends. They can, for Constellations of lesser and lower grade. But for some of us in higher status, it's not so easy.
[ the archangels of Eden is a story that cannot easily be forgotten. catholicism and christianity gripping them into their paws. ]
I will! [ she is curious as to why he'd return a favor for it but. She Will Remember This. ]
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[Based on the sort of rules she's talking about, anyway. CATHOLICISM AND CHRISTIANITY CAN'T CATCH HIS ASS but they have their equivalent of stories essentially carved into stone. Some things really don't fade all that much, even after hundreds and hundreds of years.
But he just nods at the latter part! DON'T USE YOUR FAVOR FOR EVIL.]