[ assigns fox as a hermes kid. which is to say he doesn't text back, assuming fox will enter their dorm like a normal person. this is a false assumption, but at least he doesn't jump when they appear.
he startles a little, but that's because he's been staring at the toaster waiting for his bread. ]
Faster than I thought, but I shouldn't be that surprised. Foxes and all.
If I still had my shadow travel, of course I could. [ please. he misses it. but he leans against the counter while waiting for his toast, and he...looks appropriately sheepish for a second. ]
...to be honest, it just felt kind of weird that I kept staying here and haven't actually talked to you in person. So I wanted to fix that? And check in after everything last week, too. [ sorry about your norma... ]
Yeah. It's something I've been using for years. I didn't think I'd ever be without it, but...here we are. [ he's not surprised by fox's response though. ] Someone else gave me that impression of you, but it's still feels kind of rude to drop in and not leave. Especially since you've been doing me a favor.
[ he does not specify, but he frowns softly. he's eyeing the bracelets, too. ]
...she was pretty extroverted, but I think most of you are. I've always found that it's more noticeable when those kind of people are absent. I do wish there was something more that can be done besides extend condolences and stuff.
[ you know. like funeral rites to make sure her soul goes the right direction. he does not say this because he is figuring fox might be too normie for his dead kid shit. ]
Oh, I get it. Sorry about that! This place was pretty jarring for me, too - I can't imagine how much worse it must be to lose something you've had forever like that. [ they tilt their head, smiling. ] Have I? But you make Will happy, so why wouldn't I be happy to have you here, too?
Mm... I understand. It's kind of how I felt about the other teams losing someone, too. [ they turn around to lean back against the kitchen counter, smoothly shifting so the mask melts away so a young man with black hair and green eyes can stare at the ceiling in their place. ] I'd like to make better memorials for them than a couple of framed pictures, but it's hard. I'm not totally sure what they'd like for that, and I'm not sure the citizens would like us doing that for some of the fallen, either.
You're one of the ones who didn't have any sort of powers like this before then? [ he can guess. ] I think there's a difference between making someone else happy and being extra...[ he waves a hand, realizing it's sort of like arguing with an apollo kid and decides to drop it. ] Never mind. I appreciate it.
[ anyway, he kind of loses his train of thought momentarily because thanks for that very specific appearance. he doesn't have a crush on a certain black-haired green-eyed son of a sea god anymore, but he still acknowledges the visual appeal. also. he hates that, thanks. ]
...well. [ focus, di angelo. ] What if we put the memorials somewhere out of the sight of the citizens of the city? Like a different HQ where people can come and go to honor everyone? [ his toast pops and he ignores it for a second. ] It's kind of a stupid thing to ignore some of them that were cast as villains by people who aren't involved.
[ like. argalia was insane, but he is still thinking about people who sympathized with him. every one of the dead have people who cared about them. it's only going to get worse. ]
And that way everybody can contribute. You said you're an artist, right? Maybe even just a portrait that represents them or something.
[ hilariously i didn't even consider that. at least one difference is that this dude is wearing glasses. ]
Having our own memorial might be nice, too. I don't know if it would work in any of our HQs unless we used a back room or something... Mine def gets too many people.
I could make something cool for them if we have somewhere safe to put it, though!
Can't relate. [ there's a smile that says he's joking. and all jokes aside even if he's not sure this is fox's appearance (based on what he saw from the party, and based on what he knows of will's own team power) it's nice to actually talk to someone without a mask. ]
You've got the cafe, right? Definitely not there, you get too much traffic like you said. But maybe...[ he is thinking. ] It might be too much to build a temple. Or a shrine. Too bad we can't keep something in the alley by the vending machines. It'd be public to us, but more out of the way from the actual public.
I'd be jealous, but I heard you guys have it pretty rough where you're from.
A temple would be cool, though! Buuuut it'd have to be small enough to hide it well. I think the closest thing we have to a space like that is the dorms, but you can't all come and go freely.
...in a sense. I'm not sure how much Will has told you, but things are temporarily okay now. [ said in the way you'd say "i'm not holding my breath for that to stay the same" though. ]
No, there is that. But maybe...what about the roof of a building? It's still out of the way and anybody can access it as long as we make sure there's an entrance up there. [ this is not really what he wanted to talk to fox about, but he seems to have gotten derailed on the point to talk about this instead. ]
Hmm, not too much, but I got the sense that he didn't want to dwell on the bad things for too long, anyway.
A roof could work! It'd still have to be somewhere public, though, so maybe one of the roofs for our HQs? I wouldn't mind using the cafe's roof for that, honestly.
[ he frowns lightly but he nods to the first part. that's true. will doesn't like dwelling and nico doesn't like making him dwell if he can help it. the brooding is all him. but he doesn't want to dip too into it in case it bums fox out, too. the new topic seems easier. ]
Really? That would actually be pretty cool. There's less of a chance of anything getting messed up and all of us could know exactly how to get there and leave whatever we want to honor everybody we've lost. I bet Hung would help build something to house the memorials and we could have a little more space for anything people felt like leaving.
[ if he can't do funeral rites or release souls or even communicate with those they've lost...maybe this is a better idea for now. ]
Then I think that sounds like a good plan. [ he. kind of brightens a little? wow. ]
I think he'd help if I asked. He offered when we first got into our dorms since he had to rebuild stuff to fit in his, so if I explained why I think he could. [ he tilts his head though. ] Do you get to talk to a lot of people from the other teams at all?
[ first and foremost. so he'll ask hung later, unless snow is dead, in which case i guess he'll figure out a new plan. instead, he's letting the conversation naturally drift to this instead. ]
Your team is full of extremely talkative people so I can't say I'm too surprised to hear they all get along with you. [ like. could not be him. he thinks this but this is way more social interaction than he expected so you know. ] To be honest with you I have no idea how you guys do it.
[ everyone is. so different. and things are so bad. ]
Everyone on our team gets along really well... It makes me happy to see. I wish it was always that easy! [ they laugh. ] But it's not like there's really a trick to it, you know. I dunno about them, but I get a little lonely when there's not someone to talk to.
[ he finds himself grinning slightly because fox does, actually, put him at a little ease. and then again, sounds familiar. like not to him, he's fine (?) with solitude, but he has too many social friends to ignore the implications there. ]
I think if everyone got along with everyone so easy it'd be much harder to appreciate some of the friendships you make with people. [ wry. mostly because...him. he means him. he appreciates people who put up with him so much. ] Were you always surrounded with people even before all of this?
[ oh. never mind. he does resonate with that and he's not exactly fast enough to hide the expression on his face that says so. well. maybe fox will just not notice, he can live with that. ]
Good for you. [ which could sound snide if the tone wasn't actually sincere. like. as it turns out, having friends can be great. ] Just...another thing to focus on to try and get back, right? [ ...he seems to think on something. ] No wonder your dorm's set up the way it is.
That's right! And a bunch of them rely on me for some stuff that's pretty important to us all, so it's a pretty good motivator.
[ a sheepish smile. ]
Like I said, it gets a little lonely when there's not many people around. And my team only started out with five people. That's way less than I'm used to living with, so it's taken a lot of getting used to. But that's why I don't mind when people come over, either.
What kind of stuff? [ what is important to fox? he finally seems to remember he has toast, so he's turning to grab it and debating if he's allowed to jump and sit on the counter like he's tempted to do. ]
I think we have the opposite problem that way, Fox. I'm used to having a cabin all to myself, but I usually spend time with, like, three other people max at once. [ ... ] At least it's easy enough to get here to make it less lonely. Sometimes it's also hard to imagine how things were for you guys when it was just you before we arrived.
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Gimme a few and I'll be there~!
[ they'll pop into the kitchen in about five minutes. literally, they just appear in there. where did they even come from. ]
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he startles a little, but that's because he's been staring at the toaster waiting for his bread. ]
Faster than I thought, but I shouldn't be that surprised. Foxes and all.
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What's up, Nico-nico?
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...to be honest, it just felt kind of weird that I kept staying here and haven't actually talked to you in person. So I wanted to fix that? And check in after everything last week, too. [ sorry about your norma... ]
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Oh! Don't even worry about that. I love having visitors! The more the merrier, you know?
[ their shoulders drop a bit when he mentions norma, though, and they absently reach for the friendship bracelets on their wrist. ]
...We'll be okay. It's just a little quieter, without her here.
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[ he does not specify, but he frowns softly. he's eyeing the bracelets, too. ]
...she was pretty extroverted, but I think most of you are. I've always found that it's more noticeable when those kind of people are absent. I do wish there was something more that can be done besides extend condolences and stuff.
[ you know. like funeral rites to make sure her soul goes the right direction. he does not say this because he is figuring fox might be too normie for his dead kid shit. ]
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Mm... I understand. It's kind of how I felt about the other teams losing someone, too. [ they turn around to lean back against the kitchen counter, smoothly shifting so the mask melts away so a young man with black hair and green eyes can stare at the ceiling in their place. ] I'd like to make better memorials for them than a couple of framed pictures, but it's hard. I'm not totally sure what they'd like for that, and I'm not sure the citizens would like us doing that for some of the fallen, either.
[ "villains" and all. ]
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[ anyway, he kind of loses his train of thought momentarily because thanks for that very specific appearance. he doesn't have a crush on a certain black-haired green-eyed son of a sea god anymore, but he still acknowledges the visual appeal. also. he hates that, thanks. ]
...well. [ focus, di angelo. ] What if we put the memorials somewhere out of the sight of the citizens of the city? Like a different HQ where people can come and go to honor everyone? [ his toast pops and he ignores it for a second. ] It's kind of a stupid thing to ignore some of them that were cast as villains by people who aren't involved.
[ like. argalia was insane, but he is still thinking about people who sympathized with him. every one of the dead have people who cared about them. it's only going to get worse. ]
And that way everybody can contribute. You said you're an artist, right? Maybe even just a portrait that represents them or something.
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[ hilariously i didn't even consider that. at least one difference is that this dude is wearing glasses. ]
Having our own memorial might be nice, too. I don't know if it would work in any of our HQs unless we used a back room or something... Mine def gets too many people.
I could make something cool for them if we have somewhere safe to put it, though!
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You've got the cafe, right? Definitely not there, you get too much traffic like you said. But maybe...[ he is thinking. ] It might be too much to build a temple. Or a shrine. Too bad we can't keep something in the alley by the vending machines. It'd be public to us, but more out of the way from the actual public.
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A temple would be cool, though! Buuuut it'd have to be small enough to hide it well. I think the closest thing we have to a space like that is the dorms, but you can't all come and go freely.
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...in a sense. I'm not sure how much Will has told you, but things are temporarily okay now. [ said in the way you'd say "i'm not holding my breath for that to stay the same" though. ]
No, there is that. But maybe...what about the roof of a building? It's still out of the way and anybody can access it as long as we make sure there's an entrance up there. [ this is not really what he wanted to talk to fox about, but he seems to have gotten derailed on the point to talk about this instead. ]
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A roof could work! It'd still have to be somewhere public, though, so maybe one of the roofs for our HQs? I wouldn't mind using the cafe's roof for that, honestly.
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Really? That would actually be pretty cool. There's less of a chance of anything getting messed up and all of us could know exactly how to get there and leave whatever we want to honor everybody we've lost. I bet Hung would help build something to house the memorials and we could have a little more space for anything people felt like leaving.
[ if he can't do funeral rites or release souls or even communicate with those they've lost...maybe this is a better idea for now. ]
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Do you really think he'd help? He seems like a nice guy, but we haven't talked much.
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I think he'd help if I asked. He offered when we first got into our dorms since he had to rebuild stuff to fit in his, so if I explained why I think he could. [ he tilts his head though. ] Do you get to talk to a lot of people from the other teams at all?
[ do people visit fox... ]
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Now and then the others come to talk to me, but mostly it's just my own team. I don't mind seeing other people, though! I like chatting with everyone.
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[ first and foremost. so he'll ask hung later, unless snow is dead, in which case i guess he'll figure out a new plan. instead, he's letting the conversation naturally drift to this instead. ]
Your team is full of extremely talkative people so I can't say I'm too surprised to hear they all get along with you. [ like. could not be him. he thinks this but this is way more social interaction than he expected so you know. ] To be honest with you I have no idea how you guys do it.
[ everyone is. so different. and things are so bad. ]
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Everyone on our team gets along really well... It makes me happy to see. I wish it was always that easy! [ they laugh. ] But it's not like there's really a trick to it, you know. I dunno about them, but I get a little lonely when there's not someone to talk to.
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I think if everyone got along with everyone so easy it'd be much harder to appreciate some of the friendships you make with people. [ wry. mostly because...him. he means him. he appreciates people who put up with him so much. ] Were you always surrounded with people even before all of this?
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Well, not always always, but most of the time I try to hang around friends, yeah! It's not hard to do, I've got a ton back home.
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Good for you. [ which could sound snide if the tone wasn't actually sincere. like. as it turns out, having friends can be great. ] Just...another thing to focus on to try and get back, right? [ ...he seems to think on something. ] No wonder your dorm's set up the way it is.
[ it's weirdly welcoming, actually. ]
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That's right! And a bunch of them rely on me for some stuff that's pretty important to us all, so it's a pretty good motivator.
[ a sheepish smile. ]
Like I said, it gets a little lonely when there's not many people around. And my team only started out with five people. That's way less than I'm used to living with, so it's taken a lot of getting used to. But that's why I don't mind when people come over, either.
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What kind of stuff? [ what is important to fox? he finally seems to remember he has toast, so he's turning to grab it and debating if he's allowed to jump and sit on the counter like he's tempted to do. ]
I think we have the opposite problem that way, Fox. I'm used to having a cabin all to myself, but I usually spend time with, like, three other people max at once. [ ... ] At least it's easy enough to get here to make it less lonely. Sometimes it's also hard to imagine how things were for you guys when it was just you before we arrived.
[ since that is even less people. ]
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[ shocking when their listed item is "creativity," isn't it? ]
I mean... I'm not not used to that. I used to be alone all the time, too. I just decided that I didn't want to stay that way.
It wasn't so bad when it was just the twelve of us, though... We all lived together, after a while, so someone was always around.
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