ezra_of_lothal: (Ezra concentrating by redacreuse)
Ezra Bridger ([personal profile] ezra_of_lothal) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2022-07-07 07:52 pm

[July catchall] There's no safe place, no sanctuary

Who: Ezra Bridger [personal profile] ezra_of_lothal and you!
What: a july catch-all with various semi-open starts
When: Post-boatgate, mid Chara's rampage, and the rest of the month
Where:  Centered around Cassandra, but could be anywhere 

Content Warnings: Violent death, grief, hauntings. May be updated here and have cws in thread subject lines
umbraportation: (and you're in ten feet deep)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2022-08-08 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Nico is quiet for a moment, considering all of this and the state Mariana is in. He doesn't know if or when she'll calm down, but Ezra already doesn't have any sense of time. The longer he's stuck like this, the worst it'll be for him. At least in his experience.

"I could try to help, if you'll trust me with your soul. I couldn't bring you back, as that requires an equal exchange, but I could try to get you back into the cycle of rebirth." Those words are followed up by, "If you need time to get to know me enough to do that, it's fine too."

He wouldn't blame Ezra if he needed to get to know him first.
umbraportation: (walk among the shadows)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2022-08-08 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"That would be the goal, yeah. Not sure that I'd want to do any more than that since it's Mariana's domain." She's already angry enough without some death demigod trespassing onto her territory trying to hurry someone back to life.

At that admittance, there's a flicker of wariness that disappears when Ezra says he doesn't actively use it. When he speaks again, it's not with any harshness, but only open honesty. "All I ask is that you don't mess with my emotions if that's within your capability. I'll be the first to admit that they're a work-in-progress."

A small exhale of breath that isn't quite a sigh. "In return, I'll be openly honest about whatever you might feel."
umbraportation: (and I feel this life)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2022-08-09 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"If I'm out there as a beast, I'll say now that I give permission to mess with my emotions then. Honestly, I figure that kind of clears up an ethical line between us. I'll write up something to that effect and sign it. Could probably help a lot of others, too." Basically, giving some kind of consent form the way people can get a 'do not resuscitate' one for medical purposes.

Nico nods his head. "Let's head to a study room, so we can do this. A lot of people might not be able to see or hear you, but me talking to seemingly no one tends to freak others out."

Plus, if Ezra asks a private question about his emotions, he doesn't want strangers walking by to hear it.
umbraportation: (but we've survived)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2022-08-13 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Humans on Earth do something similar, signing papers that they don't want to be revived if that's what they want. Doctors will usually follow that, even if someone else says something different during the emergency." He might suggest it as an overall solution to this beasthood situation.

Nico nods and leads the way to the closest study room, stepping inside and holding the door open for Ezra after. Courtesy even if the ghostly status would let him phase through a closed one. It closes after the other male is inside. "Right, not sure if it'll make much sense, but here goes. Essentially, I was born with a lot of abilities relating to death, summoning ghosts and skeletons to help me, sensing death in multiple ways, and even returning the dead back to rest."

His emotions as he speaks are relatively calm, a soft nuance to each one. Compassion for those who have lost their lives, grief for the ones that he knew in life, acceptance that they have moved on, gratitude for the ones who have come to fight alongside him.

"For you, I would essentially be taking your soul and guiding it back to the cycle with my power alone. With all that's happened, I'll try to appease Mariana that I'm not trying to step into her territory, just returning what should have been there. I don't know what you'll experience, I haven't attempted anything like it here in this world."

There's an overlaying honesty with each word, uncertainty for having never experienced death at all, nervousness when bringing up Mariana, and a dash of uncomfortable fear. A fear of himself, mostly.

Nico pauses here, allowing Ezra time to process what's been said and felt, to ask questions.