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palamedes THEE sextus ([personal profile] megatheorem) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2022-04-04 12:05 am

catchall for homies

Who: Palamedes and Friends (and Other)
What: the necromantic urge to come back from the dead
When: April (various)
Where: various

Content Warnings: death talk and necromancy inevitable, all else tba

it's a catchall baby, see prompts
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[personal profile] lipochrome 2022-04-14 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Now that Palamedes has been properly greeted, Gideon joins him on the couch, throwing her shoes-wearing feet on God's own coffee table. In general, Gideon has very little regard to God's things -- even less so than she ever did in Canaan House. That's nothing to worry about. ]

I am. Paul's learned about eating snacks in bed; Kaworu's learning how to tell jokes. Plus we have a lizard, you'll meet him eventually. [ lots happening! Gideon knows that's baby steps, though, so she adds: ] I'm thinking of breaking and entering, next.

[ Palamedes' gentler tone tempers Gideon's enthusiasm a little, and her smile softens. But only barely, because Gideon isn't a sap. She's very cool, duh. ]

It's okay. I knew you'd come back. You still haven't finished eating all of God's weird crunchy brown candies. [ She means the off-brand Trench Werther's Originals. ]
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[personal profile] lipochrome 2022-04-18 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Don't worry, Palamedes: you will meet the lizard. Gideon will see to that. ]

Both, probably. Different break-ins for different situations. I can be subtle, [ no ] when I want to. But sometimes the sound of glass breaking is real satisfying.

[ Gideon is okay now. And before - well. She wasn't lying. Gideon never accepted the world in which Palamedes didn't come back, and if that sounds like another teenager from the Ninth House, no it doesn't. ]

He hasn't. Come on, Sextus, he's not that bright. There is the possibility he's using them as bait, though. He's that kind of asshole.

[ None of this is news, of course. What's different, though, is that there's a little less force behind Gideon's words than usual, a little less bite. She shuts up for once in her life, thinking, and then finishes with: ]

...There is, uh. An update, actually. About him. But it's kind of weird, and you were, like, just a squid, so we can totally do this later.

[ or never!! maybe!!!! truth over solace in lies is kind of overrated. ]
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[personal profile] lipochrome 2022-04-22 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Based on the way Gideon is currently hesitating, instead of saying whatever comes to mind at any given time, this will not be a fun update. She curls her knees up and tilts her head back so that she is staring at the ceiling, something vastly easier to look at than Palamedes' gaze. ]

Okay. Go time.

[ Gideon had meant to do this sooner, she really did, and the pit forming in her stomach reminds her exactly why she didn't. ]

Remember when I told you that, since I was just chilling out in the back of Harrow's head for a while, I was able to learn a lot of facts about God? Well, most of them are weird and stupid, but one is, unfortunately, about - uh - me.

[ Gideon makes a face. Really, it's horrible to have facts about yourself. It's so much better to be an unknown entity. ]

Some of God's saints really fucking hate him, which, I mean, that's understandable. He is kind of a prick. So they came up with this plan to get him to father a baby without him knowing - don't think about it too hard, or you'll want to walk back into the sea - and use that baby to bust open the blood ward on the Tomb.

[ Palamedes can probably see where she's going with this, but Gideon Nav is, at the very least, a person who will finish the job. ]

I'm baby. [ Gideon lifts her head up, and makes little jazz hands. ] Hi.
Edited (needed to be dumber ) 2022-04-22 18:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] lipochrome 2022-05-01 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Palamedes offering up his dad like that must be a joke. Dads, whatever they're like, aren't that simple, or that secure. Still, the idea of meeting mister Sextus, senior, is a strangely comforting one, and half of Gideon's mouth quirks upward in a small smile.

The blasphemy is even more of a relief, which really speaks to how fucked-up Gideon's life has gotten. The Emperor sunk his dirty hands into Harrow, and now he's got Paul and Kaworu, but Gideon doesn't think he'll ever get Palamedes. Sextus has a resolve that Gideon admires, and more importantly, he's got a wicked sharp bullshit detector.

Gideon laughs a little, not out of humor, because of course they're not making jokes, why would they. More out of relief, maybe. Palamedes is here, alive, on her side, and he's not terrified of her. Gideon wouldn't say anything sappy about the power of friendship, but that's what this is, isn't it? It's nice.

She accepts the offer of the goth blanket gladly, scooting next to Palamedes until she's nestled in close. ]


I mean, there was recreating the world, I guess. But I do like to think I'm cooler than all the Nine Houses put together. [ gideon a rock has better self-esteem than you do.

softer, and serious for once: ]
Thanks.

[ WOAH that was some serious emotional honesty there. that's enough of that. it's gossip time. ]

Fortunately, he stays out of our business, most of the time. Like, Paul's learning how to cook, and I don't think he's given any tips, which is probably for the best.