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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] mehanizovati 2022-05-01 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, I know the feeling. I spent a decade on Hextech, I would have gladly spent the rest of my days on it as well, but it is nice to follow whims. [admittedly he's now back to hextech only with bloodstones but still. if he's honest it always feels a little odd without jayce there, though having pal to talk to and at about it helps.] I still need to read that book of yours.

[he still kind of hopes pal actually writes the heist novel too, he's never been sure how serious all of it was given they were drinking a lot of blue at the time.]

Oh... yes, I'm sure she would. [his expression goes soft as he says,] She lived in a cave in our world, she used to climb all over the walls and chase things down the little river when she was feeling well. Sometimes she'll chase crumbled paper around the lab- I'm sure she'd enjoy the field.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-01 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll find I am not a critic in these matters. If you write a proper paper on necromantic court intrigues then I may start asking for sources. [he answers, dry though the mention of isolation has him running his hand down pal's back, up again, lips pressed for a moment to his forehead.

oh no, rio's own field party gives him a Feeling, one that makes him press a kiss to pal's temple again to try and wrangle.]
She'll hate the noise, I'm sending her away once the fireworks start properly. But- that would be nice. She would like that, I think. [he would like it. the domesticity is killing him slowly, in an excellent way.]

Oh... hm, I suppose you have a point. Names were always Jayce's strong suit, not mine. [probably why he just called it the 'hexclaw' and jayce did cool sounding shit like atlas gauntlets and mercury hammer. he hums as he considers it.] Nothing nautical, I think. Gemtech? Though that's assuming we end up focusing on bloodgems and not the blood itself.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-01 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll keep count. I'll also try and find something else to show you... hm, maybe grass whistles. [does gaze even have grass.] The pet owning joy of throwing something for Rio to catch and the fifty-fifty of if she'll even bother.

[a disgustingly sweet way to spend the evening, since he assumes the less sun the better as far as pal's concerned.]

Then I am out of ideas. [he is genuinely so terrible at this, help.] The last two things I named in Hextech I just put 'hex' in front of a general way to describe the prototype. It's a perfectly serviceable way to name your work.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-01 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, you can fold a blade of grass in a way to make a whistle out of it. It's a complex art. [it is not, it's what bored children do when they're bored. still, important life lesson.] She would definitely chase that, if not try to eat it.

[truly the pet experience in a nutshell, though rio could actually stomach most things unlike other pets. she basically ate toxic waste mushrooms as her main diet.

viktor tries to give him an unimpressed look, ruined because pal looks something like happy and after all the tears? it's hard not to be happy in turn.]
That is different! Besides, hexclaw and hexcore, it was to the point. You are just like Jayce, always with the fancy titles. 'Atlas Gauntlets,' honestly. Hexgloves would have been fine.

[worse still-] Techblood doesn't sound terrible either. Though it does imply the technology is in the blood itself.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Eh, cheap entertainment. Also quite annoying right in someone's ear. [so yes, exactly that. he offers pal a smile as he asks,] Is this the date I was promised then? It sounds like a good one.

[viktor huffs- yes, he likes the laughter and will run his hand through pal's hair but he he can still be offended for his absolutely terrible naming skills.] Ugh, fine. Let us make it dramatic - sanguine technology. The hemoglobin of machinery in your hands.

[he's smiling despite himself, even with the eye roll at jayce winning a round against him from beyond the ocean.] They are mining tools, why must they sound so fanciful? Bah, you are the writer and visionary, I suppose this is your area of expertise.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
I look forward to it then. So far your date sounds like it could beat mine. [he's terribly fond, surprising no one. pal even gets a kiss for the hypothetical.

he's never really done the picnic thing either so they'll just have to see how this sitting on the blanketed ground business pans out. he enjoys such activities as sitting on the couch with pal and lounging in bed with pal so there's possibility here.]


Yes, gods know the sort of nonsense we had to pull to keep aesthetics up. Gods forbid we use the most efficient design, no, we need to account for an entire layer of metal plating and embellishments because 'the looks help sell it, Viktor.' [scoffing. still, he has to snort softly and agree,] I suppose you have a point. Sanguine Technology... a bit of a mouthful, but we'll workshop it.
Edited (i have to say 'gods' because arcane woo woo fantasy bullshit) 2022-05-02 02:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
A blanket on the ground while you throw mushrooms. [viktor corrects, and still thinks it's got a lot of promise, thank you.] I am afraid I will have to be unbearably sentimental again and inform you that the fact you do not care for the outdoors but will still lounge there so Rio may enjoy herself is what gives it a premature high ranking.

[too gay to function indeed. he says it very matter-of-factly because it is, in his opinion.]

I still need to see these clothes they apparently gave you at that party. [yup, still remembers that.] Grimy is a good word for it. Ah well, if we must be a little artful and elegant with the metalwork so be it. Just appeal to my prideful side about craftsmanship and maybe I won't complain.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Good, you'll ruin my reputation for being stand offish and thoroughly unapproachable. [a joke, given he's toned that down here. amazing the social steps you can make when you live in a city that doesn't hate you a little.

and yes, he does prefer these moments just between them. it's a learning process but he's finding the mutual vulnerability thing pretty nice.]


Buried under grey, no doubt. [viktor doesn't even wear a lot of color, just whatever simple things he can get his hands on, but heck if it doesn't make it easy to tell their clothes apart. but boy, viktor can't help a laugh he bites at his bottom lip to curb, a shake of the head at that showing.]

Eh, a little heavy handed but the 'I know you' was a nice touch. I suppose now I must deliver to suitably impress you.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yes yes, you are very charming. You nearly elbow me and now we're in bed together, you should be proud. [dry, which ruined by gently brushing some of pal's hair back into place solely because he wanted to touch him.]

If they are not grey they will be at least a little startling to see. It's a shame I don't have my old academy wear, I would have liked to see you in that. [and given they're both tall and scrawny it's the rare time it'd fit someone other than him, probably.

he smiles into the kiss, sighs.]
Just not ocean themed, I think. [a pause, and he cups pal's jaw.] How are you feeling? I really should get you some water.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[oh, he broke the bit to be sincere- well that gets a kiss because how could he not? it lingers, and when viktor pulls back it's with their faces still very close.] So am I. More than I've been in years, if I am being honest.

[now if only the horror movie around them would let them just have their romance and scifi/fantasy in peace.] Oh absolutely I will, and purely for my own benefit. I will even tie the tie for you.

[viktor watches him then sits up himself, glad to see he wasn't reacting poorly. he runs a hand down pal's back before pushing himself off the bed, offering a hand to help pal up.] Cover the mirror with a towel if you can? I am hoping you can no longer be effected.

[but he moves to the kitchen, hand against the wall in place of a cane and speaking as he does, hoping it helps the lack of contact.] Do you mind terribly if I invite another errant teenager to the party? Todoroki could use it. [and he gets that glass of water in record time, thanks. speedrun water for boyfriend.]
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-02 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[viktor smiles because the very first thing he thinks is this tie pal chooses is going to be grey or pointedly ugly, the second thing being 'if it makes you happy.' it makes him even consider not abusing this for a whole few moments. alas, he thinks pal is quite handsome and even he is weak to aesthetics on occasion.]

It's your own fault for being handsome. [he dismisses. but he is back with the water, new record, sitting carefully on the edge of the bed beside pal and offering it to him. drinking it will make viktor feel better, a simple solution after waves of complex problems. dehydrated, water. if only it were so easy elsewhere.

still the glasses treatment gets a shake of the head- yeah, they need to be prepared to get pal another pair, this man is an absolute menace. his hand rests on pal's back, a point of contact as he considers how to describe todoroki.]


He's a very serious young man who seemed earnestly touched by the simple act of inviting him to weekly dinner with me and Allen. You are invited to those too, by the way, it's mostly a ruse to make sure they both eat somewhat properly. Oh, his world has professional heroes like a comic book. It's absolutely fascinating.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-03 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Given how hard I occasionally work to make you thoroughly disheveled I think I can safely say it is a look that works for you. [said innocently, which is obvious bullshit. it does open up the world of dressing pal up just to dishevel him, which is a thought he's going to put in the 'to do' list he seems to be ever compiling.]

I don't know how I ended up being the cook here. Frankly it's a pathetic state of affairs. [jayce would probably find this all hilarious, given viktor's typical attitude with food was 'get something easy to finish quickly so he can get back to work, thanks.' now look at him. he might invest in cookbooks.]

Honestly? I haven't a clue. Apparently they have rankings of who is the best at it? And terrible names, the one who can manipulate fabric is called 'Blue Jeanist.' It was difficult to keep a straight face hearing that one.
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[personal profile] mehanizovati 2022-05-03 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[the quip has viktor chuckling, pressing a kiss to pal's shoulder mostly because he can. who cares about attractive, pal is grinning again so viktor's pretty sure that's the best look on him. nauseating sentiment.]

Hm, fine. You do seem to be on a quest to bend them in new and exciting ways. [he reaches up to tap them just a touch straighter on pal's face.] And they are also a good look on you. Very academic.

[he leans slightly into pal, mostly just to be careful he doesn't jostle the water but more than happy to eliminate any pesky personal space between them as he hums.] Your name is unfortunate in how it can be twisted, isn't it? Last names seem more trouble than they're worh. At least 'pal' is harmless enough. [unless sex pal but he doesn't have the brilliant teenage mind to pick that one up.] It has to be a pun, yes? I refuse to believe coincidence led to that moment.

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