video | open to both courts

[chromosomes]

[ John is in a stranger position than he's usually in when he makes broadcasts. Sprawled out on his stomach on the floor, locket in front of his face, he looks- not relaxed, but at the very least less active than he usually is. On his back rests the head and front paws of his female saber-fanged cave lion, her toes flexing every once in a while as if she's kneading his back.

There's a loud sigh. ]

God damn, but this place makes me feel old sometimes. I'm in my thirties and here we all get triple the lifespan -- I'm way too young for this. Don't know how you elves and other long-lived people do it.

[ Granted, with his enhancements, John may very well be long-lived even without the lifespan boost of the Drabwurld... but that's not the point. ]

Of course, this could be part of what happens when you join the military at seventeen and see several lifetimes of war stretch out in front of you. Not that I assume the life expectancy for most shardbearers is that high...

[ And he's being morbid. He grimaces- and then swears again. ]

Buttercup, watch your claws!

Comments

[gordianknots]

Shit, I'll do it. How do we get in touch with him?

[chromosomes]

He's everywhere. [ Death is everywhere. Still, thanks to briefly being the Black Shuck, John knows that "he's everywhere" is more than a metaphor. ]

Actually getting him to listen is probably the real trick.

[gordianknots]

Mmm, any thoughts on pulling that off?

[chromosomes]

"Don't piss him off"?

[gordianknots]

[Deadpan:]

No John, I'm going to totally anger the death deity in this world, because that's a great life choice.

[chromosomes]

And yet both of us know that people probably have.

[gordianknots]

Well, naturally. People are idiots.

[chromosomes]

I honestly don't know how to go about trying to talk to the Shuck. I know the White Hart likes offerings of milk and honey and that's about it.

[gordianknots]

We might just have to wait until Samhain, and see what he says then.

[chromosomes]

Someone could literally have a baby in that time.

[gordianknots]

Well if you've got any other ideas!

[chromosomes]

Steak?

[gordianknots]

Rare, medium, or well?

[chromosomes]

Rare, I think. Wrapped in bacon.

[gordianknots]

I think that can be arranged.