Catch-All

[cultivatingdisaster]

⌛ Who: Prompto Argentum, Aerith Gainsborough, Duo Maxwell, Xie Lian, Rude and you, maybe?
⌛ What: Shenanigans. Permanent catch-all.
⌛ When: Anytime.
⌛ Where: All over.
⌛ Warnings: R. Language.



✽ Xie Lian

• Cooking With Xie Lian


• Busking Adventures


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves

✽ Prompto Argentum

• Chocochicks!


• Travelling Cameraman


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves

✽ Rude

• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves

✽ Duo Maxwell

• Lovers Tiff [Closed to Wufei]


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• I Can Explain! [Closed To Wufei]

✽ Aerith Gainsborough

• Rock Garden


• Event: Trial of the Soul


• Event: Waterpark Waves


• Gems In The Making [Closed to Maglor]

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✦ Aerith Gainsborough Inbox
✦ Rude Inbox
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Comments

[bythewaves]

[ Not the only, Maglor wants to object, but if Duo wants to only be Duo, and not Dodger, who is Maglor to object? After all, he buried Makalaure a long, long time ago ]

Well enough. [ He smiles for Duo ]

I am just... uncertain if I can even produce an... artifact. I suppose it can't do any harm to try.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo had been given that name by an old friend... and when that friend had died, he'd taken on another. And maybe one day Duo would tell Maglor that story. But for now they had bigger fish to fry!]

You don't think you've a soul or something? Mean, I joke mind is a dark and dead place. Or even sold it to the devil. But I guess all living things have gotta have one, right? How bout you try it on me first? If it works for me it'll for sure work on you.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor makes another complicated face ]

No, I very definitely have a soul. Therein lies the problem.

[ Doomed and cursed, bloodstained and just plain tired, he has a fairly good idea that his soul is NOT in a very good state, as evidenced by the way both Elrond and, when he's paying attention, Maedhros, hover ]

I don't know that I am well enough to make such an artifact, and I... fear what form it might take. But if you want, we can try on you first.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo laughed. It couldn't be helped.]

Sure. Try me. We'll see what craziness my soul has in store.

[Because Maglor wasn't the only one with blood on their hands. His own soul was a broken, shattered thing that wasn't good for much, he thought. He didn't think even the devil would want it should he ever need something to sell.

He lightly tapped at his chest and smiled before dropping his hand again and holding both behind his back.]

Have at me, Mags!

[bythewaves]

If you're sure.

[ He searches Duo's eyes and then nods. He's done this with his brother, but it will never not be awkward, to set his hand on another's chest and hope for... something ]

Duo.

[ He says firmly ]

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo was positive. His gaze was calm and composed. It was funny, in his world trust wasn't something Duo gave out freely. And yet his trusted Maglor. There was something about him... Duo couldn't pin it down and didn't feel like now was the time to do it, all he knew was that he was going to be okay with whatever happened.

If it happened.

Part of him really didn't think anything would. Not because of Maglor, but because Duo honestly believed that his soul was too damaged to have any kind of form that wasn't warped and twisted and disgusting.

But to his surprise, when Maglor spoke his name, there was a bright light. Duo had to close his eyes against it, so he didn't see the handle appear in Maglor's hand, or the scythe that followed it.]

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor startles, and then pulls, and... pulls, and what the hell is this, Duo ]

Oh!

[ He blinks at the scythe, as long as Duo is tall (possibly taller) in amused startlement ]

An interesting choice of weapon, Duo. I think it might be taller than you are.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo gasped out as it was pulled free of him and, once it was free and the light had faded, he reached out a hand and grabbed for Maglor's arm to steady himself. Only then did he open his eyes to see what had came from him... And promptly started to laugh.]

... Yeah. Okay, that makes sense.

God of Death needs his scythe, right?

[bythewaves]

Hm, you seem a little short for the job.

[ Maglor teases wryly ]

And you don't look much like Lord Namo, although I suppose his domain is, technically, Fate, moreso...

[maxwellsdaemon]

Lord Nemo? What's a fish got to do with anything?

[He totally heard that wrong, but the jab at his height stung some! He wasn't that short!]

Just a nickname I went by back home is all. [Duo shrugged.] When death follows you all ya can do is embrace it. And become it.

[bythewaves]

A fish? [ He laughs, startled ]

Why did you think of a fish? No, Lord Namo, or Mandos, I suppose, although that is technically the name of his Halls, is the Lord of the Fates of Arda, the Guardian of the Dead, the Judge and Consoler of Souls.

[ His eyes gentle ]

Oh Duo... I wish you had not had to endure that.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo just raised a brow, no cracking of smiles this time.]

Can't say I did any 'consoling'. [He reached out and patted Maglor's arm gently.] We've all got a past, Mags. That's just mine. Wouldn't be where I'm at now if I didn't go through it. But I was an edgy teen...

[Who had suffered enough loss to consider himself the God of Death and then went on to kill hundreds if not thousands before he was even 16 years old.]

[bythewaves]

To be fair, considering his usual appearance, I don't know how good he is at consoling, either. [ Maglor shrugs, remembering a terrifying death-knell of a voice prophesying doom ]

But then, I've not been dead, so... Perhaps he is kinder when you are one of his charges.

[ he's not sure if that's possible, but how would he know. ]

Mm, and you've grown into a fine young man!

[maxwellsdaemon]

Good thing I'm easy on the eyes then, eh?

[He winked and gave a flick of his braid before he burst out laughing. Yeah, a good looking God of Death, just what everyone needed.]

So your turn now?

[bythewaves]

Yes yes, very cute.

[ Maglor teases fondly ]

Mmhmm. Time to see what happens with me.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[He laughed, Maglor indulged him way too much. But it was... nice, somehow. It had been a long time since anyone had treated him the way Maglor did. Like he was just some capricious kid and not a stone-cold killer.]

Alright. So... if this takes a dozen tries its not my fault!

[He wasn't magical in the slightest. He was just a normal guy doing weirdly abnormal things. But he waited for Maglor to get himself prepared before he reached up to make a grab for his chest, just the same way it had been done for him, and at the same time he called out Maglor's name.]

Maglor!

[bythewaves]

I promise, I will not hold it against you!

[ He smiles back, and waits patiently, shivering at the feeling as the glow starts ]

That feels so odd.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[To Duo's utter surprise the glow actually happened and he felt something forming within his hand. He closed his fingers around it and pulled. The light shone a little brighter as the item came free and Duo had to blink the spots from his eyes before he laughed.]

... It worked!

[bythewaves]

[ It's a lap harp that Duo pulls free, nothing so elaborate as the one Maglor normally carries around, but very definitely similar ]

That... feels so strange.

[ Maglor blinks a few times, eyes the harp, and huffs a laugh ]

Of course it's a harp.

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo held the harp in his hands with a look of confusion before he turned that look to Maglor, lips twitching.]

And you mocked me for my scythe? What do I do with this?

[bythewaves]

I am a bard.

[ He points out with a grin and then grimaces ]

Well. If I'm any judge... I suspect the music this thing plays will be... mm. Somewhat lethal. Maybe don't point it at anyone when you pluck a string.

[ If he does, a sword will fly out ]

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Oh now you shouldn't have told Duo that. He smirked and glanced around before turning away and pointing himself and the harp in a direction where noone but a wall stood. He was curious!

Having no skill at all with instruments, Duo didn't know if he'd need to pluck a certain one or several in sequence to get any kind of reaction, so he just... brushed his fingers across the strings, a pretty, if tuneless sound, emerged. And with it came a sword that appeared and flew straight at the wall.

Duo burst out laughing and looked down at the harp, thrilled at such a strange weapon.]

That's so impractical!

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor winces at the sword ]

Mm, it's... not unusual to what I can actually do, although it's a bit cruder. If you want to keep it... ?

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Duo missed the wince, if he had seen it he might have not gone and plucked the strings again to cause two then three swords to go flying out in quick succession.

It really was impractical as a weapon. No less impressive though. At the very least there'd be some shock factor to take into account that could afford him some time if he was faced with an enemy.]

Huh? You actually have a weapon like this? Why the hell didn't you tell me? You're an awesome guy, Mags. But I can't keep this, it's yours, remember?

[bythewaves]

Not a weapon, no. [ His voice doesn't waver, the wince well controlled by the time Duo looks around ]

But Song in my world can do many things - I may not be able to make a sword, but what I can do with the Song at need might as well be that.