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►Private Thread; So a zombie and a Death God walk into a bar..

[Well, not really a bar since it's just one of the random restaurants in the mall. A particularly empty one. Which actually makes it perfect for the topic of the upcoming discussion. Already been almost two months and it's still hard to hear certain people say his first name, let alone knowing about the whole Erebus thing. And there's still parts that even the boss doesn't know, and now having to sit down and speak to a literal god about it?

Well, not like anyone would ever tell past the poker face, but it's certainly unnerving as all hell. Nerves were shot just thinking about it... But it was expected. Inevitable someone would call him out, actually. Just gotta be thankful that this case is with someone who wouldn't need that much in-depth explanation to. Try and think of it as practice for the next time someone demands answers?

...

Nope, still panicked. Fucking great. But at least there's a cup of coffee to drown away his paranoia with caffeine. It works well enough. Now where is that guy...]

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"Mmn. No problem. But anyway..."

Now what's really on his mind. Son, you are not a wandering soul, are you?

"...Why are you out?"

Seals don't wander around all willy-nilly.

... Elizabeth.

[Hey, you know that FEAR OF DEATH you still can't seem to instill in him? Apparently this Elizabeth can. Go figure!]

"Eli-"

SOMETHING HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND FOR ONCE.

And what's with the look of HORROR? Yeesh.

And don't worry bro, he wasn't trying to instill the fear of Death in you! In fact, the whole reason he's staying for awhile is no one knows who he is. So, s'cool, bro.

But he shakes his head. "What?"

[Shakes head once to get over it right back to lineface. Plus a short sigh.] Elizabeth is... one of my coworkers, you could say. She wanted to try and get me down from the seal. For a year...

[And looks away with a sigh. Now that there's no longer the looming threat of ANNIHILATION coming from said Elizabeth? Wow. Guilt trip. Now know the first person to visit when I get back to my dimension, definitely.] But that was impossible to do without destroying the seal - along with my soul. So... Igor figured out some way to split it into two places but still keep the seal. [Awkward shrug.] I'm still there, really. Just I can use my corpse from afar, assuming enough of my soul remains connected to it.

... [orz] I wasn't given a lot of the specifics. I'm sorry...

"Hmm. No, it's fine. It actually explains a lot of things."

Urgh, be right back, thinking about another me being used in this End Of the World Business.

Thanatos remembers the last time he was used to roughly that effect.

"..."

... All right.

[Vague handwave while you're being silent for the waitress to come by and give a coffee refill on his end. Ah~ Sweet caffeinated lifeblood. Not gonna ask questions if it doesn't seem like his business after all.]

"...It must have been horrifying for your friend."

It sounds like he's speaking from experience.

Was that a shudder?

... He still has nightmares about it.

[Hey, he can kind of understand. Doesn't know what you went through but trying to put logic into transforming into the Nyx Avatar? ... Your mom is a fucking bitch, holy shit man D:]

"...I did too, for the next thousand years. But...that was awhile back."

He tries smiling a little bit, though.

"But I kind of liked the dinosaurs, personally."

...Everyone does, bro. Don't feel bad.

A millennium, huh? [Pauses mid-sip to blink at. ... Wow, that... huh. That explains a lot. Yep, your mom is a total bitch. Then just goes back to sipping his coffee like that hesitation never happened. Dinosaurs... Poor things. D:]

"Mn. Yes. I felt rather silly about it at the time, since I'm more of a..."

What is the word he's looking for...?

"...More of an extension of Nyx than just her child. So I shouldn't have been surprised, but..."

Urgh shudder oh hey our coffee is getting cold let's have some.

You still have your own unique consciousness and free will. So why feel silly?

[Duh. :|]

"Oh well yes, but..."

Maybe he didn't word it right.

"I just meant the fact that I was caught by surprise, that's all."

[Oh. So that's what you meant.] Makes sense.

[At least you didn't have an existential crisis over it.]

Maybe he did. Maybe he was a little mad that his siblings didn't have to go through the same thing.

But hell if he's telling you that.

"...Yeah."

Such mutes.

[Hey, he doesn't care. Don't trifle in the affairs of gods and all that. Casually sips coffee after the comment, then YAY~ Back to being mutes. Sigh. Great to see this conversation staying alive.]

Well what did you expect, really?

"Are you two going back?"

Through the doors, he means.

[What else would he have meant? ...Well okay, there's plenty of ways for that to be taken, but all pretty much end up with the same answer anyway.]

Eventually....... Yes.

"Hmm."

Siiiiiip.

"That's commendable, considering you only have a year like this."

[Wait, what? Chokes on his coffee and slams the mug on the table, that Assistant-brand death glare staring down at you in fury.] You will tell him NOTHING.

Whoa hey dude, calm down.

Have a confused stare.

"I...wasn't going to?"

[Don't mind him, he's just a bit paranoid after that incident with the dami-god. And just... stares at afterwards for a bit. No, you're too derpcase more often than not to say that. Cue a soft sigh that just sounds like bure exhaustion, and right back to drinking his coffee. A year, huh? That's... almost depressing.]

Blinks at him for a few seconds.

"Does he...not know?"

Still not telling him, since that's your business, we'd just...figured he knew.

... No.

[To an extent, he didn't know about it either. I mean, figured the connection would die off some time, but a year? ... Yeah, coming to terms with that one is like swallowing razorblades. But hey, this is some delicious coffee |Db]

... And I'd like to keep it that way, if I can.

"Ah. Yes of course."

...Did this kid...not know about the exact clock-out either?

"Sorry. I thought you.." Knew?

WELL....THAT TOO.

Too bad your money's no good here. :|

IT'S A NEXUS, COME ON

SORRY DUDE, WE GOTTA DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET YEN, /WORK/?

... I could play currency exchange? NOT LIKE FINANCES ARE AN ISSUE FOR ME

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