royal_musings | Autumn Open Post

What do you do to make sure you stay interesting as the years go by, if I may ask?

That seems debatable with the company you used to keep. ;)

[ He's teasing. Those early years were some of the most fascinating of his life. Even with the few embarrassing moments thrown in there.

He wonders how she'll react knowing Sionnach had been reborn and in the body of an immortal witch. A witch who was a more "good" than Sionnach ever had nightmares of becoming. ]

Did you? I'd be happy to bring back the tradition if you're interested.

He went by Dominicus back in the day when they were together. A vampire from what is now Spain.

At first? I learned my audience. What interests them. Base interests for humanity hasn't changed, and it keeps you alive. Then I thought better of myself, and I learned what interested me. And I realized that nobody else would give a shit about the latter as much as I do, but I didn't need them to any longer.

So I live for myself. Because nobody else is going to do it for you. But when they see you can, they'll want you to do it for them. That's where you hook them. Live for yourself, let others think you can take them along with you. Sometimes, you even can.

For a short while.

Then they can't hold their booze at a king of Hell's party and you gotta drop them. ;)

[Like Adonis hadn't meant Sid. Thess has honestly no idea who the reincarnated soul is. Both because she hasn't looked, and because it's magic that's dangerous to dance around, and she's out for herself. Still, she would be curious if she ever found out. She's too practical to want to touch another Chosen One with a ten foot pole though without knowing she won't get dumped into the fryer, too. Been there. Killed that. Been on the run ever since.]

That would be nice. You know I'm not nice, though. So you must have some sense of intrigue about you to want to keep meeting. I do, too. Let's make it a date, Lord of Hell.

Well, shit.

[OOC: Totally up to you on if Thess knew David or not. I figured her reaction might be the same either way, LOL. But I can roll with either!]

Edited 2024-01-01 02:04 (UTC)

So I should continue to live my life as hedonistically as I possibly can and enjoy the ride?

Anyone who was invited as a guest or as a date to a guest of that party I had, I suspect isn't very "nice". Which is good. Nice is boring.

Great. Then it's a deal.

Ah, met him, did you? Ah, he had been fun back then.

[ Not that David hadn't been fun after Sionnach but just less... destruction and chaos. So did he, to be fair until he was killed. ]

As long as you're responsible for your own survival, I say live on your own terms.

It is, isn't it? Although I get called boring quite often. Judging by your bookshelves though, I suspect a life of study doesn't bore you, either.

I did, he was a trip. They were pretty wild together. What about you, my lord? Have ever met your match?

I have a friend but neither of us are exactly responsible for each other's survival now.

We may not know each other well but I find it hard that anyone would call you boring. Or do they say it to try and piss you off?

I did at one point, but she was killed around the same time as Dom in recent years.

The way you said that makes it sound like you still feel responsible for your friend's survival.

It's been a long time since anyone was foolish enough to try and piss me off, so I suspect it's more that most people don't really appreciate devouring libraries as much as I do. There are some of us out there, but many more who don't bother.

Sorry you have to live with that loss.

I suppose I do. She and Dom were close before he was killed.

I can only imagine how dumb they would have to be to try and piss you off.

Do you have a favorite library?

I appreciate that. It's been easier for me than it has been for my friend but there are days.

Keeping her alive is keeping him alive for you, a little? You're sweet.

You're smart, then. Although I'm underestimated less these days. That is something Sionnach and I shared. I knew her when others still dared to presume about us. I didn't always like her. I never trusted her. I understood her, though.

I do. It's not in this realm, however. [The library at the Dreaming will always be her favorite, even if that bridge is burned. She's evaded Morpheus through magic ever since.]

Do you think it's been easier because you've had her roughness with it to focus on instead of your own?

... sorry. Time has taught me to trim manners more than it should.

Edited 2024-02-03 16:12 (UTC)

Maybe? Ugh, don't let that get around. It'll ruin my reputation.

[ Though, lets be honest - considering their history, the entire Underworld knew he'd go to battle for Piper. ]

Let's be honest here, no one should have fully trusted her or always liked her. But, she was part of who made me who I am. Her magic was something else.

Interesting. What realm? I'm only learning about other realms outside of the underworld.

[ He considers her question for a long minute before responding. ]

I'm not entirely sure. Maybe.

Time does that, I've found. No apologies needed.

You're a lord of hell. You deserve all the reputation headaches you get, you know? Nobody comes by that title without a kick me sign on their backs. You want my protection, you have to pay for it.

With a dinner a century. On your dime.

[Thessaly is a cold-hearted, pragmatic witch who few like and even more want dead. A vampire a few centuries old is nothing to her. Or at least, it should be nothing. Adonis is on her radar now, though. For better or worse. He's piqued her interest. Her past. A vampire makes her almost remember a tendril of what it means to be human, with his sentiment and his duties. She won't forgive him for that. She won't forget him for that.

He's piqued her interest.]

You shouldn't trust me either, my lord. That is more warning than I give most.

It is called the Dreaming. It has every book in the galaxy imagined, let alone published.

What do you do on the days you can't just worry about her?

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I may say shit like that but to be frank? I don't give a shit about my reputation... especially in hell. I know what I got myself into when I decided to take it on after a decade getting revenge on the place.

[ Slowly, he's found a few denizens who aren't minding the change in leadership. Small improvements. ]

I can honestly say I truly trust a small handful of people. Hope you're not too upset that I haven't quite decided where you fall on that list yet.

[ Adonis finds her fascinating though and she's on his radar just as much as he's on hers. When she mentions the Dreaming, he thinks of Morpheus and has to wonder if she knows him. Surely she does. Perhaps he'd reach out to Morpheus about her. ]

Ultimately, she can and has been able to handle herself exceptionally well so I focus on the things I need to focus on.

[ And if he sends her food or their mutual friend sends her food because she forgets to eat while taking over New Orleans, then that's just a small price to pay to look out for her. ]

So in the wake of revenge, you chose to stay and reform? There was a word for that, you know. Before language laid bloom to stone. A king driven by purpose. A lover who spurns the cold. What a hellscape, my lord. Have you exchanged vows with your duty yet?

For what it is worth, from a humble tourist, the place is less dusty.

You shouldn't trust me. I rather like having you around. You'd last far shorter if you did. And where would the fun lie in that?

And where does your focus lie upon?

What better revenge than their "enemy" taking over and reforming it? Not that I can and would ever hope to reform it completely - it has its charms, I suppose.

Ah, my first plan of making it less dusty has been achieved. It's a promising start.

Glad we agree.

Paving my way and focusing on the hellish landscape that is the Underworld.

And you? Where does your focus lie upon these days?

It has its purpose. For some, purpose is synonymous with charm.

How do you plan to build upon the promising start to arrive at a satisfying conclusion?

My focus is on me, myself, and I, my lord. I am no one's citizen, I am no one's duty. I come and go as I please, and with such freedom comes the awareness I am on my own to make the most of my time and survive by my own wit no matter the cost.

Edited 2024-02-24 18:17 (UTC)

Oh yes, I'm very familiar with those who find the two synonymous. I've been friends with many.

I'm still sorting that out. Every week and month is a new challenge so I doubt it will ever be dull.

I can't fault you for that. If it works for you, then ultimately that's what matters. Living for as long as I imagine you have, you've had to adapt, I'm sure.

That sounds in the past tense.

It likely won't be for some centuries or millennia, depending on your patience.

You could fault me. I likely wouldn't care, though. That you choose not to though is... well. You're fun, Adonis.

Though I still like you most at Tataki.

My pool of friends decidedly smaller these days.

Perfect. I don't do well with being bored for long.

I could but as a vampire, that seems hypocritical to fault you for something many of mine do on a daily / century basis. You've been fun too, Thessaly.

That's good to know.

Funny how that works, isn't it. The longer you live, the smaller that pool shrinks.

I do prefer vampires that aren't self-hating. Gets so dull. Just stake yourself already if you're that sad about it.

I figure it's a small price to pay for immortality.

Or maybe it's more like you stop giving a fuck and the people who do decide to exit stage right.

Tell me about it. Brooding vampires are the worst. What's the point in being unalive if you're going to mope about it.

Is there a price you would not pay for it? Immortality.

I should like to see a show with you, my lord.

Right? If your life becomes a bad country song then why are you still here.

At this point? No.

I'm sure that can be arranged.

Exactly. At that point, there really is no point!

In that we are alike, then.

Do you enjoy the ballet?

Always nice to find someone who we can relate to.

Haven't been in years but I like it enough. Why? Have tickets for a show?

Out of loneliness, or strategy? ... you don't have to answer.

We relate.

How simply charming that is, isn't it?

I do have tickets. I love dance. It does not need language. I love the barriers it breaks. I have seen stories told from my time, transformed but still, without the limit of colonialism. ... less so these days.

Anyway.

I have tickets to the ballet.

Care to talk nonsense and colonialism about it with me, my lord?

Yes is a correct answer, right?

[ Jordan, his past lover and Piper's sister witch, had been a lover of dance as well. Needless to say, it's been a long time since he's been to the ballet. ]

I've grown to enjoy it myself over the years.

Want to come by for dinner before?

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let's definitely have her have known David. I'm sure Sionnach would have introduced them!

Sounds good!

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