SING, O GODDESS

[strangerpeople]

SING, O GODDESS


[The place that Zagreus brings them to is an abandoned house. Like the rest of Greece, at first the grass and plants are dead, withered. But only at first.

As everyone files into the garden, it starts to slowly come to life. flowers begin to bloom. Fruits and vegetables start to sprout from the soil. The trees begin to grow once more. Wheat stalks slowly pop up out of the ground. Wherever this is, it's clear that life is returning-and the gods are awakening.

It's probably best that they don't return to the underworld, to the House of Hades-but, if anyone wishes to, Charon has arrived with the dead from the previous rounds-now alive-and little baby Ayame. If anyone wishes to go there-though, why would anyone ever willingly go back to the House, knowing you-know-who is probably awake by now?-they can.

But for those who stay here, there is food and drink, wine and bread, fresh meat and ripe crudités. Talk. Plot. Say your goodbyes before you are SHIFTed back to your homeworlds.

Who knows? Maybe there are still some surprises left to be had. But, either way...it is a good day. The new moon will pass. The sun will rise.

The Game-or at least, this variation of it-is over.]



((OoC: And with this, Round 7 is complete! Thank you everyone who participated-we hope you enjoy the aftermath, and stay tuned for the SHIFT Meme and HMD!))

Comments

[superstylishsquid]

[He's never liked new moons...but tonight seems warm despite being at the nadir of his power. Maybe it's that he's been nearly powerless for a month and a half, maybe it's the fact that he actually feels at home in the arms of a loved one, but he doesn't mind the lunar phase quite so much.]

And it's not just the sky we have back now...

[He spreads his wings...and they expand, arms and fingers lengthening until he can wrap them around them both like a cloak.]

[godspiousjasper]

[ It takes a couple seconds to register what Alastor meant before he felt those wings wrapping about them and it had him laughing softly, nuzzling his face into the devil's shoulder affectionately. ]

My goodness... this is much nicer, isn't it?

[ Let him swoon a little, okay? This is a thing he genuinely likes, though to see how much of those powers have truly returned? Going to slip into his native tongue for a second. ]

tu es vraiment incroyable.

[superstylishsquid]

Vous aussi, vous savez. Nous n'aurions pas pu aller aussi loin sans vous.

[Did he speak French before? He didn't seem to. Now, his pronunciation is perfect.]

1/3

[godspiousjasper]

[ On the one side he knew what he was getting into.. and yet?




Give him a moment. ]

2/3

[godspiousjasper]

[ Be still his beating heart?!

The love of his life is speaking HIS language?!?!? ]

3/3

[godspiousjasper]

[ That just makes him pull back just enough to look at him with the softest, most affectionate look on his face with a flush of pink on his cheeks. ]

Sans moi? Vous me donnez trop de crédit, n'est-ce pas ? Mon dieu, je ne peux vraiment pas souligner assez à quel point je t'aime!

[ He may or may not have peppered in some kisses inbetween his words, looking absolutely smitten here. ]

[superstylishsquid]

[He laughs and loosens his wings enough to lift a hand up from under them and ruffle Roland's hair.]

Ou vous ne vous donnez pas assez. Toutes les visions qui nous ont aidés à comprendre les choses, je n'aurais pas pu les voir si tu n'avais pas voulu les braver toi-même.

[godspiousjasper]

[ Another soft, light laugh follows in turn, though something soon sheepish fell across his features. His hair's more unruly now and he doesn't even have it in him to care in the slightest. ]

You may be right. I found the idea of witnessing more... ah... unusual visions quite daunting, but with you there? It was okay. I could do it.

[ It was the idea of being alone for them which had begun to get under his skin, but then he'd found someone he loved and trusted enough to share them with. Someone who wouldn't find them nearly as unnerving. ]

I almost... feel it's unfair, though. [ He raised a hand up in turn and threaded his fingers through Alastor's hair softly. ] You can use your demon powers to pick up on languages, but I still can't speak to you fully in greek yet...

[superstylishsquid]

This exact thing requires a knack for telepathy...but there is translation magic humans can learn, to at least be able to understand languages.

Besides, helping you study just gives us an excuse to spend more time together.

[godspiousjasper]

Mm. That sounds quite useful to have. [ A pause. ] Do you think I can learn it?

[ He smiled and nodded, allowing himself to just bask in this moment. ]

This is very true. [ Then a thought crossed his mind and his eyes widened. From what he'd heard? Ritsu's level of rot had been reversed and Makima had both hands again... so naturally that would mean one thing. ] Oh... no... Alastor!

[ There's something in the way Roland shifted enough to bring a hand up to just hastily undo the top of his cassock's collar and then undoing the first couple buttons of his shirt. It was then he brushed his fingers over his chest a bit and the realization hit. ]

...It's gone!