Llama Day 20- Video

[acapriciousthing]

For those of you who were busy during Della's get to know you session, I'm Death. Not a god thereof, just... Death.

Apparently it's not always common but life also falls under my domain. And Entrapta tells me there are a surprising number of people with soul location issues.

I might be able to help, if you're willing to talk to me about it. I'll be in the rock garden if you want to talk about it.

[Feel free to action on over to the gardens to discuss the matter in a less public venue]

Comments

[acapriciousthing]

Family can be even more complicated.

[No family does dysfunctional like a mythological family, after all. Mortals have a much smaller span of time to develop issues in]

But that seems awfully disproportionate.

[She can't really think of an infraction worthy of soul confiscation.]

[helborn]

It... really is. She's... I know she takes the ignoble dead, but it seems really excessive. I've been trying to think of a way to undo this for years.

... I just really don't want to hurt Bob. If I have to hurt someone I care about to fix myself, it's not worth it.

[acapriciousthing]

Well, I don't have to defer to her decisions.

[Not here. She can interfere to help people. Especially people trying to not harm anyone in the process]

I'll see what I can do.

[helborn]

... Thank you.

[He blinks, wiping tears rim his eyes. Shit... he's fine, just... emotional.]

[Bob flutters down to sit in front of Casper. He sits down as well.]

Just... tell me what you need me to do.

[acapriciousthing]

Have a seat.

[It just seems to make more sense to be comfortable for this]

It's just the soul being out of place, there's no abilities or anything tied up in it?

[Some of the others sound more complicated]

[helborn]

There's... a lot of abilities. But I didn't lose them or have them change when she moved it the first time. ... Though I don't know if those are body-based or soul-based.

I didn't really get an instruction manual.

[acapriciousthing]

Most people don't.

[Still, this sounds simpler than some of the others]

Some people's abilities here are tied up in having the soul elsewhere, so I wanted to check first.

Could I hold Bob for a moment?

[helborn]

No, that's fair.

[He looks at Bob and nods, and the bird flutters up to sit in Death's hands. He fluffs up slightly, but smooths down quickly enough.]

[acapriciousthing]

[She runs her fingers over the bird. She could probably do all this from a distance, but it'll be less creepy this way.]

The other soul is really just in there.

[This could be more complicated, at least]

[helborn]

Uh huh.

[He shudders briefly, a little nervous... but he trusts her. He trusts the other version o her, why would this be different?]

[acapriciousthing]

It feels like I should be able to just move it over without having to untangle it. I wasn't sure if that would be true.

[helborn]

Yeah. ... And she knew that I wouldn't hurt Bob to get it back.

... Whenever you're ready, just tell me if I need to do anything.

[acapriciousthing]

I'll just need you to hold still. Usually if I'm putting a soul in I'm working with a clay construct.

[helborn]

Understandable.

[He can kind of do the same thing, but... not to himself.]

[He goes very still indeed, holding his breath without issue to keep himself as still as possible.]

[acapriciousthing]

[It's something that could be flashy, if she wanted it to be. But she's not here to impress. So instead she just touches Bob. If Casper can see his own soul, he'll see it in her hand. And then a gentle touch to the side of his face and there it is.

He already has life, so she doesn't need to do that part]

How does it feel?

[helborn]

[It's so strange, feeling yourself cradled in someone's hand. The last time this had happened he was in shock and terror. This time is... so much smoother. He feels it enter his body again and lets out his held breath, checking in with his body.]

... Ah...

[He blinks in surprise at the light around them, everything feeling suddenly much more bright and vibrant and real. His senses were still excellent the last few years, but he'd forgotten what it was like to be inside of his body rather than piloting it and experiencing it from afar.]

[Tears start to roll down his cheeks, and he chokes back a sob. These past few years...]

[He has to look forward. And for right now...]

... Is it okay if I... [Sniff.] ... Give you a hug?

[acapriciousthing]

Of course.

[She opens her arms. Crying is something she's used to. Happy tears are a nice change.]

It's back where it should be.

[helborn]

[He gets up, a little shaky. Bob flutters to the ground, getting used to feeling a bit lighter.]

[Casper takes a deep breath, feeling things properly. He lets it out and wraps his arms around Death, giving her a tight hug. He leans his head into her shoulder, his voice quiet and shaky as he speaks.]

Thank you. Thank you so, so much...

[acapriciousthing]

[She really doesn't hear that much. But she knows what to do. Just keep holding him.]

You're welcome.

It feels right, then?

[helborn]

Uh-huh.

[He nods against her shoulder, taking a few more shaky breaths.]

I haven't... felt like this in a long, long time. Years. I... I'd almost given up hope...

[acapriciousthing]

You know what they say about life and hope.

No one has the right to do that to someone else. It's your soul.

[helborn]

They say a lot of things about life and hope.

[He lets out a shaky laugh, loosening his grip some more.]

I... uh. That was a point in my life where... people pushed me around in a lot of ways. One of them's why I have the prosthetic, another big one... well. Nightmares.

I was used to it. People telling me I was useless and stupid. Not... anymore - I know that's wrong. But I was.

[acapriciousthing]

I'm glad you've found your way to knowing better.

[There's no judgement. She seldom judges, despite what Casper may have heard on certain psychic networks]

You're worth so much more than that.

[helborn]

... Thank you. I... just kind of got a rotten draw of people. There's better ones out there. Like you.

[Death is a people, okay.]

[acapriciousthing]

[People in a very loose sense and she's not about to argue right now]

It happens too often.

I'm still getting used to the idea of being able to be more involved here.

[But really, all she did here was set him back to as he should have been if someone else hadn't interfered first]