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]

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[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]

[helborn]

[He nods and steps back a little, not totally breaking contact but not really hugging anymore.]

It's kind of nice to be able to step in where you're needed, isn't it? Rather than stick to some sort of rules...

[acapriciousthing]

It wasn't rules so much as... unintended side effects. But when I'm smaller, the ripples are smaller too.

[She doesn't love being smaller, but there is a bright side]

And less concern about what a spiral playing favourites could turn into

[helborn]

Yeah, I can imagine. It's like... its own bubble removed from everything.

[acapriciousthing]

That's exactly it. I can't sense the rest of me, so I can try new things.