asgardeventide | Thirteen ★ Video

Entry tags:

Thirteen ★ Video

[He had heavily debated on if he wanted to turn on the video feed, all things considered. His head was still pretty foggy and he was struggling to grasp the fact that he had disappeared for ten full days.

No, correction. He'd blown himself up on camera and then disappeared for ten full days. Urgh. How embarrassing.

He first took the time to sift through the messages left on his bracelet, baffled by the sheer amount of information (and slightly amused/unsettled. Davesprite what is wrong with you.) Then he realized there were several responses to his original message before the disaster struck.

…he was fucked, wasn't he? Alas, he knew he couldn't keep hiding so the best method was to be as nonchalant as possible. That meant showing his face whether he wanted to or not.

When the feed flickers on anyone watching will see a boy who looks sort of like he was hit by the Knight Bus. His hair's messy, there are bags under his eyes and there's the slightest hint of a five o'clock shadow on his chin.]

…hey. [Yes, Draco. After all this time, the most you can do is say hey.] Three things.

First of all, how many of you from that large influx of people are still here?

Two, what's the state of my apothecary?

And three, I'm in desperate need of an aspirin.

…oh, and four. If the gods would just allow for a little more freedom in alchemy…[He'll just grumble to himself.] I'm not done tweaking that formula, so I don't want to hear it. We're pretending nothing happened, understand? Just so we're clear.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I've got to perfect the formula before the next wave, too. I'm pretty close, I'm sure.

Not that I doubt you, but Jade might scalp you if something explodes again.

So I heard.

...she really that mad?

I would say worried and sad.

And maybe a bit angry, yes. But mostly the other two.

I sort of saw how everyone reacted in the initial broadcast. ...oops?

A somewhat significant oops.

[she shakes his shoulders, not even enough to really move his head]

Try not to blow yourself up again, hm? That looked incredibly uncomfortable.

...I can still feel it pretty vividly you know. It's sort of cool and sort of horrifying all at once.

I have been many things, but blown up isn't one of them. From the look of it, I think I'll pass until it becomes necessary.

[the words are flippant, but sophie's not, not really. the hand that isn't still carding through his hair runs lightly down his arm and back up again, like she's reminding them both he's solid]

You're back in one piece now, though. All vital bits appear to be accounted for.

Believe me, I wouldn't recommend it. [Especially considering how he actually shudders at the memory. It's definitely not something he wants to repeat ever again. The touch is a good reminder that he's firmly back in his own body, but it's also sort of strange to him after being absent and out of touch for so long.]

Appear to be. I'm sure I'll find something missing soon.

[the shudder makes her hands tighten, but not very much and only for a moment. it's sort of like she assumes he's a giant bruise beneath his clothes.]

Let's hope not. On the upside, I think Hel takes pride in her work. It would be awfully sloppy to return you only partially finished.

Sometimes I wish I could talk to her a little more about death and how things like it work in this world. I know how death works in my world. You die and you don't come back. But here...it's much more complicated. It's almost admirable.

You could try. You can leave messages for her on the network just like any of us. Not that she's...sociable, I don't think. But you can.

The only one that really seems to respond well is Baldr, though I assume that's because I'm one of his. And Thor's kind of a giant arsehole. But perhaps I'll try...not right now though. I'm sort of just...reveling in aliveness at the moment.

No, not right now. I think reveling is a pretty appropriate right now activity. Possibly for a fair bit of the immediate future as well.

I reckon Jade's not going to give me much of a choice. Or you. Or Sunny. Or Davesprite. Or Euri. Or Rapunzel. Or Hermione. Where the hell did all of you come from anyway?

It will likely take all of our combined efforts anyway.

A whole variety of places, and that's what you get for being somehow charming.

All right. It's one thing for me to think I'm charming. It's another for other people to agree so openly.

[that finally gets her to laugh softly]

I cannot guarantee other people will be admitting much of anything.

Considering the kind of people that have arrived as of lately? I can agree with that.

I'm fairly sure that the people who were worried about you aren't changing their minds, Draco. But who arrived?

Just some people from my and Hermione's world. Nobody important, just completely irritating and useless. [Yes, keep telling yourself that, Malfoy.]

I see.

[by which she means she sees right through his bullshit, but since he looks like recycled hell she's not going to push on it]

More than one?

Two of them. [Three, actually. He's pretty unaware of Luna being around since he hasn't really looked at the list yet.]

Mm. I suppose we'll see if they stay.

I doubt they will. People from my world usually don't last...though I'm surprised Granger's still here.

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]

[action]