the saddest yard sale advertisement you will ever see [video]

[ka_sera_sera]

[Roland sits amid wood, nails, and wire, scattered in a few small piles across the overgrown back yard. A little ways behind him, eagle-eyed viewers might notice a chicken in the process of laying an egg.]

Fiona Gallagher's... gone home. She, ah-- [He shakes his head, starts over, nodding at the house his camera's not at the right angle to show.] Anything in there's fair game. Odin 107, I mean. I won't be needing any of it. The door'll be open. Probably food and furniture, mostly - anything in the cupboards or refrigerator, anything not nailed down, bar the refrigerator and stove. I think the place came with those. [He shakes his head again, realizing he might be starting to ramble.] Doesn't matter. Corn, beans, squash plants in the back. Take them. Can probably see 'em behind me somewhere.

[Another chicken starts to peck at his sleeve and he lifts his arm, blinking at it.]  Ah. Couple chickens, if you can catch them. Is that all? I think... I could probably use a couple extra hands to get all this wood and a couple of these plants over to Freyr district. And I... to be honest, I could probably use the company.

Bowls. I'll need a few of the bowls to transport these plants in. Other than that... Plates, silverware, clothes, bedding. Doesn't matter. I'll be leaving once it's empty. If I'm not here, don't take any of the magic plants. I'll find you. [The tone of that last is too absent for it to sound like a threat. It sounds, if anything, like an afterthought.]

The door's open. Have I said... [He has, probably. Roland shakes his head again, grimacing at himself, and cuts the feed.]



(ooc: If your character would drop by, this post doubles as a log post. Either prose or this format works, I'm comfortable with either.)

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[yamagishi]

[Close enough Roland, close enough!]

I have made my choice to fight but only as support. After all, if we don't a choice, what else is there? I don't want to cross the Gods either but...

[She paused for a moment.]

I don't want to die here either.

[ka_sera_sera]

Has no one told you?

[Gods, wasn't one of those groups supposed to be a Welcome Committe? His expression's clearly disapproving - not at her, but at the fact that when she'd arrived, someone clearly wasn't doing their job. The expression fades as he explains.]

There's very little chance of that. So long as the goddess Hel lives, any traveler who dies here is brought back to life. I've heard there're consequences if it happens too often, but so long as you're careful that should be avoidable. The most permanent thing likely to happen to you here is going home.

[yamagishi]

[At first, Fuuka just raised an eyebrow. Well, looks like whenever Fuuka got a chance to talk to Harley, she was going to have a lot talk about being lied to. However, it also made some sense anyway]

Ah...I suppose that is the reason why some of my dead friends are here. I’m still not sure how that is possible but I’m not going to really question the Gods. Still, but if that nothing is permanent here, I’m worried as I once before.

But I still don’t want to die here regardless.

[ka_sera_sera]

Your dead friends - if they died in your world - are here because travelers can be taken from any point in their lives. Time in Asgard doesn't run the same way time might in your world, or mine. As to the rest... there are things happening none of us have any control over. I can't guarantee you won't. But if everyone here does their work, you'll have a much better chance.

[yamagishi]

I see. So time doesn’t work the same way here, it just happens to be taken at random. Even though I might be here, I’m guessing my friends back home haven’t noticed I’m gone yet. [She gave a sigh] Thankfully, that is something I don’t have to worry about! I was worried that my friends were going to search where I was!

[And knowing Mitsuru? Oh boy]

[ka_sera_sera]

I thought the same, for a while. [Whether his friends would search for him hadn't been his main worry. Luckily, he won't have to find out just how long they could survive in a strange place without him. Events have, at least, been that kind.] But the longer you stay here, the more you'll hear differently. Everyone I know of who's left and come back speaks of stepping into the exact moment from which they were taken, carrying right on from there.

...If you have any other questions about this place, go ahead and ask. Better me than whoever was supposed to meet you when you first arrived here.

[yamagishi]

[Now that pinged Fuuka’s interests]

But how though? Once again, I’m not familiar with Norse Mythology but how could it be possible they can just bend through time travel like that? They are Gods but still, I wonder what else they can do. There has to be a limit somewhere.

[Time Travel huh? That sounds a bit familiar]

[ka_sera_sera]

[He shrugs, about to dismiss it, but then gets a little thoughtful.]

Odin made a speech not too long ago, said they only called themselves gods because we call them so. I'll link it. But if they're not all-powerful, I doubt very much they're going to admit their limits to anyone who asks. Were I in their position, that's a secret I'd hold very closely.

'Norse Mythology' is what most worlds call the stories of Asgard's gods, isn't it? There're plenty of those in the library, if you haven't visited it yet.

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[yamagishi]

Huh, I just managed to miss a speech from Odin. I won’t want to admit my own weakness myself but at least they are willing to admit a few things to us. That is brave of them to do something like that. As for everything else?

I have visited the library but there is quite a lot to keep up. Although, I guess I’ll just have to keep on researching some more to figure everything out! If I can do something similar back home, this won’t be any different!

[Yeah but...without Juno…]

[ka_sera_sera]

I'd focus on the tales of the frost giants and their queen. Surt and his fire giants too, but Queen Thiazi's been the most trouble lately.

[yamagishi]

Oh, I think I remember hearing a story about the Snow Queen! But that was from my childhood, I wonder if there is anything similar between them.

Still, I suppose talking to her wouldn't work either.

[ka_sera_sera]

Talking to who? Thiazi?

[Because, um... No? How about we don't.]

[yamagishi]

Um...yes?

[Blink blink.]

I’m sorry, did I say something wrong?

[ka_sera_sera]

I...

[He shakes his head. Man Jesus, the people you meet in this place.]

You do realize she wants to destroy this city and everyone in it.

[yamagishi]

Yes but…

[Then this was where Fuuka started to sigh]

I suppose I wasn’t paying much attention was I?

[ka_sera_sera]

I don't think it's a matter of attention. [More a matter of experience, and doubtless of personality. No reason to be rude, though, so he keeps that to himself.] Regardless, you should probably ask someone the next time you have any similar idea. Someone in the city patrol, probably, or the military.

[yamagishi]

[She gave a sigh]

In the end, I suppose I don’t have a choice but to talk to my friend about this. [She mumbled a bit] He does have a lot on his hands already but if I have do…

[ka_sera_sera]

As long as your friend doesn't suggest you actually visit her, you should probably be alright.

[yamagishi]

All right then, I’ll have to keep that in mind!

Thank again for your help, mister…. [Hey, wait a minute!] What’s your name again, sir?

[ka_sera_sera]

Roland Deschain. And you're very welcome, miss... [He looks for the last name on her replies, pronouncing it carefully.] Yamagishi. I wouldn't try to contact any of Asgard's enemies until you've either gotten permission from one of the gods, or made a network post about it. It could be very dangerous, to you and to Asgard.

[Does he seem stuck on this point? Yeah, he's a little stuck on it.]

[yamagishi]

Of course, I won’t! I might not know what is going on but I won’t go that far Deschain-san! I’m not that reckless, I can promise you that!

[Although, there was that one time she did lose her temper when Ken was gone missing. ...Or that she shot herself with her evoker and probably scaring her teammates but that’s for another time!]

But it is nice to meet you and thank again for the help!

[ka_sera_sera]

You're welcome, miss- ah, Yamagishi-san.

[Not that he knows what 'san' means. But she doesn't seem the type to be too insulted if he's gotten it wrong.]

[yamagishi]

[Blink blink]

You are more than welcomed to call me Fuuka if you wish. You don’t have to call me that if you aren’t uncomfortable!

[ka_sera_sera]

Honestly, I've got no idea what it means. [He smiles a little, apologetic but not at all embarrassed. These things happen when you spend any time speaking to people from different cultures.] Did I get it wrong?

[yamagishi]

Oh no, you got it right! It’s just a way of saying Mister or Miss in Japanese?

I wasn’t sure if it was making you uncomfortable though!

[And let the awkward sink in]