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[themuseabandonsyou]

[ It's late evening when Orpheus's video goes up, finding him standing outside a what looks like a small shop in Willful Machine, though the sign is only partially in frame. True to form, he also seems to be having some trouble getting the camera pointed fully at his face, also only partially in frame. ]

Hi, everyone? [ he says, waving, the camera swaying slightly as he shuffles out of the way of someone trying to get by him on the sidewalk. ] I'm Orpheus, and I, um. I found this artisan who says they can make blood into jewelry? And they seemed pretty interested in mine.

[ He frowns a little, turning his back to the shop and lowering his voice slightly. ]

I'm just not sure if it's a good idea? Giving my blood to someone else, when it seems to have so much power here? But I wanted to surprise my wife with a real wedding ring, since I couldn't afford one when we got married.

[ Something seems to occur to him, and he pauses, thinking. ]

Would it be better to try to find something else, though? I thought maybe if it were made from a part of me it would be more personal, but now that I say that, it sounds kind of off? The people here don't seem to mind it, but...

[ He trails off, glancing back over his shoulder at the shop behind him. ]

Comments

[laminae]

it belonged to someone important to me
that's about it

[It could magically change your hairstyle, but he never learned that until after the whole Death mess. It being Bubblegum's was what mattered.]

[themuseabandonsyou]

That makes sense.

[ And Orpheus is maybe assuming it was a reminder of someone who passed on or went far away now, but that's beside the point. ]

What were the Dead Worlds like, though? If it's okay to ask. You said Death seemed okay?

[ That's... a little more than Orpheus can say for Hades, so maybe that means Fern's afterlife is a little nicer. ]

[laminae]

well i only went to one
it was dark and mostly full of sand and skeletons
so pretty boring overall?
nothing amazing

Death played the drumbs
he's a master of death metal
he also has a skull for a face and seemed pretty chill overall

hhhhhh notif troubles, apologies

[themuseabandonsyou]

Oh, there's more than one? Well, boring is better than some of the things it could be instead, at least.

What's death metal?

can we wrap this?

[laminae]

a type of music
really loud angry stuff
there's usually a lot of yelling