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[despisesthegods]

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[On the other end is a young boy who couldn't be older then about 6 with short blond hair and blue eyes. He doesn't really seem to realize that he's being recorded, after all, what the hell is a recording device? It's obvious by his expression of confusion and fascination that he has absolutely no clue what he's doing with the device or even how to properly use it. Oh boy.]

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[To anyone around Memoria park in Genessia City, there's a 6 year old kid wandering around. He's obviously confused, but for a kid, he seems to be holding up fairly well, until he suddenly has to hold his nose all of a sudden because it starts bleeding on him. He oddly looks like he's really not feeling well and getting sick, and from the way he's got his hand to his head, no doubt his head must be hurting fiercely. Especially since he suddenly just plops himself on the ground against a tree. Yeah, Styxx was not doing well in this new set-up.]


[[OOC Note: Please note that Styxx can read minds and at this age tends to slip up more, so if you do not want Styxx to be able to read your character's mind, just let me know.]]

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[phoenixstrut]

[She sighs, no wondering how on earth she's supposed to get him to turn back. She's got a million questions. Will SHE shrink down like this? Will he go back to normal anytime soon? What's going on?


Regardless of the absurdity if the situation, she's now got a child on her hands who is, she's sure, entirely alone. She can't just leave him out here like this...]

Do you have a place to stay until we figure this out?

[despisesthegods]

[He shook his head. Normally he'd try to find an inn but....he had no coin to pay for it. Maybe an innkeep would accept a trade? Not that he had anything other then the clothes on his back though.]

[phoenixstrut]

[She can't just leave him ...]

I have an extra room in my apartment that you could stay in, if you'd like. [She gives him an encouraging smile.] I can make dinner for us too.

[despisesthegods]

[For a moment, there was the look of a child who seemed surprised that someone was being so nice to him, and he looked like he might smile and eagerly accept before.....becoming more reserved again.]

There's no need to put yourself through so much trouble for me.

[phoenixstrut]

[She catches onto it, and makes a silent note for later.]

It's no trouble at all. It'll be nice to have the company.

[despisesthegods]

[He still seemed to hesitate.]

Father won't be pleased if I don't get home though....and....I can't leave my brother alone.

[He was the big brother. It was his job to protect his little brother, and....Acheron needed him. Not to mention, he and his brother were best at each others backs.]

[phoenixstrut]

[its a more pitying look she gives him now.]

I'm... not sure there is a way home, Styxx. I haven't met anyone who knows how to go back yet.

[She's been honest with him this far.]

[despisesthegods]

[He knows she's not lying. He can hear it in her mind, and yet....if his brother were here with him, he probably wouldn't want to go home. If they could live somewhere where nobody was going to hurt them, that alone would be enough reason to stay.]

I know....but my brother.....he needs me. It's my job to take care of him.

[Since nobody else would.]

[phoenixstrut]

[She takes it in stride as best she can. It's always harder when kids are hesitant for genuine reasons.]

I know... I'm sure your brother will be okay though, if he's anything like you. At least until we figure out how to get you home.

[If they can figure it out.]

[despisesthegods]

[He shook his head.]

I'm the big brother. It's my job to protect him.

[If Styxx wasn't around to sneak Acheron food or take the fall for his brother, he worried what their father might do to him.]

[phoenixstrut]

I know...

[She sighs, regarding him carefully.]

Do you think that maybe time is frozen back home? Since this is a different... realm?
[It's something she's entertained thoughts of herself. Maybe she's just worried about what the state of her people might turn to if she's actually been taken.]

[despisesthegods]

Is that possible?

[Was it possible to do that with time? He didn't know.]

[phoenixstrut]

[She sinks a little more.]

I don't know. But if they were able to pull us here without our knowing how... it's possible, right? That's what I think happens, at least.

[Maybe she's just trying to reassure herself, as well as little Styxx, but it's possible.]

[despisesthegods]

[He still wished that his brother was here with him even if he hoped she was right. He wasn't used to not having his brother around and it felt odd.]

[phoenixstrut]

I'm sorry. It's a little scary, but it's not bad here. Can you tell me about your brother while we walk?

[despisesthegods]

I'm not scared.

[He wasn't. His home was scarier then this to him.]

What did you want me to tell you about him?

[phoenixstrut]

[Her smile returns. She keeps forgetting he's Styxx.

She pushes herself to her knees, then up to her feet before she dusts off her legs.]

Well... What's he like? You said he looked like you...

[She glances back at him, though she starts to slowly make her way to the park's entrance, motioning for him to follow.]

[despisesthegods]

The only difference between us is that Acheron has silver eyes, and I have blue eyes.

[That's it on the physical looks anyway. He left out that Acheron's eyes swirl too. That tended to freak people out too much.]

[phoenixstrut]

Silver eyes? Some of the angels I know have silver eyes, [she tells him, leading him carefully out of the park, houndour in tow.] My brother had gold eyes, just like me.

[Her eyes glitter with that warm Light, just for a moment.]

[despisesthegods]

The say my brother was sired by a god and that's why he has silver eyes. They hate him for it. But my brother is kind. He'd never hurt anyone. I don't understand why people hate us. Did we do something to make them hate us?

[But considering Styxx's own abilities, he was sure that he was the one who should be hated. Not Acheron. He was the one who heard the voices.]

[phoenixstrut]

[Whoa. She's not expecting that at all, and turns to look at him properly, concern all over her face.

She's quiet a few moments, processing it all, then crouches again to get back down to his level. She wants to reach out to comfort him, but she keeps her hands to herself.]

No, [She shakes her head.] I'm sure it has nothing to do with you or your brother. Sometimes grownups just... don't know how to handle their emotions very well. [Sired by a god? That... almost sounds like Greek myths she's read. Children have no control over infidelity, if that's even the case here. She can only assume.] There's no way they could hate you...

[despisesthegods]

[Styxx looks sad then.]

They do. Acheron and I....we only have each other.

[phoenixstrut]

[She mirrors the emotion so easily, staring at him in disbelief. Had his childhood really been so terrible? She's had other children in her time as a guardian in similar situations, and it hurts each time, but.... ishe's never come across a child so sure if it. Especially not a little prince, and especially not one so selfless toward his brother.

She wants to hug him so badly, to just reach out, draw him near, and share her warm uplifting Light. To touch him, though, not knowing how he's physically treated back home, is entirely out of the question. Instead, she just slowly offers her hand and looks him in the eye.] I'm so sorry your brother isn't here, too, Styxx... but maybe it's a blessing in that you are.

No one is going to hurt you, here. I won't let them.

[despisesthegods]

[He wouldn't say he'd count it as a blessing with his brother not here with him, but he looked a little surprise to hear her say something like that. Then again, kindness was a rarity.]

[phoenixstrut]

[The surprise only makes it hurt a little more.]

Is there anything I can do to make it better?