Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Because he has other worries right now

[murderacurry]

Who: Death and you
When: April 6th
Where: Everywhere seeing as he's sightseeing
What: The most unusual personification of death you will ever see.

You may have just been minding your own business same as always either shopping or working. But all of a sudden you hear a booming voice in your head as deep and echoing as a stone slab sliding shut in the deepest crypt in the bowels of the earth.

"WELL THIS IS TROUBLING. WE SEEM TO HAVE MANAGED TO MISPLACE OURSELVES, BINKY." The voice said however it was hard to tell if it was speaking to the person listening or to itself. Either way if one were to look around for the source they would not see anything. AT least until they would look right up overhead. Then they would see a white steed standing on thin air and on top of it rode a figure clad in a black robe with a hood.

Comments

[murderacurry]

Why is it that only the dead people don't freak out about him sometimes? Honestly he didn't even have his scythe out at the moment. If he had a face he would be making a suffering and weary expression right now.

"I DID YES. I WAS IN MY DOMAIN JUST ENJOYING A CUP OF TEA AFTER PRUNING THE GARDEN WHEN THE NEXT THING I KNOW I WAS IN A CRAMPED POD OF SOME KIND. LUCKILY IT WOULD SEEM BINKY WAS BROUGHT WITH ME." The robed figure said patting the white steed's main appreciatively to which the animal gave a snort and shook his head lightly.

[celestial_wizard]

Because your life ...er, death is suffering, Death. Or something. "You drink...tea..?" And...he gardens. And his horse's name is Binky.

... that may have just caused her What the fuck meter to explode.

"I-I see." Hang on, she's rallying to get her thoughts together again, and ... seriously, /BINKY/? That was too adorable a name. And Death rides him.

Maybe this is a very surreal dreams. Surreptitiously she pinched herself on the inner arm. "Ite.." Nope, not a dream. "Well.. I ... guess that shouldn't be that surprising now that I think about it. I mean.. I met a poltergeist the other day, and there's a God -- or was -- here. I haven't seen her in some time though."

[murderacurry]

No it's not. He doesn't go around killing people willy nilly. He follows the rules just the same as every other metaphysical servant of order.

"YES. ALBERT MAKES AMAZING TEA." Yes he has a buttler/servant named Albert. No he is not also called Batman.

He tilted his head curiously when Lucy pinched herself but didn't comment on that since the topic of a God came up.

"A GOD FROM ANOTHER WORLD? MY THE ONES RUNNING THIS PLACE CERTAINLY HAVE NO SCRUPLES IN WHO THEY CHOOSE." How troubling.

[celestial_wizard]

He has a butler named Albert. ....

Of course he does! WHY NOT? She kind of wondered if the others would even believe her if she told them about this encounter. It just seemed.. TOO FANTASTICAL.

Oh wait, he's talking again. "Y-yes, It's kind of surprising that whatever power is responsible for all of us being here, that they were even able to pull a God -and- yourself. That just seems impossible if I didn't see it for myself. Although I don't know what religion she's God of - she doesn't speak, except with these videophones."

[murderacurry]

Well if they didn't, she would just have to introduce him to the others.

"A MUTE GOD? THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT ONE FROM MY WORLD THEN. THE CLOSEST THING IS BLIND IO."

[celestial_wizard]

At least now she knew he liked tea, so ...even if he doesn't eat (what does Death eat anyway) she'd be able to be a good hostess and make some tea for him if she did.

"Ours either - but we've never met any actual Gods there. Just people who claimed to be such." Egocentric jerks. "Blind Io?"

[murderacurry]

As a matter of fact he did like to eat. Even if it wasn't necessary. He apparently enjoyed the taste.

"AH YES. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO CLAIM THAT KIND OF SEAT AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD ONLY TO HAVE IT PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM IN THE END." Hero types were usually the ones to do it. He's seen it happen so many times it's akin to a play from time to time.

"YES HE IS A GOD FROM MY WORLD. ONE OF MANY HOWEVER HE IS ONE OF THE BIGGER PLAYERS IN THE GAME OF DESTINY."

[celestial_wizard]

"Exactly. Which is a good thing for a lot of people that there are others who will protect innocent people and take down megalomaniacs like that."

A pause, because it still is a little WEIRD to her to be having such a casual, relaxed conversation with Death of all pe-- entities. "So.. you're familiar with wizards? Are there guilds where you're from too?"

... or not so much where he was FROM as uh... you know.

[murderacurry]

"INDEED. SUCH PEOPLE ARE NECESSARY TO THE WORLD. JUST AS MUCH AS I AM." Death certainly didn't hate his job but he wasn't the type to enjoy the death of others. It was a duty only he could perform to keep things in balance and to prevent an invasion of the undead into the world.

"I AM. THEY ARE ONE OF THE FEW WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE ME AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEPARTURE." That and they loved to summon him at inopportune moments like in the middle of a party.

"THERE ARE GUILDS THOUGH WIZARDS PREFER THE CASTE SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE UNSEEN UNIVERSITY. THERE THEY SHARPEN THEIR POWERS WHILE ALSO PLOTTING TO ADVANCE UP THE RANKS BY ELIMINATING THE PERSON ABOVE THEM."

[celestial_wizard]

Wait..wizards get to see Death himself? Oh oh, can they summon him in the middle of a Fairy Tail party?

Wait.. no. That'd be a terrible idea. Lucy would invite him properly instead. Except their next part would probably be a pool party and no one wants to see Death in speedos.

"By elimi... you mean they assassinate them?" What ever happened to good, clean, hard work and promotions by recognition of said hard work?

[murderacurry]

A normal invitation would be a refreshing change. Not that the ritual of Ashkente was known to Lucy and her friends so yanking him away at their whim wouldn't occur. And he would not give them the instructions for it anyway.

"YES. THE ONLY WAY TO CLIMB UP THEIR HIERARCHY IS TO FILL THE SHOES OF THOSE BEFORE YOU. EVEN IF YOU MUST EMPTY THEM FIRST."

[celestial_wizard]

That's all right, Lucy wouldn't want to use it anyway. She'd think it was too rude. "That seems a bit...excessive..." She shook her head. Then again, it might well be one of the more normal means of advancing through ranks in some guilds back home, so who was she to judge?

She glanced away from the specter to look at his horse, mulling the name over in her head again. Binky seemed so ... strange a name for a horse that he'd ride! "It's funny, I would have thought you would have a black horse to ride." That's how the saying goes anyway!