(I'm not gonna quibble, but that's why the site notifies you when someone posts, is so you can find it at any time. I certainly hope the chat isn't dead, but be that as it may, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. And no need to apologize, I know I'm being the obnoxious one here)
Zach looked at the whole scene completely still and silent, all his debating powers used up. The part where Angel went rather upset shocked him too much. He didn't even really comprehend anything else, the first sound of the word 'killing' made him block out everything. All he tried to do was say,
'…you're really cute, ya know, I don't mind anything else, you're just cute…' all in a low whisper. Now he wondered whether he should leave or not, maybe taking Angel with him and hook up or something, or maybe another girl here.
”Well then you must have met me at some point as I am one of the Multiverse’s Reapers” the lotus masked figure claimed, stepping a bit closer to the person who brought the topic up.
”Perhaps it may be a coincidence but I somewhat recognize you—“ they were now only about two inches away from the person ”—what’s your name…?” the figure asked in an eerie voice.
'Wha-? Me?' He stared blankly at the stranger, trying to remember when he came in, but he figured that the room was probably half-full already.
'Oh, uhh, I'm Zach, Zachary, humanoid rat, planning to take over my dimension cause in my dimension, we have several worlds to teleport to that involve dead people, and I can manipulate them all. So far, there's only been one guy who was actually at that level, so tell me you're an overlord too, or at least are in power and don't just smile creepily, make witty puns and slash people for the "fun of it", it's a literal bloody waste of time.'
Angel sighed sadly, putting her back against the wall and slumping to the ground. She covered herself in her wings, putting her face in her hands. “…I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have yelled….” She said quietly. “I didn’t mean to….I don’t know what happened……I won’t do it again…”
“I-I’m sorry…..” She repeated, peaking out from behind her wings to look up at him.
Black Spades looked at the lotus masked figure. “. . .Are you talking to me, or are you talking to that disgusting rat?”
”In all honesty, both of you actually… as a Reaper, it’s always good to know the names that will be encrypted on the graves—I’m just joking” the lotus figure stated, turning on his heels and pacing around. He soon stopped and turned to his colleague in the corner.
”Are you just going to stand there and not say a single word?” he asked as the other hooded figure nodded.
'Oh… uh, I didn't mind that much… it's okay, really.' Now he was totally confused. He looked back at her through the wings, but then heard the other person speak.
'Excuse? I'm a rat, therefore, I'm disgusting? What's with everyone making fun of my fear of gross s–t when THAT broad can't handle a simple animal?' He scoffed and crossed his arms, a bit fed up and upset over the hubbub.
“…You’re not…mad?” She asked hesitantly, worried, “You’re not going to shatter me for yelling at you..?” Angel seemed confused as well, lowering her wings with sudden shock, a feather falling to her feet.
'Uhh, no. Not really. Just cause you yelled at me, it's normal… ah, right might not be normal for you, I get it.' He noticed one of the feathers falling down, and with nothing else bothering him, he picked it up and started playing around with it, blowing it in the air to try to show off his amazing lung capacity.
'What do you mean "shatter"? Not gonna shatter your gem if like…' then a thought struck him.Crystal women with no guts or flesh to keep them alive… what kept them alive? He glanced back in horror.
'Shatter? Like, crush your gem and kill you? Listen, villians are villains and all, but I'm not a psycho, killing is stupid because outside my universe, there's afterlives and ghost worlds and resting places, but other universes, you're just…' Zach knew he won the favour of some of the overlords here, but now he wondered whether he seemed weak in front of them. He had his ghosts with him still, but should he suspect an attack? He already got stabbed by one the crazies, and despite him being healed, his reveal that he was not a dangerous killer could lead to horrid outcomes. He decided to command the ghosts, silently, to form a thin, invisible barrier around him, just in case. It's very unlikely to be broken if a person wasn't physically a god.
Angel nodded slowly, looking away as if she was ashamed, “Yes…it’s our true form, everything else comes from our gem…I know organic’s deaths are gruesome… but ours…it’s just quick and simple and you’re…gone…It’s only after death where things get disturbing…” The Gem whimpered and shuttered, clearly bothered by something else. Hopefully his mind didn’t wander and think about what would scare someone who lives with that witch, Actinolite.
She would have chuckled at the whole feather display, but you know, she’s scared.
“You really mean it? You won’t?” She asked, her eyes sparkling with subtle happiness. This whole interaction would likely lead anyone to realize that where she came from, and her life, was far from ideal. Was this a normal thing for these gem people? Were they killed just for yelling at someone? What would life be like if it was that easy to die….?
He looked again in worry, letting the feather float down to the tiles.
'No… no, I wouldn't. It's crazy, don't worry about death here, I've got ghosts here.' He made himself walk away from the wall this time, closing the gigantic doors to block out the floods, for they have finally gotten rid of the last of the grime. His desires to have everything dry and tidy were heard by the ghosts, and one set out to blow the leaves and water away from the entrance into one of the mansions rooms. The sight reminded Zach that they existed at all. He walked towards one of them, a ghost following close behind to answer his want of protection.
'Hey, maybe you can take a break from dumb idiots trying to kill everyone all the time' he yelled to her, 'let's take another detour into a room, they link to further ones inside the house, ya know.'
“Thank you.” She smiled, though the thought of those horrible creatures still stuck in her mind. There were some things that she never wished to see again, and those things were definitely on her list.
Angel patiently waited for the ghosts to clean everything up, going to Actinolite’s side during so, who didn’t really pay attention to anything else except her work. Which looked like she was typing a bunch of weird shapes instead of letters, on some sort of document about some animal-looking thing.
“That would be nice….” Angel sighed, “Can Actinolite come along? She won’t do anything bad,” She looked up at her, “won’t you?”
Actinolite didn’t even look at her as she responded with a dismissive “Yes, yes…”
Angel then looked to Zach, waiting for his response.
(Is this a good time to poke the chat?)
(Pity. Perhaps it can start again.)
(We can retreat to my roleplay if you like)
(hi guys cool story internet went out for over a week, I MISSED EVERYTHING OH MY GOODNESS but nah this roleplay can be dead or alive, just whichever state you like, you can keep going)
(Dude, I’d love to continue, I get worried easily, lol)
(I'll add that I know I haven't contributed in a while and I'm working two days a week but I'd also still like this to live again if it got the chance)