forum Letters Across the Universe (Always open. Say you read page one stuff)

Started January 29, 2020 by @Althalosian-is-the-father book

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[attached to the letter are two photos, one of a young, red-haired boy of about 3 years being held by a young man who looks about 19-20 with spikey white hair, small horns and mostly black eyes with white pupils, both are smiling and laughing. The second is of the red-haired boy but much older, possibly 15-16, with freckles, glasses and small, deer-like horns.]

M.G.

That's him! Lucifer helped me turn him into a demon and we kept him. He works in the library now.
The white-haired one is me, it's not the best photo though. I know I said almost adopted before but y'know, I was wrong.

That sounds fun! I wish my sleeping schedule lined up with the others. I live in a house of eight, including me and Lucifer, and I barely ever see any of them. Except for Lucifer, he comes in late at night after working a lot and we hang out sometimes to help him relax. He has THE BEST recipe for fudge.

-Syth

[in addition to your two photos, there's a Polaroid of a chubby, freckle-faced redheaded girl smiling her brightest and another figure who's face is taped over with a piece of silver duct tape. As far as you can tell, he has a mop of tangled white hair and is wearing a blue coat]

Syth,

I see your photos of a redhead and raise you one. That is a photo of me (and Someone, but I'm mad at him, so he can kiss tape)
Also, there are libraries in hell???? Don't books burn? Is it rude to assume there' s fire in hell?
Third, how do you fit eight people into one house? Here, we have tents of two people connected by covered hallways.
Fourth, your son is adorable, I'm sure you're very proud. (not being sarcastic, he was a cute baby.)
Last, Do I smell feelings for Lucifer? I wudn't gon' say nuddn', but…

Dying for your terrible gossip,

M.G.

P.s. if you tell me the truth I'll tell you about Someone.

[Syth reattached M.G.'s photos]

M.G.

I'll answer in order so it's not overly confusing.

Redheads and white-haired people everywhere! Woah!
Yes, there are libraries in hell. Most of it if on fire but our part of the UpperLevels isn't. It's not rude, it's true. Though, I pretty sure most of them were lit by demons and not by nature.
It's not so much a house as a Manor… It's the biggest in Hell (I think), and it's super scary at night.
Yes, I am proud of my son. I didn't use to think of him as my son, especially as we appear the same age now. That's super disturbing.

WHAT? NO! No feelings, not for Lucifer anyway. He's more like an older brother. I think Levi stole his heart anyway.

-Syth
P.S oooo gossip, I've never gossiped before

Syth,

I find it hard to belive you've never gossiped before.
I'm a little bummed that I can't fangirl over you and Lucifer, but I think I'll be be good on romance for a while, as I get to host Cassian and Morrison’s wedding! They're getting married in a week and I don't have to do anything but let them have the Ombres. Yay!
Speaking of romance, a deal's a deal, I have to tell you about Someone.
To begin, his name is Finnigan. I don't think I need to go through how we met and whatever. But we were roomates for a while and stuff. I have a job that takes me around sometimes and I had to go on a trip, a small one, not like a pilgrimage or anything, it was about three hours. But anyway by the time I got back, he had left to have a tea party and sell his blood to the most evil person I know of.
It's been about two months, so I assume he's not coming back.

Good talking to ya,
M.G.

M.G.

I'm sorry about Finnigan. I really am.

A wedding? How cool! I snuck into a midground earth wedding once, it was beautiful. Hellish wedding are very different and I won't go into details.

I guess another reason why I wanted to adopt the child was because it was one of the only ways I could get my own. In Hell, most UpperClass demons have fixed magic, which makes them unable to create kids. It complicated.

I know I said no feeling for Lucifer but there might be someone else. I've never told anyone before. Aahhh this is scary! I don't even know you and I'm telling you everything! Is this normal?

-Syth

_{( aiGHT HERE WE GO FRIEN- )}

there were a few beeps, and then the recording started immediately with a crash.
"oh shoot- uhh, don't worry about that it's just arms. um, hi i'm.. a disaster clearly aha- my name is Hazel! it's nice to… hear your voice? this isn't exactly a meeting so- uh, yeah."
there was some small noises, as if someone rolled a chair to another part of the room
"ANYWAY! i'm Hazel- oh, i already said that.. um, i'm 20 i think? i'm not sure when my birthday is, so i just celebrate it whenever i feel like it! i'm a sort of data collector i guess you could say… i do a lot of computer work. um, i like to make things also!! anything that's a type of machine, i would like to make."
after a short pause, she started to speak again
"soo, you're Italian you said? that's pretty cool, i don't know any stereotypes, much less any negative ones, but they must suck if you don't like them that much. uhh, i can't think of anything else to say right now sooo, i guess that's it? i look forward to your message back Faryn!! uh, bye-"
the recording cut out abruptly with a few beeps to signify the end

radio static, for about a few seconds, then a female voice whispering, something that could be related to 'how in the world does this work-' a few more seconds of static, a sudden noise of wires frizzing broke in, a scream , then a sigh of relief

OK OMG I CANT BELIEVE SOMEONE AWNSERED-

the happiness-filled screams were interrupted by a crash

oww- well now since we've both have had crashing noises in our recordings, I can declare that we both a-disasters, Now, Hazel, you said you like to build stuff, well this nifty machine I happen to be communicating by is actually hand made! I could easily go buy one, but there's something special about building something from scratch- also forget what I said about the whole stereotype ramble, sometimes I tend to go off on topics that weren't even relative to the convo…so um yeah, sorry if I seem a bit dry, I get anxious sometimes, sorry. Well, let me tell you a bit more about me, I love to cook, paint, and sometimes work out. I really enjoy rock-climbing, it just fills me with adrenaline, You know? I/m bisexual, I really like rock and punk rock, I might look- er sound like it, but I really do! I'm really into anything you show me, now my best friend, Athena, that's another story, she's really rigid about what she spends her free time on, since she's always studying and busy.. but she's really nice, and thoughtful, and kind of pretty.
nervous laughter, then followed by a sigh, and some sort of cursing in Italian under her breath
I think I've talked way too much, I hope this was ok, have a nice day or night wherever you at, Goodby-  Audio was cut off and left the receiving end with static before going complete silent

Can I join! I would really like to share some of my universe with you all!

(Hey, our lord and savior, you have to ask Dom before joining, dude.)

How do I do that?

Syth,

Finnigan-shminnigan, SPILL! Wedding planning is boring, I need something actually interesting, like your gossip. Tell me who you're crushing on. And yes of course it's normal, I'm a third party light years away, I can't tell anyone anything and if I do it won't reach your friend group until so many years after the fact.
Anyways, I don't want to write your ear off.

TELL MEEEEEEEEE,
M.G.

P.s. I have to help Cassian claim his inheritance from his terrible mother, so I might be late to respond to your next letter.
y'know wedding stuff

M.G.

Okay fine! His name is Lestyr, he's the third duke, demon of Lust. I'm scared because he kinda swore off love a while ago and I don't want to make things awkward. But he has been coming to hang out with me all night a lot recently, I think the first time he lost a bet to Geer, but if they all are bets, he might be losing on purpose. Last time we all had a compulsory dinner (breakfast for me), he gave me such a nice smile, I could have melted, pretty sure he knows judging on how red I must have gone.

Aaaaahhh! I must be so red just thinking about him.

-Syth

P.S. That was really easy! And I wrote a lot more than I thought I would. ;^;

Syth,
I should be more excited for you, I'm sorry.
I have a story to tell you though.
Okay so I was gone for two days right? First day I was questing to pretend to be Cassian fiancée to scam his mother into giving him his inheritance, but the second day, I was just reeling from this letter I got from Finn. So apparently he's some kind of worldwide savior /savior thing and can't be bothered to come back and even ask about me.
He DID formally declare his love for me in writing, which I can use to sue him under the Strange code of lovers and Veriviane's law.
He'll have to come back if I sue him.
Anyway congrats! It's great that you found someone.
Sigh,
M.G.

Hi Kyle.
I am glad I was able to be helpful.
No I don't have any hobbies. At least not would one would consider hobbies. I'm rather busy, you see. But I do read when I get the time, as well as a daily exercise program I try to stick to. (I haven't been doing as well, lately.)
It is rather confusing. I'll try again. If I do nothing but follow my natural urges, no matter how strange, and don't try to rationalize it in a time of danger, I can use magic to basically be untouchable by an enemy. It will allow me to do gymnastics normally outside of what is possible, as well as some strength far beyond what I am capable of, and telekinesis as well. That's why it's so powerful. And why a few are jealous of me.
My trainer Silas (may he be damned) says I should learn to let go and let the magic fill me. Because I have a really hard time surrendering to something outside of my mind. Unfortunately, he is right. I have to learn how to do it. Asshole.
Hmm. I've never been to Wyoming. And I've never heard of Riverton. I've been to California a few times, but I've never left the west coast.
I live with my father too. I don't know if I can ask this, but why? What happened with your mother?
And I have a few friends from this one club thing I'm in, but that's about it. When you're concentrating on work and grades it's hard to have more than a few friends, you know?
I am afraid I don't know how to help you there. But I really advise you to get some help. If you can't deal with it now, it will only be a bigger problem in the future.
I would listen, I suppose. But I don't know if you would want to hear my advice.
Thanks for your well wishes.
All the best,
Daniella

-this letter was sent in on an old menu for a Chinese food place-

Hello, Daniella :D

Well, if you couldn't tell, I'm not very rich on paper or in general, so yeah. I had to deface this poor, poor menu. Welp, no one was using it anyway.

No hobbies? Well, that's not very… fun. Though from what you're saying, I'm guessing you don't really have time for much fun. Well, what kinds of books do you read? Do you have a favourite book? I'm not really much of a reader as I am a writer, but I still do tend to enjoy literature.

I guess your powers make more sense now. At least, I believe I understand how they work. It seems kinda cool, but I sure as hell don't want it. Too much responsibility. And I suppose you should learn to resent your trainer less? I mean, you've already admitted he's right, so I suppose there's no harm in letting go of your harsh feelings towards him? It seems he's only trying to do the best he can for you.

I've never left Wyoming, mainly 'cause I 1) can't afford to and 2) my dad won't let me. It kind of sucks.

Well, uh, my mom's kinda dead, so that's a thing. But I mean, it's alright I guess. I just kinda miss her. That aside, I'm not going to waste what little space I have on this menu with my tragedies.

I mean, I would get help, but I don't know who to get help from. And the last place I'd want to go is to my school counselor because I just know he'll give me some "solution" that won't actually work.

Well, with this sentence, I am running out of room to write, so I leave you with a parting question. If you were an animal, what would you be? Why do you think you'd be that animal?

Au revoir!
-Kyle

P.S. I'm thinking of getting my name changed, is that weird?

May I join please?