The man slowly felt a smile come to his face. So many people were finding his thread, and at least one was someone like him. Though, this 'Nix' wasn't very… clear, in what he was saying.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
Hey.
Just for security's sake, I would like to ask that you say who Claimed you, and something that proves you're telling the truth!*
There were a couple of words that Nix didn't understand at first, but he eventually got the message well enough.
Nix is typing...
Halm
Srry if im slow or bad at speling i just lerned how to red nd rite resintl y
(This is painful for all of us and I apologize lmao)
(I… It is going to be extremly soon that Serna is going to come in and start typing for him-)
Ahh… that made sense. The reading and writing part, of course.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
Okay!
Can you please say something that shows you aren't lying?
(Fair lol)
Nix considered for a few seconds on what he should say. Surely news had gotten around about what Halm had done to him, right?
Nix is typing...
Halm raped me
Brenn had just going through the threads when he saw one that caught his eye, good gods Felix and I aren't the only ones.
((Still trying to figure out the fancy stuff, lol))
* Aardvark is typing…* ((OOOf, HALPPP))
Wel, uhm I was claimed by Astral.
(Three astriks in a row on their own line will make the divider line, and putting this symbol: ` on either side of the text will do the fancy text font <3)
(Quote this post if you need to see it in action)
The man took a quick, sharp breath. It was true, then. He'd heard rumors, but Marcos hadn't been keen on letting him know just what had gone on. There was also the fact of the newest participant.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
I see, Nix. I really am sorry for what happened.
Is there any way you can verify this, +Aardvark?
(Btw- I'm using the + in place of the @ symbol so there is no accidental tagging <3)
Aardvark is typing
He took me a few months ago and I've been staying with him in his palace thing on the sun, and we'll he's pretty much just used me as his toy.
Simon’s eyes widened a bit at the message. He hadn’t known that there had been others that Astral had taken that were…ya know…still alive? Not completely broken yet?
Anonymous is typing
I didn’t know Astral still had other people like me that weren’t broken yet. But then again, the palace is pretty big.
Brenn was sort of surprised to knpw that Astral had been keeping another "pet" the same time he had him, but he wasn't shocked. He knew that the god had a habit of messing around with his older trinkets, and would sometimes take other people. He was used to it, but he didn't know that there had been another man in the castle.
Aardvark is typing
Yeah, I've been stuck here for a little bit.
Nix took his time reading over the messages, still having some trouble trying to process them.
Nix is typing...
im cass cat
Hes stuck here to
Simon shouldn’t have been as surprised as he was right now. He’d never really wandered around the palace that much, just staying in the area that had all the things he needed.
Anonymous is typing
Yeah, I’ve been here for probably about four months now.
Felix had gotten bored, and was just hanging out scrolling through a dumb chat room or something. Brenn had mentioned it the last time he had been sent to their apartment and saw a weird group. He clicked into it and stared in shock as he saw what it was about, 'Well shit. . .'
Felix_The_Cat is typing
Well, I'm currently dating Derlik right now, and I can vouch for +Aardvark. He's had it pretty rough when it came to the way that Astral has treated him.
This 'Nix' was starting to give the man a headache, but it made sense now. A cat, then. The chat had several people already, and the man couldn't help but feel sorry for the others. It seemed they had it worse than he did…
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
MongrelAsh69 is typing...
Oh? Who was this? The man paused in his writing, sitting back to see who the newcomer claimed to be.
Gareth stretched, letting out a yawn. He hadn't been human for long, but he'd decided to check some things out in his precious, limited time.
im stuck w/ Ass 2
+Aardvark not had mural shit don yet
Oh for the hate of the gods, did no one know how to fucking type?!
Wait, who else is stuck with Astral? Then he thought about it, Gareth had been turned into a human earlier that day and perhaps he had gotten on? He pocked his head out the kitchen and saw Gareth lying on the couch with a phone in his hands, "Whatcha doin?"
Felix just watched the next post show up, but he didn't respond, he wasn't too sure what it meant or anything, so he wouldn't respond.
Aardvark is typing
???
Gareth looked up, smirking some.
"What does it look like?" He said with a chuckle. He held the phone up, waving it around a bit. He hummed a bit, looking at the post.
MongrelAsh69 is typing...
Red mural, tell you deets irl
The man stood, making his way over to Brenn.
Torin blinked in surprise. Others? But…
SwearByTheStars is typing...
I thought Marcos said he hadnt claimed anone befor ? dont understand ?
The man sighed softly.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
That seems like a trend, here, no one knowing each other but everyone claiming to be Claimed. Which room are you in right now in the palace?
A test. After all, Marcos didn't live in a palace, he lived in a hall.
Cas hummed a bit as he browsed through his phone, looking at the screen curiously when he stumbled across a claimed chatroom. He wasn't great at the literacy thing yet, but he was a little better than Nix, at least.
Cas is typing...
Hello? whsts this?
He frowned a little bit.
SwearByTheStars is typing...
It's a hall not palce. and im in my room
Also for all yor demands for proof you havent given any of your own
The man was at his wits ends.
"Why does nobody here know how to fucking spell?!" He took a few deep breaths, taking a few deep breaths to calm down.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
This is a group chat for anyone and everyone who has to deal with being Claimed by gods. I assume you are the 'Cas' +Nix spoke of?
Good.
And seeing as I'm the one who started the chat, I didn't think it would be necessary, seeing as I, you know, showed I know what's going on by doing this in the first place??
Which room is yours? If you're really there we should be able to meet irl and prove we're telling the truth to each other.
*Torin raised an eyebrow faintly.
SwearByTheStars is typing...
Uhhh idk. i usually spend half of the day in the library or with marcos anyways. It's one of teh ones closer to Marcos's though
Cas is typing...
Nix is here?
Nix is typing...
hi cas !
The man narrowed his eyes a bit.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
Well, then, +SwearByTheStars, why don't we just meet outside Marcos's room then? That'll clear this all right up!
I'll be there in a few minutes.
Also yeah, +Cas, he's here.
_Brenn rolled his eyes moving to gently hug the man, "Astral hasn't bother you yet, has he?" He knew that the god had shifted Gareth back into human form for a reason, but at the moment he wasn't around, which was nice.
Felix_The_Cat is typing
Wait, Brenn, is that you?
_He recognized that nickname, when the two were in highschool together one guy started to call Brenn an AArdvark, and the nickname sort of stuck. (There's more to the story, but like it's sorta dumb))
( @Painted-Iris-is-now-old here is lol, what do you think?)
Gareth hugged back, chuckling dryly.
"No, not yet," he said softly. "But I'm waiting." He ruffled Brenn's hair lightly, looking down at the notification
"Looks like your ex recognized you," He said dryly.
MongrelAsh69 is typing...
Dont forget the figurine deary <3
Simon watched all the interactions take place, essentially openly gaping at this point. He’d never thought there were this many of them. Especially others claimed by Astral. Should he…go meet them? He considered it, but decided against it for the moment.
Anonymous is typing
Wow there really are a lot of us, huh?
Brenn sighed, "Let's hope he lets you be for once, okay? But you sort of bring it onto yourself you know, if you just don't say anything about him when he's around you'd be fine. It's not that hard." But he knew that Gareth hated the god, and would never hide, and never tried. When he saw the notification he sighed, "Chill, he didn't do anything okay? And plus, the last time we were sent down there he was nice, to the both of us."
Felix_The_Cat is typing . . .
Hello to you too, Gareth.
Aardvark is typing . . .
Both of you be nice to each other, please?
(holy-)
(OKAY I THINKKK I KNOW HOW I'M GONNA DO THIS EEE)
(Perfect! XD)
(Sorry I didn't explain it well)
"Hey, better me than you." Gareth gently kissed Brenn's cheek, taking his hand and bringing him over to sit on the couch with him.
MongrelAsh69 is typing...
Fine fine I will be
The man sat in the dark room still, the messages on his computer continuing.
ClaimedByAGod is typing...
There do seem to be a lot of us… It's a bit concerning, really.