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Oct 12, 2005 14:36

Hel.

(Insert vaguely edda-like poetry here).

7'+ a bunch.

Hidden left side.

Passersby may note a resemblance to Svava.

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halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:13:22 UTC

Námo is sprawled across a sofa.

He likes sprawling.

His blue eyes latch onto something new. Something unusual. Something ... not quite alive, not quite dead.

Interesting.

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:15:37 UTC

She looks up and turns her head. Seeking the other thing that resonates to the bit of her that is a god.

Her left side is kept to the wall, but eventually she notices the cat and looks back at it evenly through her only good eye.

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:20:37 UTC

The tiger tabby stretches once.

Greetings, he sends to her, his voice soft, lyrical. Are you new to this place?

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:23:27 UTC

"Greetings."

Her voice is softly slurred, pulled by the mummified left half,

"Not new, but I have not been here in a long time. I can't always find the door."

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:25:51 UTC

Doors can be tricky here. They come and go as needed. I am Námo. Would you care to sit with me?

His tail thumps on the cushion next to him.

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:30:08 UTC

She looks at the couch, and its lack of walls, for a few seconds.

But Námo feels right, so she lifts her skirts a bit and moves over to where he is. Her hair falls over her face, hiding the left, and she arranges herself so that the fewest passersby will get a glimpse.

"I am Hel. Thank you."

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:33:01 UTC

He shifts to be closer to her, his tail swaying rhythmicly.

You seem uncomfortable here. Are others unkind to you?

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:37:25 UTC

"I'm not used to living things."

She says after a while,

"Or anything with a brain, really. The dead get really, really stupid in Niflheim, and I can't leave. Except when I come here."

And after another pause,

"And Men are usually afraid of me. I'm very ugly."

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:40:17 UTC

He looks at her, seeing as much as he can see.

I think you quite fair to look upon.

Námo curls up against her thigh.

I know about the dead, though the dead in my Halls do not become stupid. They become sullen, separate, and they dislike me for being their Keeper. The Men moreso than the Elves since the Elves know they have the right to rebirth. 'Tis a lonely Duty.

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:42:53 UTC

She turns her head, and shows the dead half of her body.

"I'm not. I'm ugly. Almost right, but not. He said that I was worse than my brothers. They don't look anything like the gods, but I almost do."

The fingers of her living hand find the itchy spots on the cat-body and scratch gently. One of her brothers is a giant wolf, she's pretty good at scratching.

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:45:49 UTC

Námo purrs a soft song as he leans into the touch.

Death is not ugly, even in its physical form. I find nothing unbecoming of your physical appearance, Lady. I stand by my declaration that you are beautiful.

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:47:35 UTC

Hel is hugging the cat-shaped Námo. There may even be a tear, from her working eye.

"Thank you."

Only her father has ever said that to her.

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:51:45 UTC

Hugging is something he does not truly mind in this form.

You are most welcome, though why you would thank me for a truth, I do not know. How long have you been here? Have you met many of the patrons?

banished_to October 12 2005, 05:53:39 UTC

"This time I have only been here for two days."

She sets him back on the couch, but continues to pet him gently,

"I know three people. Four, if you count the Valkyrie. Six if you count the alternate world versions of my father and oldest brother."

She doesn't like Valkyrie.

halls_of_mandos October 12 2005, 05:58:50 UTC

There are many here who are a pleasure to be around. I have met several such people, as well as a few I would prefer to ... avoid. They make my head ache some of the time.

He continues to purr.

I have been here for almost a month now, leaving only twice.

banished_to October 12 2005, 06:02:01 UTC

"I think I was first here...eight or so months ago, by the bar's clock. But it has been centuries for me. I don't want to leave again. I get so tired of grey..."

She trails off after a moment, fingers stilling before she gives herself a little shake,

"The trees are beautiful. I like the reds, even though it means that the leaves are dying."

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