...welp.

[sowelldressed]

Yes, I am grateful you opted not to go the "prissy little bitch" route with the name.

No, I am not looking forward to this... "partnership."

Nor, might I add, the tentative plans you already have swimming about this abyssal pit you call a mind.

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[norse]

Are they really so awful, those plans? [ Inclining his head, because — ] The title you were bestowed is, indeed — ah, fortunate.

[sowelldressed]

[Huh. Not someone he would have expected to ever have a conversation with.]

Being turned into a monster slowly and painfully over several months worth of time does not sound very appealing to me. [His head lifts subtly, an eyebrow quirked slightly in acknowledgement.] I rather like the compliment, especially from whom it was given.

[norse]

[ He tends to get around, surprisingly (New Mexico can attest). To the respectful comment he inclines his head, focusing rather on the other's woes. ]

A plight that some have suffered in ages past, yet weathered well. Even so, the prospect is hardly an alluring one, aye — you've my condolences if 'tis to be your fate.

[sowelldressed]

[That causes the eyebrow to cock up even further.]

I know there are horror shows and fright films on the subject matter, but having someone--even an alien from another planet--say it so casually out loud makes one wonder just what the hell some people have been doing out there. [He takes a breath and resumes more calmly.] This isn't someone's science experiment gone wrong. It's supernatural forces and mythology--

[He stops. Stares at Thor for a moment. Shakes his head, adjusts his glasses, and laughs airily.]

Never mind. What do I know about such things.

[norse]

A great many dark forces wreathe the lives of the unfortunate across the Nine Realms. Still, their suffering and my experience dealing with it does not obscure your fears, which are sensible. You must only be brave, weather the storm, and things will be put to rights.

[ Just hit shit, bro. 99% of the time it's a solid plan. ]

[sowelldressed]

'Look on the bright side' my writer says. 'You'll get nifty powers and enhanced strength and be hard to kill!' [He levels a flat stare at Thor.] Neither those words nor the ones you've just spoken make it any better.

[But he likes the sound of his own voice to talk out of things. It's his thing. That utterly fails him in the end, but shhhh.]

[norse]

'A man who will not help himself is hardest to save', as my father would say. [ There, there, Wesley, have a clap on the shoulder sorry about the weight. ] Speak as though defeat is all that lies within your grasp and I assure you, my friend, it will be.

[sowelldressed]

[Oh for crying out-- he winces a bit but otherwise keeps a straight, neutral reaction for the manhandling.]

Hmm. [...] Wise words. I'm not here to admit defeat. Merely stating the facts for how they are. It won't be pleasant; I won't enjoy it. But that by no means signals that I will give into defeatism.

[Just complain heartily for a bit. Sue him.]