Homeless. Canon is Garth Nix's The Keys to the Kingdom

[rebuilding]

Hello again, friend.

It's been quite some time, hasn't it? I'm a little surprised you haven't visited sooner, but then again maybe it's not so surprising, with so many different characters vying for your attention.

So then! Are you just here for a chat, or do you have something else in mind? Have you finally decided to send me somewhere? I won't deny it would be a little frustrating, but certainly interesting to spend time in a place... how should I put it... outside of my sphere of influence.

Ah, I see you don't have any particular plans at the moment. That's fine! I'm sure you'll figure something out eventually. In the meantime, we can just talk, if you'd like. I'd like that.

Your friend,
Art

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[rebuilding]

You could put it that way, if you wanted. In reality, I was given the face of a particular person because my friend thought it was a "good fit" for me.

[gimmeyourfear]

[Stephen rubs his (rather handsome, mind) chin in thought.]

I suppose...though, when I think of architects, I think of the old man from the Matrix series, and, eventually, Will Ferrell in the MTV movie awards parody of them.

[rebuilding]

Actually, that's not a bad way of thinking about it. My case is pretty different, but essentially it's a similar job to the one in the movies.

[gimmeyourfear]

With computer code or actual Creator code?

[rebuilding]

No codes. It's... a little hard to describe. I guess you could call it magic. But really it's... pure creation.

[gimmeyourfear]

So you're like your world's God.

[BLASPHEMY]

[rebuilding]

That's about right.

[gimmeyourfear]

[More blasphemy!]

Are you worshiped?

[rebuilding]

[If Art's aware of how Stephen thinks of it, it doesn't show.]

Not at all. I don't want to be, either.

[gimmeyourfear]

[He's a faux celebrity, so it's really no big deal in the end, yeah?]

Then who in your world do people believe in?

[rebuilding]

Whoever they want, I suppose. And who's to say they're wrong? In the end, there's still things I don't understand, myself.

[gimmeyourfear]

Ah. It sounds rather complicated.

[rebuilding]

It is. It was... kind of a long, rather confusing journey.

[gimmeyourfear]

[Not unlike another journey...]

Do you have any helpers? Interns?

[rebuilding]

I do, actually. My good friend Suzy is quite the help to me.

[gimmeyourfear]

[...well, that's different.]

At least you got that going for you.

[rebuilding]

I have other helpers too, but Suzy's the best. She's... eccentric, but eager to assist.

[gimmeyourfear]

Sounds like good wife material.

[Just think about what you said, not!Elijah Wood, and it sounds great. It really does.]

[rebuilding]

[Oh he just bursts out laughing.]

Honestly I haven't thought about that sort of thing! I've been quite busy.

I don't think I'd mention it to her, though. She'd probably get indignant about it.