Yay, Höðr

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Really? You want to drag me out of the peace and darkness of a canceled series and drop me into some game without my family, and you're going to do it from the point where I've just entered into a dysfunctional marriage with Hel.

Brilliant. I hope you're freezing your tits off right about now.

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[infernoandhearth]

Well, I suppose of anyone, it's alright if it's you. Better than Tyr. [Ugh.]

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Just tell me you aren't as big of a wanker as Colin Gundersen.

[infernoandhearth]

That would be difficult, wouldn't it?

Not really.

Not mostly.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

That makes me feel all warm and-- No, wait, no it doesn't.

[infernoandhearth]

Have you tried sitting in a fire, yet? Might that work?

[allthingsdarkandcold]

My father-in-law, you know, Loki set my bed on fire. I'd say that counts.

[infernoandhearth]

And?

[allthingsdarkandcold]

And I burned my hands putting it out, but it didn't make me any warmer.

[infernoandhearth]

This requires some more looking into. You really must come here. I might even be able to help. I bet Colin can't do non-consuming fire, not properly.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

None of us can do our god thing properly because we're just shadows of the real thing. The only thing worse than that would be being Hod in all respects.

[infernoandhearth]

You're a bit odd, you know. My Hod was just a sort of regular war god. Then again: you're more interesting.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

I missed out on being the blind war god to be the god of all things dark and cold. Yay me.

[infernoandhearth]

Well, I mean, other you does do the dark and cold thing, but he always rather seemed to like it, to me. In a reserved, quiet sort of way. I suppose it's all luck-based, what you get, with you lot. [Shrug.] Sorry about Hel. Colin didn't half mess her up.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Is this the same Hod who Loki tricked into killing Balder, resulting in his execution? Because I can see how he'd appreciate that.

[worldserpent]

.. Hel?

[infernoandhearth]

It wasn't supposed to kill him.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

What was it supposed to do?

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Goddess of the underworld. The best thing about her is that she made me feel.

[infernoandhearth]

Just to prove that there was something that could hurt him. It wasn't supposed to be possible, so I wanted to prove that it was, and make it no-one's fault. That bit was important.

[worldserpent]

I know who sshe is. She's my sssister. There are many good things about her.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

I think we can all agree you fucked that one up, but if that Hod is like me, death's more a favor.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

Which way is she your sister? I mean Balder's my brother, but really he's my grandfather who we tell everyone is my cousin.

[infernoandhearth]

Yes, well. I do realise that now. Even if I think everyone went rather over the top with their reaction. I didn't kill you. Him.

I dropped in for tea once I got out. He seemed alright. I can't promise that with how things work for you, though.

[worldserpent]

In the manner that Loki is our father, Angrboða our mother, and Fenrir our brother.

[allthingsdarkandcold]

No one's going to know how things work out for me unless something drastic happens to continue my family's story. Otherwise I can go into the black knowing that my asshole brother gets to ride off into the sunset with not just my first goddess, but my other brother's "true love" who should have been his Frigg.

All things dark and cold, right up the ass on that one.