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[infinitydevourer]

Lady, you better be pulling my leg here. Why does that blowhard get a shot before I do? I was there first! Doesn't it make more sense to complete applications in sequential order? You should start by deleting his ASAP and then finishing mine so I can claim my proper position as First Place.

Speaking of firsts—echoes. I don't like that echo. It's boring. Make it a different one.

You're really bad at this whole applying thing, aren't you? Look at all these simple mistakes. I want to believe in you, really, but you're looking more and more hopeless by the minute.

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[gardenprince]

The fact that your mundane has enough motivation to place you somewhere should be considered a gift. Mine is indecisive, and so I remain here.

[infinitydevourer]

A gift? That would be a generous way of putting it, yes. Of course, this motivation is in part due to how difficult it is to place me anywhere. There are so few of their "jamjar games" that can easily house an Avatar of Death, you see. Passing up such an opportunity would be a regretful error.

Indecision sounds like a lame excuse. Maybe you're just really boring.

[gardenprince]

By way of an avatar of death, does that make you of any relation to Hades?

[ His arms fold against his chest, golden jewelry sounding softly as it bumps and shifts, and finally comes to rest. ]

I am far from boring. I was the Prince of Troy, some time ago.

[infinitydevourer]

Hmmm... [hang on gotta google] Ahh, yes, I see now. No, your mythological figures are completely unrelated to me. I am Skeith, the Terror of Death who rides the Cursed Wave. If you were to compare me to one of your made-up deities it would be better to start with Morrigan, I believe.

"Some time ago"? So what, you're not anymore? Wow, and you almost sounded interesting for a second there.

[gardenprince]

I have never heard of or met the god Morrigan, but I suppose there are gods that exist without our knowledge.

[ His cheeks are flushed with indignation, his jaw set, and his chin lifted. Skeith have officially managed to get under his skin. But in all fairness to the avatar of death, it's really not that difficult. ]

But they are not made up, as it was Apollo that took me and granted me immortality thousands of years ago against my will, [ because years blend so easily; do not trust this prince with google ] and so I have every knowledge that they are not simply made-up.

Where is your wave?

[infinitydevourer]

That would be correct. "Morrigan" exists; whether or not you know of her has no effect on this reality.

[Getting under people's skin is exactly what Skeith strives for. He grins wide, chuckling a little at the clear display of flustery.]

Is that so? How very interesting. Perhaps I've underestimated your world's stories. But then again, I find it difficult to take the words of fallible humans at face-value.

My Wave? Oh, around, I'm sure. I know at least one of them often wanders these shores.

[gardenprince]

You would get along well with the gods of my world.

[ It's been quite a while since the blonde existed among his people, a true prince of Troy, but he still seems to have the haughty and the huffing at his disposal. ]

Is it true that no god can lie? Or is that merely the gods that I have been surrounded by until we have met?

[infinitydevourer]

I'll take that as a compliment. Your gods are interesting to me.

If your gods are anything like mine, it's not a matter of being able to lie or not. We simply don't see the purpose in it. Lying is detrimental to itself; any reasonable person will distrust someone they know to lie. It's much more profitable to answer truthfully or not at all.

[gotintherobot]

Is going first really that important to you?

[His voice is kinda quiet. Have fun, Skeith.]

[infinitydevourer]

I'm sorry, what was that? You're going to have to speak a little louder. I almost thought you asked me a stupid question.

[oh boy]

[gotintherobot]

...Nevermind.

[A sigh.]

I guess I shouldn't've said anything.

[infinitydevourer]

Aww, come on, and we were having such a pleasant conversation!

But since you did ask, I am the First of the Eight Phases. Naturally, I am inclined to be first at everything else as well.

[gotintherobot]

I don't really know what that means, but I don't think it works that way.

I mean, being the Third Child doesn't mean I'm third at everything.

[As far as he's concerned he's probably last at almost everything.]

[infinitydevourer]

That's because no one wants to be third. If you aim for third, you must be doing something wrong.

To be first is to be an innovator, a leader. Isn't it the role of an eldest sibling to be an example to the rest?

[gotintherobot]

[So he's just selectively picking and choosing his perception of reality, huh. Well, Shinji Ikari of all people is not going to call him out on this.]

Doesn't mean the eldest will do a good job.

[infinitydevourer]

Are you doubting my abilities as an eldest sibling?

[ironically he isn't even the eldest despite being the first phase, damn you macha and your existing before anyone else]

[gotintherobot]

I can't really judge abilities I've never seen.

[You're a weirdo. He's not looking forward to this.]

[infinitydevourer]

If I wanted to, I could make your brain do cartwheels. Do you want to know what that feels like?

[gotintherobot]

...Ah, that's okay, I wasn't saying I wanted to see it or anything!

[Why this.]

[infinitydevourer]

Are you sure? It could be fun! Doesn't it sound like fun? Of course it does, that's why I used the word "cartwheel." [cartwheels are fun, right?]

Though actually, it might be more accurate to describe it as a sensation of your brain melting out of your skull as your body slowly disintegrates into a sea of endless pain and torment.

[vanisland]

I've give up on most of the things these people do "making sense". That's just how humans are.

[infinitydevourer]

Ahhh, and that's another fascinating topic! Humans. What will it be like to be human, I wonder? I certainly hope I won't be as hopeless as my puppeteer, or as pitiful as the mind I devoured.

What do you think, my fair new friend?

[vanisland]

I don't actually know what to expect out of that. No, more like I can't imagine it.

And just because we have a few similar interests doesn't mean you get to call me a friend.

[infinitydevourer]

I have a bit of experience on the subject. [pros of being fused with a human mind] Still, it's a difficult concept to comprehend. I'm quite attached to my programming, it's so much more efficient.

What about chum? Can we be chums?

[vanisland]

Well, if we're still as much ourselves in this "new life" as before, it shouldn't be too different for me.

What are we, fish? [...was that a joke?]

[infinitydevourer]

Hmm, this is true. Although, I believe you won't have to adjust to being a living entity, so that's not really a fair comparison to myself.

Buddies? Amigos? Cohorts?

[vanisland]

What we may or may not have doesn't need a name.

[infinitydevourer]

How cruel. You might hurt my feelings if you say something like that.

I've got a built in thesaurus, you know. We could be here all day, compadre.

[moon_flicker]

Hi, Skeith!

Are you going somewhere? [Just gonna ignore all those complaints, yup.]

[infinitydevourer]

Why if it isn't my favourite hacker! I wasn't expecting to see you here, but I can't say I'm unhappy about it. [and Skeith doesn't mind because you're cool in his book, ty for fixing his dumb host that one time]

A funny little game called savetheearth. The plans are already in place, it's just a matter of moving on to the next step. [ie. not procrastinating]

[moon_flicker]

It's great to see you, too! I mean, we never really got to talk face-to-face before.

[Don't mention it! Besides, he'd been wanting to experiment on Haseo's PC for some time. It was the perfect excuse to dig around in his code.]

You're going to save the world? That sounds like a lot of fun!

[infinitydevourer]

I guess we didn't, did we? But it's not such a big difference to me, I don't talk face-to-face to most people anyway.

Eh, maybe. [SHRUG. technically it'd be the second time.] It sounds better than staying in limbo, anyway. What about you, hmm? Don't you ever get sick of this place?

[moon_flicker]

[The horned boy shakes his head enthusiastically.]

No way! I get to meet all kinds of people here. It's really interesting! [Socializing is his favorite part of The World, too.]

By the way, do you like the upgrade? Xth form is really cool, isn't it?

[infinitydevourer]

Really? I don't get that. There's no way to gain any real power over anyone in a place like this, if I had to stay here I think I'd die from boredom.

It was certainly useful, though I do miss that armour Haseo had before. You changed our colour scheme. [he was a little attached to the whole scary spiky black theme, what can I say]

[moon_flicker]

Well, I like meeting new people and making friends, but it makes sense that the Terror of Death wouldn't find that quite as fun.

It didn't really suit him any more, though. Besides, you were already wearing white.