Dear Mun . . .

[Spencer reads everything quietly, then sits in silence for a few moments, contemplating what to say next. His mun has never been anything but good to him and this place doesn't seem... horrible. But he's surprised. He didn't think he'd be going anywhere else so soon. And the ideas of heaven and hell and paying for your sins... It all feels very Milton to him, and he's more of a Chaucer kind of guy.]

3 years, 6 months. That's how long I'm expected to stay there.

[Of course he's already calculated it. He'll never forget the three lives that he took, even if they all were righteous kills in the line of duty. And the lies he told during the drug addiction as well as the addiction himself would earn him at least six months.]

You know, the concept of Purgatory, while obviously being promoted by the Roman Catholic church, was also found previously in both Judaism and Buddhism. Interesting the conflicts that practitioners or different religions have when many of them actually believe in the same central tenets, such as the belief of a higher power or being, the existence of an afterlife, the practices that are considered sinful...

[He's good at hiding behind facts. That way he doesn't have to talk about how he feels about going to this place. It could be worse, and he does keep that in mind. He's got other things to discuss when his mun anyway.]

Um. Anyway. I don't care so much what you do with me. I'll be fine. But I'd appreciate it if you'd leave her alone. I don't see why she needs to be one of your "muses" as you hardly know anything about her. She needs to stay safe and not take risks, especially not coming around here where I... can't control who's here and who's watching her. More than 80% of the deaths that occur in cases of stalking are due to the victim becoming complacent. You could be putting her in danger and that's not worth it, even if you're trying to make me "happy". I'd just.. I'd be happier if we worked on her timeline, ok?

[This is Spencer being protective, if not a bit terrified at the entire prospect of him having a girlfriend. It's even more difficult for him than it would normally be because she's still such a mystery to him. But she loves him (even if he has no idea how he feels about her) and he can't let anything happen to her. Everything in his life is so tenuous. It's bad enough that his mun is taking him away from her to go to some game. Now he has to be concerned with what might happen to her in this world as well.]

This is... illogical.

What you're actually doing is called transference. You may be projecting it onto me, but you're actually the one who misses her. I hardly know her.

Now that you've watched her in action, you seem to agree that we'd be "perfect" for each other. You know, I'm sure your fascination with and ultimate desire to put me in a relationship stems from the fact that your own personal relationships are unsatisfying and-

[Mun glares at him.]

Fine. You're irritated because my observations are correct.

You know, many people think of Norse mythology as having to do with the countries of Scandinavia, when it's actually a subset of Germanic mythology. Most of the legends were lost until the Viking Revival of the 16th century.

I-It's a bit insane to send me to a real life version of Asgard, but I've learned that arguing with you usually proves futile. You want to put me in Odin, which makes the most sense. The fact that I'm to be given some sort of power is.. disconcerting. If you're having trouble choosing, a effective method is to usually write out the pros and cons of each choice.

Also, I direct you to Robert Frost's poem "Fire and Ice". Maybe that will clear things up.

You're drawn to the last three lines "... destruction ice / Is also great / And would suffice." Fire can do a lot more damage, but you see me as passive. Passive, but still able to inflict damage. Ice seems mostly harmless to the casual observer. There were 477 ice-related deaths in 2010.

Seems as though you've made your decision now.

Also, w-why are you looking at my supposed power as a weapon? Perhaps I'd rather use it to cook food or cool drinks.