[ It's silly but he really likes music so Peter can't be too mad about the curse. He even mutters a 'Thank, I'll be here all night' at the brief applause. ]
Ey, you recognized it! That's a first, I always had to explain my team who were the singers of each song I played. And uhm...I'm not all sure why I did this.
[ The confession comes so unexpectedly at the end that it almost gives Peter whiplash. He goes silent for some long seconds and then turns his replies to video. ]
I'm sorry, Nero. It must have been really hard. [ Peter can relate, to this day it still hurts to think about Yondu. ] Were you very young?
Look, I may not know all the classics, but I know a lot. Helps to pass the time when you're in boring sermons that lasted half a day or more. All that preaching and barely any breaks for anything.
[Nero doesn't even mind it when it swaps to video, and it shows him in a corner of Frigg's district, slowly working away at the engine of his van. He exhales, not wanting to talk about it, but the curse still having other plans.]
Sort of? I was adopted pretty early, when I was four. [Lips go thin at that, Nero frustrated that he's simply spewing all this out with no restraint.] Got raised by Kyrie and Credo's family till I was about twelve. [A pause, and he twirls the wrench in his hand, thinking how to word himself.] Then one day, I came home to find Credo comforting Kyrie, and he told me the news. Their parents were just... gone. Killed by demons in an attack that day.
[Nero was a believer and had good faith as a child- only for that faith to be broken by Fortuna's treatment of him, his never knowing of his true parents, and the death of his foster ones. That was the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak, and turned him into a non-believer on an island full of worshippers to a legend he didn't think ever existed.
The news of his foster parent's death was hard, but he'd believed it as a boy. He hadn't known the secrets of the Order, back then. But even now, he's certain it wasn't a demon attack at all. To this day it still weighs heavy on his heart.]
[ ooc: Omg I just found this reply buried in my inbox, I am so sorry. Also, I'd totally understand if you want to drop the thread;; ]
Sermons that lasted that long? God, what did you do to deserve that? You are that religious or it has to do with the whole 'I live in literal hell'? Do the sermons keep the demons at bay boring them to death?
[ It's really shitty that they have no brain to mouth filter right now. Damn the God's curses. Peter can't help but watch Nero's explanation with an increasing concerned face. He's at a loss about what to say to all that except that he's sorry. ]
That's awful, I wish you never had to go through that. Do you...do you want me to come over? talk in person or do something to distract ourselves?
[Shhhhhhh you're in Asgard, lovely, there's no such thing as being late.]
Yeah, see, that's the thing about Fortuna. It's an island, isolated from the rest of the world and all that. We do trades mostly through sea and fishing. And almost everyone there is a big believer in the religion there, to the point where they'll be reluctant to talk or even help outsiders who visit. If you're not a believer, they'll know. So sermons and ceremonies could last anywhere from a few hours to the whole day.
[Nero goes to give his answer back quickly, to say that he's fine (and he is, honestly, he's gotten over this a long time ago), but the curse rears its head again and he says the exact opposite of what he plans to. Why does he even care about this?]
Yeah. I'm outside Frigg's home- big-ass frat house. You can't miss it. Look for a van from the 70's, she's got a neon sign on her that doesn't work.
Ow, that sounds...[ 'Like a cult', he doesn't say because he doesn't want to offend Nero. ] A bit overwhelming. But I grew up around criminals so who I am to judge people's uprisings.
[ Maybe the curse can be helpful in the long run and these are things he needs to get out of his chest. ]
I remember your Van, it's really cool. I never visited Frigg's house but It won't be hard to find, I'm sure. I'll be there in a few minutes and bring Sandy with me. He's in a dog shape again, you could make those memes you wanted with her.
[ It's maybe a stupid proposal but he's trying to cheer up Nero. ]
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Ey, you recognized it! That's a first, I always had to explain my team who were the singers of each song I played. And uhm...I'm not all sure why I did this.
[ The confession comes so unexpectedly at the end that it almost gives Peter whiplash. He goes silent for some long seconds and then turns his replies to video. ]
I'm sorry, Nero. It must have been really hard. [ Peter can relate, to this day it still hurts to think about Yondu. ] Were you very young?
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Look, I may not know all the classics, but I know a lot. Helps to pass the time when you're in boring sermons that lasted half a day or more. All that preaching and barely any breaks for anything.
[Nero doesn't even mind it when it swaps to video, and it shows him in a corner of Frigg's district, slowly working away at the engine of his van. He exhales, not wanting to talk about it, but the curse still having other plans.]
Sort of? I was adopted pretty early, when I was four. [Lips go thin at that, Nero frustrated that he's simply spewing all this out with no restraint.] Got raised by Kyrie and Credo's family till I was about twelve. [A pause, and he twirls the wrench in his hand, thinking how to word himself.] Then one day, I came home to find Credo comforting Kyrie, and he told me the news. Their parents were just... gone. Killed by demons in an attack that day.
[Nero was a believer and had good faith as a child- only for that faith to be broken by Fortuna's treatment of him, his never knowing of his true parents, and the death of his foster ones. That was the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak, and turned him into a non-believer on an island full of worshippers to a legend he didn't think ever existed.
The news of his foster parent's death was hard, but he'd believed it as a boy. He hadn't known the secrets of the Order, back then. But even now, he's certain it wasn't a demon attack at all. To this day it still weighs heavy on his heart.]
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Sermons that lasted that long? God, what did you do to deserve that? You are that religious or it has to do with the whole 'I live in literal hell'? Do the sermons keep the demons at bay boring them to death?
[ It's really shitty that they have no brain to mouth filter right now. Damn the God's curses. Peter can't help but watch Nero's explanation with an increasing concerned face. He's at a loss about what to say to all that except that he's sorry. ]
That's awful, I wish you never had to go through that. Do you...do you want me to come over? talk in person or do something to distract ourselves?
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Yeah, see, that's the thing about Fortuna. It's an island, isolated from the rest of the world and all that. We do trades mostly through sea and fishing. And almost everyone there is a big believer in the religion there, to the point where they'll be reluctant to talk or even help outsiders who visit. If you're not a believer, they'll know. So sermons and ceremonies could last anywhere from a few hours to the whole day.
[Nero goes to give his answer back quickly, to say that he's fine (and he is, honestly, he's gotten over this a long time ago), but the curse rears its head again and he says the exact opposite of what he plans to. Why does he even care about this?]
Yeah. I'm outside Frigg's home- big-ass frat house. You can't miss it. Look for a van from the 70's, she's got a neon sign on her that doesn't work.
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Ow, that sounds...[ 'Like a cult', he doesn't say because he doesn't want to offend Nero. ] A bit overwhelming. But I grew up around criminals so who I am to judge people's uprisings.
[ Maybe the curse can be helpful in the long run and these are things he needs to get out of his chest. ]
I remember your Van, it's really cool. I never visited Frigg's house but It won't be hard to find, I'm sure. I'll be there in a few minutes and bring Sandy with me. He's in a dog shape again, you could make those memes you wanted with her.
[ It's maybe a stupid proposal but he's trying to cheer up Nero. ]