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[necrowmantic]

[Once he's revived, the giants are gone- Henry finally has to mull over what to do about Gerome. He'd already sent out his shadow crows in search of him, make sure he's alive and more-or-less whole. Totally not to try and stalk him or anything.

But the network was much more direct.]

Hey there kiddo! You sure gave me a shock when you disappeared in midair like that! Apparently there were two Asgards the whole time. Hope you didn't squash Minerva when you landed, nya ha!

[Okay, it was mostly the 'son' thing that was startling, everything else was sort of par for the course.]

Sooo now that we're back, I was thinking we should start that whole parental bonding thing. To start, you can come over for dinner! I live in Loki, I'll send you the address!

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[wyverns]

dont call me kiddo

[But other than that, Gerome doesn't know what to say, so he just leaves the rest of the text area blank for several minutes while he rereads Henry's message to him.]

...there is no bonding needed. we arent related

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[necrowmantic]

Sure there is, and sure we are!

I may not be the EXACT Henry you're used to, but I'm pretty close to it I think! And if I know myself, and I sort of do, then I'd definitely want any other Henrys lurking about to look after my kids for me.

Different timelines or whatever, we're still sort of the same!

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[wyverns]

that doesnt make any sense

but if youre going to keep insisting i might as well save my patience and go

[That took so much convincing.]

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[necrowmantic]

[That was suspiciously easy. Aw well, if he didn't turn up he could hunt him down and drag him there.]

It totally does.

But yay! Great. You can show up at 7PM.

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[wyverns]

to your home in loki?

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[averagemedium]

Hey, so.

Henry sort of told me about things and mentioned you were coming over and I just wanted to, you know. Get in touch and things, I guess. I think we might have gotten off on the wrong foot, but I know he wants to have you around, and we sort of live together, so.

If we have then I'm sorry, I definitely haven't meant to offend you or anything but if you'd rather I not be around when you show up then I can try to do that. Most of this is between you and him and I know this is all kind of awkward but I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I just want to try to be on good terms, here, considering... everything.

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[wyverns]

You're very close to him, aren't you?

Hm. I don't put on false airs. We have had disagreements in the past and I'll not forget that.

But if this is an apology then I have no choice but to accept, all things considered.

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[averagemedium]

It's an apology, yes- if nothing else I just want things to work out for his sake, you know? Because you're right, we are pretty close, I mean

okay I don't know if he's said anything but dancing around that is going to drive me up a wall, you know we're together, right?

[He should have some forewarning if he doesn't! Even if that's... not the smoothest way of putting it, good work, Ryan.]

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[wyverns]

Alright.

As of this moment? I understand. I will see you both in that case.

[Not... 'together' together, Gerome. :\]

[asgardsbeauty]

[In honor of the Earth holiday centering on love, Freya sends out a little gift around this time.

A small box containing a piece of chocolate will appear on your pillow during the day. When consumed, the chocolate’s magic will lift your mood for a short period of time. It’s accompanied by a note.]

Where love might bring about sorrow, it also welcomes joy.

[wyverns]

[Aw, sweet. Even if Gerome doesn't like sweet things, and he's not entirely sure who sent it, the thought is still... well, sort of nice, if a little confusing.]

backdated to Day 400

[asgardstricks]

[ In honour of the god centering on love being a giant frilly prissypants, Loki sends his own little gift just a few hours after hers.

His box of chocolate will look, smell, and taste exactly like Freya's did, appearing right next to where Freya's was or is if you haven't picked it up yet. The only difference between the two is that Loki's won't lift your mood; it'll give you loud and embarrassing flatulence for the next three hours.

It's also accompanied by a note. ]

Where joy might bring about yearning, it also welcomes wonder.

[wyverns]

[RUDE AS HELL TBH

But Gerome takes that too, because why not. Sweet things aren't really his forte, but it's obvious that someone likes him. Interesting.]

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[necrowmantic]

Guess who eloped when you weren't looking!

[Yes it's your dad Gerome. Sorry it's still not with your mom.]

[wyverns]

You

what.

[necrowmantic]

Wanna see the ring he picked out for me? It's pretty great!

[wyverns]

You got engaged?

[necrowmantic]

Uh, yes? More than that, we really didn't want to wait around.

I have a surname now! Apparently you're supposed to trade them where he's from.

[wyverns]

Why did you marry someone? Do you know what type of place we're in? Any sort of bonds here are impermanent.

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[averagemedium]

Hey, Gerome? I just. Wanted to see what sort of living situation you've got right now, whether you're still living at your House or- you know, if you've found roommates or anything yet.

And if you haven't- Henry and I just. We wanted to make sure you knew you were welcome to stay with us, if you wanted to. I know things are a little awkward but we do have that extra room we aren't using and to be perfectly honest with you I would really, really appreciate it if you think you might be okay with that because I think Henry would be really pleased about it and so would I and honestly it'd be nice to have someone else here in case

well, you know what happened a bit back, there. It'd just be nice to have someone else here for him besides myself. And we'd be there for you, of course, it's not just that, I

I hope this isn't stepping over any lines or anything. I just wanted to offer.

[wyverns]

I am still living alone with Minerva.

You want me there to help protect him. Would this not interfere with your engagement?

[averagemedium]

It won't interfere, I promise, and it's not just for that either. You know he wants to make things right with you, after the-- other him couldn't. I think it might be good for the both of you, if... you know, if you were okay with trying. I mean. I don't want to go presuming I know what'd be best, here, I don't want to

Like I said, I'm not trying to overstep any boundaries. Being with him doesn't mean I'm trying to fill a role, I'm not going to be anything to you that you don't want me to be. I'll stay out of your way if you need me to.

It'd just make him happy, is all.

[wyverns]

I suppose I can appreciate that.

What do you think of me, Ryan? That I am your lover's child from another timeline? The two of you are not responsible for me, as I never existed in his world in the first place. I am another Henry's son, from another time. That burden is mine alone to bear.

Don't look upon me as you would a child. I am his age, and I have seen just as much bloodshed.

[averagemedium]

I'm not- it's not that I see you as his kid, exactly. Just his family, or at least the closest he has to that, and even if it isn't precisely right for either of you... it's not a case of trying to take responsibility for you, what I'm trying to say is that I'm not. Because you're right, you're already grown and frankly you've seen more shit than I have, it's kind of impossible to see you as just his child.

What do you think of him, anyway?