♑ Many small boxes and Maruzee

[420]

Who: Troll kids and anyone who wants to join
When: Saturday, May 26, in the early afternoon
Where: The Land of Boxes and Joy
Style: Whichever.
Status: Open, feel free to threadjack and use it as a general mingling log.



[Boxes. Boxes! So many boxes.

Gamzee knows how these boxes got here --miracles!-- and for what reason --mating! cause that is what all animals on tv do when they come together in large groups which clearly means that in a few weeks they will hear the pitter-patter of little matchboxes-- but he has no idea what he is doing. Well. He is building. Duh. But he has no idea what it will be. He figures the boxes will just let him know once he is done building. So far he's got a stack of boxes put together in the centre and the starts of a haphazard wall surrounding them. Could be anything really.

But it is totally a boxfort.]

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[420]

Don't matter. We can always up and fuckin' fix it if shit comes fuckin' crashing down on our pans.

[Not that he stops her from trying to create some order in his chaos though! That is pretty much chill with him.]

[zelda_hylia]

[Good, because heavens knows Zelda can't help herself when there's a mess like this. Unable to reach the top of the tower they've created, she raises her arms and levitates another box onto it, far more amused by this than she's willing to let on.]

[420]

[Okay, Gamzee has seen levitation before. He knows Sollux after all. But he was totally unaware that Zelda could do this stuff too which is what earns her a rounded-eyed amazed stare.]

Woah.

[zelda_hylia]

You've been here in Vatheon for quite some time, haven't you? Have you not seen magic before?

[Zelda blinks at the young troll curiously. It seems strange that he wouldn't have seen SOMEONE casting. Of course, considering the fact that he's playing with cardboard boxes, perhaps he's just easily entertained.]

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[Yes.

He laughs, clapping a friendly hand on her shoulder.]

Sister, I all see fuckin' magic every motherfuckin' day, yeah? Just were all expressing my wonder here at you being able to do that. Hadn't gotten my knowing on for that.

[zelda_hylia]

I see. Yes, I suppose you wouldn't have a way of knowing that I know magic, would you?

[After all, she mostly spoke with Gamzee when she'd first arrived. At that time, she'd still been attempting to "hide" any powers she had from the city in a fit of paranoia.

At this point, she's ceased to care.

Still, she's well aware of who Gamzee's "father" is, and thanks to the fairytale curse she's also aware that he has a bit of a thing going with the Summoner.]

Lysunder visits your house frequently, does he not? I made him the earrings that allow his horns to shrink in size.

[He'd been so happy just about being able to go inside... even now, months later, it makes her smile.]

[420]

[His eyes widen a little.]

Really? Fuck, it be right fuckin' good of ya to all be working a wicked miracle like that for a motherfucker. Got his glad on fuckin' majorly is what I would say.

[zelda_hylia]

I certainly hope so. He seems to have a hard time of it.

[Ah, that's right... she'd been meaning to ask Gamzee about the Highblood for quite some time, but never quite got up the nerve. Maybe she can ease into it by mentioning something a little less personal he has in common with him?]

I'm still a little unfamiliar with troll culture. Would you mind telling me why your face is painted? I'm curious.

[420]

[His face relaxes a little, almost becoming more peaceful, though not that he has much stress to begin with.]

I'm a believer, sister. Got my pump all sorts of fuckin' full with the beautiful truths of the Messiahs.

[zelda_hylia]

[She tilts her head to the side. A believer, is it? She'd read of a "messiah" in Ky's bible. Please say that Gamzee doesn't believe in the same thing! Of course, there was only one messiah in that bible.]

Would you tell me of them?

[420]

[She really doesn't have to worry. His Messiahs are nothing like that. Nor is Gamzee as much a hardass when it comes to religion as Ky.]

Sure thing! What is it that a a sister wants to all be in the know for?

[zelda_hylia]

What the "beautiful truths" are, for starters.

[Oh, Zelda. That's probably just Gamzee's way of speaking! It's difficult for her to tell sometimes with his rather unique speech. And excessive cursing.

Somehow, after speaking with his ancestor, all the "fuck"s that come out of Gamzee are simply cute instead of grating.]

[420]

[He gestures a little with his hands, nearly knocking over their tower of boxes.]

All the whispers about the truth of the motherfuckin' miracles, about a Vast Honk to come and how a motherfucker should be living his fuckin' life to all be going to the great Carnival beyond, you getting me here?

1/2

[zelda_hylia]

[HOLD ON HER BRAIN SHORTED TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THAT...]

2/2

[zelda_hylia]

[Okay, she can do this. Most religions are about the afterlife to some extent, so that must be the "carnival". A carnival is a nice enough place, she supposes. Moral teachings are normal for religion too, but... she can't make sense of the Vast Honk.]

I think I understand for the most part. What is a vast honk?

[420]

The end of everything.

[Whoops. Sure is casual about that. And... slightly excited?]

[zelda_hylia]

So that it may all begin anew?

[That's inevitable, really. Time is a cyclical construct, the end is the beginning.]

[420]

[Yeah, I like that Smashing Pumpkins song too.]


Yeah. So we can all be fuckin' welcoming the Messiahs and the ballest of Carnivals that they bring.

[zelda_hylia]

[At that she smiles. It's a strange religion, but not one that she disagrees with. Death is the only certainty in life, so why not believe in it?]

A reincarnation for the universe... it's a nice concept. Perhaps the second time around, things would be a little different.

[420]

Gonna be with the motherfuckin' messiahs second time, sister. Ain't no place as big a miracle as their Carnival. Ain't none of this shit what matters, yeah? Blood I mean. We all be there as equals.

[zelda_hylia]

I never realized that equality was such an issue before arriving here. We did not have such an issue in my country. Viewing someone as inferior simply because of how they were born... it's a difficult concept for me to wrap my head around.

[And yet, it's so prevalent in other societies. Elves, half-elves, and humans all viewed each other with disdain. Trolls had their hemospectrum. She'd even met a man once who thought he was an inferior person simply because he was born able to use magic. It doesn't make any sense.]

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[His face sobers a little as he gives her a little shake of the head.]

I ain't can be getting my pan around it none either. Just who all got the fuckin' gumption to be deciding that over motherfuckers, right? We all be our own unique fuckin' miracles. Can't be saying that isn't equal.

[zelda_hylia]

[His language might be terrible, but Gamzee is really a sweet child. Zelda smiles at him fondly before turning back to the box tower and adding another near the base.]

That is one thing I think many people enjoy about Vatheon. We're all different, but we've been equalized in this place. I don't want anyone to have to forget this experience.

[420]

[The thought of forgetting clouds his face a little. He already forgets so much shit, he doesn't wanna forget this. Especially not meeting everybody here. Meeting and knowing Wataru. What he got with Equius...]

I ain't ever wanna leave.

[zelda_hylia]

[The princess holds her hand up towards the top of the bubble, levitating another box to settle on the tower.]

Someday, I'm going to figure this place out. So that those who want to go home can do it, and those that want to stay can do that, too. So that the people who have to return to their own worlds don't have to forget the people they've met here or the things that they've learned. Maybe I'll even discover what it is that can call people here after their death, so that those of us with permanent obligations at home can return when our duties are complete. Until then...

[She smiles at him childishly.]

We'll all just have to look out for each other.