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Comments

[aglancetothestern]

Oh, no, you are very correct in that this place is particularly idyllic, at least, to my eyes. Since arriving here I have heard no talk of war, or famine, and have seen no one go hungry or stay ill without treatment, and they welcome us strangers to the land with such open arms it is almost surreal. Which is not to say, of course, that the land of my birth was without its virtues - far from it - or that here is without its flaws, but there is something paradisaical about all of this.

[eternallyabsconding]

Ah, so I'm right in that assumption. I wasn't exactly sure... I haven't gotten the opinion of a mortal I know yet, just random passerby. And while Thanatos and cousin Hermes are here, they're still gods, you know? I couldn't be sure about their perspectives.

[Thanatos especially leans towards the grim side of things, and tends to be too pessimistic.]

[aglancetothestern]

[ Orpheus looks briefly alarmed by the notion of Death Incarnate (and, to a lesser extent, Hermes) being away from their duties before remembering that right, people return home to whatever time they came from when they leave this place. Still, he can't help but feel vaguely uneasy about the prospect, and it shows on his face even as he says; ]

Oh? Well, my friend, I am glad to hear you have company here, at the very least. I do imagine that a god's perspective would be significantly different from that of a mortal's though, yes - they tend to take a longer view of things, for one, immortal and eternal as they are.

[ And he can't help but wonder what it must be like to go the bulk of your existence being worshiped and revered only to suddenly... not be. Would it sour them on this place? Maybe it would be refreshing. He guesses he could just ask Zagreus, though the prince's experiences with godhood were a bit unorthodox to his understanding. ]

Is it strange, though? Wandering among us mortals as near-peers after all your time as Prince of the Underworld? I know you have always been closer with the shades that wander your father's halls than most of the other gods, but the living and the dead can be quite different from one another, in various ways.

[eternallyabsconding]

[Lol don't worry Orph, they've already worked through that possible dilemma. They're also just hoping that people haven't simply stopped dying back home. Now that would be a story worthy of a written verse!]

Being mortal really does change how you think. There's something about the tedium of it-- all the eating and sleeping and whatnot-- that really makes you appreciate the few conveniences available to you. [That's what bothers Zag the most. He feels like he could be doing something better with his time instead of performing this endless cycle of upkeep.] But I'm enjoying myself! It's an adventure, I suppose. And I do rather like the mortals. Shades are so morose, but live humans seem to put a lot into seizing their day, as it were. I can appreciate that mindset.

[aglancetothestern]

There is something about being dead that gives one a predilection for dwelling on the mistakes of the past and those opportunities lost to us rather than moving ever onward as the living often do. [ Says... Orpheus, the man who spent his entire life after it occurred dwelling on a singular, admittedly very major mistake and refusing to get past it. But still. ]

And it is inconvenient, somewhat, having to eat and sleep, isn't it? But I think, there is some joy and respite to be had in these simple pleasures, when there is a comfortable place to lie or a good meal to be had. It is a shame we cannot go and explore and work without need for rest, but perhaps it would be an equal shame not to have these moments of stillness and calm. I appreciate them now, here, more than I did in life originally.