The Republic of Atria wrote:Terintania wrote:Talion spun to face the boy, his hand on his sword. He ignored the part about talking to himself,"I do not know," He said, watching Baxter carefully,"If this is hell, then what are you?" He glanced over his shoulder for a second, where Celebrimbor was standing. "This boy is a Man, but there is something strange about him. But I do not believe this is hell. You are banished from Death, and I am already dead. Nothing has changed."
Not replying so as to not seem insane, Talion turned his attention back to Baxter. "Space.....Hell?" He asked, seeming confused as well as doubtful.
"I'm Baxter. A teenager with more power than I deserve to have. It's not REALLY hell. It's what most people would imagine hell to look like. You know. Smells like sulfur. People dying. And the occasional cosmic event taking a dump on the front porch. Seriously." He says showing Talion a large scar the led from his right pectoral down to about his hip. "Some asshole with a fancy sword nearly gutted me like a freakin' fish." He says. "And here comes the man of the hour. Hey Mercer. Here's some weird guy who talks to himself." He mutters and leaves.
"Pardon the kid. He's just a little stressed about his first near death experience." He says and leans against the wall. "Now. It seems my world has become a tourist trap. I get all of the weirdest bullshit here. So... You're a fellow man who's cheated death?" Mercer asks after having read his mind.
"Be careful who you trust, Talion. This may be a trick," Celebrimbor said. Talion wanted to give a reply, but figured he might as well not look totally insane. "It looks much like the place that has been my home for the last....." He trailed off,"I do not know how long it has been," He said, seeming surprised by that fact. "What......Is a Cosmic Event?" He asked, glancing at Celebrimbor as if he would have an answer. Being from a fantasy world, neither of them knew much about space, or the cosmos. They knew of stars, but not really what they actually were or anything like that.
He looked over at Mercer, pulling his sword out of the sheath a bit. "Death is nothing to fear," Talion said in reply to Mercer saying that Baxter was just a bit stressed from nearly dying. He drew his sword even more at the last thing Mercer said.
"He has the power to enter minds. Treat carefully, Talion," Celebrimbor said.
"I did not 'cheat' death," Talion replied.



