forward dated to after Natalia is gone and Bucky learns from a demon staff member
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2022-06-08 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[When he founds out Natalia is no longer in Hell, he's relieved in a way, for Natalia's sake. She didn't deserve to be in Hell, didn't belong there, and as long as she was there, she seemed just as hellbent on how much it was deserved as Natasha was.]
[However, he finds himself staring at the wall, that cold, empty, numb filling permeating through all of his emotions. The only thing that breaks through the hollowness is wanting to see Natasha.]
You home?
[Not that he's typically talkative, but that's all that he can muster at the moment.]
[However, he finds himself staring at the wall, that cold, empty, numb filling permeating through all of his emotions. The only thing that breaks through the hollowness is wanting to see Natasha.]
You home?
[Not that he's typically talkative, but that's all that he can muster at the moment.]
[Natasha knows when Natalia is gone. Apparently the other woman left her a couple of swords. Thoughtful, or something like that.
It's hard to know how to feel about it. Seems a little like being left something in a will.
A little investigation on the network confirmed it.
If it weren't Bucky calling, she might not have responded, preferring to be alone with her thoughts. But it is Bucky.]
For you? Always.
It's hard to know how to feel about it. Seems a little like being left something in a will.
A little investigation on the network confirmed it.
If it weren't Bucky calling, she might not have responded, preferring to be alone with her thoughts. But it is Bucky.]
For you? Always.
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[It's a good thing Natasha wants to be alone with her thoughts, because Bucky's not really in a talking mood.]
[He doesn't respond to her text, there's a knock on her suite not long after. The benefit to living in Steve's suite. He's always so close.]
[He doesn't respond to her text, there's a knock on her suite not long after. The benefit to living in Steve's suite. He's always so close.]
[He doesn't have to wait long for Natasha to get the door for him, inviting Bucky in without another word.
She doesn't have to ask why he'd come over now, or why he'd be in a mood.
Instead, once he's inside, she'll lock the door behind him and head for the bar, tail flicking low behind her.]
She doesn't have to ask why he'd come over now, or why he'd be in a mood.
Instead, once he's inside, she'll lock the door behind him and head for the bar, tail flicking low behind her.]
Wrap? Unless we have an idea where else this is going?
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- 2022-07-13 16:52 (UTC) - Expand[Natasha returns the call promptly. She'd been trying to come up with a way to address their food shortages, but honestly, she's not really any help on that side of things, anymore than she is at stopping the rain of fire.]
For the time being.
[Has her voice gotten a little rough? Maybe just a little.
Not enough to keep her from working.]
How about you?
[Fire isn't the only thing falling from the sky.]
For the time being.
[Has her voice gotten a little rough? Maybe just a little.
Not enough to keep her from working.]
How about you?
[Fire isn't the only thing falling from the sky.]
Good.
[ he says that with more relief in his voice than he intends to. after helen perished, he told himself that the only person he would tolerate being remotely attached to was henry and the offspring his shewolf girlfriend had been due to give birth to. no one else. and yet— ]
Let's just say that I'm one of the few people here who doesn't have to worry about going hungry. [ yes, he drank the bloody kool-aid. it was better option than having to break down and feed from someone. ]
[ he says that with more relief in his voice than he intends to. after helen perished, he told himself that the only person he would tolerate being remotely attached to was henry and the offspring his shewolf girlfriend had been due to give birth to. no one else. and yet— ]
Let's just say that I'm one of the few people here who doesn't have to worry about going hungry. [ yes, he drank the bloody kool-aid. it was better option than having to break down and feed from someone. ]
Edited 2022-06-20 01:50 (UTC)
[That's at least one bright side to all of this—there's someone here who isn't being affected by the lack of food.
She has an idea how he must feel about that, though. Not the entirety of it, but she's seen how he feels about losing control, acting on his hunger.]
I'm sure I'd feel the same way if it were raining ranch dressing and cocaine.
[It's kind of a bad joke, or her delivery could be better, but they're all doing their best here.]
They really decided to pull out all the stops this time, didn't they?
She has an idea how he must feel about that, though. Not the entirety of it, but she's seen how he feels about losing control, acting on his hunger.]
I'm sure I'd feel the same way if it were raining ranch dressing and cocaine.
[It's kind of a bad joke, or her delivery could be better, but they're all doing their best here.]
They really decided to pull out all the stops this time, didn't they?
Bone growth, you might be out of luck.
We'd need them for exactly why you'd think, though. People get hurt fairly regularly.
But painkillers you could probably get in the gift shop or from the concierge--provided you can get him to pay attention.
You might have to work for them, but honestly you can get more than you'd expect around here if you're willing to push a mop.
We'd need them for exactly why you'd think, though. People get hurt fairly regularly.
But painkillers you could probably get in the gift shop or from the concierge--provided you can get him to pay attention.
You might have to work for them, but honestly you can get more than you'd expect around here if you're willing to push a mop.
To Whom It May Concern,
It has been years now since Hell has been redone and made even greater than ever before. And you, my prized guest, have made it thirty-six months in your journey towards redemption. I know that there have been bumps along the way and we haven't always seen eye to eye, but I do wish to show my gratitude. Together, we will all leave Hell one day.
I have handpicked gifts specifically for you to commemorate this anniversary. I do hope you enjoy them.
A gift basket that includes an assortment of teas, chocolate, candies, etc. There is a pair of black ballet slippers.
An arcane scroll to translate that, once done, will unlock powerful succubus magic, allowing her to not only control her appearance, but to feed extra from her lovers without their noticing, as well as other useful spells. However, the scroll comes with a clear warning - using this scroll will cause Natasha to turn haggish, just like the Club succubi.
A night in the honeymoon suites at Casino Styx, with her choice of one companion.
Again, I thank you for all of your help in making Hell what it is today.
Yours,
Lucifer
It has been years now since Hell has been redone and made even greater than ever before. And you, my prized guest, have made it thirty-six months in your journey towards redemption. I know that there have been bumps along the way and we haven't always seen eye to eye, but I do wish to show my gratitude. Together, we will all leave Hell one day.
I have handpicked gifts specifically for you to commemorate this anniversary. I do hope you enjoy them.
Again, I thank you for all of your help in making Hell what it is today.
Yours,
Lucifer
On the dawn of the morning after the hooded figure spells the lake, Natasha receives a heavily encrypted text message from someone named Balaam. The name will not be in, or stay in, her contacts list, unlike anyone else’s name. And while the message is heavily filtered and seemingly untraceable, maybe Natasha has friends that can trace it back to the source. She can also reply to the message if she needs to.
The message only reads:
tree with four sets of numbers - coordinates.
It's understandable if she has concerns, questions, confusion, or needs more information. Will Natasha find this location?
[ooc: On an ooc level, please do whatever you think Natasha would, and what you prefer as a player. Whether that is warn Lucifer, not talk to him, leave the Order - do what feels right, and we will work with it.]
The message only reads:
tree with four sets of numbers - coordinates.
It's understandable if she has concerns, questions, confusion, or needs more information. Will Natasha find this location?
[ooc: On an ooc level, please do whatever you think Natasha would, and what you prefer as a player. Whether that is warn Lucifer, not talk to him, leave the Order - do what feels right, and we will work with it.]
Natasha takes a screenshot of the message for safe keeping, writing a message for Bucky and attaching it but stopping short of sending for the moment. It's ready if something goes wrong.
But she will look for the location and presumably the meeting. She might not be the only one working in the Veiled Order for the moment, but she's used to operating alone.
But she will look for the location and presumably the meeting. She might not be the only one working in the Veiled Order for the moment, but she's used to operating alone.
Being prepared is always a good idea.
When Natasha gets to the location of the coordinates, they lead to the closest tree by the nearest lake to the castle, one that will soon be filled with swans, both boat and real.
There are no areas on the ground around the tree that look recently disturbed, other than some flat grass that insinuates someone walked through there not too long ago. Does she look under the tree limbs or around the tree?
When Natasha gets to the location of the coordinates, they lead to the closest tree by the nearest lake to the castle, one that will soon be filled with swans, both boat and real.
There are no areas on the ground around the tree that look recently disturbed, other than some flat grass that insinuates someone walked through there not too long ago. Does she look under the tree limbs or around the tree?
Wanda has made her choice where to go. When she'd fallen into this place a few years ago, she'd been trying to get to another world, from yet another one she had been in for years. In that other world, she'd been married, he'd gotten sent home, and she was intending to follow him back to his world. And yet.
So she's going to hopefully do it right this time.
Some goodbyes are going to be harder, and Natasha's is one, which is why she's starting with a hug for a greeting.
She eventually finds words, speaking softly and hopefully, even a bit sadly. “You're staying, or going somewhere good?” Not their world. That shit is bad and full of death.
So she's going to hopefully do it right this time.
Some goodbyes are going to be harder, and Natasha's is one, which is why she's starting with a hug for a greeting.
She eventually finds words, speaking softly and hopefully, even a bit sadly. “You're staying, or going somewhere good?” Not their world. That shit is bad and full of death.
Natasha returns the the hug fiercely, pulling Wanda close and standing as tall as she can.
There's going to be some hard goodbyes, and this is one of them.
"I'm still deciding," Natasha admits. "I'll put you down as another vote for Heaven, though. Barnes is on your side."
There's going to be some hard goodbyes, and this is one of them.
"I'm still deciding," Natasha admits. "I'll put you down as another vote for Heaven, though. Barnes is on your side."
“We're on yours.” She's pretty sure he wouldn't mind her speaking for him in this regard. “Because if you go back home, to that, I will personally break through the multiverse again, and move your ass to the version of Chicago I'm going to.” She says it with a light laugh, almost like she's joking, but she's not really.
"Is that a threat or a promise?" Natasha asks, half of a smile turning up the side of her mouth as she takes a step back. Her hand stays on Wanda's arm, though, not quite ready to let go.
"I never spent as much time in Chicago as I should have," she says then. "But I'm not planning to go back. I don't think I have anything to go back to."
"I never spent as much time in Chicago as I should have," she says then. "But I'm not planning to go back. I don't think I have anything to go back to."
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