Let's Play A Murder ([personal profile] letsplayamod) wrote in [community profile] letsdeadaland2025-08-16 03:29 pm

Wouldn't you like to use more than words?

The last thing you recall is likely your own death. Whether it was fast or slow, it's over now. And you're... where are you?

One moment, you were among the living. The next - you may be one of the unfortunate ones who actually died. In which case, you've found yourself flowing in the lazy rivers of the river Styx, unfathomably deep underground. Just for a moment, mind you. It's not long before your consciousness is yanked from the waters by some scary monsters, shoved into a healed body, and pushed through a portal.

Or, maybe you were caught red-handed and sentenced to your doom. But, instead of a proper death, you were whisked down into the Veins of Tartarus. And there's really only one place that could lead to... Or is it?


You've been tossed down here by the will of the Titan, but what you find is A helping hand swooping you up - possibly literally, and potentially out of the grasp of the Titan himself.

Not a moment after, you're whisked through another rift, this one a shimmering gold. Into a realm of slightly more stable platforms and a lot more shit to look through. The area is practically littered with the ill-gotten goods of a thieving God (who is happy to note via pop-up illusion that you are touching his stuff). Here, however, you are safe; assured that Typhon cannot find or hurt you here.

For the moment, you can breathe before the next part comes.
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[personal profile] markofnobility 2025-08-27 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I can teach you as well if you wish! Not in time for fighting Typhon, but in general.
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[personal profile] rockymountaindie 2025-08-27 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Gimme some lessons, uh...after.

[ Aggressively telling himself there's going to be an after. ]
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[personal profile] markofnobility 2025-08-27 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
After, indeed! I would have mentioned it sooner, but... I am admittedly a poor mage, so teaching a class would have been overwhelming. And having a secret or two in the back pocket is not always a bad thing.

[He winks at Quark. He saw what you did with the fire buddy. He guessed that play as soon as he saw the burns]
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[personal profile] latinumsbetter 2025-08-27 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Quark blinks at that, before his mouth stretches into a sharp-toothed grin]

They never see it coming.
Edited 2025-08-27 19:08 (UTC)
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[personal profile] markofnobility 2025-08-27 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[He grins back. Seems their conversation has restored the last bit of his usual mood he was lacking]

Not what I intended when I taught it, but quite clever! We watched the trial- it was the smoke that lead to the fire, so to speak.
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[personal profile] latinumsbetter 2025-08-27 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah? [Quark visibly brightens at this--he didn't know]

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[personal profile] markofnobility 2025-08-27 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! I am sure they would have figured it out eventually, but in this case your clue brought the killer to light!
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[personal profile] latinumsbetter 2025-08-27 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! [Quark barks out a laugh, immeasurably pleased] That's two for two.