Road Trip!

"Road Trip!" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread started on [IRL DATE] and finished on [IRL DATE].
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Jari and Hel were on their way back from the Port Krum pub where the temporarily former goddess made amends with Stonegit. At least, as far as the Half-Breed knew. She had stayed out of their way the whole time, wasn't her place to intrude. It was getting late though so they set down for the night. They'd already set up the tent and Jari had lit a fire. She reached into her bag and grunted as she pulled out an icebox she'd filled up at the pub. "I'm gonna cook some sausages, you want some?" She asked as she pulled out a metal poker from the bag as well.
Feb 11, 2021
Hel placed a hand over her stomach. “Ugh...yeah I better. I keep forgetting to eat. I just think I’m feeling weak and angry because I’m mortal, but I’m quickly realizing that its probably just because I need food waaay more often than I thought.” 
Feb 11, 2021
She puts some sausages on the poker and hands it to Hel. "At least three times a day." She pulls out a jug of water and some cups. "Water to, but more often than that." She pours each of them a cup and takes a sip from hers. "Mm, make sure you turn the poker every little bit so they cook evenly." She says as she puts hers over the fire.
Feb 12, 2021
"Yeeeah..." Hel drew out, as she gripped the poke with both hands, and turned it very slowly, and carefully.
"This is very...annoying. Like. I was conquering galaxies earlier. And now I have to be careful with a sausage." She tilted a head a little. "Its uh...kinda fun though."
Feb 12, 2021
She grins and lets the poker sag a little as she turns to look at Hel. "You know I was about to say. As annoying at it may be to stop whatever you're doing to make some food it can be enjoyable. Oh!" She snaps her fingers. "When we finally kind of settle down I have to cook for you there's some insanely good recipes that I think you'd love."
Her nose twitches and looks over at her sausages which are no in flames. "Ahhh!" She cries before quickly pulling them out of the fire and blows them out. She whines as they're darker and a bit more charred than she'd like but takes a bite anyways. "Anyways, this is one of the more fun activities we mortals do. Camping with friends. We'll cook food, play games, tell stories, sing songs." She paused as she considered something. "Did you guys listen to music?"
Feb 12, 2021
"No that's the thing, I'm tempted to say yes but..." Hel made a contemplative hum. "I know of these activities. And the feelings they create, I...we...okay Odin mostly...made them for you all to experience. But now that I'm like this, I can't feel those same feelings without actually doing the thing that summons them..."
She had been staring into the flames at this point, and snapped back to attention. "Oh...huh...some music would be great."
Feb 12, 2021
Jari laughs a bit at Hel's second to last sentence. "Yeah, that's generally how feelings and emotions work for us mortals." She finishes her sausages and sets the pokers aside for now. Reaching into her bag once more and pulls out a lute, which is clearly too big for the bag, as were most of the things she'd pulled out of it this evening. She makes sure it's in tune before she begins to strum a soft melodic tune. "Hey can I ask you something?" She asks.
Feb 12, 2021
“Only if you tell me where you got that bag.” Hel said as she took a casual bite of the sausage. “Yeah, hit me with it.” 
Feb 12, 2021
She smiles. "I actually got it from my Dad. From the stories he told he got it from an old Half-Breed wizard way back when." The Half-Breed explains. She sniffs and wipes her eyes.
"Anyways. From what I understand of your story. You've kinda been roaming beyond the nine realms and defeating various gods for their power. Why? It seems like don't really care of such a tiny speck like us, and it seems like it'd be awfully lonely."
Feb 12, 2021
Hel was quite for a minute, and then spoke. "Not too long ago... the afterlife was made so that only people who died in battle went to Valhalla... those who did not were considered cowards and sent to Helheim. Now...my realm wasn't a bad place mind you... but we all agreed after a while that we needed something better."
"Thing is though, none of the other gods really saw people as people, or cared for them. Frigga saw tools, Odin warriors, Loki... who knows. But Baldur and I...we saw children, extensions of ourselves. I also realized how easy it was to make a mistake, ironic given my situation now I know...but I wanted to make a universe that was safe for you all to live, learn, and grow in. And that required waging a war against the other gods who considered themselves to have a....well...less benevolent ownership of you."
Feb 12, 2021
Jari hums as she considers this. "Wow. I mean I knew about Ragnarok. Mom and Dad would tell us stories all the time when we were growing up. But I don't think anyone knew how far you took it. I... Appreciate that." She says. "Still, it must be nice to be around others after so long. Even if it is just us tiny mortals." She giggles.
Feb 12, 2021
Hel found herself slowly hugging her own arms. “Actually...I miss you all terribly...” She glanced at Jari. “It’s so good to be with you, camping...but I’m used to being and feeling like I’m next to all of you all the time. I’m not used to only being around one or two of you at any given moment. Or unable to split my consciousness so I can hold many conversations and feel many things all at once.” 
Feb 12, 2021
Jari looked over at Hel. Really looked at her. She was so out of her element. She thought she was alone before. But only now did she really see how alone she really was. She stopped playing and put the lute to the side and got up going over to the tent. She came back sat down side by side with her. She wrapped her arm around her and the blanket around both of them. "I'm sorry you can't be with everyone right now, but I'm glad you're here with me." She murmured.
Feb 12, 2021
Hel blinked a few times. And although it was still nothing like feeling like she was with everyone. There was also something so unique about receiving a hug as a mortal. She slowly leaned against her, and let the comforting sensation warm her. 
“I always liked you Ericsons...” She sighed. “Even when you piss me off.” 
Feb 12, 2021
Jari covers her mouth and giggles. "Yeah, Dad always was a special brand of crazy. But he loved you. Maybe not at first, but after his little trip he never forgot it. He always raised us to be loving and kind, I try to hold onto that as tightly as I can... I like to think we all do. Even Lila does, at least I like to think. I think she took Dad's death harder than any of us..." She trails off at the end there.
Feb 13, 2021
Hel seriously considered what to tell her in regards to Deo. She couldn’t quite remember if Jari already knew or not. She sighed, and figured as long as making a mistake were possible, she may as well make one while telling the truth. 
“Jari...” She asked as she kept her head on her shoulder. “What is a person to you?” 
Feb 13, 2021
Jari hummed curiously as she looked over at her. "That's a bit of a strange question, but I'll bite. A person is someone with a soul. Someone who thinks and feel. Someone who can learn and grow. Even those that others may not consider to be people traditionally, in fact are. Half-Breeds obviously, in Central's case. But also demons. Others might consider them monsters but, I've known enough of them to say otherwise." She didn't ask why Hel wanted to know, just kind of left it hanging in the air.
“The soul…yes.” Hel nodded. “That is what a person is. There have been souls that have lived in humans, half-breeds, demons, and many other beings. For me they are all the same though.” 
She paused…and then spoke carefully. “Jari…If you lost someone, and had to chance to meet them all over again, even if their body and memories were different. Would you want that? Or would it be too strange or painful?” 
@hubwalker1
hubwalker1
Jari scrunches up her brow as Hel asks this. “What, you mean like Deo?” She asks in response. She thinks about it for a few moments and shrugs. “I mean, it’s been… Weird, especially for her but, I don’t think it’s been bad necessarily. I know she was struggling with it for a while. I kinda get where she’s coming from.
“Like… What makes up a person if not their memories and experiences. Granted she had her own memories and experiences before she had full access to my father’s but still. She can remember everything he did or said… It would be hard for her not to think of herself as Greg.
“She seems to be doing better though. She hasn’t been referring to herself as my father in… I can’t remember when, and she seems to be happy.” She chuckles a bit. “I almost feel bad for her though. She’s a pioneer, the first of her kind. No one else really gets what she’s going through. But I get the feeling she wouldn’t change it for anything.”
She sighs and laughs. “Sorry, I know that was probably a lot more than you were looking for. I just kinda went off huh?”
moe-lazyeye
“No…no…” Hel sighed. “It’s fine. Your thoughts are what I wanted to hear.” She tipped her head up to look at the sky, and finished off the sausage. “I’m glad you two got to meet each other again…I hope all of this was the right thing to do, and not…well…” She wiggled around her human fingers. “Not something that should have resulting in this.” 
hubwalker1
Jari tilts her head to the side in curiosity. “What do you mean?” She asks, confused by her wording.
moe-lazyeye
“Being in this body, and given what I did to put myself in this kind of spot, I think I’m just questioning my judgement.” Hel explained. “Reincarnation for souls to live many times, and bond with many other souls. Letting the members of the first rebellion retain just those memories. I wonder if it was the right thing to do. I seemed like it…” She gazed off towards Central. “Then again…so did trying to prevent a generation of children growing up hatful of their own kind for no reason.” 
hubwalker1
She shrugs. “The reincarnation thing is hard to say. Deo is one of the first ones to experience it so it’s a bit hard to judge yet. But still, the way she tells it, it was my father’s choice to come back. It sucks that whoever comes next won’t remember Deo, but I think she found a work around for that too.” She giggles. “Either way we won’t really know the results of the experiment until it’s reached it’s conclusion. That’s just the nature of mortal life.” She says.
moe-lazyeye
“Yeah…” Hel wondered, and absentmindedly reached to put another sausage on her roasting stick. “I guess I just forgot the fact that I was part of that too, even before this.” 
hubwalker1
“Oh yeah?” She asks, getting one for herself and starts cooking it, making sure to watch it this time so it doesn’t burn. “How so?”
moe-lazyeye
“Well.” Hel tsked her tongue once as she slowly, and carefully, rotated the stick. “I was immortal, sure, and by all accounts indestructible. And yet here I am keeping my head down to make sure I don’t die. Its frightening. But it also feels good to be part of it all, as opposed to just observing.” 
She hummed. “I think once I get back to normal…I’ll think I’ll just monitor the galaxies I have so far, and find ways to enjoy all of it. I think the idea of constant expansion to keep malevolent forces away from you was all well and good…but I think it lead me to making reckless choices.” Hel motioned around the camp. “This here, kinda made me realize I just needed a vacation.” 
hubwalker1
Jari nods and grins as she leans into Hel for a moment. “Well if it’s a vacation your after we could always go hit up Yrus. Akkey is always talking about how it’s a great vacation spot it is and Kettil has been there a few times to visit his girlfriend and has said it’s pretty nice too.”
moe-lazyeye
At the mention of her agent, Hel cringed. “Oh…right Akkey….ooooh boy…” 
She glanced back at Jari. “I don’t suppose there’s anyway of getting me to normal without having to tell my agents? You think?” 
hubwalker1
Jari pauses and thinks for a minute. “Mmmno I don’t think so.” She says with a laugh. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Akkey and Juro already knows about it.” She paused for a second as a switch flips in her brain causing a question to form. “Hey what’s his deal by the way? I know he’s one of your agents, but not much else. He seems kinda weird to me.”
moe-lazyeye
Hel puffed out her cheeks with a shake of her head. “Can’t go telling anything he can’t tell himself. At least not here and now. That boy has enough issues that even I decided to backburner some of them in my own mind. Long story short though. He needed help, and we cut a deal. He was my agent, I took care of a problem. So real old school shit I’m trying to get away from now, but honestly not a bad memory.” 
She gave a contemplative sigh. “Ah the old days when someone could just summon a god and we were curious enough to indulge them.” 
hubwalker1
She chuckles. “Figured it wouldn’t be that easy. He just makes it… Difficult to be his friend. It’s like he’s keeping everyone at arms length, even those he seems to care about… I don’t get it.” She hummed as her full attention returned to the sausage.
moe-lazyeye
“There is something to be learned in everything here.” Hel said, as she examined the finer details of the carved stuck she held, now that the second sausage had been eaten up. “Even if you don’t learn a particular thing, you learn a million others surrounding it. Try to see those hard lessons as a blessing.” 
hubwalker1
She chuckles. “So now you’re going all, old master on me?” She teases with a gentle nudge as she pulls her stick back and starts to eat her sausage.
moe-lazyeye
“I am old.” Hel quipped back, and then stretched her hands over her head. “Oh…boy…alright, I think I’m going to try sleeping in that tent…and…” She grimaced. “Ugh…and try not to think about the meeting with Akkey.”