Well, Well, Well, Hel

"Well, Well, Well, Hel" is a BOTGD 2 thread written on [date].
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Vari: The goddess of Helheim herself… Interesting.
“Goodness. You’re not looking quite like I remember you.” A voice whispered across the area around the Dragon stables Hel was at. “A lot… shorter.” Whoever it was seemed amused. “That’s interesting. What happened to you, dear me?”
And also, whoever it was wasn’t visible yet, evidently. The female voice echoed from no apparent source through the area.
Hel: For a horrified moment, Hel thought that Frigga had already located her, and crashed over the edge of a stable to hide. She scrambled about in the hay for a second, and then paused.
That had not been Frigga’s voice.
She lifted her head up, and fixed the cloak closer around her. “Whoever you are shut up.” She growled. “You can’t just spout off about this, me, situation.” She snorted once. “My mortal mind is having a hard time recalling. Who are you?”  
Vari: The face of an amused Silver dragon peeked into the stable, grinning at her. “Oh me? I’m not much. But I know who you are. The goddess of Helheim! You took down Odin a while back, if I remember right. It’s been a bit since I saw you at it, except for that giant rainstorm you caused over all those baddies, anyway. How strange that you just… are here now! And… tiny!” She giggled a little, and peered her head further in, a long neck following.
She was just an averagely sized long dragon at the minute, and watched the hay covered Hel with amused magenta eyes. “I do wonder what sort of thing could reduce you so much. Did you stay in hot water too long?” Her head tilted slightly to the side.
Hel: “Shhh!” Hel urged as she shrank into a corner of the stable. “I mean it, if you don’t keep it down, this whole planet could get turned on its head. She relaxed a little. “I sensing what you are a little better…ah…so you’re a local deity. Haven’t seen or talked to any of you since Peach.”
She glanced around. “Well what are you doing here? This isn’t the grounded dungeon, and last I checked Haligan didn’t have a divine local presence.” 
Vari: “Oh, oh, sorry.” Vari crawled into the stable and sat down rather primly. “It’s an honor to meet you face to face, by the way.” She whispered. “As for why I’m here? I’m following my own little disaster around. He got himself kidnapped and I’m making sure he’s okay. I’ve got other reasons, but that’s the main one, anyway.”
She clapped her clawed hands together, looking amused. “My actual home is well away from here in the ocean, a little island I protect covered in dragons. It ain’t much, but it’s nice. Oh, you can call me Vari, by the way.” The dragon god seemed very interested in Hel. “Pleasure to meet you, miss… oh, I shouldn’t use your real name, should I? Uh… frog. Miss frog? Uh, with respect, of course.”
Hel: “It’s a pleasure as well.” Hel nodded. “And um…well…calling me by name is…unwise…so are formal titles, just for wildly different reasons. I guess I need something I can go by to keep my anonymity…” She tapped her chin, and then held out a hand. “Just call me ded-ded for now.”
“So which one of yours was kidnaped? I don’t remember everything thanks to my…predicament. But maybe I knew of them.”  
Vari: “Oh, the prince of the island. He’s… very irresponsible. Left it because he’d rather explore the world, leaving me and his mother to keep the place in order. He was taken by the jaw, you’d be very familiar with it. A little troup of your rebels went out to rescue one of theirs and found him too. I tagged along after that.” She shook her head slowly. “He’s a mess, but I’m stuck with him.” She chuckled.
Hel: “Oooh yeeeah…that Nayro guy.” Hel mused.
She considered mentioning how she was fighting a war to prevent gods from forcing humans to do something. But given her position, she decided against it. Besides, local gods were much more reasonable, and less lethal on a cosmic standpoint. 
“Not a fan of the royal life hm?” 
Vari: “Nah, he’s a free spirit type. Wants to roam and explore and play his instruments. Which I’m not upset about, I just wish he’d take his lineage more seriously. I’ve hung out with his family and people for generations. He’s one of the very few who have even left the island.” She sighed and shook her head. “Oh well, I’ll sort out that issue eventually. What about you, hmm? How are you doing these days?”
Hel: Hel looked down at herself, and then the goddess. “Well…bad?” She said with a slow shrug. “I mean. Things were looking up for a bit. Just wrapped up Ragnarok. But right now I’m…not loving the…”
She paused. Maybe it was better not to spout off too much about being mortal. A careless slip on ice could kill her, and that would be that. 
Her energy would spread through the cosmos. If she was lucky Baldur would manage to get a hold of it and take care of everyone. But she herself…she’d be gone. Maybe reincarnated without her memories at best. 
She cleared her throat, as another thought came to her. “I’m actually in a bit of a spot. Maybe you could help me Vari?” 
Vari: The dragon god tilted her head to one side, looking curious. “Oh? Perhaps I can, if I know how to. It’d be kind of cool to be able to help you out, miss ded-ded.” She grinned. “I have always been a big fan. In general I mean. Not a lot to do on a small island, so I watch you mainlanders a lot.” She chuckled. “Just tell me what I could do, then.”
Hel: “A fan huh? More so recently? Or back while I was still just maintaining helheim?” Hel asked curiously.
Vari: “Well, you and that entire rebellion thing they had going on for a while. Didn’t have much else to watch, so that was quite intriguing. I watched mainland things for a while before that, but then the rebels started up, and I enjoyed that for a new source of entertainment.” She put a claw to her chin thoughtfully.
“There was that one demon, I even got to meet her, and I saw Chief Grey… a shame about that King Haddock, I’d have loved to see him face to face. Oh… sorry, I rambled a bunch.” She giggled. “The second one.”
Hel: In Hel’s mind anything Ragnarok and up was recently, while everything thing before it was ‘while she was maintaining helheim.’ She had to admit to herself, she was a little disappointed. She didn’t have many fans back when she was simply the god of the underworld, and it would have been cool to think there was at least one. But that was in the past.  
“I’m glad you got to watch…it uh…had a lot of learning experiences. For everyone. Me included.” She huffed. “As for the help…I need to get to the mainland. And traveling with the aid of a god would certainly be faster and help cover the fact that I’m mortal if…someone…tries to find me.” 
Vari: “Oh, you want a travel buddy! I see. Sure, I’d be willing to do that. Nayro’s fine at the minute. I’ll just tag along with you out of the way, I guess.” She smiled widely. “More adventure! Oh, I really should get out more often. This is fun! Ooh, do you think…” She leaned in.
“I could see your realm some time? I mean, you’ve been taking care of it for absolutely forever, but I’ve never gotten to see it. Since I’ve been a fan of you for like… ages, I’d love to see what its like.” Vari wiggled. “Promise I wouldn’t touch anything.”
Hel: Huh…maybe the stigma of running the underworld ‘didn’t’ extend to everyone…
Hel blinked away the thought, and then nodded. “Yeah, for sure, when I get back to normal, I can show you around. And no worries about touching anything, it’s free for exploration.” She stood as she dusted the hay off from her cloak. “And I a appreciate he help, truly. If you could…” She moved her arms around a little. “Well carry me I suppose, that would work. I just need to be taken over to the Port Krum tavern on the mainland. Come to think of it, I think Nayro was there at one point.” 
Vari: “Oh… yes, yes I can get you there. Is anyone coming with you? Cuz I can fly fast. They didn’t call me the Silver Arrow for nothing.” Vari stated. “And I’m willing to carry a friend or two, I suppose.” She added.
Hel: “For this trip it’s just me. But on the way back, I’ll be meeting at a camp halfway between here and the jaw with some of my kids.” Hel told her. “I really do appreciate this.” 
She hesitated a moment. “Although…maybe don’t as fast as you can right away. I’m still very unused to this body.”
Then again…It didn’t hurt when I fell over the stable door. No scrapes, no splinters. I’m probably immune to minor bumps by now. Still…
Vari: “Oh, no problem ma'am. I can go whatever pace you need.” Vari giggled and stepped back over the stable door. “I suppose we shall be off very soon then? Man, this is cool, I get to be a part of the rebels story a bit, boring old Vari, imagine. If Mid-mid could see me now.” She chuckled to herself. “Just a little adventure for me.”
Hel: “The rebels certainly do have a way of getting our attention.” Hel admitted. “Welcome to the team.”
The two of them began their departure to the mainland. Hel had a lot on her mind, so she wasn’t fully invested in the idea of a conversation that would last the duration of the flight. But she was curious about one thing. 
“Who is Mid-Mid?” 
Vari: “Oh, you’d have known him.” Vari told her. “Major god? For like… almost every dragon? He was my big brother.” She sighed. “Sometimes I miss that big old serious doof. And by miss I mean I miss getting under his scales occasionally.” Vari chuckled, then looked over at Hel.
“Er… hmm.” She tilted her head slightly woth thought. “I don’t know how well you’ll be able to hold on, but…” She moved her neck lower so Hel could ride her. “If this works for you it works for me. Just… hold on to the horns I s'pose.” Vari told the other goddess.
Hel: Midgardsormr…
Hel wasn’t sure exactly what to do with this information…but she filed it away for future reference nevertheless. Hopefully, this didn’t bode ill. And so with another voiced appreciation, Hel climbed onto Vari’s back, and they took off for the mainland. 
Vari: Vari flew speedily as Hel could handle to Blunt’s tavern, neatly landing outside it within a couple hours thanks to how speedy she could go, and not needing a break in the slightest. She was quite enjoying the chance to have something interesting to do.
“And here you are, miss ded-ded!” She lowered her neck so the small Hel could get off. “You have arrived at your destination, and thank you for choosing Dragon God Air for your flight choices!” She said, a hand over her mouth to muffle her speech slightly, for some reason.