Cornelius "Corey" Drake (sandcastlegod) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-25 18:58:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, harmony watkins, nicholas salem

I have a secret to tell, from my electrical well....
The sculpture was coming along beautifully, but was resulting in Corey's keeping odd hours. It was around three a.m. when he stumbled to the kitchen to fix himself some chili-cocoa. He soon noticed he wasn't alone.

"Harmony? What's wrong?"

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	a_blessing 2011-06-25 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, Corey." Harmony glanced up from the table, her elbows on its cool surface and her fingers woven into her hair. Her eyes were a little red and her voice still a little thick with the wear of sleep. "Nothing. Nothing. I was just having a hard time sleeping. What are you doing up?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-25 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	"The detail work on the broken branch. It's coming along, but it's taking a bit. I've got an anti-insomnia cocoa recipe, if you want?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_blessing 2011-06-25 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I...actually don't want to go back to sleep, but thank you. How much longer do you think you've got on the sculpture?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-25 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Just a couple more days. It's coming together." Beat. Thought. "Bad dreams?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_blessing 2011-06-25 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Nightmares," she corrected gently. "Fortunately, Argo sleeps like the dead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-25 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Corey starts fidgeting. "What kind of nightmares?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_blessing 2011-06-25 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Harmony sat quietly a moment, tracing her thumb along the table. "Like Dante's Inferno going horribly, horribly awry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-25 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Corey sat down, the color drained from his face. If this is happening to her, she deserves to know why. But... "...Harmony, do you think Argo'd forgive me if I did something he told me not to?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_blessing 2011-06-26 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"I generally think that if you had a good reason for it Argo would forgive you most anything, Corey. What's going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-26 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Remember that crazy chick from a while back?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_blessing 2011-06-26 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"Sheena? The one who thought she owned Argo? Yeah, how could I forget her? She wanted me dead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-26 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah...well... she did. And then something happened, and Argo and his brother Andy did some stuff, some of it pretty stupid, and then you forgot about what had happened, and they said not to tell you because it would hurt you." Corey took a breath. "But if you're having nightmares anyway..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_blessing 2011-06-26 12:29 am UTC (link)
	Harmony blinked a few times. what he was saying wasn't making sense. "Corey...I say this with as much respect as possible but...have you been working with glue or something? What you're saying sounds odd." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-27 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	Some time later, Corey takes his milkshake to go find Nicholas working on his bike. "Um, hey. Can we talk?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-06-27 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	If he's around at all, Nick is usually easy to find - and usually right where Corey found him. "Sure thing. What's up?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-27 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Corey fidgets. "I don't know if, you know, you can tell or something, but a few of us went to, um, Mephisto's realm a while back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-06-27 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "That place has a way of weighing on people." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-27 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, I guess that's good, thanks. Wait...How do you get signed over without signing over yourself?" Corey looks puzzled. "And people say pouring a little bit of milk on the ground is a messed-up approach to spirituality." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-06-27 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	"My parents signed my soul over while I was still in the womb. This is part of why animals and small children are popular sacrifices, their owners and parents are able to make deals on their behalf." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-27 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm...just going to be Commander Obvious and say that that's seriously screwed up, dude." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-06-27 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	Nick just nods. "Yep, but just as binding." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-06-27 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Sorry to keep prying, but how long are you planning on living, man?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-06-27 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not. I've long since discovered that having a plan is the easiest way for someone to screw things up for you. So only answer I can give, really, is I plan on living til I die." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)