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[mercurio]

i was recently reminded of how much it hurts to get tattoos
how did you survive all of yours??

[verselet]

I barely did. It turned my hair black.

[Is he joking? Surely he’s joking right? It’s impossible to tell over text, isn’t it.]

Did you get a new tattoo?

[mercurio]

your hair isn't originally black??

[squints]

yeah i did! it's been about a week

[verselet]

No. My hair is a stark white, though no one will ever see it.

What design did you decide on?

[mercurio]

completely white?? uhh...do you need like black hair dye or something?
this is the wildest trivia i know about you lol

it's runes! loki wrote me something and i thought, looks cool enough

[verselet]

Completely white. My hair isn’t black because I choose to dye it; I didn’t choose its color at all. I told you about my familiars, didn’t I?

Loki? The Norse god of mischief?

[Uhhhh unsure if this sounds like a good idea now ]

[mercurio]

so your hair color is also related to your familiars?

[he doesn't know what any of this means...]

yep, that guy's here
he's pretty cool and probably my fave earth-god if i had to choose

[verselet]

Yes. My familiars grant me my tattoos, and one of them is so great that it changes my hair from white to black. For consistency, I suppose.

And you let him choose your tattoo for you? Do you not realize why this sounds like a questionable idea?

[mercurio]

it's kinda like when noct summons the help of astrals his eyes have this electric purple glow to them for a while but i guess with you it's tattoos and lol a hair dye

do they literally live on you??

[MAYBE HE'S GETTING IT]

he did say something similar! but he doesn't have his powers here so it doesn't really matter
runes look really cool in any case

[verselet]

Yes. You could say that my tattoos are less tattoos, and proof of their existence made real on my skin. But as I said, I’m unable to call on them. It’s as if they’re locked down tight.

Do you know what the runes mean?

[mercurio]

do you feel them at all? [er]

i don't wanna say what it is

[verselet]

No.

[And maybe that’s what bothers him the most.]

Why not?

[mercurio]

oh

[is this a "sorry your pets are lost?" card kind of moment, or a "i'm sure they'll come back soon!!" kind of moment. either way: awk...]

just suffice to say that it's a written blessing from his behalf!
and it looks cool

[verselet]

[A simple truth for him. V knows they are... not lost, at least, as long as black is embedded beneath his skin. There's comfort knowing that.]

He did at least tell you what it said, correct?

[still doubt.png]

[mercurio]

yeah! i wouldn't just get a tattoo without knowing what it was about

[it's also a bit of a 'fuck you' to the astrals, as minimal and inconsequential as it may be. 'loki wuz here,' damn. really telling them.]

also, if you ever wanna talk about your...familiars, you know you could, right? i won't mind if you do
i know i don't get what a 'familiar' is like exactly, but if it's like having a pet, then i understand how that would feel to miss them and not have them around

[......so]

anyway, it was really helpful when you talked with me earlier when i wasn't feel too great and i want you to know that i'm happy to return the favor if you ever need to vent!!

[verselet]

[It's not an offer he's used to receiving. And he does appreciate it, as he says.]

I... appreciate it, but I'm fine. If I do have something I wish to tell you, I won't hesitate.

[The issue being that V is used to keeping all feelings inward, all deeper thoughts kept under lock and key. They spill during moments of duress, perhaps, but casual conversation with Prompto doesn't count.]

I don't consider them lost. Only sleeping. And maybe it's for the best -- one of them runs his mouth too much, anyhow, and I already have you around to do that.

[He's joking(?)]

[mercurio]

woah okay i see how it is, you want more loud talking and random topics of conversation?? you got it, buddy
there's no saving you from this one now that you've asked for it !!

[he gets that it's a joke, and he's throwing it right back]

but seriously
they talk?

[verselet]

You mean there’s more where that came from? I find that hard to believe.

Yes, one of them. Griffon is very opinionated.

[mercurio]

you realize that you are basically challenging me now, right?

hey! i know what a griffon is! it was in one of the pictures i showed you on my camera
we had to hunt one down because it was being a royal pain in the ass

is your griffon also huge like that?

2/2

[mercurio]

also pretty sure i am not opinionated

[verselet]

Do you share your opinion often?

[Ignoring the rest... as usual.]

[mercurio]

i guess so?? but i'm not pushy about it!

[verselet]

Maybe not, but now you're threatening to be pushy in your declarations of them?

[How far can he waylay this conversation? Prompto is so easily distracted.]

[mercurio]

i don't think i threatened anything... lol i don't think i know how to be threatening

i can give you a controversial opinion though

[verselet]

Please do.