[OPEN LOG]

[nukeoleptic]

Who: Jade + literally anyone
What: Jade bribing people into her restaurant with free things.
When: Day 355.
Where: The Highwind, in Heimdall's district.
Rating: PG-13 for language at most!

EDITED TO ADD: Also, totally feel free to threadjack and use this as a mingle log IF YOU WOULD LIKE ♥

[ It had worked once before, back in the heat of late summer in Asgard, so Jade was trying it again. She had dragged the sign out to the front of the store, right in the middle of the sidewalk, and written in huge letters:

free hot chocolate! :D
just come inside ♥

The temperature hadn't broken the sixty degree mark today - it was getting chilly fast. Both Orihime and Annabeth were gone, and the store was oddly quiet. Jade will be found keeping herself busy throughout the day with odd little chores when it's completely empty of customers - sweeping, dusting, and occasionally dozing in a booth near the door when the boredom becomes too much to bear. ]

Comments

[lethechained]

Hm.

[Her lips press together as she considers this.]

What makes you sure?

[samantha_grey]

Weird things... There's people they've spoken well of, people they actually seemed to like, who helped a lot, that people were relying on for leadership. Then, one day, poof. They're just gone.

And people who show up that cause trouble like Henry...

I actually don't think Hel's lying anymore when they say they don't have complete control.

[lethechained]

[Slowly, she nods. She's all too familiar with ruses, but....]

I suppose that does make sense. There are... a lot of ways to achieve what they've said are their goals, I think, and not all of them involve helpful people staying here and dangerous ones never coming to the city, but-- I can see what you mean.

....

I'm never quite sure what to think of them. In the past, I--....

[... No. Not a good topic.]

... Well, let's just say I learned to be wary of people who want you to do things for them and don't give you a choice in the matter.

[samantha_grey]

Believe me. I don't care if they really are desperate and we're one of their last hopes. Even if everything they've said is true, I still wouldn't trust them completely.

Desperate people will do desperate things, and that can be very dangerous.

[She reached over to put a hand on the girl's. Even she could catch on that there was something more here, and she wanted her to know it didn't need to be explained.]

[lethechained]

[Slowly, she nods - there is no question about that. She understands desperation all too well. Her eyes light on their hands a moment, accepting the gesture without comment.]

As long as we're still useful to them, they have a reason to let us keep living here. [Not a good enough one, perhaps, but better than nothing.] That's... something. But I wonder what will really happen when they no longer need us.

[samantha_grey]

When they have no reason to keep us, I am fairly sure they intend to send us back. [She glowered at that.] If I had a choice in the matter, I'd move down south with Ran at the end of it all. Going back... isn't what I want right now.

[lethechained]

That does seem the most likely. I doubt we'll even have a choice.

[....]

A friend of yours?

[samantha_grey]

Ran is the giant who rules the city to the south of here. We went down there when we were trying to rescue Freyr. I actually kind of like her.

[lethechained]

-- Ah. [Hm.] Sorry, I thought you meant-- nevermind. Well... if you like the city, too, then I suppose that might be nice.

[samantha_grey]

You know... I've never actually been to her city. We didn't go there when we visited, just the town on the coast.

[lethechained]

[Head tilt.]

Then-- maybe you could see about going there, if you ever get the chance. Better to know what you're getting into, if you do have the opportunity to move down there.

[samantha_grey]

mmm, I'd have to figure out how to breathe underwater for longer than six hours or so.

[lethechained]

[She huffs out a tiny laugh.]

I suppose so. You might need a little help for that one.

[samantha_grey]

Might actually need Ran's help. she's the one who helped us get to the well at the bottom of the sea.

[lethechained]

Do you think she'd do it? I mean-- permanently. [Assuming that's even a thing that can be done.]

[samantha_grey]

Temporarily, yeah. Permanently, I don't know. It's not something I've asked her yet, and the last time I saw her was at the festival. We went out drinking.

[lethechained]

Hm. [Quite a curious situation - hypothetical or otherwise.] Well, if you get along. ... But would you really want to spend all that time underwater, though?

[samantha_grey]

... it beats the alternative, honestly. But, considering Eridan, I don't know that I'd mind that much. He's a water breather too.

[lethechained]

I... suppose there's that. [She'd. Rather not think about Eridan, though.] So... even if your other friends stayed in Asgard, you'd still go?

[samantha_grey]

...Namine... I don't think you'll be able to stay in Asgard if that time comes. It's there or the dwarves, and I don't thin they'll help.

[lethechained]

[Her eyes lower.]

Maybe not.

[No matter how much this place has done for her. (No matter how much she's done for it.)]

But... somewhere else, then. If there were somewhere else that your friends went, would you still go to live with Ran?

[samantha_grey]

If I had a choice, I'd stay with friends. I like Ran, but not that much.

[lethechained]

[A moment, and then she nods.]

I see. ... Well... I hope you find a solution that makes you happy, however things turn out.

[samantha_grey]

One that makes a lot of us happy would be nice. But thanks.

[lethechained]

[-- A smile.]

That too. And... you're welcome. I'd just like to see things turn out well for you. For all of us.