[ There’s a lot of ground to cover here, so it’s good that his mental notes are unparalleled. ]
Was she playing pretend as a pixie? And that is considered normal?
[ He wasn’t loving mortal standards of anything, as per usual. ]
Rest assured, that I have met only one person that might properly fit into Amaurot as it is aside from who Hades used to be... So I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised.
[ He does a quick search in his memory— ]
Oh, her. The girl who doesn’t give context. I like her.
I know! Fuck context--she's delightful! You guys definitely need to meet.
And-- uh, no, sorry. 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl' is... it's the name for a sort of stock character in fiction. Film mostly. They're silly and quirky and girl-y and sweet and playful and they mostly exist for the depressed male protagonists to fall in love with and experience personal growth through loving. A lot of the time they don't get any backstory or interior life in these narratives. They're just-- there.
Anyway. Charley's version of pretending to be normal comes off a lot like your Manic Pixie Deam Girl stock character. It's easier for her to be like that instead of forcing her to act completely normal--but it's still an act, you know? And it does lead to the men in her life treating her like she's that stock character, that she's just there to make their lives magical and teach them how to love again. It's why-- it's why I get so protective about her when it comes to boys. Because it's really hard to trust that they do respect her as their own person and aren't just-- using her, I guess. Especially with how easily she gives her heart away.
[He makes a frustrated huff of sound.]
She did it with Hades, you know. Over the weird weekend. A lot of things are fuzzy, but Charley telling me about meeting him on the beach and having a fun afternoon together, almost like a date and just-- God. I'm so glad he's not really interested in women, because if he'd used my little sister to feel better about life and himself the same way those college boys did--
I mean. You know. Not that I can do anything. Not with the treaty. But I'd be very bitchy about it to you at the very least. Because Charley's been hurt by boys who treated her like their own cute little incarnation of personal growth. Badly too.
[Several things, of course. This description of her does sound like something that Hades might find delightful if he was struck in the right mood.]
Hades understands that people are not characters, and... At the very least he is very perceptive. He may have felt better being around her, but I doubt that it was at her expense. As I may be homey to you, she may be homey to him. ...At the very, very least he certainly didn't achieve any personal growth from it.
Not here. She's-- not in this world. She only came for the weird weekend. Back in our world...
She called them the Shadowlands. Stygia. I think it's where the dead that don't, can't move on stay. But she also said that with her friend Shinobu to summon her, she was staying around his place and mine a lot.
I figured as much, Steven. Even I am a ghost of sorts. You would not miss her so terribly were she here. In fact, I'm sure that I would have met her by now.
[But he wasn't specific, and his mind was on Charley rather than...]
Oh. Right. She's mostly traveling around with Winter, who's her companion and bodyguard and best friend. They'll go to a city and he'll take some work to get them funds and she'll explore around and eventually they'll travel to the next one. They're both breeders, I think? Entrapta definitely is.
Currently, though, they're both here in Goldenrod and probably will be until the Sinnoh Trip. Not sure about after.
Oh is he? That is a fascinating little piece of information to know. Well worth the lie I’ll have to come up with later.
[ He sighs. ]
I would not ordinarily mind, but Hades is a man who knows my mind as well as I do. You know well enough to corroborate anything that he asks about me, I’m sure.
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Was she playing pretend as a pixie? And that is considered normal?
[ He wasn’t loving mortal standards of anything, as per usual. ]
Rest assured, that I have met only one person that might properly fit into Amaurot as it is aside from who Hades used to be... So I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised.
[ He does a quick search in his memory— ]
Oh, her. The girl who doesn’t give context. I like her.
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And-- uh, no, sorry. 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl' is... it's the name for a sort of stock character in fiction. Film mostly. They're silly and quirky and girl-y and sweet and playful and they mostly exist for the depressed male protagonists to fall in love with and experience personal growth through loving. A lot of the time they don't get any backstory or interior life in these narratives. They're just-- there.
Anyway. Charley's version of pretending to be normal comes off a lot like your Manic Pixie Deam Girl stock character. It's easier for her to be like that instead of forcing her to act completely normal--but it's still an act, you know? And it does lead to the men in her life treating her like she's that stock character, that she's just there to make their lives magical and teach them how to love again. It's why-- it's why I get so protective about her when it comes to boys. Because it's really hard to trust that they do respect her as their own person and aren't just-- using her, I guess. Especially with how easily she gives her heart away.
[He makes a frustrated huff of sound.]
She did it with Hades, you know. Over the weird weekend. A lot of things are fuzzy, but Charley telling me about meeting him on the beach and having a fun afternoon together, almost like a date and just-- God. I'm so glad he's not really interested in women, because if he'd used my little sister to feel better about life and himself the same way those college boys did--
I mean. You know. Not that I can do anything. Not with the treaty. But I'd be very bitchy about it to you at the very least. Because Charley's been hurt by boys who treated her like their own cute little incarnation of personal growth. Badly too.
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[Several things, of course. This description of her does sound like something that Hades might find delightful if he was struck in the right mood.]
Hades understands that people are not characters, and... At the very least he is very perceptive. He may have felt better being around her, but I doubt that it was at her expense. As I may be homey to you, she may be homey to him. ...At the very, very least he certainly didn't achieve any personal growth from it.
[ Pleasing no one. ]
Where around does she stay?
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She called them the Shadowlands. Stygia. I think it's where the dead that don't, can't move on stay. But she also said that with her friend Shinobu to summon her, she was staying around his place and mine a lot.
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[But he wasn't specific, and his mind was on Charley rather than...]
I mean the other girl, Entrapta.
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Currently, though, they're both here in Goldenrod and probably will be until the Sinnoh Trip. Not sure about after.
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[ He makes a note to send her a message a little while later. ]
Well, is that all of your latest gossip, Steven?
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Oh, but you should know—that guy with the pigeon you helped the other day? He knows Dirk from back home.
[If you want a reason to cultivate John in the future, Hythlo.]
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[ He sighs. ]
I would not ordinarily mind, but Hades is a man who knows my mind as well as I do. You know well enough to corroborate anything that he asks about me, I’m sure.
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[He chuckles.]
Thought you'd be intrigued. Let me know if anything interesting happens with John?