video;

[cutthegoofs]

[the video cuts to this face, which doesn't seem particularly pleased. he has a cockney accent when he speaks somewhat dryly.]

So, bit of a problem with all this- and by all this I mean this ah... mystery realm, let's call it. Earth? Earth. Not connected to the Astral Plane, is it! I think. Or I'm not, which-

[there's what's clearly a wolf whistle in the background, and camera turns enough to show he's at a cafe and some pair of people in the distance go 'hey there goth guy!' kravitz turns the camera back to himself with a :| face and ignores this]

Which is a wee bit of a problem. I have a theory, this is some sort of purgatory dimension and all that 'please get me out of here' wishing I was making was some monkey's paw bullshit- pardon my cockney.

[he sighs as those cat callers probably waggle their eyebrows.] If only this was a big goof.

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[shadowglitter]

[ okay yes, astral plane, purgatory dimension, fine. odin will wax poetic about all that cool shit in a minute. for now: ]

Nobody's ever wolf-whistled before calling me a goth guy. It's always "hey, goth guy, you're in my seat" and "get a load of the goth guy with all the ravens" and "ugh, I can't believe we're stuck eating lunch with the goth guy". What's the deal?

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[cutthegoofs]

[just to make odin feel even worse about his less than choice goth ass a dude who joins the girls yells 'hubba hubba,' because apparently we're in a cartoon. this man sounds suspiciously like an npc voiced by griffin mcelroy.

kravitz opens his mouth, closes it, then opens it again to answer when he's not being hubba'd] Well, for starters I'd hardly call you goth, no offense my good man.

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[shadowglitter]

Wh--

[ fuck you, mcelroy, you piece of shit! odin stares after the dude in the background long after he's walked out of frame, equal parts shocked and offended. he's going to faint, in a minute. ]

I? Odin Dark, bringer of night, cloaked in shadow and plagued by death, am not goth enough for you? Okay. Cool. Tell that to the withered rose of my heart. Maybe my tear drops will be able to bring it back to life - not that that's worked all those times before.

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[cutthegoofs]

[he sort of... glances back at the guy, then odin, then back. then waits, politely. oh he's done? ok.]

Well, that's a lot to unpack isn't it? It's just... you're wearing an awful lot of yellow, lad. The fur there is a nice touch but I can't say the whole package screams 'goth.'

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[shadowglitter]

[ The nerve of this guy? ]

And what of this, you swine? [ He steps back out of frame to give the camera a better shot of his outfit and gestures to the black mesh that (barely) covers most of his body. ] This ebony cage, woven of fears and regrets. This inky prison I've locked myself in. Within. Betwixt? Betwixt.

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[cutthegoofs]

[to his credit he seriously considers this, for a moment, before shaking his head slowly.]

My good man, I'd hate to be rude but I believe the proper subculture for an outfit like that is ah... what's the nicest way to put it? [he snaps his fingers.] Nightlife. That's a good one, yes? Even has 'night' in the word, if that makes you feel better.

[he was thinking 'stripper.']

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[shadowglitter]

[ gOTHS CAN BE STRIPPERS ]

But I-- [ odin pauses. ]

Wait. Mm. Nightlife is a cool word. Life that only thrives under the cover of night. The shroud of darkness left in the sun's absence, and within that void, a memento of an old being. The void, pierced by the stars and the moon, finds it. Finds me. I do only feel alive at night. Or at least, like, my ethos does. I do all my best writing at night.

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[cutthegoofs]

[odin you are not a goth. accept it.]

Of course you could always just... you know, follow the rules of goth aesthetic. Wear black instead of yellow. Just a thought.

You know I'm not actually sure what the rules are for showing that much skin when it comes to the whole goth image. I imagine they usually frown upon it, showing your skin to the sunlight and all that.

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[shadowglitter]

But then I won't--

[ He stares. He shakes his head. This guy. ]

But then I won't look like a cool and toxic poison frog. Or snake. Snakes are super, super gothic. And wasps. There are a lot of scary animals that I look like, when I'm yellow. And black. Look. [ Again, he points to his fishnet. Black. ]

I don't ever have to experience the sunlight. I'm a vampire. I only come out at night.