isaz | text&voice&video ✺ i swear, it's not like i meant to give anybody the cold shoulder.

[fehus]

[in three consecutive posts: a text post (if you could call it that)]

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[a voice post (if you could call it that), in a familiar voice]

Idunn,idunn,,idunn,idunn -- [clackclackclack; caw, caw!] waff-awwwfuhhhh -- ckkk -- [clackclackclack]

[and then finally, a video post; (allegedly) "Magnus" "Chase," sitting mutely on a grey, drizzly beach in what is likely Heropa, covered in seagulls from head to toe. thing is, he doesn't look like much of a summer demigod, currently, skin pale and lips tinted a winter-blue, long blond hair frozen by a sheet of white ice down into his face. a raggedy tartan blanket coated with another sheet of ice sits only half-wrapped around his shoulders -- on each of which two fat seagulls are perched, cawing enthusiastically. the clacking noise from before appears to be coming from his teeth, and wide grey eyes appear to be trying to communicate what a chattering mouth or quivering fingers can't quite manage (though it might very well be that Magnus wants to eat waffle fries). that message might read, "anybody wanna help a brother out?" or simply the R-rated version of "Oh Bother." he manages a few grunts at the video, and a completely illegible attempt at ASL, before giving up on further communication]

[in contrast to the frozen winter zombie, a glowing golden sword is whizzing freely about in the air autonomously behind Magnus, chasing after the enormous flock of gulls, in what appears to be quite a lot of fun. whee!]

[what's with this incoherent whitewalker? this is the worst doppelganger yet!]

Comments

video;

[sanguinespell]

[Oh hell.]

Shit, Jack! Where the hell are you two? [She can tell it's Heropa, but...] Can you give me the beach's name?

Re: video;

[fehus]

[the sword zips over to where the popsicle boy still has the video in his hands, blazing with golden excitement and scaring the shit out of the gulls on Magnus' shoulders. Magnus would look thankful if his eyebrows weren't frozen in one place]

Oh, yo, Nico! Do you and the Staff of One wanna have a beach day? How is that sexy piece of staff? Did she miss me?

video.

[admemoriam]

Magnus!!! MAGNUS!!!!!!!!

[His palms are slapped against his cheeks, Home Alone style, as he tries to get Magnus' attention.]

Re: video.

[fehus]

[it's Noah!!!!! Magnus struggles to have an expression that isn't "freezing my balls off," or make a sound. the sound that comes out is a full-on zombie groan:]

Rrr, rr-r-r-rrrroaaah.

Yeah, buddy! That's a bunch more syllables than before! Probably? Swords don't have to learn stupid human grammar. That's for the skalds. So they can compose cool epics about us! Anyway, woo, go team!

[the flying sword behind Magnus is the one speaking in the full sentences. he's also still chasing after seagulls, mostly]

VIDEO

[pummelgranite]

[ EXPLAIN YOURSELF YOUNG MAN. ]

Why!?

Re: VIDEO

[fehus]

[blue-tinged lips form an "o" for as long as they can stop chattering (read: Very Briefly). the golden sword dips into view again, while a seagull pecks aggressively at his hilt]

Let me field this one, Magnus -- is that a general question, or did we interrupt you in the middle of a knock-knock joke? I love those!

( ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ )

[ripstides]

Magnus?

[ there are so many things wrong with the visual - frostbite being the most pressing concern - but all that percy has running through his mind is that magnus is back. he's here. it's not home, but right now it's the closest thing that any of them have. he's trying to narrow down which beach he's on. percy hasn't been here long enough to have them all memorized by sight alone. doesn't mean he's going to stop trying. ]

Hold on, okay? I'm going to find you. Just, uh, give me a starting point. Something more specific than chilling on the beach.

Re: ( ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ )

[fehus]

[YES. YES, GOOD. Percy is exactly the kind of person Magnus was hoping to contact]

Nuh, nnn-n-n-ee-aa--uh --

[Jack sings out helpfully]

I've got this one, don't worry about it, Magnus. Midgard! Definitely Midgard. Is Riptide coming? I should take a quick bath in the ocean. Tell it to me honest, Percy, am I looking shiny enough?

video »

[areou]

( there's not much to see for a moment, because the camera is facing the ground while clarisse laughs rather loudly. she probably shouldn't find magnus chasesicle funny but ... c'mon, it's kinda funny. she rights the camera a few seconds later, but there's still a snicker or two left to be had. )

Well, look who the cat dragged back in. The Shining look is an interesting choice, but who am I to judge?

( she's saying you look like shit, magnus. yes, she's incredibly helpful. )

Re: video »

[fehus]

I have to agree, there's not much wight about this image change. Haah!

[that is not Magnus' voice. Magnus is shivering and trying to get his tongue to cooperate with human language. the voice is coming from the sword whipping around, spanking seagulls]

[ video ]

[nightmarist]

Oh, hey, you actually look dead now.

[Hello, Magnus. It is your best friend, feeling none concern.]

Re: [ video ]

[fehus]

F-fuh-ff-fuh --

[okay, yeah, he still can't manage to get that one out. he blinks rapidly, and then realises he hasn't tried to sign yet. he raises his fingers to spell out what that F-word might be, and shockingly finds his dexterity to be just as bad signing as it was typing. though, he does seem to realise one thing; and he painstakingly separates the clenched fingers of one hand, and -- there she is. a shivering middle finger. communication: accomplished]

[Jack swoops in, whooping]

action

[h2no]

[archie is still being a miserable prick about port outs (magnus being one of them) and hasn't really been looking at the network. he gets too sad seeing new people come in, sometimes people that don't remember being here, people finding their friends... it's a bit too much at the moment. that being said, chilling at heropa beach - despite the cold rainy day - is something he is still doing regularly. sharpedo needs his exercise and the only thing different is archie hadn't followed him into the surf. an annoying, but self imposed problem, not unlike all his others.

he's wandering back with crobat walking on its four limbs next to him, drinking out a smoothie cup. archie stops when he sees the seagull thing, looking to crobat. could just be a pile of tra-- oh. no. there's jack. yikes.

the two stroll over.]

Hey, Jack. You're looking as sharp and shiny as ever. [crobat grunts in greeting to magnus. archie looks him over, vaguely anxious about him being hurt, realises he isn't.] Crobat, y'wanna scatter these things?

Re: action

[fehus]

Hey, Archie!

[Jack does a friendly loop in the air, casually scaring the shit out of some seagulls. the volume of the cawing is truly miserable, and Magnus' grey eyes dart a bit wildly to Crobat, as if something unexpected happened in all the chaos. he attempts to echo his sword -- ]

H-hh-heyy-yuh, Ar-ch-ch-chee.

[A Cold Boy TM; the rain isn't much helping the Niflheim frost, which stubbornly clings to Magnus like he's some sort of frosted morning pastry. the drizzly rain isn't particularly helping things]

[speaking of helping things: while many of the seagulls are scattering, there's a particular fat one that does Not give a single fuck, cawing at Crobat and Jack and spreading its wings in front of Magnus like a brave, dirty little white knight. Magnus' eyes flip between the pokemon and the bird with interest, being the only part of him that isn't concentrated fully on shivering]

video;

[extremeteenbible]

HA! [ Was that rude? Merle doesn't care. ] What in the nine hells happened to you?

Re: video;

[fehus]

[the golden sword comes to answer, rather than the shivery, blue-faced boy. it flies into view, looking perky, somehow]

Oh, you should wait for the saga they'll be composing about it. I'm sure it'll make for a much better description of our daring feats in the frozen wastes of Niflheim.

Video

[drivesadesk]

...you're thinking of food right now?

[Weird. Jonathan liked waffle fries, but the whole 'freezing' thing seemed to be more important.]

What's going on?

Re: Video

[fehus]

[1) Magnus is always thinking of food, but 2) not in this exact happenstance, where the freezing is rather taking priority]

[Magnus chatters his teeth and tries to answer, but it's basically just a bunch of plosives before the golden sword flies into frame. it pokes a seagull in the feathery butt, first, shooing it]

He's just thawing out from a quest. Having skin seems like it's more trouble than its worth. Or a stomach. Hi!

[plasticbow]

[Shit. Shit! Even Hearth can't manage to parse that lousy attempt at ASL. And Jack certainly isn't going to be of any help, that glorified toothpick. Still, he can't just sit there and do nothing. He flips on his video, facing Magnus with desperate eyes as he signs slowly:]

Where. Are. You?

[fehus]

[Hearth!!! a useful person!!! his favourite person, possibly. Magnus raises his hands again, all clenched-up with cold. it's weird, the double memories he now has; Hearth should be just as freezing as he is, he thinks, but he also thinks, no, they've been relaxing in Fauxhalla, where there aren't severely freezing temperatures, low enough to turn even a temperate demigod into a popsicle]

[sadly, this attempt at ASL is no better than the last. after shaking out his hands several times, he's able to spell a single letter, even if it shakes]

[in the meantime, Jack pops up. he probably says some stuff, because his runes are glowing, but that sure has never mattered to Hearth]

video

[am_i_a_monster]

[Abigail reads/listens/watches ,trying to make sense of all of it.]

Hey. You look really cold for a day at the beach. You should go inside somewhere and warm up. Don't worry about waffle fries, right now. The seagulls would just eat them. And that sword might shred them. If you get somewhere safe, I can teach you how to make waffle fries or anything else you want.

Re: video

[fehus]

Huh! Why would I shred fries? I could, but it's pretty beneath a sword like me. Maybe he wants to feed the gulls?

[the voice isn't coming from Magnus, who is shivering and stuttering consonants. the sword is talking over him, and it flies into view, runes along his golden blade lighting up luminescent blue as he talks, like an equalizer bar on a stereo. the gulls gathering around Magnus seem to be nesting on him, now]

I'm Jack, by the way. Sword of Summer, kind of a big deal.

video;

[nextsymbol]

[WHAT THE HECK????? what the heck.]

A-are you okay?! Do you need an ambulance??

[or....waffle fries?????? where is todoroki-kun with his fire to fix this tbh.]

Re: video;

[fehus]

N-nn-n, n --

[Magnus is cut off by the golden sword, which flies into view after dinging its hilt off a seagull]

I'm not sure about "okay," but Magnus is made of pretty strong stuff. He's just thawing out! I think he needs waffle fries?

[this is incorrect]

video;

[ambasciatore]

Magnus! [ while he's glad to see you, he's actually pretty worried. ] Wow you look like death.

[ Coming from the death kid, that's not good. ] Let me find Will and we can come find you.

Re: video;

[fehus]

[Nico. Nico is a good start, even if he was more hoping for his cousin. there's something sort of uniquely embarrassing about being a popsicle in front of demigods in a way that doesn't register, with the other imPorts, which is kind of dumb. he's too cold to look flustered, at least]

Wh-wh-wh --

[where's Annabeth is what he's aiming for; Jack is many wonderful things, but an interpreter, not explicitly. the golden sword slings itself into frame, the rune lighting electric blue]

He really wants waffle fries! Hey, Nico!

video;

[dreamkid]

Whoa! Magnus! [ Matthew springs up out of his chair and then. Just. Stands where he is, because the second step of this plan is not immediately presenting itself to him. ]

What happened? Are you okay? Oh no, wait, no, you can't talk. I don't know why I asked that! [ Umm-! ] I'll get somebody!

Re: video;

[fehus]

He can talk, actually! Well, sort of. He's a bit of a mumbler, between you and me.

[yeah, Magnus isn't the one answering this. the golden sword is. Magnus is flocked with seagulls and watching Matthew jump up with a kind of bemusement]

Are you getting someone who knows how to cook up a mean plate of waffle fries?

[itssacrifice]

Think you spell out which city you're in on the sand, kid? I can be there in a flash, I won't even charge extra for the warm up.

[And by warm up he mostly means he'll give you a bear hug until you're no longer blue. He runs naturally hot. Thank you solar powers.]

[fehus]

[oh. oh? that's some genius shit. Magnus reaches out with a shivery hand, and starts doodling in the sand. in the meantime, the sword chasing seagulls comes into the view of the feed]

Hey, Apollo! [Apollo may not know Jack -- given Magnus usually isn't wielding his ancient magical weapon in the middle of a coffee shop -- but Jack clearly knows Apollo] A little sunshine is definitely what the kid needs!

Video;

[pocketfulof]

[Oh holy Hera. Look, when a demigod medic is fixing you with the look Will is currently wearing? Things aren't exactly looking good.]

Magnus?! [Half those posts were incoherent at best, complete gibberish at worst.] Think you can manage to tell me where you are?

Re: Video;

[fehus]

N-n-ne-nuh-nn- [a pause. surely. surely, he'll be able to make this word happen. he's overcome giants thousands of feet tall and battled with chaos world-ending entities. surely, surely he can say a couple words] N-nuh-nuh --

[Jack supplies, helpfully]

I think he's saying no! Yo, Will!

[he was not saying no. Magnus looks long suffering, beyond the frost]

video.

[athnvas]

[ the stages that annabeth goes through in those first few seconds are wide ranging and impossible to describe. confusion, curiosity, confusion again at the name, trying to process the text, the audio, fear but also overwhelming, insurmountable relief, anger - because annabeth isn't always sure how to handle this kind of thing without some kind of spike of it - and then the calm, collected sense of find him, first. ]

Where are you? [ not exactly a 'warm' welcome, but there is an intensity to her question that lacks that sharp edge to it. the asl didn't help, and he's not getting any exact words out, but she just needs a couple of clues. an idea of what beach, what direction, where she should be heading. she sees jack, hovering just out of the frame, and her eyes go to him. ]

Jack- what country are you in? State, city, anything.

Re: video.

[fehus]

Hey Annabeth! Beats me. Most places in Midgard all look the same, no offense. I know we're near that creepy military base, though! Man, they're some pretty rude guys in there.

[Magnus, meanwhile, perks up, holding the device much closer to his face. two seagulls on his shoulders also peer at the phone, occasionally pecking at it]

A-a-ah-an-na-nabeth!

[it's an equally intent response, more relief than anything else. he was so, so worried she'd be gone]