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[blackwaterchild]

[Miu appears lounging sideways on a chair, legs hanging over one arm. She's got some closed nail polish balanced on her stomach and she keeps critically eyeing her nails as she speaks]

Yeah, people are being murdered, but we apparently come back so it's whatever. Explains why there's no ghosts around here, which honestly has led to the soundest sleep I've gotten in years. Can't complain about that.

Anyway the important thing is that with no one here, I haven't been able to get my hair or nails done in way too long. Does anyone know how to do nails?

[She holds out her hand to present her nails for emphasis; her nails have plain nail polish on it and she doesn't look really happy with it. She pulls back and looks down at them herself, heaving a sigh]

This place is so boring... What are you supposed to do for fun here? Aside from murder, apparently. [She rolls her eyes, her tone sarcastic. Gosh, murder, sooo original.]

But important things first: I need my nails done.

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[blackwaterchild]

Hmm... Well, the second world war where I'm from was like, United Kingdom, Russia, China and American---and some other Western countries I'm sure-- against Germany, Italy, and, uh, Japan. [bit awkward, but she shrugs. Not like she had anything to do with it, so.]

But I guess all's well that ends well. Maybe you guys will get to the moon soon. [When did the moon landings happen....She doesn't remember. Later than the 40s but that wasn't something she'd paid attention to whoopsies]

[limbical]

Interesting. The Second Great War involved Brement, the Vatican, Bohemia, Rondon, and the Kingdom of Edo. Well, really, almost the entirety of Europa. Perhaps there are more similarities in there.

[ugh the MOON. Daan can't hide his sigh.] I think we'd be better off if we didn't do that, frankly. Humanity is capable of achieving many things with technology, but that... is better off being left alone.

[blackwaterchild]

The Vatican sounds like Italy at least... Kingdom of Edo is probably your equivalent of Japan-- We had a period of time called the Edo Period. And most of the West is called Europe. [It's fascinating, she's really into this.

She looks immediately amused at that sigh] You, uh...Got a problem with the moon? [THAT'S ROUGH, BUDDY]

[limbical]

I see. So it might be some kind of diversion in history or something that changed the names enough. Well, I'm no historian, so I suppose there's no way of truly knowing.

...It's a bit complicated to explain to someone who isn't from the same place, but basically the Moon is more than an object in space. It's an Old God.

[blackwaterchild]

[Alright. Of all the places she was expecting this to go, the moon being a space station Old God was not one of them.

She opens and closes her mouth a couple of times before finally just settling on:] What?

[limbical]

Ugh, well. It's on me for bringing it up.

[BIG SIGH.] There are different kinds of gods where I'm from. A handful of Old Gods, and a shitload of New Gods. Rher, the Trickster, the Moon God -- that's one of them.

Quite literally the Moon. And he's a bastard, so I'm not his biggest fan.

[blackwaterchild]

[Miu opens and closes her mouth again before just sort of nodding, shrugging, shaking her head.]

Sure. Okay. Why not. Moon's an Old God. Your home is weird. I mean, mine can get weird but it's not 'random gods are wandering around and one of them is the moon' weird.

Congratulations. [old Star for having Most Fucked Up Home World, Probably!]

[limbical]

Thanks. What do I win?

[blackwaterchild]

An All Expenses Paid Vacation. [She gestures around as if to say, 'you're here!']

And I'll find you some gold star stickers somewhere.

[limbical]

[He lets out a small laugh.] Nice. I'll make sure to put them on my paperwork.

Could use a nicer vacation, though.