"To love is to destroy."

"And that to be loved is to be the one destroyed." ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones ((Indie Godstuck!Dirk Strider Ask/RP Blog M!A: None (Accepting) Mun and Muse are 18+))

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During October some mortals celebrate Halloween (some all month long). Do the gods have anything similar, or do holidays not really matter due to the whole immortality bit?

DIRK: This is also… technically my holiday. Since ‘death’ is one of my aspects, and that general season is tied in with honoring the dead but…DIRK: That’s more from a ‘temporary’ standpoint than anything.DIRK: Until someone else picks up the ‘Death and Tombs’ role, that is, but I have a feeling that won’t be for a good while…

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Is it true when you gods do the do, natural disasters occur? And what can we mere mortals do to spare ourselves from your...exultations?

TT: And who knows...? TT: Someone more merciful may hear you.

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DIRK: It is the worst. DIRK: Calli’s a sweetheart--her brother is Not. DIRK: He’s got this ‘fun’ little habit of lying when his sister’s not around to whip him upside the head with that divine tambourine of hers, you see...?  DIRK: Fuck that guy.

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DIRK: Any god that claims to be ‘free of regret’ is a shit liar. DIRK: Just for future reference.

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whos the yin or the yang of your gardener, dirk?

DIRK: Jake is as “Yang” as they come, honestly. Life and Hope are pretty damn similar in the grand scheme of things.DIRK: But… like I keep on saying, it’s complicated.DIRK: “Contrary” isn’t the same thing as “Duality”.DIRK: It’s something in the way they handle their aspects. –A hell of a lot better than Hal and me do, that’s for sure. DIRK: If you think about it, Hope is a more ‘active’ force than Life could ever be. DIRK: Life simply sets things into motion, Hope is what encourages those things along in their inescapable cycle–’Hope’ inspires and motivates.DIRK:DIRK: That one got away from me, again.DIRK: Sorry about that.

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do you know if Hal has a crush on anyone???

HAL: You wouldn’t want some sort of unseen, unprecedented,HAL: CALAMITY,HAL: to befall you.HAL: Now would we, anon?

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what are your quadrants??

DIRK: A goddamn mess is what they are, anon.

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do the other gods have their own kind of yin-yang pair up?

DIRK: It’s like playing a game of ‘balance except everything is confusing, your soul is splintered into two, and you’re in love, hate, disgust and adoration all at once.DIRK: Or... I don’t know.DIRK: Mine and Hal’s relationship isn’t exactly an ideal example of what complementary counterparts ought to be.DIRK: It’s actually pretty damn dysfunctional as a matter of fact--if someone forced me to put a label on it.DIRK: To put things into perspective here--the last time we fucked, the entirety of the Passenger Pigeon population went extinct.DIRK: But?DIRK: The first time I heard from Roxy, about how well she and Rose get along? And how their aspects work together to make the Universe a better place overall??DIRK: I was like: ‘Wait what.”

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tell us more about hal?

HAL: I’m flattered you’re asking about me.HAL: Most find me… unpleasant, for pretty fair reasons granted–even my followers fear me.HAL: But, I’ll digress on that.HAL: Any who, Dirk is ‘mine’ on a base level that I couldn’t even begin to get into with the limited time I have here. So, to sum things up, pantheon relations and quadrants are “fuckin’ weird”, as I’m sure my twin has already put it a few times. HAL: That is really all there is to say on the matter.

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There's a 'rumour' that one of those demigod trolls is trying/has tried to overthrow you. Any thoughts on that, and how do you keep them in line?

DIRK: I’m anxious to see her try.DIRK: Me and Vantas have a sort of agreement, you see–he keeps his own in-line. I don’t have to get involved since, as you imagine, I can be a bit…DIRK: Heavy-handed.DIRK: Me and Serket won’t have a problem so long as she keeps her shadey influence off of mine and my own. DIRK: That’s when she falls into my domain.DIRK: And take others’ testimonials for it–it’s never a great place to be.

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would you say you're well liked as a king over all??

DIRK: At worst...? Well.DIRK: Take a long pensive look at my url again and you’ll get a pretty good idea.

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The Mold Cape

Material: Gold

Bronze Age, about 1900-1600 BC

From Mold, Flintshire, North Wales

The British Museum

The cape is thought to have formed part of a ceremonial dress, perhaps with religious connections. The cape was within a Bronze Age burial mound in a field named Bryn yr Ellyllon, the Fairies’ or Goblins’ Hill. The gold cape had been placed on the body of a person who was interred in a rough cist (stone-lined grave) within a burial mound. The preserved remains of the skeleton were fragmentary, and the cape was badly crushed. An estimated 200–300 amber beads, in rows, were on the cape originally, but only a single bead survives at the British Museum. 

It was designed to fit someone of a very slight build and although the gender of the person buried in this grave remains unclear, the associated finds are likely, by comparison with similar contemporary graves discovered, to be those accompanying the burial of a woman.

Via

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Where are the trolls in this universe?

DIRK: Trolls and humans are a thing on earth, so us Skaian gods tend to take on their image. Or, maybe they’re made in our image.DIRK: It’s been so long that no one’s cared to remember anymore. DIRK: Some of us just tend to lean towards a certain ‘image’ more than others…DIRK: I can’t say I interact with them much. Aside from the ones that make trouble.

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((maybe if i run this like i would a normal blog more asks ‘ll come in))

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Justice may be blind, but you can’t hide from it.

Themis

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So... still mad at John about the whole 'sweeping baby brothers off their feet' thing?

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What happened to the heart on your chest, if I can ask

((mun is awful forgetful