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[suetekh]

🧙 WHO: Set (suetekh) and you
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests, how does one take a selfie, dancing, and embarrassing childhood animal parts
🕒 WHEN: Throughout July
🗺️ WHERE: All over the island.
⚠️ WARNINGS: Really none.


A. Ok Boomer
[Set takes any moment to practice his healing magic. It isn't like a chance presents itself too often and if apparently saving his world has to do with learning this magic then fine, he'll do it. He heals people and moves onto the next without much care shown. People who have come for help and were the unlucky soul to get Set have probably talked about the "guy with a stick up his ass". He's become infamous amongst the patients oops

But by now, when somebody tells him to take a selfie, he has no idea what that means. He barely uses his device. Nobody has shown him how to do it. So whoever you may be, unfortunate person, Set asks:] What's a selfie?

B. Dance Dance
[Set loves to dance. Which probably doesn't seem like something he would love to do and it isn't something he often got to do. Back home, he did the sword dance once a year. It was a dance for the sake of good luck for battle but when he would be alone in his room, he would dance nonetheless. It made him feel less stressed.

And here, he's been nothing but stressed. Yet it has been too cold to dance much and now with the heat finally rising up, Set can dance once more. On the shores, he chooses a spot further away from the hustle and bustle of people wanting to enjoy themselves. The dance Set does the most is a lot of twirling with his long red hair going around him as well. This dance requires him to be light on his feet. However, it is called the sword dance which means he's dancing with a sword.

And as soon as he hears any noise, he's on the offense and pointing his sword at whoever came upon him.]

Were you trying to sneak up on me?

C. That's My Tail
[Set didn't realize how much he missed the heat until it's back. He's from Egypt, it's a desert, it's hot so Set is perfectly happy to take his hidden spot and relax, sunbathing. He's so relaxed, however, that his ears and tail pop out. They were always part of him but he's so embarrassed by them that he always keeps them hidden. Nobody is ever meant to see them but when he's by himself and he's relaxed then it's fine.

However, a mossatee comes by and plays with his tail as he's relaxing, resulting in a loud shout.]

What are you doing? You stupid beast leave me alone! [He's too distracted by the mossatee that he doesn't put his tail and ears away. It plops after him and Set is still yelling.] I don't want to play!

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C!

[ichoosefight]

[ Steph is drawn by the mossatee, but she might have left well enough alone if Set hadn't started yelling. Now that she's close enough to figure out what's going on, she giggles. It's as restrained a laugh as she can manage.

She tosses a beach ball gently at the creature, and it bounces off of his head. It's distracting enough for Set to get his tail out of the way, if he thinks to. She shoves her hands in the pockets of her shorts when she realizes she recognizes him. ]

You've really got bad luck with sea creatures, don't you?

[suetekh]

[As soon as Set realizes that there's somebody else with him, he immediately hides his tail and ears away. It's as if they were never there in the first place by how quickly they do disappear. It's only made worse that it's by somebody who had seen him in a moment of weakness, back in that pool, and the siren had made him believe his brother was there.

He sits up, fists in his lap, and now grumpy because it's embarrassing when other people see his tail and when the same person sees him being weak twice.]

The creatures here are stupidly brave, that's all. Even crocodiles did not cross me back home.

[ichoosefight]

[ She wanders over to the fallen beach ball and kicks it gently to the mossatee, which is now deeply confused and making noises she can't really identify. She can't tell if this pleases it or not. Animals are weird. It does bounce around though, which is probably like jumping up and down for a big animal with no legs. ]

I dunno, they seem like puppies almost. Like they don't understand that not everyone wants to play all the time.

[ She looks up at him again and blinks. ]

Hold on, where'd the ears go? They were cute.

[suetekh]

[Set watches the mossatees and how they go to the ball, trying to play with it and being entertained even when they fail. They're happy, at least, and don't seem bothered by the guy who had just yelled at them.] Then just stupid. Simple creatures always are. [Big words for a guy whose lowest points are in intelligence.

But he looks at Stephanie with confusion. His ears and tail have never been called cute. Out of his siblings and family, he'd been the only one with attributes like that. His siblings had never had any, neither had his parents. It'd always made him stand out and was something his father had insulted.] Cute?

[ichoosefight]

[ She snorts a laugh as she watches the creatures. Stupid is probably right, or they wouldn't be so interested in humans. She'd probably better make sure she gets that beach ball back so one of them doesn't choke on it somehow.

She rolls her eyes, taking the question as a protest. ]

What, you don't like being called cute?

[ Boys. ]

[suetekh]

[He's never had anything good said about his appearance before.

Although "cute" is definitely not a word he would think of for himself or want to be called.]

Cute is something you call a child or an animal...[But when he puts it like that, he thinks, it suddenly makes sense as he reads into her words in a meaning that isn't there at all. Right. He's an animal.

He turns his head, looking towards the water.]

Forget about it. You didn't see anything.

[ichoosefight]

[ The look she gives him is amused, bordering on patronizing. ]

"Cute" is a good thing. And I hate to break it to you, but you're also pretty. Trust me, girls like that.

[ ... ]

Probably guys too. I dunno. I don't have a lot of guy friends. Whichever.

B

[worldsokayestdad]

[Kratos is a bit antisocial himself, but he doesn't just want to spend all of his free time alone in his room at the inn. Sometimes he wants to spend his free time alone outside somewhere, which is why he's wandered all the way out here. He'd assumed that it would have been pretty secluded, but it turns out someone's already over here.

He debates leaving, but once he realizes that the person that's dancing around over here is someone he recognizes, Kratos decides to stick around, at least for a few minutes. Set's cool in his book, he might as well see how he's been doing. That and he can't help but find the dance interesting, which he watches for a bit before finally clearing his throat to get Set's attention.

And then he has a sword pointed at him, which is fine. He doesn't react much beyond giving Set a little shrug.]

...I didn't really have to try, I've been standing here for five minutes.

[suetekh]

[Set would like to blame his lack of heightened senses but in reality, he'd just been having fun. Back home, Set had been the only one to know this dance and while he claimed it was just a part of being a war god (which wasn't entirely wrong), he also had never wanted to share this part of himself. He did it for the feast his brother would hold, for that was when the ceremonial dance was to happen, but that was it.

He puts his sword away, frowning in embarrassment although he just looks irritated. As Set does even when he's not feeling embarrassed for being caught dancing.]

It wasn't that entertaining.

[But at least he's not claiming Kratos wants him dead or something. Before he knew Kratos, he may have made that assumption about him. But Kratos is also cool in his books so it's fine. He knows Kratos wouldn't want to kill him.]

[worldsokayestdad]

Hm, I don't know if "entertaining" is the right word. I would say that I'm impressed by your skill, though.

[He hadn't really been watching to be entertained, he just hadn't wanted to interrupt at first. But then he's interrupted anyway, so like, who even knows.]

[suetekh]

[Set doesn't really know how to respond to that. From what he knows about Kratos, and has learned from the man, he's not one to lie or say something he doesn't mean.

And there's something very embarrassing about that.]

It's just a ceremonial dance from my world, one that brings luck to the battlefield. Since I was a child, it was my job to do it even when its original purpose was made pointless...

[worldsokayestdad]

[He's definitely not trying to embarrass the guy, hell he'd kind of thought that what he'd said was pretty far from embarrassing. Who knows, man, Kratos isn't really an expert when it comes to basic human interaction.]

I see. Does that mean that combat is less common these days?

[suetekh]

[Set is just very self-conscious. Much more than people would assume about him. But really, Set just can't take a compliment.]

It was common until my lord--my brother became king and he declared no war. Until him, it was how our lands and strength grew.

A

[yorhaberserker]

[A2 was walking by, minding her own business when she heard an unfamiliar voice speak. She turned and looked over at him, blinking. Who was he?]

You want to learn how to take a selfie?

[She had learned how to use the camera on the phone so she had a fair idea how to do one. Was the android any good at it? Probably not, but it shouldn't be too hard to show the right buttons and how to hold it to someone else.]

[suetekh]

[Photographs still confuse Set. You had paintings on the wall or on some papyrus. It's hard being an ancient Egyptian god in a modern world. Especially when you're not a very smart one and everything confuses you.]

Yes. I need to show proof that I was doing this, I guess, and they say I need to do that with a 'selfie'. Whatever that is. I don't know why the doctors here couldn't say I was here. [That seems like less work.]

[yorhaberserker]

[She looked over at him and then around. A small smile settling over the android's lips. She was so glad that she had been taught so that she could share that information with someone else.]

Well, one of my acquaintances taught me how to use the camera part of the phone. So I can show you, if you'd like?

[She frowned when he said that. Why wouldn't they take the word of these other people?]

That is strange, but I guess everyone has their own rules.

[suetekh]

I have no idea what a camera is but if it will get me the selfie then okay. [So sorry that she has had to face somebody that is from thousands upon thousands of years in the past.

And sure, he's been here for a few months but he hasn't taken it upon himself to teach himself anything other than what had been necessary.]

[yorhaberserker]

[She pulled out her own phone and pointed to the camera icon.]

If you pull out your phone I can show you. Where my finger is pointing is the camera function.

[A2 could be patient when the need was present, so she just waited until he followed her instructions.]

[suetekh]

[Set brought his phone only because several people had told him he needed to. He still doesn't get it but whatever. He pulls it out of the bag he keeps on him and opens it up.]

This thing? [He puts his finger on it and opens it up without meaning to. Right now, the camera is the one on the outside and he frowns. On the screen is the wall across from him.] What is it showing me? [But then when he turns and it lands on her, his eyes widen.]

You're on it now.

B - am I late? yes. taggin u anyway

[inevitablerest]

[He isn't following Set as much as he's also looking for somewhere to go that's a little freer from crowds. Thanatos is still very much unused to large groups of living people, particularly ones that don't mind having him around in the slightest, and it would be of little surprise to anyone who knew him that he needed to have some time apart from it all.

But as he extracts himself from the bustle he does spy the other god, and he watches for a short while before continuing to walk in that direction.

The sword coming up at him doesn't produce so much as a flinch.]

No.

[Thanatos doesn't stop walking, but carries on until he's close enough to lightly move the tip of the sword aside with the back of two of his fingers.]

I was observing.

it's okay because i was very late

[suetekh]

[Once Set sees that it's Thanatos, he is immediately not on edge. The other god, from what Set knows of him, is not the type to make fun of him or want to attack on him. Talking to Thanatos has been easy and Set doesn't think twice before putting his sword away entirely.]

I didn't mean to draw my sword at you. If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have done so. I do not see many going this way is all.

[Which is purposely why he chose it.]

<3

[inevitablerest]

[Thanatos actually lets out a little chuff of laughter, and though his expression barely changes to match it there's the hint of a smile around the corners of his mouth.

He likes Set. Enjoys his company in a way he doesn't enjoy the company of many others. Set is quiet and steady, and doesn't demand a level of emotional involvement that Thanatos can't manage.

A friend, perhaps.]

I didn't intend to startle you. [He looks over his shoulder, back the way he'd come from.] I don't enjoy crowds.

[suetekh]

[It is similar for Set with Thanatos. Set isn't used to a god like Thanatos aside from his sister, but she's always kept to herself and their other sister. Set is used to most gods being extroverted and over the top.]

I don't either. People are too chatty and talk about things I have no interest in. [He's honest...?]

[inevitablerest]

[Set might like Thanatos' twin a mite less than Thanatos himself - Hypnos is definitely the more bubbly of the two, and would probably poke fun at him.]

Heh. [He lets out a light chuckle, loosely folding his arms and taking a few steps towards the waves rolling slowly up the sand.]

I can relate to that. I saw you over here, and thought it a place my time might be better spent. If you don't mind.

[suetekh]

I don't mind.

[And at least it can be known that Set just doesn't say things he doesn't mean. If he didn't like Thanatos, he'd just say so. The fact that he moves with Thanatos to take a seat speaks plenty.]

Dancing helps me to clear my mind and I hadn't done it since I came here.