#ᴘᴀʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇᴍᴀɴ.;; [ Herbert Pocket ]

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@nurturing-starlight        sent:

    ❝    ❛  oh god. please tell me you haven’t just heard me talk to myself.  ❜ { @ pocket if that's okay! }    ❞

From ;; 🐝  *  ―  𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒.

        The demon blinked, turning his head slightly down towards the woman when he heard himself being directly spoken to.

It would be a lie to claim that he hadn't heard her talking to herself but it would also spare her the potential embarrassment such honesty could cause. Not to mention it was rather impolite to listen to what someone else was saying, even if it was out loud to themself and couldn't help but be overheard.

        “ I am rather afraid I have, miss. ” He'd come to answer, deciding on going with honesty.

“ But you haven't a need to fret about what I've overheard! I do pass no judgement on such a thing after all nor am I much the type to gossip about things I've overheard in passing from a stranger. ”

        It wasn't like he could exactly even properly gossip about it or judge for it anyways, even in a context where he truly did wish to he couldn't. He had very little context on her speaking to herself. He didn't even truly know what exactly the self chatter was about. Besides the bits he'd previously heard, of course.

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        “ Exactly why I brought it up, Handel! It seemed like a swell bit of fun for us. ” Herbert chirped as he soon was left trailing after Pip, following the blonde boy over to the maze.

After his initial answer there seems to be a few seconds of thought from him at Pip's questions. He had to assume they'd be fine, the point of a maze was to get a bit lost in it anyways. Wasn't it?

        “ Well, I do suppose there's a chance of getting lost in there but isn't that part of the fun? You aren't exactly supposed to know where you're going in a maze anyhow. But! I do believe if worst comes the worst and we do end up lost for a long time then we can just cut through the corn. ” It'd probably make the hosts of this little event the maze was at displeased if two kids just ran through the corn meant to be the walls but Herbert believed it'd be all fine.

“ I don't believe it'll cause the corn any harm and it'll likely save any trouble of anyone having to wander around to find us. ”

@spookynight asked: “   ❝ i’ll race you through the corn maze! ❞   ” // From halloween/fall starters ! 🎃 [ Past Herbert @ Past Pip ]

halloween/fall starters ! || Accepting

"Oh that does sound like a jolly good time!" 

There's a bit of an excited bounce on his heels as he soon turns towards the maze and makes his way over, making sure that Herbert was right behind him of course. After all, he didn't want to leave his friend behind but he also couldn't help but be excited for once. This wasn't something he got to do commonly after all. 

"I don't suppose we'll get lost while we're in there though will we? It looks quite large after all. My that would be quite a predicament actually, but I'm sure we'll be fine. What do you think?"

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@angelicgentleman || continued from [ x ]

        After everything that had happened in both of their own lives Herbert couldn't help but be glad his dearest friend was alright. Especially after more recent events that had transpired. But! Those were not the major concern as of now, even if his appreciation for the other being okay had been voiced. Rather, the major concern — well, not quite concern — was the fact Pip had invited him for tea.

Really, he did figure he ought to have invited Pip over before the blonde had managed to invite him over first. It would have been polite to. However... doing such a thing was rather difficult when you didn't exactly have yourself settled which Herbert certainly hadn't settled himself into the town yet. So, he figured he'd just have to get to doing so once he was to make up for it.

        “ I do believe I would, if you wouldn't mind. ” He responded to the offer made first, offering up a smile of his own to his friend as his head tilted forward slightly to more properly look at Pip.

It was a bit of an awkward thing, the lifting or tilting of one's head they had to do to look at one another. It did make him consider perhaps they've ought to sit more often when making conversation with one another. And perhaps he'd suggest doing so if this conversation carried on for too much longer whilst they stood.

        “ But I suppose I'm rather glad we're both okay then... and the fact we're both glad for that. Not that I doubt either of us would be. ” A light chuckle was given by him before a pause was taken. He took a moment to consider his next words as he didn't wish to ruin any sort of pleasant mood this interaction could carry by voicing too much worry.

“ ...Though, I do find that I must admit, I was rather concerned about this place when coming to it. The town I mean, not your home here as it's really quite pleasant. ” He said, giving a shake of his head as if to prevent himself from going off and rambling. He also did this to prevent himself from voicing more of this concern for the moment. His main concern wasn't even with the town itself. It was of Pip and the town instead, but he hardly wished to sound as if he didn't believe the blonde couldn't handle himself.

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “  🌱 and 👊 for Pocket! ”

From ;; 𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐉𝐈 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒! // Currently Accepting

🌱 SEEDLING - what is their most vivid memory from childhood?

This was kind of a hard thing to consider for him but one of the things that came to mind first would be when he met the first of his younger siblings, Jane, for the first time. He probably would have been relatively young and she'd been just a baby who couldn't really do much of anything with him but it was the first time he'd ever seen or met one of his siblings so it was important to him. Even if he'd never truly been able to "know" her or his other siblings with how he'd ended up sick and then dead at such a young age.

👊 PUNCH - are they quick to violence?

...Technically yes?

He doesn't exactly jump to violence because he's angry though if you do piss him off enough he will most certainly throw hands. Especially in his main verse or any other verses where he's similarly dead because Hell did not make him a more pleasant person to say the least. But, rather, it's usually because Herbert is someone who enjoys fighting. Who would he be to turn down the chance to partake in a good ol' round of fisticuffs? But that also doesn't mean he's any good at it.

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “   12. does your muse get flustered easily? how would they typically react to compliments from someone they are interested in/dating? + 17. what are some of the signs that your muse shows their care/love without saying they love/care about their partner? + 18. how does your muse feel about marriage? would they ever want to get married? from romance & relationship headcanons! for Herbert and Gregory! ♡ ”

From ;; romance & relationship headcanons! // Currently Accepting

Answers under the cut because it got kina long.

12. does your muse get flustered easily? how would they typically react to compliments from someone they are interested in/dating?

Herbert isn't that easily flustered typically but I think early on compliments from someone he's interested in or someone he's recently begun dating could get him flustered. Though, as the interest or dating continues on he's probably become less flustered over them over time.

Gregory doesn't really get flustered easily I'd say. Compliments are something he's used to so they kind of just roll off him, like water off a duck's back. They're expected, in a sense. But compliments from someone he's interested in or are actively dating are meaningful to him. They won't really get him flustered but they'll make him happy in a way compliments from other people don't.

17. what are some of the signs that your muse shows their care/love without saying they love/care about their partner?

Affection and listening would likely be signs from Herbert that he loves / cares about someone, in particular a romantic partner. Affection, of course, is an expected showing of it but this also includes affection people may find more boring such as just sitting with one another in an embrace and talking about things, things that may not even be all that exciting or interesting. Listening may also seem obvious as well but I think it'd be a bit notable with him. He's the type to talk. A lot. So much so the person he's talking to may not even get to say what they want if they've got him started. However, with someone in particular he cares / love he will be quiet and just listen to them talk instead without any interrupt, talking over, or going off on his own ramble based off whatever they're speaking about.

Signs from Gregory would likely be specific / personal compliments as well as getting things for them / gift getting. The way he was raised had gift getting as an obvious choice in showing love / care without putting in any other effort beyond it so it ended up as an associated way to show it to him, even if he does believe in showing care / love beyond just that. The other is person specific / personal compliments. He can pretty easily give general compliments to anyone about how they look nice that day or what not but with someone he actually cares for / loves he will make an effort to compliment things about them personally rather than just a general compliment that could be thrown at anyone.

18. how does your muse feel about marriage? would they ever want to get married?

Herbert likes the idea and definitely would prefer to get married. No doubt he'd eventually ask his partner to marry him if he knew they were alright with it. Though, he isn't actually sure if he'd be able to legally get married due to having died... but having some sorta ceremony and party would still be nice to have.

Gregory likes the idea of marriage and likes the idea of getting married but has no strong preference to the idea. He's perfectly happy not marrying his partner if that's what they want or, if they would like to be married, marrying them.

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        Snow. That was the only good about the town Pip seemed to have. Not a thing about the people, even Pip came to say so himself that the people here weren't grand. That they were barbaric. So, perhaps, he wasn't quite right that everything else managed to ruin the scenery. Pip seemed to still think it was nice but, personally, he'd still say terrible people would make such a lovely thing seem terrible was well. But perhaps that was just his time in Hell making him more bitter towards people, particularly people he knew had been less than kind to someone he cared for.

        He couldn't help but frown briefly, even as he was told not to concern himself. That things have changed since he'd last been written to by Pip. He couldn't help it as he couldn't help but perhaps have a bit of doubt. Pip tended to always seem rather positive about things, a bit too positive at times. But he didn't wish to ruin the mood by continue to voice his concerns.

        “ That does sound rather charming... the snow, of course. ” He decided to respond, allowing a small smile to settle onto his face in order to replace the brief frown.

“ The people around here being like that sounds rather terrible but if you say things have changed then, I suppose, I haven't too much of a reason to worry. ”

        He wasn't sure how much he believed things had changed but he wouldn't press the subject. He knew it would likely cause discomfort after all... and he already figured doing so would ruin the mood of their little meeting. But he would still concern, just to himself.

        A nod was given when Pip excused himself, a gesture of acknowledgement. He then watched him go off, not bothering to get up himself as he'd simply wait. Whilst he waited he decided to simply glance about the room a bit, to take it in and to take more of a proper look at his surroundings since he had the time.

"Ah! Well, I swear it does!" he exclaimed, panicking just slightly at his friend's disbelief. Quick, what could he call charming about the town? Thinking, he realized that he couldn't come up with anything related to the people living there. They were mean and rude towards Pip all his time there, but they weren't much nicer to themselves. Cartman and his friends always argued, and adults were often more immature than kids.

"How about snow!" Pip finally said, his face slightly brighter. "It's snowy most of the year, but it's especially lovely when it's freshly snowing, everything gets covered in clean white fluff," he hummed, thinking about it. He liked the view from his window during the coldest months in South Park, "You know when the sun comes down and only the street lamps light up the snow? I must say that's quite charming." Now that Pip has thought about it, he could mention a few more nice things about South Park, but nothing related to people.

There's a moment of silence after Herbert speaks, leaving Pip to think again. His friend was absolutely right, the town was far from pleasant, but it was never Pip's choice to come to live here. If he had the choice, he would never leave Britain and more importantly, Pocket behind. "You're not wrong, Herbert." he sighed quietly, agreeing. Things have got better now that he's older, but growing up here was a constant torment. Part of him regretted every writing about the bad things to Herbert, not wanting to worry him too much. However, stating that everything is going well would be a significant deception, would it not? That was probably worse. "People here tend to be quite barbaric, you could say." Pip was still slightly bitter over always being left behind, but being left behind was better than scoring punches and kicks. Nevertheless, each wrongdoing towards him was met with a gentle smile, he never wanted to punch back. That didn't change, but he knew how to take care of himself at least. "Ah, but please do not concern yourself with it. Things have changed since I last wrote you a letter."

Now, he almost forgot! Tea time! Getting up from his spot, he offered his friend a warm smile, "Excuse me, I will be right back." he promised, leaving the living room and walking into the kitchen. Setting up the water to boil was a matter of seconds, but the entire ritual of preparing a proper teapot would take him a longer moment.

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@nebula-drcams        sent ;;

        “  14. what traits does your muse want to avoid when it comes to choosing a romantic partner? + 28. would it bother your muse if they had differing interests from their partner(s), or would they delight in it? + 32. does your muse have an ideal "type"? For Mole, Herbert { sp }, and Bradley From; romance & relationship headcanons! } ”

From ;; romance & relationship headcanons! // Currently Accepting

Answers under the cut because it got long.

14. what traits does your muse want to avoid when it comes to choosing a romantic partner?

Mole wouldn't want a partner who's needy / clingy or self-entitled. He will be gone at times for long periods of time for work so someone that always needs him around, always needs things from him, or stuff like that would not be someone he would stick around. Similarly, he wouldn't stay around someone who's self-entitled for very long. He will not do things for someone because they expect him to, have a particular status, or so on. Mole doesn't really give a fuck who someone is, what their status is, or so on. He won't put up with being expected to conform to someone who's entitled like that.

Herbert similarly isn't interested in people who are self-entitled. He'd seen enough entitlement from people during the time he was alive due to the circles his family was involved in. He thinks its obnoxious and snobby. He also can't stand the idea of being with someone who's constantly negative. Herbert likes to believe himself to be a pretty positive person so he doesn't think he could really deal with someone who's always so down acting. Also, it reminds him of his cousin a bit too much.

Bradley likely wouldn't be able to remain with someone clingy / needs him around a lot. Like Mole he will be gone for very long periods of time but, unlike Mole, he won't be able to be contacted at all due to being off planet. He wouldn't want someone to get clingy amounts of attached to him only for him to have to be gone for a long time. He also wouldn't want to be with someone who gets jealous easily.

28. would it bother your muse if they had differing interests from their partner(s), or would they delight in it?

Mole wouldn't care very much. It likely wouldn't bother him nor would he really delight in it, it'd just be something he's neutral to. As long as the interests aren't ones he's not forced to partake in when he doesn't want to then he won't care at all. They can talk about it and he'll listen, he prefers listening anyways.

Herbert would likely delight in it. He'd be interested in hearing about any interests his partner may have, maybe even partaking in them himself. He's definitely open to trying anything once.

Bradley would be fine with his partner having differing interests. While he might not always understand what they may be interested in he'll be more than happy to listen to them talk about it. Maybe he'd also be open to partaking in any interests his partner has but that really depends on what it is.

32. does your muse have an ideal "type"?

None of them really have a set ideal type but they do have general preferences for an ideal partner I guess?

Obviously, Mole would prefer someone who's independent and can deal with his absences. He also would want someone who wouldn't pressure him into changing how he lives such as trying to get him to stop his mercenary work. Though, probably the biggest thing for him is wanting someone who won't force him into any form of physical touch. Surprising him with or pressuring him him into physical touch is the quickest way to get Mole to not like you anymore aside from trying to get him to change himself.

Herbert does not have an ideal type at all. Just be a decent person and you're fine.

Bradley, similarly to Mole, would prefer someone who's more independent and can deal with his long-term absences. He also just wants someone who's nice and can be "soft" per se.

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “  ❛ if i'm slipping, i'm totally blaming you. ❜ for Pocket! From '𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑪𝑯𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑴𝑨𝑺 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺.' ”

From ;; 🐝  *  ―  𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑪𝑯𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑴𝑨𝑺 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺. // Currently Accepting

        Herbert gave a chuckle towards Pip's words. “ You can blame me, if you'd like. ”

It seemed only fair he let Pip blame him for slipping — even if the blame was jokingly given — as he had been the one to end up suggesting the idea of going out to the frozen over pond to ice skate. He actually wasn't quite sure how familiar Pip was with ice skating when he'd suggested it but he supposed not very based off the comment. But that wasn't any concern to him, there was always room for learning after all! Then again... this wasn't quite ice skating. It was ice skating without the skates due to it being a spur of the moment choice in activity. So, perhaps, it ought to be called ice sliding instead?

        “ If you're not very confident on the ice you could hold onto me? ” He'd offer. It was an offer that risked them both being pulled down if Pip slipped but he didn't much mind that.

“ It could help with keeping your bearings, at least until you're used to moving on the ice. ”

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Character Associations ;; Herbert Pocket

animal: rabbits & bunnies

color: orange & red

month: april

song: rule #21 - momento mori by fish in a bird cage

number: two (2)

day or night: day

plant: aloe, coriander, coreopsis, and forget-me-nots

season: spring

place: a busy family home

food: strawberries

astrological sign: aries

element: fire

drink: over sweetened chamomile tea

tagging: steal it if you'd like

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “  💃 for Herbert! ”

From ;; New Year’s Eve // No Longer Accepting

        It felt oddly quiet at the moment, for a moment shared between them at the least. Herbert could swear that there was hardly ever a quiet moment between them like this. Usually one of them filled any silence with the sound of their own voice, starting a new conversation or continuing an old on in some way. That wasn't to say Herbert was displeased with the silence, it could be quite nice and was rather nice in the moment.

Well, actually, saying it was silent was a bit of a lie. It wasn't quite silent. There was the sound of music in the background, not exactly loud enough to be a primary focus but also not exactly quiet enough to be completely forgotten. He believed it was playing from a vinyl— or, no, music were played on DVDs now. Weren't they? Or was it being played from online somewhere? He couldn't really recall at the moment what is was being played from but it doesn't really matter where, right? All that really mattered was that it was playing at the moment.

        Herbert did allow the quiet to drag on for a bit longer, listening idly to the music before he gaze over to Pip. It did feel like a bit of a waste to just spend this time with his dear friend just sitting in silence, especially with how he felt there ought to be some time made up for during these times together. This brought him to a bit of bit of an idea, one that made him push himself up and out of his chair.

A smiled crossed his face as he walked over to Pip, stopping in front of him and offering a hand towards the blonde.

        “ Would you mind a dance, Handel? ” He asked with a bit of a chuckle.

It may have been a bit of a silly ask. Most people didn't typically dance with one another in a situation like this but it seemed like a bit of fun that they could have. Plus, it was something to do besides sit in silence and wait until one of them chose to start conversation again.

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “  🎆 for Herbert! ”

From ;; New Year’s Eve // No Longer Accepting

       Watching fireworks wasn't a bad way to spend New Year's Eve by any means, rather stereotypical really. Though this did feel like it was a tad overkill for a small town like this but perhaps it was simply how Americans were? He'd heard how they were stereotyped as the sorts that liked their things that went "boom" so to speak... so perhaps that stereotype had some merit to it.

       “ Rather loud, isn't it? ” He couldn't help but comment during a brief lack of any fireworks going off, eyes leaving the sky and instead glancing over to Pip.

“ I mean, I did expect it to be loud. Fireworks and News Years always tend to be but it feels quite a lot louder than it had in London. It's quite surprising with how this does seem to be a small town. ”

       His gaze now again went back up to the sky for a moment as another firework went off. He didn't see anything so he assumed this one had gone off somewhere in the distance, perhaps out of view due to a building or being behind them someplace.

“ Of course, I don't mind the sound that much. ” A moment was taken between his sentences now to adjust how he was sat. Suddenly he'd felt uncomfortable with how he was sat on the ground but perhaps his bony figure was simply to blame for that fact.“ And I don't mean to imply I'm not having any fun watching them here with you due to it either. ”

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “  “Can we make hot cocoa and watch a Christmas movie together?” from 'CHRISTMAS STARTERS' for Herbert! ❄ ”

From ;; CHRISTMAS STARTERS // Currently Accepting

       It'd been quite a long time since Herbert had partaken in any sort of Christmas celebrations, if one would call cocoa and a Christmas movie a full on Christmas celebration. He, personally, would but that was a bit beside the point at the moment anyways. Either way, it had been a long while since he'd done anything such as thing. Especially with a friend.

       “ Why of course! ” He answered with a bright smile. He'd be more than happy to partake in such activities.

“ Did you have any particular movie in mind for us? I would be rather happy with whatever you choose! Unless it's one of those Hallmark Christmas movies. Those seem to always be the same sort of story, a recycled plot with a few things changed, you know? ”

       Those movies always felt terribly bland anyways, even if the plot wasn't recycled from the other twelve movies they made just like it. Though, perhaps it was because he'd only seen the romance themed Christmas movies they had but those were the only ones he'd ever heard of people watching. Always it was their repetitive romcom movies he swore— but that was another thing that was beside the point.

       “ Oh! But if one of those movies are something you had in mind I wouldn't much mind it, I'm sure. ”

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@nebula-drcams        sent ;;

        “  🎵 { For whichever one of ur muses you wanna do. Or pick between Mole or Pocket } ”

From ;; 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐞 // Currently Accepting

Under the cut because it looks kind of long on PC.

Bertha “ Red ” McArthur Send 🎵 for a song that reminds me of my muse

Christophe “ Ze Mole ” DeLorne Send 🎵 for a song that reminds me of my muse

Herbert Pocket Send 🎵 for a song that reminds me of my muse

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@angelicgentleman        sent ;;

        “   🎼 with Herbert! ^-^ ”

From ;; 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐞 // Currently Accepting

Herbert Pocket & Pip Pirrup send 🎼 for a song that reminds me of both of our muses

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What creature lies in your soul? ;; Herbert Pocket

fae.

“   you are a trickster by nature, and all those around you would be wise to question your motives in everything you do. when it comes to you, nothing comes without a price. sometimes, a steep one. ”