#oddyssea

[majorshatterandhare]

So, Vangelis* has the word angel in it and d’Ville sounds like devil. This was an incredibly dramatic name change. We could view this as a silly reaction from a young rebelious man. Or we could view it as an insight into how Jonny sees himself.

He killed his father and lost his heart. Even if he was being young and dramatic, he is showing extreme feelings about himself, whether other people are meant to find them concerning or cool, Jonny’s splitting** on himself. I think this is even more accurate him being so young when he killed his father.

He likes to act like he is crazy and violent and angry and unfeeling, and while he may be those things sometimes, he is also upset about what happened and who he is now. He puts on a façade and doesn’t talk to anyone about it. He wants to think that having a mechanical heart makes him immune to emotions, and he pretends that it does, but it doesn’t. All he is is a hurting guy.

*Vangelis is also the name of a Greek composer who died last year (May 2022). I don’t know if this name was chosen by Jonny Sims with connection to him or not. His name is pronounced as vang-ghel-iss, which the ng making the eng sound followed by g making the sound like it does in good. (This is contrasted by Jonny’s name which is pronounced van-gel-iss with no eng sound and the g making the sound like it does in gel). Vangelis has a ton of songs with cool names though. Vangelis is his professional name and his full name is Evangelos Oddysseas Papathanassiou.

*Splitting is a term used when discussing symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD). It describes when a person feels such strong emotions about something or someone that they are viewing it completely black or white, ie feeling that you like someone so much that you idolize them and feel like they can do nothing wrong, that they are perfect (like Cecil about Carlos in WtNV) or having feelings that are so strong you become very angry when thinking about the person, you see them as completely bad, they can do nothing right and they will hurt you (actually Cecil also has an example of this with Steve Carlsberg). These feelings hit you all at once and are usually precipitated by an event (or a series of events that you were not reacting to before, but this last straw changes your whole perception of the person or thing). Someone can split on themself. I am using this term because it is the best language I have to describe what I think is happening with Jonny, and not because I necessarily think he has BPD himself.

btw jonny is a stupid dramatic asshole for changing his last name from vangelis to dville

[tcmbstoned]

@oddyssea | --- KARTER.

GAZE FLICKERS OVER THE other’s form with a slight smirk lingering on his lips. They had been pouring over papers, a round of hauntings and odd sightings along the border of the city. Xander had convinced him ( quite easily, might he add ) to go over a few they had already VETOED. Simply out of the nature of new evidence. 

But now? He’s got something else in mind. The bar was closing, they would be kicked out soon. And while he was rather EXHAUSTED from the day, the hunter was not done yet. Hands push the paper away, head tilting to the side. Karter should know this expression by now, seething across his cheekbones.

❝ So, are you coming over to my place or am I going over to yours? ❞ 

[herbounty]

                    ❛    i assume you didn`t come all the way out here for nothing so , how may i be of help to you ?    ❜  ／  @oddyssea

[heroesprosper]

“So what was John like? I only ever hear one side of the story and what little Joseph said about him.”

@oddyssea

[a-kitten-with-claws-archived]

Stopover

(closed starter for @oddyssea)

Usually, she would prefer to get a direct flight, even if it meant paying over the odds. Kit hated flying...hated it. This hatred made the thought of having to board not one, but two different planes and only a couple of days apart, was nothing short of overwhelming. So the very least she could do was distract herself from her self-imposed misery, by aimlessly wandering around any notable ‘touristy’ spots. Which is what led her to the Smithsonian that day. She’d already meandered around the Air & Space, the same with American History and now, tired feet and a frazzled mind found her trudging through the Natural History building, wishing she’d come here first because it held much more interest.

The ‘Objects of Wonder’ exhibit lifted her steps and mood considerably and in no time, she found that time began to pass quite quickly, until she reached a huge slab of Lapis Lazuli. The ‘Blue Flame’ held her in rapt attention as she stared at the striations of colour and texture, fingers twitching as if to scream out how they wanted to reach out and touch it, to see if it were actually real as she felt somewhat ‘unreal’ herself.

Of course, she didn’t. That sort of thing was not allowed and she was always the one to adhere to rules. But it did bring out a sigh, her head tiled slightly to the right side, eyes focused, yet glazed over. But she wasn’t thinking of flying anymore. Which was good.

[gargoyleprinced-blog]

@oddyssea liked for a starter

“You’re the kid that’s been hanging around Dilton right?” Plops down beside Karter, hand reaching up to fiddle with the choker around his neck. “Surprised he even puts up with you--seeing as you’re a serpent and all.” 

[waywardsignnsa]

“The Dad jokes really do start early, don’t they?”

@oddyssea

[corruptedspider]

Call of Cthulhu Verse (mostly for @oddyssea )

Peter made a deal with the government (shield what have you) an estimated two years ago;      It was a mixture of things that caused this to happen, the the general idea of the deal was that Peter had to leave New York for good, hang up his suit, and leave the title of Spider-Man behind him.      If he did that, they’d drop most (if not all) of the charges, and allow him to do whatever he wished as long as it wasn’t in a major city or in his suit. There are several other little fine print details as well; weekly check-in’s, drug tests; ect... just  to make sure Peter isn’t doing anything he shouldn’t be.

Since that time, Peter has teamed up with Karter working as a detective; something the both of them never thought they would be doing.

Peter wishes just about every day he could return to New York or even webbing through the city, but the only thing that keeps him going is a good case or cases. 

Cases that defy all logic and rationality  - sometimes  that even defy the laws of physics as well.

Suffice to stay, Peter is usually contacting Aaron  often for information on cases - everything from reports about what they may be looking at to where to avoid..    Let’s just say the only time he didn’t take Aaron’s information into account was once, and that... was the last time he doubted the Immortal’s information. 

[soulscatter]

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THEY ARE not worshiped, not like before. they are left behind and forgotten. those that pray to the gods are few and far between, and even then it is with barely any faith in their heart to begin with. but him. this BOY. a man in the eyes of mortals, but mortality makes them all so young even when they’re old. karter. she knows of his clan, his family that came before. the family that never gave up their gods, never gave up ARTEMIS. nemesis’ insides grate momentarily at the worship of a goddess that is not her but she lets it pass slowly from her system. he still worships her pantheon. that is enough. it has also caught her curiosity, since not only does he worship artemis... he has the signature of her as well. 

it’s a beautiful quiet afternoon when she appears, attire only gently suggestive of the mount she resides on, but mostly it’s modern enough. 

      ❝ karter fengaropolous. though---- it is KANE now, is it not? ❞ she greets from          behind him. 

[themadvigilantist]

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“That sounds like a problem, are you okay?”

[whitetail-wheaty]

@oddyssea | X

The knowledge he had about this guy wasn’t much - not at all. Some kind of Peggie-soldier. A Chosen, perhaps, though he was significantly often seen around the Seeds, especially John. It was hard to figure out the exact workings of this damn cult and all the circles the Seeds had drawn around them - walls made of humans and their unwavering faith. 

Wheaty kept his eyes locked on this man as he paced, turning with his movements. He had already been tense, the fact that the other suddenly pulled a butterfly knife out of his jacket only made this worse. 

Truth was Wheaty had no direct idea what this motherfucker wanted - it didn’t matter, Wheaty would do anything to deter him from that anyway. But another truth also was that the man was right: he was scared somewhat. Even if his teenage brain wanted to tell him he was brave and didn’t give a fuck about any Peggie trying to threaten him, it was obvious that this guy knew how to use that knife. And chances were that wasn’t just his only trick. 

Slowly Wheaty’s hand wandered to the gun strapped to his thigh, resting on it, for now. A precaution, didn’t need to pull it if it wasn’t necessary. His rifle was on his back, strapped in place and he wouldn’t get to it fast enough, so the gun with the militia’s symbol on it would have to do. If this Peggie thought he’d get a damn easy time here, he was wrong. But Wheaty also wasn’t stupid enough to think that he could take down someone like that easily either.

The teenager tried stepping back, turning his side to this guy, dark eyes trying to catch every movement. Don’t stand still, don’t make an easy target out of yourself. Tongue wetting his upper lip before he spoke up.

“And who the fuck are you? John’s darling? Some valley-copy of Jacob?”, he snarled, well knowing he was provoking, but Wheaty had never treated the Peggies any different. He only had loudmouthed hatred for them, everything they did was wrong. Didn’t matter that this Peggie had been right about his rapid heartbeat or that tight feeling in his chest. He was just some bastard that believed in this incest-ridden cult. Wheaty would never back off, no Whitetail would. And he was a Whitetail. And somehow... this man reminded him of the oldest Seed in some screwed way. Talking about psychology, humming some old clearly bad song.

“If talking about ‘weaknesses’ and threatening others with knives is all you want to do today, I suggest you go find some of that motherfucker’s Chosen, they seem to enjoy that nonsense thoroughly - and leave me and all the others in the mountains alone.”

[tcmbstoned]

@oddyssea | KARTER. ( SURPRISE! )

XANDER HAS A BAD feeling about this, it settles deep in his gut and rears its head. Brow raises as he speaks.  ❝ You look like you’re about to do something you’ll regret later. ❞ He knows this, because he wears that same expression often. Usually it was in the dark where no one could see, voice recorder in one hand and EMF detector in the other. Wandering around an abandoned building with little care. 

❝ --- Care to enlighten me on what you’ve got up your sleeve? ❞

[thedipshits]

@oddyssea wants a soft throw WELL HERE’S A FASTPITCH jk

     “what’re you readin’? is that... blood on the pages?”

[dxsole]

@oddyssea | Liked For A Starter

“Ah, you must forgive me-- It’s been a few years since someone’s brought something from so far from my usual expertise.” Ancient Egypt had been his bread and butter for so many years but this piece -- that he was well verse with and knew like the back of his hand but artifacts from across the sea needed a few more minutes of assessment to come to a conclusion. “Where did you say you found this? You’re right about it being African in origin-- West African I believe. Ah, perhaps,” Again the figurine is gently inspected, turned over and over as Idris continued to adjust his glasses. “I'd say Songhai Empire-- Or...hm, it could be Mali as well-- What were you hoping to learn about this?”

[endlessdrifter]

@oddyssea gets some Ray love

“Alright, so, you said the relic was buried somewhere deep down the mines-- So I did what any sensible man would do and summoned some hellhounds to go and search. There is a specific area they can’t access and I can’t tell why so, if the relic really is sacred, it must be there.”

Was he getting actually invested in treasure hunting? Of course not. What he wanted, however, was to make Karter’s life that much easier.

“So, grab your things and let’s get your gorgeous butt on the move.”

[freebcrn-blog]

CHICK DIDN’T KNOW THE man at all. he’d seen him in passing at the venue, but that didn’t mean that he knew him. if he was asked to identify him in a lineup as someone he saw tonight, he might be able to pick him out. but that was besides the point. no, the POINT was he didn’t know the man. but he knew the situation. he didn’t look like he needed any backup, he looked like he’d fair just FINE on his own. but chick had been here before. on the other side, slinging the slurs at someone’s face. he figured he owed it to the man he was today to step in. stepping up next to the man who looked about ready to throw a punch, he gave the homophobic asshole a look. “the fuck did you just call my boyfriend?” his voice was rough. “the fuck you just call him?”

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