#the elysium

[officialkatekane]

Friends and enemies, sentient beings and other lifeforms-

It is my greatest pleasure to welcome you all to the grand opening of The Elysium- the newest and queerest place in town!

The café caters to all ages however the bar is strictly 21+

Entry is free and everyone is more than welcome to join the event! The opening for the café will be at 6pm and the bar will be open later in the evening!

[ars0nistpixie]

Regulus writes letters to James and calls him his Dearest, his Beloved, his Firefly.

He signs with Yours forever.

He throws his heart out into paper, putting into words the earnest, most beautiful sentiments.

And, whenever James dares bring it up, all giddy about it, Regulus throws him a disgusted look and replies with, "What the fuck are you even talking about? Stupid cunt."

[prestidigitation-princess]

[Kate] Hey Z! The openings on 5th November. You're okay with doing a show? I know you said yes but I wanted to confirm. Text me back when you can.

@officialkatekane

[ZZ] ofc I still want to do the show! Wouldn't miss your opener for the world Kate. I'll clear out the 5th and 6th. Do you want me to add it to my show lists? It just lets more people know where I preform

[makeroftherunes]

WIP Wednesday: The Elysium

2/21/24

Okay to be vulnerable for one moment, it has been what we in the biz call a "shit day." I cancelled my plans and came home right after work, and remembered that you all had asked for more writing. And I didn't want to, but I sat down, and suddenly, I had some writing and wanted to cry a bit less. So thank you for asking; it always means a lot, but this week it meant a little more.

ANYWAY!

Here's Elysium. I plan to add more religions here, but you know. I couldn't bring myself to do research tonight. @skarabrae-stone and @eriquin , I hope youlike it! I'm going to go chase my cat out of the sink now.

“What an ass.” She wrinkled her nose. “Kidnapped, ha! Like you could kidnap me.”

“What’s that supposed to mean? I’m Strong!” I protested, flexing a bicep in what I hoped wasn’t a desperate way. 

“Never mind,” Persie said, shaking her head at me. “No. We keep them. And we get whatever they need from that house, in person.”

I nodded. Of course, it would have been easier to Will their things here. But that could raise suspicion, especially if they needed anything large. Going in person would ensure we could modify small parts of memory to smooth over any issues…but Persephone wanted to go to look this person in the eye. 

Now might be a good time, for legal reasons, to say something about godly boundaries. As a general rule, we leave the afterlife and “heaven” to appear as the relevant religious deity dictates. So a Catholic will see God or Satan, a Buddhist will be reincarnated, etc. Atheists often have a little more leeway, and us Greeks get a lot of them. We’ve become the shepherds of the non-religious. But in general, we stick to our believers or those who we take a personal interest in.

Sometimes, if we need to, we can make a small amount of our domain known. I have been able to since I was born, and when Persie became Queen, she was given certain parts of my domain. In this case, Persie wanted to look into this person’s eyes, because they would have to look into hers. 

And they would see Hell.

They would see everything they think happens to “sinners.” They will see themselves in every nightmare imaginable. They will see eternity, burning, forever. And it would be so much at once, their brains will forget it, but they will remember the fear. They will remember, in their dreams. 

[kimballmybeloved]

[vile-images]

[mirrorhouse]

me when i recommend something to someone and they end up not liking it

[giantpredatorymollusk]

the term "phasmid," meaning "stick insect," comes from a latin word meaning "apparition" or "phantom," due to the creatures' ability to hide in plain sight, and then move around and scare people.

the largest phasmids likely remain undiscovered; the longest insect known to science was a phasmid from a species that remains formally unnamed and undescribed, even since being captured for the first time in china in 2014.

a female specimen of the quasi-mythical australian species of gargantuan stick insect was sought by a curator of museum victoria for three years before he encountered one, also in 2014. upon realizing what it was, he says, “I started screaming."

[freyfromthea]

are y'all hearing about this? apparently ZA/UM split up into three studios and they're all looking to make a disco elysium successor which they all announced on the same day

they're also all calling the others fake cashgrabs so who's to say which one is for real

[cpericardium]

[bumblebeebats]

Every time i purchase a moderately expensive item the Karl Marx on my shoulder is like "For shame... you purchase yet another pair of jeans when you have 5 already at home, you despicable commodity fetishist? In my time, a man with five outfits would consider himself blessed beyond measure, and yet you want for more, while there are children starving in the world??" to which the second Karl Marx on my other shoulder says "Objection! Those 5 pairs of jeans all wildly uncomfortable or have holes in the ass, due to the decline of clothing quality driven by the fast fashion industry, unfortunately making this purchase a necessity... Plus, by purchasing a slightly more expensive pair of jeans from an independent brand, seeking quality over 'brand recognition', they are deliberately trying to avoid engaging in conspicuous consumption!" to which the third Karl Marx clinging to my back like that beetle from Doctor Who says "Remember, my friend; the less you eat, drink, buy books, go to the theatre or to balls, or to the pub, and the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you will be able to save and the greater will become your treasure which neither moth nor rust will corrupt — your capital. Buy the jeans," to which I say "I don't know if any of you have actually read Karl Marx"

[officialkatekane]

Will the Elysium café cut me off coffee when they think I’ve had too much?

Hah well they will certainly alert you when you come close to dangerous amounts of caffeine in your system.....But considering how much coffee I know I regularly ingest- we'll most likely just ask you to sign a waiver when we think you're trying to give yourself a heart attack <3

[ars0nistpixie]

lmao guess what, andromeda is going to be present at regulus and james' wedding and she's bringing ted along too

i can't wait to see how well bellatrix will take it

[algrenion]

The Insulindian Phasmid……..

[makeroftherunes]

WIP Wednesday: The Elysium

Okay so this is a little shorter, I may or may not be avoiding responsibility at work. But I work in a D&D/board game store at least it’s kinda on-brand.

This was asked for by @anyctibius @owlbearwrites and @eriquin, I also need you to know that I woke up last night with a revelation for the end of this story and I think it’s gonna be good. How get there? No idea.

Edit to add: mention of the the God Of Arepo comics from this lovely website, which can be found in a compilation at this website and on the original post!

I heard Persie’s sharp intake of breath. Mel stared at their hand, wide eyed. Any tired, nihilistic humor was gone - they were reeling, and I worried that shock might be taking over. I shook myself and forced my voice to address my brother.

“Well that about does it,” I said, Gently pulling Mel behind me, “right, brother?”

Zeus nodded, stepping back towards the far wall of the break room and putting his hands in his pockets. “The…event occurred just south of the Origin. The fields that used to belong to a minor god, what was his name…”

“Arepo?”

“That’s him. Anyway, the fields next to those. I hid the site, so that it wouldn’t be plowed over and such. I also took the liberty of adding a training room to your quarters up above, and I will bypass the mortality rule. The young hero is allowed up top.” He straightened his jacket, and clasped his hands. Lightning began to crackle again, and Mel covered their eyes. Even Persie turned away a bit. My brother looked at me, eye to eye.

“Call upon Hermes if you need anything. As of now, the alert is high.” And then, as the crackling rose and the room became blinding, he murmured, “Be careful, brother.”