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[It's hard to tell what the gentleman is thinking as a pair of sunglasses cover half his face. From the tone of his voice it's easy to tell that he's exasperated, tired and pissed off. He's dressed in a very expensive business suit that is currently a bit singed, has some blood on it, and very rumpled. Clearly someone has been busy before they arrived here and hasn't had a chance to change.]

Another kidnapping? Really. Don't you people ever get tired of it?

I have to say it's pretty good for a kidnapping. I mean, I didn't even feel the transfer and that's damn hard to do.

[He pauses and looks around to get a better sense of his surroundings.]

Are you fair folk? It doesn't feel like Faery.

[That said, he shrugs dismissing the matter out of hand. Faery or not, he's still been kidnapped after all. That's what needs to be dealt with.]

Anyway. It'd be best to let me go back right now for everyone's sake. My father will be pissed off when he finds me missing and his temper is already frayed and my fiancee will be pissed off and her temper is even more frayed.

This seems like a nice place, if odd. So instead of pissing off the god of the dead and the warmage just let me go home and I won't mention it. This will save a lot of lives in the long run.

I've got enough on my plate already.

Please, don't add any more.

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Did you experience curses at home as well?

Do drunk ritual mages count?

But no, I work with a team of highly specialized trouble shooters. When governments get into problems that they don't want to handle because of possible international incidents or they just don't have the resources they call on us. So, we get all sorts of weird stuff.

Fascinating. And where are you from?

I'm currently living just outside of Washington DC in West Virginia.

An interesting location. Is your father involved in politics, perhaps?

[Theo gives a short bark of laughter.]

He wishes he could be. But there's a law against gods and their heirs until being involved in politics in most countries now. The United States was the first one to do it when they founded the place. No god nor child of theirs unto six generations after shall be a US citizen or allowed to run for any political office. [He sounds like he's quoting something.]

The spell that they created to enforce that, I'm told, was a work of genius.

But Franklin and Jefferson were geniuses.

Edited 2012-10-19 04:55 (UTC)

Gods?

[There's a disbelieving snort.]

Why are there so many people here who claim to be related to the gods in some way, when gods are the furthest thing from reality?

My father is over six thousand years old. And there are historical records backing this up. When people who worship him die he takes their souls to the afterlife after judging them.

My uncle's moods, back when he lived in their home city state - also six thousand years ago - would effect the moon.

What would you call that?

Charming fairytale bullshit.

[He snorts.]

You know what? You can disbelieve if you'd like. You seem like you have your head stuck in a can about this.

I think short of having you actually meet him, and then maybe not even, you'd believe me.

You're probably right. In the meantime, I'll do my best to indulge your fantasy.

And I'll indulge yours, Mr...?

Ryan. Andrew Ryan. And you are...?

Theodred Sammeth.

[If Andrew was expecting a ridiculous title after that, he won't get one. The best he's getting is Theo being formal on him.]

What an unusual name.

[Hello semi-exasperated voice.]

My father is a fan of the Lord of the Rings and Theodred's a name from one of the very minor characters.

[He has no idea if Andrew is familiar with the series or not. But, there you go. It always amused Theo a little that his father was so taken up with the trilogy. But there you go.]

I see. I didn't mean it was an unfortunate name, if that's the implication you took from my comment.

No.

It's not that.

It's just almost everyone asks me that question in some form or another. Either 'like the Lord of the Rings character' or 'that's an unusual name, where is it from'?

In that case, I apologize for being predictable.

It's nothing to apologize for.

It's just something to be expected, like traffic in Los Angeles.

Or absurdity in the City.

Apparently.

Besides these curses, what's there to do around here?

Drink. Attempt to make friends. Find a job.

Any law enforcement agencies around here?

[Sure he got offered the job as a bouncer, but it's not his first choice.]

Sort of. They seem relatively incompetent.

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