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Characters: Iceland (

cashnotash ) and you.
Location: Around the Shopping District; near Death By Pastry or near the Northern Lights would work, too!
Rating: Should be G unless anyone's acting up.
Time: November 14; Lunchtime/afternoon-ish
Description: It's a boring Sunday and Iceland is going out for lunch. Hopefully something (or someone) interesting would alleviate the boredom.

[ It's just another day in Death City for Iceland. Morning comes, he skipped training because he still doesn't feel like it, he tried to avoid thinking anything that's related to his partner, he had breakfast with Alice, the usual. There's nothing of significance except that he felt bored, more so than usual. Perhaps it's because he's been trapped here for three months now, or perhaps it's because he doesn't really have anything to do ever since BREW decided to make him partnerless. Well, he doesn't really have anything to do either aside from going to class and work when Nura was still with him, but at least he could go on a mission anytime. He's been considering trying to resonate with someone else just for the sake of going on a mission and get out of the city for a while, but decided against it in the end (as usual). He's not ready to replace his lost partner yet, it's still too soon.

Well, you know what? Screw everything. It's Sunday, there's no work or class, and he's going out for lunch. Normally, he'd take Alice with him, but right now, he's in the mood for going solo. Even crushes are no exception when it comes to precious alone time. That's how he ended up strolling in the Shopping District, with either the Northern Lights or Death By Pastry in mind, secretly hoping that something interesting would happen. Or even someone, for that matter. ]

[[ooc; either action or prose works. please state the location in the subject line! tags will most likely come in the morning or WHEN I AM AWAKE because I need to sleep now, hnnnngh. ]]

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[ Not that he cares about other people's opinion. Apollo's wasn't an exception. It's rather...upsetting at first, hearing things like that, but after a while, he'd gotten used to it. His eyes flickered with interest at what the sun god said next. ]

Care to elaborate?

[His smile could be mistaken for good-natured if one didn't know how to distinguish moods and emotions well. The god was never so; only cold and childishly cruel.]

That's it. No matter how much they pray and worship, it has no bearing on the way we act, feel, or think. There are no blessings or judgement. If they happen to get what they prayed for, or misfortune falls upon them when they feel they have sinned, it was only a coincidence.

[ Well, Iceland had mistaken it for a good-natured one, but being the observant one, he noticed something...cold behind that smile. Besides, Apollo's words are in contrast with the supposedly pleasant smile. There's another long pause, it took a while for the other's words to sink in. ]

Maybe in your world. Every world works differently.

[ The impact wasn't so hard since he's an atheist of some sort. Or more like, being a Lutheran is only a formality; he believed more in the old gods. But he's still not ultra-religious, so that lessened the impact. A lot. ]

The ones from my world, yes. That's obvious. It makes this place far from completely boring.

When they meet me, I don't bother to let them fantasize. Man-made impressions are tiresome.

[ He's actually still kind of shocked thanks to Apollo's words, but he managed to hide it behind that indifferent mask yet again. ]

This place would never be completely boring. [ And after he stumbled upon the god, he truly believed that. ] Telling the truth is always better.

[ Although he doesn't really believe what he said either, when it comes to this. ]

[laughs a little]

Always better? Really? People seem to be fond of lying despite knowing that. Since they can both hurt, they prefer the one that hurts less in that moment.

[ Thoughtful pause; composing his reply carefully. ]

Lying is a human trait. If there's truth, there's lie. They're two sides of the same coin. Preferring the one that hurts less in that moment is a human trait, too.

[His smile grows just a little wider, impressed. He knows that very, very well as it is common knowledge between him and the other gods. Not many below them see it that way, much less realise it. Maybe he should stick around for a little longer before going on his way?]

Well. [changes subject abruptly] What are you doing out here?

[ The fact that Apollo's smile widens, he assumed, means that he'd answered correctly. It makes him wonder if this is actually a test of some sort. Of what, he can't tell yet. ]

I'm going to have lunch. [ The sudden change in subject surprised him, of course. But he just rolls with it, as usual. ] How about you?

[ Actually, he's also trying to find some entertainment, but he's not going to admit it. ...maybe. ]

[This god, and all the others with the exception of one, never explained themselves unless they wanted to. And that rarely happened. Right now was no different.

Apollo shrugs casually.]

I was bored. Still am, actually.

[Thankfully, nothing cliche like his stomach growling as if on cue happened. He did eat before he left his place, so he was good for another couple hours, at least.]

Go ahead; don't mind me.

[He'll just follow you and see what happens.]

Oh. Well, boredom is a plague around here, it seems.

[ He's implying that he's bored, as well. But he's not as bored as he is before he stumbled upon the sun god. Iceland stares at him incredulously at what he said next, but then shrugs. ]

I'll see you around, then, I guess.

[ Assuming that the other was brushing him off and had no idea whatsoever that he was planning to stalk him like a creeper. Without waiting for an answer, he turned around and starts walking away. ]

[follows!

:D]

[ Iceland noticed that, you know. But he decided to pretend that he doesn't because he wanted to see what happens. Besides, being stalked by a god? Definitely not an everyday thing. ]

[He would get a free tour while he's at it, so why not? Apollo continues at several paces behind the Nation, occasionally glancing into the stores that they pass by.

He catches his own reflection clearly one time, instead of seeing what is beyond the glass, and he stops for a bit to stare. To assess. The coat was a little large on him, making him look like a child. His hair, something that he never had trouble with, was unkempt in the ponytail he now kept it in since it could no longer be left alone. He was still recovering from the cold that he had caught some days ago.

It made him frown, this picture of vulnerability. No such thing should be associated with a god. So he turns away like nothing happened. Nonchalantly, he resumes his walking.]

[ Unfortunately, Apollo had chosen the wrong Nation to mess with. Iceland was rather bored (still), and he's also curious - a dangerous combination. Instead of going to the nearest restaurant and have lunch like what he told the sun god, he hastened his pace and goes around the district without any particular destination in mind, intentionally slipping into crowds and taking hard turns just to see if his "stalker" could follow him or not. It was as if he's suddenly turning into a whirlwind.

In contrast with the other, appearance-wise, the Nordic looks pretty neat in his typical button-up shirt and jeans combination. He kept his hair short simply because he can't stand having a long hair. It's too damn impractical. ]

[Apollo watches the other disappear into the crowd in his attempt to escape, and as soon as he is out of sight, the interest drops. Out of sight, out of mind, they say. Though he had the idea to see what the boy would do, he was a god, after all. He does not chase, regardless of importance. Rather, it is they who chase after him.

Maybe he would see him again, maybe not, but Apollo is no longer in the mood for games. With a last glare at the shop window next to him, he stalks off in another direction.]

[ It doesn't take long for him to notice that he'd lose his stalker. He stopped, smirks a bit, and continued walking. It's rather disappointing that Apollo couldn't catch up with him (either couldn't or doesn't want to - that's the question) because he had some interesting plans in mind (which involved leading him to the Red Light District), but it's not a big deal. He can always find other means of entertainment. That whole whirling around like a tornado is making Iceland hungry, anyway.

Time to have some lunch, this time for real. ]

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