( audio | un: warlock )

[necromantiae]

Indulge my curiosity for a moment, would you?

( could you deny a face like his? could you? you couldn't. which is good because he's going to ask a somewhat morbid question. )

We're all, apparently, dead. But some of us have died again and been returned via the church. Some of us have disappeared or died and not been returned. Are they still here somewhere? Or have they been sent back to where they came from?

Those are hypothetical questions, by the way. Feel free to try and answer but I think it's going to be a lot of time that could be spent on something more fruitful.

My actual question: could the the way of dying a second time crucial to who stays and who goes? Or did those of us that have been lost end somewhere in this place that we've yet to find?

( he knows that it's not necessarily a fun thing to think about but he recalls the resurrection of his aunt hilda after her many deaths at the hands of his other aunt versus how harvey's brother had come back. two dead people returned to the land of the living but only one went on to live a relatively normal life.

ambrose knows that might be because hilda is a witch herself and tommy was a normal human. but his curiosity still stands. )

Do we need to institute the buddy system to make sure no one else wanders off and doesn't come back?

( he's joking. mostly. )

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[mollymocked]

Is there something special about it? ...Aside from it being one of the only two bloody sources of light in this place I've seen so far.

[catholicisms]

( Ambrose why, why would you do that to yourself. that said, even Matt is aware that catholic liturgy could use some spicing up. )

It could probably use some. Dare I ask how? A tambourine, maybe.

[necromantiae]

Ah, so a little bit of a bad boy, then?

[necromantiae]

Not that I know of. I'd just like to see how Robin reacts.

( might be fun. )

[necromantiae]

Triangle.

( didn't expect that one, did you, matt? )

Maybe with a side of tambourine. Something...clangy, yeah.

[catholicisms]

( nothing says spicy like a triangle solo. he laughs (wow, ambrose, 2 in one conversation!!!) just imagining it. )

Just what Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted needs.

( his extremely irish catholic father is prob rolling in his grave at this unabashed sacrilege... )

[necromantiae]

I am probably one of the least religious people you will find so I can think outside the box a bit.

( on account on the dark lord thing and all. )

And sometimes you just need one or two things to make something dull and boring that much better. That's what I'm here for.

[catholicisms]

I'm about as Roman Catholic as a person can be, though I don't think that means I can't find the liturgy a bit on the stodgy side.

Maybe I should just learn to play something else, but that probably isn't a vital priority at the moment.

( finding music in braille is also a bit of a ridiculous ask... )

[necromantiae]

Probably not what with the whole afterlife and death and possibility of dying again being a thing.

( such an obstacle to matt being able to learn a new jam. )

What would you learn if you could?

[catholicisms]

( too bad... sad hymns and the defenders theme it is. )

Hmm. Something more fun than classics, probably. Though I'll date myself if I say classic rock, it seems as if it'd be enjoyable to play.

[pearlstrings]

How did this conversation become about me?

[quotability]

I like it here. It's close to the woods.

[ the cabin isn't much yet, but he'll add things. maybe. probably. for now, there's a window through which he can see the forest and really, that's what matters.

there's also a couch for them to sit on. ]

[unpredict]

[ if kol had been resurrected to only feel the sensation of fire licking all over him, he most likely would have granted himself mercy. at least he knows the answer to ambrose's question, even if it's different between witch cultures.

when he speaks again, it's with confidence—he knows what he's talking about. ]

If your soul is consecrated, you move onto a realm for witches. You're at peace—you're no longer dying. Many think that's it for you… but my mother came back from being there, so it's possible to be resurrected with the right ritual. You won't feel like you're dying all over again—you're truly reborn.

[necromantiae]

Oh, don't worry. I'm a lot more classic than I may seem.

( he's old, matt. )

Classic rock is timeless! They don't do it like they used to. I miss some of those songs.

[necromantiae]

Are you a lumberjack?

( he's mostly kidding but he is curious. he doesn't much mind the woods either. the spellmans had lived pretty close to the forest for a long, long time, in fact.

since it looks like he's going to be invited in, ambrose slips past grizz and takes a seat on the couch, dumping his supplies on the cushion beside him. )

You have that look about you. The big, strapping look, I mean.

[necromantiae]

I am very talented that way.

[necromantiae]

Huh. I'm aware of resurrections for witches but the ones I know of didn't go to a different realm. They returned and they were just as they were, mostly, but they didn't say anything about a realm specifically for them.

( but maybe zelda did something special when she killed hilda to stop her from passing over. he'd never asked. )

But, if that's true, that's a place I would like to go to. Sounds like paradise.

[quotability]

Oh, no. I'm not. But thank you very much.

[ for the compliment??

grizz isn't blushing, but he ducks his head a little, hair falling into his face, hiding his eyes. big and strapping, but also very much eighteen and not terribly used on being complimented. ]

I just like the outdoors.

[necromantiae]

I do too. Well, sometimes. When it's not too cold.

( but the cold meant nice jackets and furry scarves so maybe it wasn't so bad. also, people to help keep you warm when even your fashionable clothes didn't work. )

You spent a lot of your time outside, then?

[catholicisms]

( Matt is only 31 but that's pretty damn old in Beacon... way to be even more of a grandpa, Ambrose!!! )

It goes by classic for a reason, as far as I'm concerned. I'd much rather learn oldies than anything modern.

[necromantiae]

Oh, I've heard some modern music and you are —

( he pauses, shudders, and makes a face. )

You are correct to stick with your classics. There is some terrible ear pollution out there right now.

[quotability]

Yeah, guess so. Either on the football field or in my parents' garden or out in the woods.

[ well. before new ham, anyway.

although he'd still spent time in his parents' garden, harvesting what he could, keeping the vegetables alive. ]

[necromantiae]

Well, you have a bit more experience with the outdoors than I do. I don't have a green thumb nor do I play football.

( he gestures to himself and smiles. )

I don't know if I have the football player look. But you do. ( you look very nice, grizz. ) I was more of a homebody.

( because he'd had to be. )

Kept myself busy though.

[broplaints]

You'll be the first to know if I did

[unpredict]

[ as much of a monster as kol is, he doesn't have it in him to inform ambrose it's not a paradise. he remembers how he had been so afraid of what was waiting him after life... and he shouldn't have been surprised that it wasn't heaven. that's at least one karma point he's earned. ]

It sounds like witches die over and over but come back where you're from.

[ his favourite thing: learning about witches. tell him more tell him more! ]