( 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]

You know what? I'm into that. I love watching people react to shenanigans. I'll keep that in mind.

[catholicisms]

Ear pollution seems very apt, actually.

( and considering back home Matt could hear things through walls and even through closed car doors, he was haunted by pop music whether he liked it or not.

that said... )

I almost miss it. There's not much in the way of any kind of music here.

[necromantiae]

Depending on the witch and who's around said witch. Necromancy is a thing but it's not...a recommended practice.

( and it was one of his specialties. )

Can one not be resurrected where you're from?

[necromantiae]

Just give me a little bit of credit when you make a lot of money or scare people. Remember my name.

( make him go down in history in a tiny way! )

[necromantiae]

I could sing.

( just say no, matt. )

If you're that hard up.

[unpredict]

[ necromancy! now that's something he wishes that had been something more readily available within his witchy culture. ]

My soul was on another plane known as the Other Side. It's where all souls go that aren't mortal. [ not mortal! doesn't that make you instantly think "witch" and not "vampire"? ] It took a great deal of power and skill that many don't have to bring someone back.

[ esther mikaelson, one of the greatest witches in the history of witches, and davina claire. he's known plenty of witches in his time, but none of them have ever been that connected to their magic.

he's already weighed up whether he wants to give the nitty gritty details of his resurrections. there's no harm—perhaps his new friend has a similar story up his sleeve. ]

One witch had to put me in a new body, which required very intense preparation, and another had to resurrect my body from ash. Both aren't very easy feats.

[catholicisms]

That's quite an offer. I might just take you up on it.

( don't ever make uncomfortable promises to Matt Murdock, he takes the worst advantage... )

[quotability]

You don't look like a homebody.

[ that slips out a little too quickly. ambrose may not be as tall or as big as grizz, but he doesn't look

plump or anything

(grizz isn't really sure why he thinks a homebody would look like that.) ]

[necromantiae]

( oh dear. well, he can't back out now, can he? )

As long as you're up there with me, I'll do it.

( misery loves company, matt. )

[necromantiae]

I don't?

( oh grizz, ambrose is very thankful for your unintentional (and adorable) slip of the tongue. )

What do I look like, then?

[necromantiae]

A new body? Now, that is something I haven't heard of before. Resurrection where I'm from happens in the same body, as far as I'm aware. I haven't heard of one's soul being transferred from one vessel to another.

( that's what he assumes happened, at least. )

Was your other body unable to be saved?

[catholicisms]

This is how people get roped into karaoke night, isn't it?

( he's never been, but this feels like how it happens. )

[necromantiae]

It is and now that you've said the k word, expect me to come find you one night and drag you.

( does this place have karaoke nights? it does now. )

[quotability]

[ oh boy.

grizz doesn't flush, but it's a close thing. ]

A trail runner.

[necromantiae]

A trail runner?

( interesting. )

Would it surprise you if I told you that my actual job was mortician?

( please don't freak out, grizz. )

[catholicisms]

( oh god. Matt, what have you done??? )

I suppose that's only fair.

( he's only agreed so easily because he doesn't think there's karaoke here. he's going to be eating crow if a machine ever shows up... )

[necromantiae]

I do appreciate how willing you are. Most people would be giving any excuse in the world to get out of it.

( you're a good man, matt. a good man who was going to have to do a duet with him at some point. )

[catholicisms]

( is he still a good man if he only agreed on the assumption there won't ever be an opportunity for Ambrose to really make him a man of his word??? )

If I was supposed to play hard to get, then I'll only do it if I get to pick the songs.

[necromantiae]

As long as you stay away from the boy bands, I'd be amiable to that.

( nothing against their music but ambrose just doesn't want to do all the dancing. too much work. )

[quotability]

Yeah, I guess.

[ he's not freaking out. he is surprised, though — but mostly because that's nowhere on the list of jobs grizz ever thinks about. ]

Why that?

[necromantiae]

Sort of a family business, I suppose. My aunts own the company and I do the heavy lifting, I suppose.

( and it was a great cover for what they actually were. )

But it let's me help people through a very difficult time as well. It's a sensitive time for a family and you want to make sure they're helped through it as gently as possible.

[catholicisms]

That's quite trusting. You must think I'm not the type to use that information against you.

( he's safe, though, Matt is not singing nor dancing to Nsync. )

[necromantiae]

If you do, I would just have to make up some outlandish story about you. I'm very convincing.

( eye for an eye, matt. )

[catholicisms]

Duly noted. I’ll proceed with caution.

( and tbh get ready for a classic rock duet, Ambrose. )

[unpredict]

It was ash.

[ he says it with such an easy tone, like it was merely a bump in the road. in reality, it had meant everything—being brought back in the body of kaleb westphall had left so much to be desired… most importantly, the weakness of his magic. esther mikaelson had purposefully chosen to shove him into a body that would leave him wanting. ]

Generally the soul needs a body to return to… and I didn't have that luxury. It takes great magic and skill to restore a body. A little less seems to be required for fetching a soul.