[Ninth]

[midgardserpent]

Action: Zemekis Corp. Offices

[Yes, Jormungandr still works as an office guy. No, he still doesn't like it. He still has no idea what the papers are for, or what all it means, and he doesn't care. All he does is draw scribbles or type random letters on papers he's handed and somehow it works and no one talks about it. Sometimes he just sits and stares at the ceiling all day long. That's what he's doing now, actually. He's a master of patience and being able to sit in one place and do nothing. He never thought he'd be doing it in a place like this, though.]

Action: The Park, Late Afternoon

[He still likes the park. It's kind of nice. And it's away from the house and the nagging of the drone wife. He doesn't like her, but he tolerates her. He puts up with her by staying away from the house as much as possible. And so that means he spends a lot of time in the park.

He's sitting on a bench at the moment, staring at the sky. He's been here for half a year and he still hasn't really gotten used to having a sky. It's actually fascinating to him. All that blue, and the clouds... and the sun. It's like nothing he's ever dreamed.]

Action: Olney's Tavern, Evening

[Crowley had inviting him to come by when he was on duty sometime. Now, Jormungandr has no idea if Crowley is on duty or not, but he's decided to go anyway, to see what it's like.

He's sitting at the bar, watching the people around him. They're drinking, talking about strange things... He wonders what the point of this activity is. He wonders why humans even bother. Their lives are so short anyway, like the tiniest grain of salt in the vast ocean, dissolved into the greater whole and never noticed by anyone. How do they manage to survive?

...what? He can get philosophical if he wants. What else was he supposed to do on the bottom of the ocean?]

Comments

[Action - The Park]

[thegoddamnhedgehog]

[At some point, Jormungandr's sure to spot a black hedgehog, 3'3" with red stripes along his quills, wandering through the park as well. Shadow seems to prefer the park as well; it's a quiet location that suits him well. A place where he can soak in his own thoughts with little regard for anything else.

Every once in a while, his eyes dart up to the sky as well. It's a bit nippy out, but still a nice day all in all.]

[midgardserpent]

[Jormungandr sees Shadow out of the corner of his eye at first, and he does a bit of a subtle double-take at the sight.

Then he stares.

What a strange looking creature.]

[thegoddamnhedgehog]

[Shadow really doesn't like being stared at. Particularly when he's had plenty of people asking him what the hell he is since November, at least. So Jormungandr'll get that stare returned with a glare.]

[midgardserpent]

[He raises an eyebrow at the glare, rather amused by it. He stares for a few moments longer, unperturbed by whatever Shadow might think, and then his gaze drifts away and back up to the sky.]

[thegoddamnhedgehog]

[Shadow's glare lingers for a moment, even after Jormungandr's stopped staring. He lets out a disgruntled scoff before glancing away from the man, staring into the sky as well.]

[midgardserpent]

[And then he finds a bench not too far away and sits on it, his hands in his pockets as he gazes out at the trees, the land, the sky, the clouds...

...and that weird thing over there. It's really a very strange creature.]

[thegoddamnhedgehog]

[Not that strange. He's just a hedgehog... An anthropomorphic hedgehog with alien DNA. Not so weird.]

Something bothering you?

[Hey, check that out. He's a talking hedgehog, too.]

[midgardserpent]

[The talking isn't surprising to Jormungandr. He just shrugs and shakes his head and then looks back up at the sky.

Can't seem to stop looking at it today.]