Lithaladhwen: (I think it would help us avoid killing the chat with our stuff.)
PapatymisonN: (Agreed. It happens too often.) *He sits in a room. Dusty rope on his shoulder, widebrimmed hat on... and a grin on his face*
Lithaladhwen: Hey, Jethro. Haven't seen you since I had to carry James home because he was drunk off his ass.
Lithaladhwen: I hear you're moving on.
PapatymisonN: Yep.
PapatymisonN: ... the good place, no less.
Lithaladhwen: Well, I can imagine, yeah.
Lithaladhwen: Any particular reason you... suddenly decided this?
PapatymisonN: ... I'm... just ready.
PapatymisonN: Ever have one of those moments when you just KNOW something.
PapatymisonN: ?
Lithaladhwen: *smile* Yeah. Yeah, I get that. Maybe it happens more often to us "divine mission" types.
PapatymisonN: I'm thinkin'.
PapatymisonN: ... did you know I was a cattleman for Domanus?
PapatymisonN: No, I guess not. Didn't tell you, or anyone who didn't already know...
PapatymisonN: Yeah, I helped get the first herds ready for the Baronian settlers. Hell of a thing.
PapatymisonN: Half of them were still mixed in with some of them magical beasts, so every now and again, you'd get a giant ... somethin' or other masqueradin' as a heifer! *laughs to himself...*
Lithaladhwen: *smirks*
Lithaladhwen: Well, I know that we didn't part on the best of terms last time, at least on my end. I thought I owed it to you to come see you off.
PapatymisonN: Thanks. That new guy treating you alright? Hear he's a bit... ... off putting...
Lithaladhwen: *frowns* You don't need to worry about that. I have my concerns about him, but I'm okay to handle it if necessary.
Lithaladhwen: It's in hand, I promise.
PapatymisonN: *nods*
PapatymisonN: Y'know, you really are promising.
PapatymisonN: Could tell right from the start.
PapatymisonN: Hell, you've already changed the world. Who knows what else you'll do...?
Lithaladhwen: ...*sweatdrop*
Lithaladhwen: I...um. I guess I have no way to know. I mean, if something else needs to be done, I guess I'll do it.
Lithaladhwen: Not much more than that.
PapatymisonN: *chuckles* And humble too.
Lithaladhwen: *shrugs*
Lithaladhwen: I don't know.
Lithaladhwen: This isn't really about me.
PapatymisonN: Hey. It's MY sendoff. I get to say whatever the hell I want, right?
Lithaladhwen: *smiles... then laughs* Invoking the "last words" rule?
PapatymisonN: That I am, miss Zea, that I am.
Lithaladhwen: *snaps her fingers* Bastard. Foiled again.
PapatymisonN: Actually, I was 3rd of eight children.
Lithaladhwen: Wow.
PapatymisonN: And we were the SMALL family back then.
PapatymisonN: Man, they sure knew how to have kids back then.
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. In bulk. *headscratch* You and your siblings get along okay?
PapatymisonN: I kicked a brother's ass or two, but generally alright.
PapatymisonN: I lived a good life.
Lithaladhwen: *grin* I can't imagine having siblings. You fought?
PapatymisonN: Just brotherly stuff.
PapatymisonN: ... gosh... so many little Tulleys .... my brother's kids... my sister's kids... my own...
PapatymisonN: And I... think the line's extinct.
PapatymisonN: o.o
Lithaladhwen: *sighs* Been a while, hasn't it? Does it help to keep an eye on them? On your family?
Lithaladhwen: I'm still trying to decide how I'll handle it.
PapatymisonN: Have 'em. By all means. Fill the planet with little Mazuos.
PapatymisonN: ... but don't keep track of them.
PapatymisonN: Don't.
PapatymisonN: Once you go fulltime, just... placate yourself with the thought that they're happy, healthy, and having lots of kids.
PapatymisonN: You'll sleep better.
Lithaladhwen: *deep breath*
Lithaladhwen: Okay.
PapatymisonN: *looks at Zea for a moment*
PapatymisonN: ... no, I'm wrong.
PapatymisonN: You don't remind me of Ellia.
Lithaladhwen: *cracks a smile* Make up your mind, Jethro. You seem a little ambivalent.
Lithaladhwen: Do I want to know who that is?
PapatymisonN: My daughter. She was about your age when I ... passed on.
PapatymisonN: Ugh, she cried that day...
Lithaladhwen: ...
Lithaladhwen: I don't actually know what to say, because something tells me "I'm sorry" won't help a whole lot.
PapatymisonN: It won't. But you thought of it, and that's worth more than any apology.
PapatymisonN: ... gods, what time is it? *checks a pocket watch*
PapatymisonN: Oh, wow. Not much time's passed... still got plenty.
PapatymisonN: ... OK. Let's do this.
PapatymisonN: What do you want to know about me?
Lithaladhwen: ...
Lithaladhwen: Uh... that's a weird question. Let's start with why you want me to know?
Lithaladhwen: I mean, I always assumed that if you wanted me to know, you'd tell me.
PapatymisonN: I will. If you ask me what you want to know.
PapatymisonN: I want to leave behind SOME memory of me, but I don't know where to start.
PapatymisonN: And... my mind just doesn't work like that so... indulge me.
Lithaladhwen: I... if you want, I guess.
Lithaladhwen: You said I don't remind you of your daughter. What's different?
PapatymisonN: She was... a bit more... feisty? You could call her a spitfire.
PapatymisonN: She worked with me wrangling cattle. Tough, tough broad.
Lithaladhwen: *grins*
PapatymisonN: Not that you're not tough, but... she got BUCKED once, and got up, and tied the thing's legs in 6 seconds flat.
Lithaladhwen: No, I understand. It's different.
Lithaladhwen: Did you teach her to do that?
Lithaladhwen: IM: I can't believe I'm doing this with Jethro. But eh. It's what he wants, and he deserves that.
PapatymisonN: ... well... yes and no.
PapatymisonN: I taught her as best I could, but... she was a natural.
PapatymisonN: Would have been fine with or without me.
PapatymisonN: Best damn wrangler I ever saw.
Lithaladhwen: What was her mother like?
PapatymisonN: Oh, a delicate flower, Mariti was. Beautiful as newfallen snow, and a heart for others you couldn't believe.
PapatymisonN: *sighs, happily...*
Lithaladhwen: *nods* How did you meet her?
PapatymisonN: In the crowd when Domanus made his declaration of pilgrimage to the king of Baron.
PapatymisonN: She... heh. She slapped me for touchin' her ass.
PapatymisonN: An accident, I swear!
Lithaladhwen: *grin* Yeah. Sure.
PapatymisonN: You been in a rowdy mob yet, Zea?
Lithaladhwen: Of living people? No.
PapatymisonN: Then you haven't known how much pushing there is.
PapatymisonN: A shove, a grab to regain equilibrium, and I got meself a wife.
PapatymisonN: Fate, I get.
PapatymisonN: *guess
Lithaladhwen: Fate happens. I'm glad that it worked out for you. She sounds wonderful.
Lithaladhwen: How long were you together?
PapatymisonN: 32 wonderful years.
Lithaladhwen: Wow.
Lithaladhwen: That's amazing. I mean, look at my parents.
Lithaladhwen: How do... how do you do that? Just... stay with one person like that?
PapatymisonN: It's love. Love, devotion, and commitment.
PapatymisonN: I could have stayed with her for another 32 years, another 100, another 1000...
Lithaladhwen: *looks...puzzled* Wow.
PapatymisonN: Loved her that much.
PapatymisonN: Why? You think it can't happen? *smirk*
Lithaladhwen: I uh... just haven't ever heard of it actually going on. I can't really believe or disbelieve in the total absence of evidence.
Lithaladhwen: But it seems to me that it's rare enough to be unreproduceable and kind of... difficult to verify.
Lithaladhwen: So I'm on the fence.
PapatymisonN: It happens. More often than you think. Trust me.
PapatymisonN: Taken away enough wives and husbands who were concerned more with the spouse left behind than themselves to know that for sure.
Lithaladhwen: *shrugs* Mortals only live for so long. Most of the demons I've known who lived longer than a hundred years didn't stay with one person. It seems to... get old. As they do. Sometimes I think that's why most humanoids live as long as they do.
Lithaladhwen: It's just long enough to enjoy it, but not long enough for it to go sour in many cases.
PapatymisonN: You need to have more faith than that.
PapatymisonN: Or, you need to take an elf.
PapatymisonN: One of the two. ^_^
Lithaladhwen: *smirk* Maybe I just need more data.
Lithaladhwen: I'll certainly take what you said into consideration.
PapatymisonN: Good. I'm glad.
PapatymisonN: ... more questions. We have plenty of time.
Lithaladhwen: Um. How long did you live with your parents?
PapatymisonN: Till I was nineteen. They stayed behind when Domanus left.
Lithaladhwen: Were they okay with you leaving?
PapatymisonN: They'd have come with me, were they young enough to go...
Lithaladhwen: Ah. I guess that would do it.
Lithaladhwen: Did you stay in touch?
PapatymisonN: *nods* Mom died about ten years after I left, Dad eleven.
PapatymisonN: ... lovebirds, you know...
Lithaladhwen: I guess.
Lithaladhwen: How long did you keep in touch with the rest of your family?
PapatymisonN: Till I died. Some of them came with me, some of them stayed back, and then came up....
Lithaladhwen: Came with you?
PapatymisonN: Yeah. My older brother, sister, and my younger brother.
Lithaladhwen: What do you mean by that?
PapatymisonN: They went on the Pilgrimage, of course...
Lithaladhwen: I guess I'm wondering whether they came with you when you moved, or came with you when you passed on and signed up here.
PapatymisonN: When I moved.
Lithaladhwen: Hard to tell what's a euphemism and what isn't sometimes. At least in this business. *grin*
PapatymisonN: Got a point.
Lithaladhwen: Did you end up helping them cross over, or did someone else take care of them?
PapatymisonN: I greeted them once they got over. Every one.
Lithaladhwen: *nod* I think I'll need to do the same. I mean, it's one thing to hear from everybody that they're in a better place. It's quite another to know for yourself.
Lithaladhwen: *smirk* S'why I'm here, isn't it?
PapatymisonN: It's a bit hard, but they're always glad to see you. ^_^
Lithaladhwen: I can imagine.
Lithaladhwen: It must help.
PapatymisonN: It does.
Lithaladhwen: When you got started working here, how long did you think you'd be doing it?
PapatymisonN: I had no clue. Just... threw myself into the work, and didn't worry about it.
PapatymisonN: Do the same.
Lithaladhwen: I probably will. I try not to think about how long it's theoretically possible to continue on the same path.
Lithaladhwen: I'll just... do what I can. Hope that it helps.
PapatymisonN: *nods*
PapatymisonN: What else?
Lithaladhwen: I don't know what I missed. I mean, we've covered your parents, your siblings, your wife, your child, a bit about your work... there has to be something you wanted to tell me.
Lithaladhwen: Otherwise you wouldn't have wanted to have this discussion with me.
PapatymisonN: ... the thing about people is...
PapatymisonN: They get forgotten so easily.
PapatymisonN: Time... it swallows us so quickly.
PapatymisonN: I just don't want to be forgotten.
Lithaladhwen: *head tilt* Nobody does. But if it makes you feel better, I don't think I'll be able to, not in any recent future I can predict.
Lithaladhwen: You've taught me a lot about something very important to me. You've shared things with me that... really nobody else has ever wanted to share.
Lithaladhwen: Are you really that worried about it?
PapatymisonN: ... heh. Not anymore.
PapatymisonN: *looks at his pocketwatch* Anyways, I should be going.
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. I'm glad you could do this when you were ready. It's a privelege you should absolutely take advantage of.
PapatymisonN: *nods, and stands up* Thanks for seeing me off, Zea.
Lithaladhwen: Don't give it a second thought. I owed you this much.
Lithaladhwen: Like I said. You helped me a lot with something that's... very very important. I won't forget that, and as long as I'm working here, doing this... you can know that it's because you taught me how.
PapatymisonN: ... I am so proud of you. ^_^
Lithaladhwen: *sighs* Well, that means a lot. Thank you.
PapatymisonN: *beckons her over for a hug*
Lithaladhwen: *totally hugs him*
PapatymisonN: ^_^
Lithaladhwen: Well, you'll be missed. But I'm glad you're doing what you need to do.
PapatymisonN: Thanks, kiddo. Oh. Do me one favour before I go?
Lithaladhwen: Sure.
PapatymisonN: *hangs his rope around her neck, and puts his hat on her head* Keep these for me.
Lithaladhwen: *laughs* You're a goofy man when I least expect it.
PapatymisonN: Yes I am. *heads for the door*
Lithaladhwen: Take care. I'll hold down the fort for you while you're gone.
PapatymisonN: Do that.
Lithaladhwen: *still wearing his hat*
PapatymisonN: *opens up the door to the heavenly otherside...*
PapatymisonN: It's been a while since I said this...
PapatymisonN: YEEEEEEEEEEE-HAW! *jumps through, and the door closes!*
Lithaladhwen: *laughs*
Lithaladhwen: There went Jethro. *head shake*
PapatymisonN: (Indeedy doo.)
Lithaladhwen: </RP?>
PapatymisonN: </Rp.>
PapatymisonN: ;lakjsdf;. Cros
Lithaladhwen: Font.
PapatymisonN: There we go.