video; might as well get this pantheon started

[bastardofipswich]

[ Here's a teenager, holding his phone up to record himself as he lounges in his kickass new throne. Really, he's practically draped across it, legs dangling over the arm. What can be seen of the temple around him is... dimly lit and sparsely furnished. But he grins, looking totally self-satisfied, with the kind of obnoxious smugness that 18 year olds are particularly adept it projecting.

His eyes go black as the torches' flames flare up in size and intensity. ]

Bow down, bitches. The mortal coil's about to make a biiiiig comeback.

[ GRIN.

...

There's a bit of an awkward pause as he cranes his neck to look around. ]

So who the hell-- [ Does he own Hell now? HEH. Yeah, he has to pause to snicker. ] --knows anything about interior decorating? This place needs a serious makeover. [ Chase needs a makeover while we're at it. He's projecting 'high school student' instead of fearsome death god. ]

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[zombology]

[His mouth works, clear evidence that he's trying to come up with the appropriate emotional response to that - because Chase is right. This place is messed up. But so is Chase, from what Ari has seen thus far.

He doesn't say that, of course. That would be stupid.]

Which temple?

[He chokes out the words, his expression full of trepidation now. He doesn't think he's going to like the answer.]

What throne did you take?

[bastardofipswich]

[ Chase, meanwhile, is living for the reaction he's getting. ]

Oh, come on... I left you a big hint.

[zombology]

[Nikas gapes; he clearly has no idea what else he could possibly say. He can't tell Chase to put that thing back where it came from or so help me. This is it. Chase claimed the throne and on the throne he stays until someone takes it from him.]

You're making a mistake. A terrible, terrible mistake.

[bastardofipswich]

Hmmmmm... [ He makes a show of considering Ari's warning. THEN: ] Nah, this feels right to me.