[ the thing about dying is, there's really nothing to it? zagreus has died countless of times and taken by the styx only to wake up again back at the house—it's constant, it's routine. so anyone can understand his disorientation and surprise upon waking up after getting gutted by asterius once again not in the house, and not beside the river styx—
but in a bathroom instead. ]
Erm, hi, [ is the first thing he says once the door opens. whether this is a private bathroom or the shared ones, he will be found in the same way: sprawled in the tub with his legs dangling over the lip of it. if his feet look like they're smoking a little, don't worry about it. zagreus flashes a bright smile as he makes to get up. ] Please, carry on and don't mind me, I'll be out in just a moment!
[ well, ]
... Actually, you wouldn't happen to have a... spare change of clothes, would you?
2. smoky nectar, the orchard;
[ persephone's garden has always been a warm and inviting place, nearly as warm and inviting as persephone herself, really. time always seems to slow down and pick up whenever he finally makes his way there, sometimes bruised and battered, sometimes hale and whole. but it always ends this way: zagreus fights his father to the death, he makes his way along the frozen path past the cliff overlooking the sunrise, and finally meets his mother in her garden before the river styx takes him away again back down to tartarus.
this is not the same as persephone's garden by far, but the fruits growing from the trees are just as fascinating. he doesn't realize that these aren't common ones that can be found, but he gravitates towards them anyway, reaching for an orangeberry. not knowing that he needs to remove the hard outer peel, he proceeds to... take a big bite out of it and gets a mouthful of peel. he makes a face as he chews, trying to resist the urge to spit it back out. ]
Mm, that's... unpleasant.
3. wildcard;
[ feel free to throw anything at me! zag is always down to clown with whatever wild and whacky shenanigans you might have. for reference, he is a demigod and knows very little about mortals, so everything is very new and shiny. PM me if you need to hash anything out! ]
zagreus (hades)
2. smoky nectar, the orchard;
3. wildcard;