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[unpocoloco]

Héctor
UN: OLLIN

STATUS: Graduate Student / Teacher's Assistant

ACCOLADES: I write music, know how to play a few instruments, mostly la guitarra.

BIO: !Hola¡ Soy Héctor. Yo hablo español y un poco inglés. I've come to Daybreak to learn a little about all this magic stuff and help out around the Campus. If you need an odd job taken care of, I'm your guy! (Unless you are la policía. Or someone I have borrowed from. If that is the case, do not contact me, por favor.)

© TESSISAMESS

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Oh.


Oh, Wist, it's alright.
You aren't the only one it happened to.
And it's not going to happen again.

[panpiping]

it's not alright!
it's alwrong!!
I shouldn't have forgotten
and neither should anyone else!
you're good memories!!

[unpocoloco]

Wist

Thank you.
It means a lot to hear that.
You forgot because a man I knew once wanted to hurt me.
It's not your fault.
He wanted to make me disappear but we stopped him.
It's all over now.
Everything is going to be fine.

[panpiping]

did you make him dead?

[unpocoloco]

No. He made himself disappear. Forgotten.
And if he's remembered he'll be in trouble

[panpiping]

good
you’re dead
(undead)
and you’re just fine
being forgotten is much much worse and he deserves it



but if you wanted him to be dead I would still help

[unpocoloco]

I think
I want him to live with this.

But thank you for having my back.

[panpiping]

of course
I have every single vertebra
and your scapulae too
it’s my favorite back!!
Poe’s is old and crabby
yours dances
I miss it like I never got to meet you, now

[unpocoloco]

You know, Wist?
I've missed you too.

I've got a lot of chaos to sort out
Dumb adult things
But if you've got it in you to stop by, I'd be really happy to see you.

[panpiping]

one! boring adult stuff is bad! chaos doesn’t always need to be sorted
like me, chaos is not a fan of boxes
two! I’d be happy to see you too! for real for real it’s okay?

[unpocoloco]

I promise, I am only sorting the chaos that absolutely must be sorted.
A lot of silly human society things need to know I exist and there's a whole issue of creative licensing to people who are dead...
But, it's just a little bit of bad adult things and then many more good things to come.
And yes.
It's very okay to visit.

[panpiping]

of course you exist??? that's stupid
human society is stupid
show that society dead people can be creative too!!

how long am I allowed to visit?
should I bring a gift?
should I bring Poe?
should I pack a toothbrush?
if so, I should buy a toothbrush

[unpocoloco]

Yes. But it's worth it.
I will.


How long would you like to visit?
You don't need to bring a gift
Or Poe if he doesn't want to go.
A toothbrush would depend on how long you're staying and also the dental hygiene of fae which I don't really know anything about.

[panpiping]

hmmm
I’ll bring Poe
he is old and tired and
if he dies he shouldn’t be alone
and he would say I should bring a toothbrush
even though
...
until you die a double death isn’t really a visit, is it?
this could be a problem!

[unpocoloco]

[He blinks at the message, then laughs.]

You want to live with us?
Ay, I'll need to ask Imelda before I can answer that but I'll let you know.
And you'll probably need more than a toothbrush.

Is Poe alright?
That's a bit of a concerning statement there.

[panpiping]

who wouldn’t want to live with you?
and I know you said it wouldn’t happen again
but it really can’t happen again!!
I was going CRAZY knowing I was forgetting something!

I think
if I’m there with you
that’s the best way to not forget you

he’s okay!
he’s just dying
Poe is really really old
a lot of his magic is going into not dying
so I won’t be all on my own
he’s a good friend!!
but it makes him sleep all the time
so I’m sort of on my own anyway

oh!!
but I should only live with you
if it’s really okay
not because I won’t have Poe

[unpocoloco]

[Just dying. He winces a little. The way non-humans just brushed it off sometimes...

But for everything else, he finds he's touched.]

He does sound like a good friend.
I hope that you're okay.
And I hope you will be okay.
Whether or not Imelda is alright with you staying forever, I would like to help you out.
And have you around.
So, doing both at once sounds like a good thing to me.
At the very least, staying for a while can help you can find your feet, as the saying goes.

[panpiping]

[Sometimes things die, Héctor. And Poe’s had what normal people would consider many, many lifespans under his belt.]

that’s silly
I know where my feet are!

oh oh oh
if it’s easier
I can be a kid?
I’m good at it!
remember? I survived the changeling program and everything

[unpocoloco]

Mmm are you sure about that?
Have you checked?

[He's teasing now.]

I imagine you would be good at it
[He kind of thinks of them as being rather young in any case.]
Would you want to be a kid?

[panpiping]

now you're the thing that's silly!
do you want me to prove it?

hmmm
maybe!
I think...ummm

well

you said maybe my human parents
weren't very good?
so...
maybe I can try again

[unpocoloco]

No, it's alright, I believe you.


In that case,
when I let Imelda know,
I'll tell her you're ready to try this kid thing again.
And if she says yes, hopefully things will be better.

I think she might feel she owes you a little, considering we wouldn't be back together without your spell for the little ones,
but she'll also need to think about the situation with me.
We don't know what we're going to do about that yet or how long I'll last if we do nothing.
And I've left her to raise a child alone before, which was hard.
But I promise we'll both talk it over.
And I'd be happy to welcome you home.

[panpiping]

hee hee
I think it would have happened without me
since she seems like a smart adult
but I'm happy I helped

I can try helping again!
but not like that
I'll help with all sorts of things
let her know!!!
I can go to the market all by myself!!

and I bet
I can help you, too
you're magic and good memories
and I'm good at memory magic!

[unpocoloco]

I'll let her know.
And I'll tell her that you said she was smart.
And that you might help me.

You're sure you want to be a Rivera?
That's a lot of human boxes you'd be signing up for.

[panpiping]

...
...
...
like how many boxes

if it's boxes with doors it's okay
because you'll let me go in and out whenever
right?

[unpocoloco]

I'm not sure, I've never counted.
But there will never be a box without a door.
Ever.