(voice.)

[godofabs]

 Every once and a while, I notice that Darcy posts a list of things she would want to do before she is no longer of this world. Perhaps I should make one now that I, too am mortal now.  But, I do not know what it is mortals aspire for, perhaps I have already done what many have wished in the thousands of years that I was alive and now what? 

[ignore the fact that he really does sound like he's having a midlife crisis here] 

What is that mortals wish to do with themselves? Or, I should say, what is it that I should aspire to do before I die? 

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[voice]

[trickstering]

[exceedingly long pause.]

You shouldn't talk like this.

[voice]

[godofabs]

[there's an even longer pause on his end.]

I am sorry you had to read this.

[voice]

[trickstering]

You don't know what will come in the future. There was a purpose to everything father did. He wouldn't....he wouldn't have wanted for you to die.


He loved you too much for that.

[voice]

[likethetragedy]

Usually mortals want to find love, have a family, and grow old with the people they care for most. It goes without saying you take care of those people along the way, but just in case it's not obvious now you know.

[A beat.] You know you still have another thirty years at the very least, right?

[voice]

[godofabs]

[how can he grow old with the people he cares the most when they will never age and he is exiled.]

Only thirty years? For you, it may seem like a long time, but for me those will go by in an instant.

[voice]

[likethetragedy]

Maybe. If you focus on putting as much good as you can into that instant, does it really matter?

[wormhole]

[ thor bb ;; ]

Darcy's list is just a list of goals in case the community cuts her out. Not if she dies. You shouldn't think you need to write a will.

[godofabs]

[oh hey;;]


No, but I "googled" this "bucket list" and that is what I was told would happen. A "will" is something to leave behind to those you care for and of that, I have nothing that could possibly be of value to you -- [HE CATCHES HIMSELF] or the others.

[wormhole]

You're right. [ jackie stop mixing that up.

you? oh oh. ...no wait he said others ] --But still... It's not something you need to think about too much. It feels like a long time for us.

[p_a_r_a_d_o_x]

depends, every person it's different. It really doesn't matter if you are mortal or not, in my opinion.

What makes you happy?

[godofabs]

The things that would make me happy are beyond my reach. No longer can I be in the company of my friends nor can I go on adventures with them.

[starblaze]

Just enjoy life, I think.

[godofabs]

Drink and be merry has its limits, do you not agree?

[6collegecredits]

Oh man. I never meant for that thing to bum anyone out, Thor.

Think about it being more about doing the most with your life, instead of doing things before it ends.

[godofabs]

Do not blame yourself for something that is not your fault. The mind wanders, as it were.

[enshrined]

[Thousands of years. Thousands of years and nothing achieved, nothing changed, except to break down further. Any step forward turning to two steps back.]

Ah- spending time with friends, perhaps?

[godofabs]

I suppose. [but he doesn't quite get it.]

[ voice ]

[denies]

... Isn't that just something every person decides for themselves?

[ voice ]

[godofabs]

Yes, but a fall to Earth changes a lot.

[piercethecharts]

You should aspire to come to my next concert!

[godofabs]

I did not realize you still sang, Sheryl.

[formercheerio]

It depends what you like doing, or if there's something that you'd love to do but are afraid of - you beat your fear to feel good.

[godofabs]

What I like doing is restricted by the fact that now I could die because of it.

[elloran]

Even immortals have things they wish for, correct? Need your goals change since you have gained a new lifespan?

Do not worry about what human or inhuman creatures "should" do with themselves. Simply follow what you alone wish to do.

[godofabs]

All I ever wanted was to become King of Asgard, but now, I do not know.