What Not to Do (Kallisti)

[Nox]

Nox hurried through his costume change while Persephone, who was played by Mae, lamented in her sad solo song. His cue was soon as he pulled on the long sheer black open shirt over the black toga like outfit he’d picked for the base of Hades’ underworld outfit. The shirt had a hood, but Nox left it hanging back. The blue, flaming hair was integral to his humor. The greek gods were assholes and Disney made them not.

It’d be the last time he changed. He might lose the long shirt at some point, but there was plenty of skin to see. But the place where the prosthetic met his arm still made Nox uncomfortable. A black leather band covered the seam easily, but still — it was a source of anxiety that Nox had to push away.

Nox climbed to the second level they’d carefully constructed. It was mostly his handy work to insure it was sturdy. He wasn’t about to dance on top of scaffolding and fall to his death. Be a hell of a way to die after fighting monsters. He chuckled to himself as he started manipulating the strings of his puppet Persephone below him. Mae’s movements were very janky on purpose. It took a lot of skill to do this. The other girls hadn’t wanted to mess up on purpose. Mae jumped at the chance.

Mae even sang some of her lament. Not Nox’s scripting, but it had worked, so they all agreed it should stay. It was sad and sexy at the same time. The world was blue and reflected the underworld. Illusions of Pain and Panic from the animated movie danced around the underworld with clumsy antics and humor.