[video] un: post-modern

[depressiveoptimist]

[Kieren turns on his phone, revealing his face. Of course, he's not wearing his makeup, because even if he isn't 'alive' anymore, he isn't going to hide himself. It will--he'll go back to the way he was in Eudio, eventually. Hopefully. Still, others will see a pale face, milky white eyes. Basically, the face of a doe-eyed dead boy.

He smiles a little, doing his best to not be nervous, or awkward. He succeeds on the first, probably not as well on the second. He speaks, his accent something from northern England]

So hi, I'm sure some of you have seen me about, but I'm Kieren Walker? Your resident PDS sufferer. [Might as well be upfront.]

So, I just snagged a job at the Cadelle Museum of Art, and I know that I've already talked to a few of you about you're uh--lack of art knowledge? [He rubs the back of of his neck, laughing lightly.]

I just thought, if anyone was interested, I wouldn't mind maybe giving some tours, or at least teaching a bit of art? I don't have any real formal training--but I've taught myself a lot on my own. [And was good enough to get accepted/scholarships to universities, twice--but he still doubts his own art, sometimes, so he doesn't mention that.]

I'm also always looking for people to paint? Just--just portraits.

Let me know if you're interested.

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[creatio]

( She's silent for a moment. Honestly, she almost wishes she hadn't had to ask. Kieren is clearly affected by it. It makes her not want to pry any further, to not want to hurt him. She can put two and two together and figure the rest out. )

My best friend is a vampire.

( It's quiet, but firm. There's no shame in not being 100% alive. At least not to Clary. )

He died, and then he came back. And he's still Simon, he's just a little bit different now. But that's okay. ( And Kieren's okay too. )

[depressiveoptimist]

That's not something we have where we are.

[He smiled a little.]

Yeah, I wish more people thought like you did. But it's...complicated. Before the treatment was created, we were all at war; a lot of people died. [He killed people; given, it was what he had to do to survive, to eat--but then again, the people who killed them were surviving, too.

It's what came after which was the worst.]