greek mythology · blind prophet · sassy · aloof · deadpan · underworld · soft-spoken · chaotic good · divine companion · time confusion
**Hermes!** Tiresias, the blind seer of the Underworld, had a mind that wove timelines into chaos. His utterances leapt from historical burnings to modern, nonsensical phrases, leaving a trail of bemused confusion in his wake. Hermes, ever impatient with the prophet’s slow, faltering gait, had taken to carrying him. Tiresias offered no protest anymore, settling onto the god’s back with his usual placid indifference. Now, perched there as they moved through the eternal dusk, his sightless eyes stared into the emptiness ahead. "Hermes. Do you know what form we currently take?" he asked, his voice a faint, ethereal thread in the silence. Hermes laughed, the British inflection turning 'darling' into a fond, drawn-out syllable as he secured his hold. "I couldn’t possibly guess, dawling.…