superhell pcs: scaramouche

[teufelshund]

surely i can find a good bohemian rhapsody shitpost somewhere

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week 0, sunday

[teufelshund]

[ sometime after the Q&A, mephisto's over at the directory in the dormitory hall, putting faces to rooms now that everyone's profiles are out.

whenever scaramouche happens by, mephisto will turn to him with a smile and shrug. ]

"Prodigal Everlasting Lord of Arcane Wisdom" was too long, apparently. Who'd have thought!

[nascens]

[This is the worst part honestly, it's like having your 2000s era Myspace username dug up and thrown in front of god (or satan) and everyone... IT'S A WHILE BEFORE HE HAPPENS BY FOR THAT REASON. HE'S IN HIDING.

But eventually he has to leave because Akira is a freak and he can't stand it there, so he's on his way to probably try to con someone into throwing themselves at the baby gate again. The comment earns a sour expression, but his expression is Perpetually Sour.]

As it turns out, eternal suffering is just a cluster of petty annoyances.

[teufelshund]

And as it also turns out, it works pretty well!

[ a brief glance back at the directory again ]

So you're with the one who got his head stuck in the bars, huh?

[nascens]

[Actually that, that's much worse than the reveal of his myspace username. Akira is quickly becoming the bane of his entire existence and his expression says as much.]

Yes. And yes, I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time before he finds something else to get his giant empty head stuck in. At least that way I won't have to kill him to get him out of my room.

[teufelshund]

Unless he manages to get it stuck in the bedframe, anyway.

week 1, monday

[teufelshund]

[ here we are in clown town, where mephisto unfortunately looks like an appropriate part of the scenery. he's just kind of wandering around looking at the rides and food options... and might be eating a stick of crappy cotton candy whenever scara catches his eye. ]

If you're looking for rides without a height requirement, I can show you around to a few.

[nascens]

[Hell is empty and all the clowns are on clown island...

Though he's not dressed for the part, this clown is also here, just perusing around and trying to rule out that anything here is worth revisiting for. So far, he's at 0 out of Everything. Never coming back to this hell again.

He also absolutely hasn't been paying attention to the ride height requirements, so he's having YET ANOTHER MOMENT OF "I'm being insulted But How".]

Excuse me—? Why is it always you noodle people that have something to say about my height.

[teufelshund]

Because we're tall, I would assume! The difference between our height and yours is directly correlated to how much we have to say!

[ he takes a bite of his cotton candy, which as it turns is pretty easy to eat while talking since it just dissolves almost immediately. ]

I noticed you didn't stick around for much of the show yesterday.

[nascens]

[Making a sour lemons face.]

I'd hate to be that green-haired woman, then. [ETO IS SOOO TINY HELP HER. In any case, at the second part, he somewhat warily eyes both this clown and his cotton candy for a moment.]

The eventual outcome seemed obvious to me. Why bother sticking around for the spectacle leading up to it? I'm no voyeur.

w3 thurs - curfew

[nascens]

[This is so funny HE REALLY THOUGHT HE'D BE FREE THIS TIME... This is what he gets for continuing to choose places rather than simply choosing to pass out on a dock somewhere.

Anyway as he moseys in just in time for things to lock down, he'll glance around and:]

...Well, at least there's only one of you this time.

[teufelshund]

[ CONGRATS.

mephisto is messed up from cyoa and tired and a lot less obnoxiously cheerful than normal, but he raises his hand in a lazy wave. ]

Happy to only mildly disappoint.

[nascens]

[IN HE GOES and by that I mean he moves to perch on some of the rocks around the actual water. He came in here fully dressed and clearly has no intention of soaking, especially now that there are no Gideons here to throw him in.]

You look terrible. I've heard a little about what happened from the others... Chandra can't summarize things well to save his life.

[teufelshund]

Thanks.

In his defense, things were so all over the place that it's a nightmare to try to summarize even when you're great at that kind of thing.

w4 fri

[nascens]

[HE HATES IT HERE SO BAD GODDAMN. Scaramouche is just sitting by the bonfire, legs pulled up to his chest and one hand lazily resting over his knees. He watches the fire crackle with a mixture of something impassive and irritated, and the vibes seem Tired, but he'll still spare Mephisto a glance whenever he appears.]

Two this time, hm.

[teufelshund]

[ mephisto also seems a little displeased, actually. he'll take a seat somewhere a little further away, but still within easy talking distance. ]

Apparently.

Think it was one killer or two?

[nascens]

[The hand that had been resting on his knees shifts so he can prop his chin up and look at Mephisto more properly while talking.]

Two. [Said with a little huff.] Loathe as I am to admit it for one- [CHILDE.] -both of them are skilled fighters. Anyone who would try to take on one and then the other either consecutively or at the same time is beyond arrogant.

[teufelshund]

[ he nods. ]

Assuming one of them didn't kill the other first, that seems reasonable.

It will be interesting to find out what circumstances led up to this, given how things went the last two weeks.

week 4, post-trial

[teufelshund]

[ hello. ]

Well, this certainly puts our conversation from yesterday into a new light.

[ mephisto smiles and leans back against a wall adjacent to the jail cell. ]

I know you said you wouldn't answer questions, but I think you know I'm going to ask them anyway.

[nascens]

[HELLO SIR...

Scaramouche is meanwhile sitting on the floor of the jail cell farthest away from the bars, but he seems to have significantly chilled out since his feral outburst on the dance floor. There's something in his hand, and he glances away from it when Mephisto settles.]

Obviously. Anyone with half a brain would, anyway. [His head cants a little to the side.] You're less of a nuisance than some of them, so ask and maybe you'll get an answer.

[teufelshund]

[ there's a chuckle at that. ]

I think you're one of the few people here of that opinion.

[ can he see what's in his hand at all... ]

Was this something you'd planned before Thursday night? I told you my theory; I need to know how this fits into that... or doesn't, so I can adjust accordingly.

[nascens]

[He can catch a glimpse! It looks like a purple chess piece.]

You do have a knack for earning ire. [Said with a little huff of a laugh - but then, a nod.]

I'll at least tell you that much. I really don't think anything is as complicated as some of you are making it out to be, though it's never unwise to have a healthy amount of suspicion toward those who hold the power.

w7 fri

[nascens]

[Hewwo Mephisto... He'd probably dipped at some point during the sleepover just because he doesn't sleep and refuses to be around a crowd of idiots for that long, anyway, but he's currently leaning against a tree in one of the parks and consulting Something on it. Party blackmail...

He'll glance up whenever Mephisto happens to mosey by, though, and say with some measure of amusement:]

You really seem to draw the funniest sort of ire, you know?

[PEOPLE ARE SO PRESSED AND FOR WHAT!! He thinks that murder plan was hilarious.]

[teufelshund]

I do indeed!

[ he gives a little bow. ]

It's always been something of a talent of mine. A bit inconvenient at times, but what are you going to do!

[ not stop pissing people off, obviously. ]

[nascens]

[He thinks that is the Correct Thing To Do. Good for Mephisto! He's out here ruining lives and doing it hilariously.]

You're fortunate that you missed out on your own trial, though. There's a thin line between comedy and hypocrisy in these sorts of situations, I think.

[And while Scaramouche does not particularly give even one single shit about morals, he'll always take any opportunity to pick on people for being hypocrites about theirs! Terrible.]

[teufelshund]

[ mental high five!! ]

Hmm, was it that bad?

[ there's a slight tilt of his head; he's sure there are plenty of details he still doesn't know about. not like anyone who was actually there at the trial themselves really wants to talk to him about it, after all! ]

Though I still think it would have been an interesting watch even so. Hypocrisy is just kind of part of the human package.