[ help... it's fine, he nodded, i could extrapolate. ]
We really have been accomplishing quite a lot of nothing up until now, but hopefully that can start to change.
[ hopefully.
after a beat, mephisto straightens up and leaves his spot against the wall to come closer to the bars. ]
Well...! Not to be sentimental [ because he isn't, ever ], but for what it's worth, I've found your presence enjoyable!
[ at least one of them did? ]
I have to admit I'm a little curious about your reaction to hearing what I am, but I imagine that's even less relevant to our situation here than anything else I've asked you, so I'll leave it alone. Good?
Hopefully. I wouldn't bank on anyone's luck here, though.
[Or they wouldn't be here in the first place, probably...
That said, he watches Mephisto come closer, head canting to the side a little. The first remark earns a brief flicker of a half-smile, amused.]
Yours wasn't terrible, either. [Even if he spent a lot of his time looking at Mephisto and not knowing how to react. Which is why he says, rather than just leaving it entirely as-is:] Honestly, finding out what you are made a lot of things make more sense.
[Truly, enigmatic behaviors slot into place so much more easily when the person behaving enigmatically is actually some sort of god demon king creature of power from another world.]
Typically, I dislike gods and things adjacent to them. [GOD-HATING GOD.] But it's as I've said.
[A Presence That Wasn't Terrible, which is as good as being on friendly terms as anyone ever gets with him.]
[ rip to what this cr could have been if i hadn't been busy and tired for most of the past month!!
to be fair, though, staring and not knowing how to react is a pretty typical response to him. "not terrible" is also about as good as opinions about him ever get, and in this instance, it sort of feels like a silver trophy achievement. so, there's another amused little smile in return... and a nod. ]
I certainly can't fault you for that. I don't much like being at the mercy of any other power myself.
[ which is why he fucking hates this, actually, even if he's usually seemed to be taking it all in stride. but it is what it is, and he likes to think that at least each piece of information he gets here as time goes on is weakening this place's hold on him just a bit.
finally, he dips his head in a slight bow. ]
...Then, until next time! I'll look forward to hearing your findings.
[ and, to a lesser extent, to your putting on a good show tomorrow. ]
[HELP in another universe... it's okay they can be stinky penpals from the great beyond]
You and I both.
[Said with a light little laugh. Not that he'd bother telling anyone this, but that is definitely part of what moved his hand this week... Sometimes doing a little murder helps you feel like you've wrested a little control back!
But he just nods in return, looking pretty peaceable despite his imminent demise.]
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Called me one from beyond the grave.
...I guess I technically can't be 100% sure it was him since the audio quality was so poor, but honestly, who else would it have been?
[ plus mephisto thinks he's a dumb bitch either way, so it would still be valid. ]
Anyway, I thank you for your service!
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Given who's over there right now, that's a fair enough guess as any, I think.
[It is what Bucky deserves, and he doesn't even really mind the guy. But, another nod!]
Glad to help. Might as well get something done.
[Even if it's calling Bucky a bitch.]
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We really have been accomplishing quite a lot of nothing up until now, but hopefully that can start to change.
[ hopefully.
after a beat, mephisto straightens up and leaves his spot against the wall to come closer to the bars. ]
Well...! Not to be sentimental [ because he isn't, ever ], but for what it's worth, I've found your presence enjoyable!
[ at least one of them did? ]
I have to admit I'm a little curious about your reaction to hearing what I am, but I imagine that's even less relevant to our situation here than anything else I've asked you, so I'll leave it alone. Good?
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[Or they wouldn't be here in the first place, probably...
That said, he watches Mephisto come closer, head canting to the side a little. The first remark earns a brief flicker of a half-smile, amused.]
Yours wasn't terrible, either. [Even if he spent a lot of his time looking at Mephisto and not knowing how to react. Which is why he says, rather than just leaving it entirely as-is:] Honestly, finding out what you are made a lot of things make more sense.
[Truly, enigmatic behaviors slot into place so much more easily when the person behaving enigmatically is actually some sort of god demon king creature of power from another world.]
Typically, I dislike gods and things adjacent to them. [GOD-HATING GOD.] But it's as I've said.
[A Presence That Wasn't Terrible, which is as good as being on friendly terms as anyone ever gets with him.]
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to be fair, though, staring and not knowing how to react is a pretty typical response to him. "not terrible" is also about as good as opinions about him ever get, and in this instance, it sort of feels like a silver trophy achievement. so, there's another amused little smile in return... and a nod. ]
I certainly can't fault you for that. I don't much like being at the mercy of any other power myself.
[ which is why he fucking hates this, actually, even if he's usually seemed to be taking it all in stride. but it is what it is, and he likes to think that at least each piece of information he gets here as time goes on is weakening this place's hold on him just a bit.
finally, he dips his head in a slight bow. ]
...Then, until next time! I'll look forward to hearing your findings.
[ and, to a lesser extent, to your putting on a good show tomorrow. ]
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You and I both.
[Said with a light little laugh. Not that he'd bother telling anyone this, but that is definitely part of what moved his hand this week... Sometimes doing a little murder helps you feel like you've wrested a little control back!
But he just nods in return, looking pretty peaceable despite his imminent demise.]
Until then.
[Gootbye, weird sir with your gradient ahoge.]