“One of the least—“ [ help. speaking of his his hair still messed up? ] … So, after the arm eating and the crown possession and whatever else happened in there that didn’t get summarised.
[ yikes.
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it’s probably bad that date lowkey looks like he wants to poke his shoulder and see if that’s actually true. ] Like a static charge, or—?
[ yeah, still a poodle tail. date can probably infer that his actual tail might also look pretty hilarious right now. everything sucks!! ]
Yep.
[ it was so much and so stupid... but after that initial impulse to complain about exactly how stupid it all was, he's back to being more reticent about things.
sighs... and gives date a mildly judgmental look, he sees you eyeing his shoulder. ]
Touch if you want, but if you get zapped yourself, don't say I didn't warn you.
[ his suffering is very funny honestly. like, what a nasty experience people lost limbs let’s not do that again— but mephisto coming back like a puffed up poodle that zaps people? kind of hilarious. ]
What a way to round things off.
[ listen.
listen. he’s thinking about it. personal safety be damned. ] Maybe don’t get in the onsen, you might re-electrocute yourself. And I don’t have a med kit handy.
I don't think that's really how it works. Anyway, I did manage to wash up without issue already, so I don't think I have to worry about any grave misfortune awaiting me in the water.
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Probably wouldn't advise anyone else to come in at the same time, though.
[ he's sure it's a great disappointment not to be able to recreate their last private onsen experience, but. ]
[ FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE... ON HOW MUCH WACKY SHIT THERE WAS. ]
We were split up half the time, so I don't even know most of what happened to the other group aside from the cursed ice cro—
[ —and because this is just That Kind Of Day, a hole suddenly opens up underneath them. ]
OH, COME ON.
[ there's a big wince of pain as he hits the floor, and while he's still recovering from that, a less flattering memory than last time pops up on the screen.
some of his burns right now look a little like... whatever's going on with his skin on the screen, but not too close. ]
[ me looking at this like oh that's the guy maple assigned me.
anyway this is a great day for mephisto, clearly. date didn't get dragged on a cyoa so while he does also hit the ground with a comedic "oof", he's not got a whole bunch of injuries to think about as well. but he does still lie there while all this happens.
They were for what he said, pretty much, except that it wasn't for me. Section 13 was established to appease the greatest power in Gehenna in his obsessive hunt for a body that would be able to sustain him.
Though Section 13 itself is long closed, his followers took our research on elixirs and continued it.
That sounds like a level of possession law I wouldn't have a clue about.
Although if it's being used for something ... [ what exactly do you call the aquistion of a body to sustain the greatest power in Gehenna? other than "a headache" and "bad"? ] ... less than ideal, then yeah, go with stole.
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Did taking that research off the radar make it easier for it to continue without anyone intervening if it got out of hand? I'm no expert, but the idea of shoving the greatest power of anything into a physical form sounds like a nightmare.
...But you have things a little backward. Lucifer has gone through a number of bodies already; the problem is that his power causes them to deteriorate rapidly, and within a few years, he finds himself debilitated and in excruciating pain. That's what drove him mad and made him into the threat he is now.
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[ yikes.
…
it’s probably bad that date lowkey looks like he wants to poke his shoulder and see if that’s actually true. ] Like a static charge, or—?
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Yep.
[ it was so much and so stupid... but after that initial impulse to complain about exactly how stupid it all was, he's back to being more reticent about things.
sighs... and gives date a mildly judgmental look, he sees you eyeing his shoulder. ]
Touch if you want, but if you get zapped yourself, don't say I didn't warn you.
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What a way to round things off.
[ listen.
listen. he’s thinking about it. personal safety be damned. ] Maybe don’t get in the onsen, you might re-electrocute yourself. And I don’t have a med kit handy.
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[ ... ]
Probably wouldn't advise anyone else to come in at the same time, though.
[ he's sure it's a great disappointment not to be able to recreate their last private onsen experience, but. ]
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[ ... ]
Noted. I'll resist the urge to electrocute myself via bath. [ potentially via throwing caution to the wind and jabbing his shoulder later? maybe.
this poor onsen has seen too much. ]
So. If I ask what happened between the group hand-holding and the dramatic return, am I going to get a response or a deflection?
minor nsfw warning on this memory... closes eyes
[ FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE... ON HOW MUCH WACKY SHIT THERE WAS. ]
We were split up half the time, so I don't even know most of what happened to the other group aside from the cursed ice cro—
[ —and because this is just That Kind Of Day, a hole suddenly opens up underneath them. ]
OH, COME ON.
[ there's a big wince of pain as he hits the floor, and while he's still recovering from that, a less flattering memory than last time pops up on the screen.
some of his burns right now look a little like... whatever's going on with his skin on the screen, but not too close. ]
help. also hands you your birthday twin.
anyway this is a great day for mephisto, clearly. date didn't get dragged on a cyoa so while he does also hit the ground with a comedic "oof", he's not got a whole bunch of injuries to think about as well. but he does still lie there while all this happens.
and then he opens his mouth.
and then the screen immediately decides to go rooting through his brain one more time (3:04 - 5:24). and then he closes his mouth. ]
... Ow.
Also you are so fucking shady, y'know that? [ he sounds more amused than anything though. ]
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you know, as cringe as that is, he kind of respects it. go get 'em, little yakuza man. ]
So I've been told.
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A lot of times, probably.
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Your mysterious Section 13 again, I see.
[ he is still just lying here like :/ fuck it at this point, the demon tvs can do what they want, show what they want. he's immune to it all now. ]
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Kind of a big plot thing, I guess you could say.
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[ he waves a hand. ]
Something shady enough that you got attacked in the bath, apparently.
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They were for what he said, pretty much, except that it wasn't for me. Section 13 was established to appease the greatest power in Gehenna in his obsessive hunt for a body that would be able to sustain him.
Though Section 13 itself is long closed, his followers took our research on elixirs and continued it.
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[ he tilts his head slightly. ]
An obsessive one. "Took" or "Stole"?
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That sounds like a level of possession law I wouldn't have a clue about.
Although if it's being used for something ... [ what exactly do you call the aquistion of a body to sustain the greatest power in Gehenna? other than "a headache" and "bad"? ] ... less than ideal, then yeah, go with stole.
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Did taking that research off the radar make it easier for it to continue without anyone intervening if it got out of hand? I'm no expert, but the idea of shoving the greatest power of anything into a physical form sounds like a nightmare.
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Would you feel the same way about its second greatest power?
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Depends on what it plans on doing, I guess.
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Who's to say?
...But you have things a little backward. Lucifer has gone through a number of bodies already; the problem is that his power causes them to deteriorate rapidly, and within a few years, he finds himself debilitated and in excruciating pain. That's what drove him mad and made him into the threat he is now.
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[ ....
reverses the tag order so he can completely forget about the electric shock thing and give mephisto a light shove with one hand. ]
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second, also ow because the shock goes both ways!!!!
that said, it's not like, a Bad shock, it's just a pretty strong static shock. maybe a little spark. ]
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ow. ]
Ow.
Shit. Right. Sorry.
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And you're just doing that to everything.
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[ his hand is still stinging. ]
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