Well, it's not that it doesn't have an effect on me, but that I can passively use my power to counteract it. I have limits, though, so I can't maintain that same level of resistance if I'm expending too much power elsewhere.
[ like personally keeping up a barrier around the gate to hell for months on end. side effects: looking like shit when some dude barges in on you in the bath. ]
Thinking about how you've describe that kind of deteriorating? That's an understatement. [ ... ] Even if you have to focus on something else, can you still undo the damage later or does some of it stick?
I can! Our process of regeneration heals deterioration wounds just like any other; it's just a matter of which outpaces which. And regeneration takes a lot longer when I can't dedicate as much power to it.
[ he is definitely still trying to eyeball the pictures on the phone all through this, for reference. i keep forgetting mephisto is like 6'4" so this is probably kinda funny. ]
If you've got the money, might as well spend it on things you enjoy! An interesting business venture is one thing, but putting everything into investments is so boring.
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[ i mean. it's not wrong. ]
So you all just... formed into physical beings over time and went from there?
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[ … why is hell complicated in every single form? ]
And omnicidal maniac problems. [ christ. ]
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[ he may have skipped over the part about the omnicidal maniac in question being his brother before. ]
And Amaimon's current body is one of Section 13's rare successes.
[ you know, the one that looks exactly like him.
anyway! back to scrolling for mepphyland pics. ]
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no, no. feel free to back up a second here. while he’s just piecing together the familial connections in his head. ]
And you?
[ in terms of rare successes, where does he fall? ]
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Perk of being the King of Time. Light and earth aren't so helpful in that department.
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[ king of time. ]
So, deterioration doesn't have an effect on you, but your siblings are a whole other story. That's how it goes?
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[ like personally keeping up a barrier around the gate to hell for months on end. side effects: looking like shit when some dude barges in on you in the bath. ]
Still a much better deal than the others.
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Thinking about how you've describe that kind of deteriorating? That's an understatement. [ ... ] Even if you have to focus on something else, can you still undo the damage later or does some of it stick?
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Definitely a cheat code.
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I can't deny that is kind of my style.
[ hey here's one of his car. which is like, the opposite of date's in pretty much every way except for both being kind of old. ]
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It kinda is.
[ ... ]
Is that some kind of adapted limo? What the-- zoom in. [ CARS. ]
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[ zooms in!!!! ]
Pretty neat, right?
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[ it is absolutely custom, look at it. it’s pink. ]
It suits you.
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And of course it is, I get almost everything customized! I have my own trademarked color, you know. Very rich of me.
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[ just. elbows him. lightly. ]
Rich people.
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If you've got the money, might as well spend it on things you enjoy! An interesting business venture is one thing, but putting everything into investments is so boring.
[ scrolls up more picture over and— ]
—Ah, here we are!
[ the fabled land ]
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You saying that, as you show me this really self-indulgent pet project theme park themed after yourself really hammers that point home.
[ WHAT IS THAT STATUE. ]
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also the head got knocked off that statue at one point. he did not take a picture of it. ]
It may be self-indulgent, but it's also a very popular spot for family day trips, dates, and weekend fun!
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And funds for the school administration and bank account.
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