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[72demons]

[ when the feed begins, the figure in it is a young man, probably early twenties, with blond hair and green eyes. his clothing seems very archaic and very expensive, so he was probably a person of some means before he was brought here.

he offers a small, serene smile, though his gaze is obviously curious. ] I still find it amazing that one can speak across great distances with a device like this. [ his smile warms. ] Hello. I have a question for you all, if you have a few moments to answer. I've met some very interesting people in the few days that I've been here, but I have to wonder.. in all your worlds, are angelic and demonic beings a constant?

[ he fiddles a little with a ring on his index finger, turning it back and forth absently. ]

If so, how do people generally regard them? Do you have personal experience? [ a brief pause, lashes lowering sheepishly. ] I only ask out of curiousity. Perhaps to compare to my own world.

[ he reaches to end the feed, then offers a startled glance, eyes widening. ] Oh! My apologies. My name is Solomon, by the way. For reference, for those familiar with earth, I'm from the kingdom of Israel, though I'm given to understand that I lived a very, very long time even before most of you. [ he draws his hand back, tapping his mouth thoughtfully. ] .. Yes, I think that's it this time. [ ends the feed for real! ]

Comments

[72demons]

'Worse'. You consider them bad things..?

[biwinning]

Pleathe, I'm already a mutant freak, I'm used to it. You don't need to go on some "you should love yourself" speech.

[72demons]

I just don't see why they're bad. My demons all look very different. [ a small hum. ] I'm told I'm a very strange human being, though.

[biwinning]

Yeah, well demons probably don't have the social order of trolls, so they don't care if they are mutant or not.

[72demons]

Does it matter here that you're a mutant..?

[biwinning]

Not really. No one here even knows my race. To them, I'm just another alien weirdo.

[72demons]

We're all alien to someone. What's your name?

[biwinning]

Sollux Captor.

[Lisping his first name horribly is definitely a thing that happened there.]

Yours?

[72demons]

[ the lisp is kind of cute, actually.. ]

Solomon. It's nice to meet you, Sollux, and I happen to like uniqueness quite a lot. [ and the little horns are cute too. you are basically painfully adorable to him sorry sollux. ]

[biwinning]

Tholomon.

[Just don't let him know you think he's adorable.]

I guess some people would have to.

[72demons]

[ he'll try not to. god knows some of his demons are touchy about it, too.. something about needing to look tough.. ]

Well, I just have an outsider's view on it, I suppose. I spent most of my life alone in a tower, so I haven't been jaded to beautiful things yet. [ he smiles warmly, shrugging a little. ] And you're not like any of my demons.

[biwinning]

You have demons? Like as pets??

[72demons]

[ a startled laugh. ] No, goodness, not as pets. They're people, after all. We're friends. Though.. we're also contracted.

[biwinning]

Contracted how?

[72demons]

They're bound to obey me should I give them an order. It requires a great deal of trust on their part to offer to contract with a human.

[biwinning]

Woah. That'th cool. Only the really powerful can control demons, where I'm from.

[72demons]

I suppose that's true where I'm from, as well.. [ a thoughtful blink. ] But, really, to me it's not about control. I was just very glad to meet them all.

[biwinning]

Huh. And probably the first time I've heard that sort of thing from someone who has that kind of control. Everything in my universe is fear-based. You control with fear. I'm pretty sure the demons that obey the rules of paradox space do it out of fear.

[72demons]

[ his expression softens sadly. ] That's.. a terrible way to have to live. I suppose this place may perhaps be a sort of refuge for you, then.

[biwinning]

Considering the whole planet is dead, it's not really an issue anymore. But the place I was in before was even worse, so yeah. This place is a refuge.

[72demons]

.. I'm sorry. I'm glad you're here, then. 'The lesser of two evils', I suppose is the case.

[biwinning]

Yeah. This is the option with the least enslavement and death. I'm in this for the long haul.

[72demons]

Maybe if they sort out how to send us home, you can go back with someone from a more accepting world.

[biwinning]

No. I'm going to stay right here. I've no plans to go to anyone else's world, after working to fix this one.