LIVE AND LET LIVE

[neigh_sayer]

Who: All and whoever!!
Where: Lobby/Lounge/Kitchen
When: 89 morning!! handwave before or after murder idc he'll be doing this for a while

[guess who was up at ass o'clock cooking and waiting for the cafe to open?? IT'S C, IT'S ALWAYS C

anyway when you come downstairs for breakfast or possibly brunch, there's quite a spread waiting. Most of it choice items from the cafe: macarons, muffins, dainty breakfast sandwiches, tea cakes, and such.

BUT there's also at least a 10 person meal's worth of bacon piled high on plates, deviled eggs, and sliced fruit. A pot of coffee is brewing and tea is made too. There's more of the cafe food, since that's always plentiful, but it looks like he didn't skimp on side items either.

C is dressed slightly less like a gremlin today, having brought down one of the alcheme thrones in the lounge and is well, lounging in it. He flashes a grin]

Gooooooooooood morning my lovely little false idols! How are you feeling? Great? Miserable? A whirlwind of emotions swirling inside you? Good, good!

Well, I've a very special announcement to make! It's been a while since we've all had a real heart to heart, don't you think? We're always going on about oh nooo, I died, oh no my feelings, or oh no demons! Demons are especially soooo boring now. Quick refresher for all you newbies--you're playing this game so those rascals can snatch you up and recruit you! Neeheehee, it looks like they're gearing up for something big. . .

But that got me thinking! Why should you all be busting your ass for them? When you could. . .be busting your asses, for me.

[at this point, he stands up on the throne with a grand gesture, spreading his arms]

Neeheehee! That's right folks! I'm officially throwing my hat into the ring! Becoming some demon's lackey is so dull, so I thought, why aim so low? A simple wish, going home. . .why settle. No, no, I intend to become a god. The whole package! I've already have a legion of followers, so this is the natural next step.

So consider this a recruitment breakfast! Oh, and don't worry. Neeheehee, even soon to be gods have to play by the rules! You don't have to put me before your teams or your lovers or your cat or whatever else. Just know that I've got you, when the time comes. . .well, some of you. As god, I'm gonna have to pass a bit of judgement, so not everyone can join. Sowwy!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANYWHO, that could all be bullshit! But come on on down for an Alcheme Brand Fortune~! And see exactly why you should join my faction!


Or just get some free grub and help me brainstorm a name for the new faction. I'm thinkiiiing. High-Cs? Capital C and all my Lowercases!

[as a side note, for everyone he's recruited that doesn't have one yet: they'll find a handstitched bandana outside their unit's door; it's white and checkered with their team colors.]

Comments

[liftoft]

No reason! I didn't pick anybody specific. It's not like anybody's actually ever explained much of any of this to me, they just talk about it like I oughta know it! So I just had to go out and ask for help and hope it worked out, and he's the one who answered, y'know?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Ignorance is a poor excuse. If you want things explained to you, then I'll fucking get you up to speed.

[liftoft]

Well I didn't really have a lot of time to figure something out! But yeah, actually, that'd ve pretty great if you would.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Snaps his fingers as if that's going to do something. Wait a few minutes and maybe it might! Who knows...

In the meantime---]

If no one's explained anything to you, how did you figure out how to summon the Shopkeeper? Mess with demons back home?

[liftoft]

Nah man... but I was here for the trial, so I heard about Joker and whoever on Heart Soldier.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Are people spilling out summoning secrets? Heh. Maybe things will get interesting around here.

[liftoft]

Nothing specific. I just knew they'd gone running to 'em for help--which I still think is dumb as hell, okay? I get that this wasn't a great idea! But like i said, I made sure that none of this was gonna affect anybody else. It's different when I'm askin' for help to keep me in as a participant--what they were askin' for was to be helped out with somethin' that the producers were doin' to us in the first place!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Are you really so naive to think that it's not going to affect anyone else?

I've already been on the receiving end of one of the Shopkeeper's requests before, and I've never even met the guy.

[liftoft]

[ huffs ]

Of course I thought about that. I'm keepin' an eye out--I'm not an idiot, man.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And you'll be less of one shortly.

[Hey, guess who's flying in from wherever she's parked. Blue Eyes. With a manila envelope in her teeth]

[liftoft]

Oh!

[ lights up! He loves Blue Eyes. Even ignores the envelope at first so he can fuss at her like she's a favorite pet ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[She is a good pet. It's true.

X's fussing will be met with a loving and gentle headbutt. Or as loving as a headbutt can be from a giant metal dragon]

[liftoft]

[ that makes him laugh, even if he has to steady himself against Blue Eyes' side. Gentle is a relative term.]

So, what's this?

[ reaches for the envelope ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Two sheets of paper, neatly folded.

And the information that X requested]

[liftoft]

Huh!

[ reads them, leaning against Blue Eyes as he does, absently petting her with one hand. ]

Sounds like I missed a lot... thanks man!

[liftoft]

Oh man--! I got answered by somebody who works for somebody called "prince of temptation"? That's ominous as hell!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

There are worse Princes. ... Probably.

But now at least now you know the pecking order.

[liftoft]

Yeah... thanks! I mean it... this is super helpful. I'll keep an eye out for... y'know, demon stuff. Temptations.

Uh, I guess, speaking of that... kinda...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So what was the favour?

[liftoft]

...Do you really gotta know that?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It made you desperate enough to make an ongoing deal with a demon. And even knowing his nature now, you don't seem too interested in stopping.

So it must be fairly important to you.

[liftoft]

Well, yeah... I guess, more like, why is it important to you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Because you don't think it's solvable by the unlimited potential of the human race. Unless you're secretly a cynic deep down.

[liftoft]

[ . . . ]








... I'm sick. Pretty bad.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[. . .]

Fatally so?