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[ Angel Devil. ]
[  chatcube, or action. ]
[ if you're visiting the rose barn,
look for the door with the creepy bat-and-angel-wing sigil on it. Knock first! Or get zapped. ]

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[catposting]

I wouldn't call him "little". You're less than a hand taller than him.

The hair doesn't count.

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Taller is still taller, coffee table-tall cat.

[catposting]

There's gonna be a height-switching ritual one day. You and Azdaja get to swap places.

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That's such a point_less...


What demon would that even be. The "Perspective" demon?

[catposting]

Mirror demon.

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Didn't you fight one of those already?

[catposting]

That was a small one.

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That just means you're the expert. I'm knocking on your door when it happens.

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_{actually, maybe I would just cube.}

[catposting]

Reckon you could pull it off before your dear Wild Rose eats you?

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All I have to do is go up more than usual and she can't grab me.

[catposting]

[ finally tugs the window open and slides in. ]

Geez, that's uncomfortable. Does that clown really do this all day?

And, well... you are very good at flying.

[ he flops onto a raggedy-looking cushion - it was 'borrowed' a long time ago from Rose barn. puffs out a breath, staring at the ceiling. ]

I'm staying.

1/2

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One of the very best. Practiced to a fine point... and easy as a breeze, nowadays.

_{[ before the first time he Tranced, it had been harder. ]}

2/3

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...

[ steps closer to lean over and peer down at the lounging cat. probably casts a big shadow on him.

he doesn't comment about the orphaned dogs, the surviving wicked master.

instead, ]

3/3

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[ he breaks in an instant the spell that keeps his own hair silver, and in an instant, it's a river of choppy red.

he just. keeps pondering over Akrinak, silent, as he pulls whatever the hell he's trying to do. ]

[catposting]

[ doesn't even blink. ]

What was that about preamble?

1/3

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[ give him a little longer. he's clearly searching Akrinak's eyes for something. ]

2/3

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3/3

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Just making sure.

If we're both resolved to keep our feet planted for the duration, I suppose I should put a little more effort toward toppling our resident canid tyrant... what a hassle.

[catposting]

...

[ quietly, ]

The first time I used Daze... it felt like my insides were burning up. It was...

... easy. I'd never attempted it before - [ never wanted to do it ] - but it came as naturally as breathing. I couldn't stop. I could have kept it up forever. And I wanted to tear out my own heart doing it.

[ he couldn't stop being fire. that shared dream had been accurate enough, for a fantasy. ]

When I thought I'd lost that ability here, part of me was... glad.

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Because the temptation was gone?

[catposting]

[ he chuckles darkly. ]

Not exactly. If something works... even if you hate using it, it's stupid not to take advantage of a tool. Especially if you want to survive.

Dominate or be dominated. That's how it always was.

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Mm... what could it be...

_{[ it's a game now. ]}

Power makes obligation, too.

_{[ if he'd cone to life as just another Genome like every other that happened to have a soul, there goes all that grand destiny. ]}

I mean, I realized swiftly that Gaia basically belonged to me, and if I didn't act like it, I'd lose it. And... look at little Milord Sunshine. The only times I see him acting alert are when it's requisite of him.

If you don't have the hammer,
The window stops being just another door.

...A harmless stray cat really can do anything he likes.

2/2 actually

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_{or is that really just saying "temptation" again...? I have a hard time picturing people not being motivated by temptation SOME way or another.}

[catposting]

It's not-not temptation.

But I'd liken it more to parsimony. I'd grown too used to not having to lift a finger to get anything done.