Re: part 2
anonymous
December 23 2009, 11:23:33 UTC
After a long moment, Ukobach picked up the bottle. "Empty. Figures. Hey Orochi - "
"NO, I AM NOT SSSHARING."
"Fine. Be that way."
Another awkward silence fell over the group, until Inugami spoke up. "HE ALWAYS LIKE THIS?"
"Who, Orochi? Yeah, he's always a -"
"NO, NOT HIM. OTHER ONE. BEELZEBUB."
Lilith smiled fondly. "Oh, Beelzebub's a big sweetheart most of the time. He just gets a teensy bit cranky when he doesn't get enough rest."
Now it was Lilith's turn to be stared at. Ukobach spoke first. "'Sweetheart'? Beelzebub? Seriously?"
"YESSS, ON THISS I MUSSST AGREE."
"INDEED."
Lilith shrugged. "Well, perhaps he's a bit eccentric."
"Yeah, and water's slightly wet."
"Really now, Uko-chan..."
"Stop calling me that."
While they argued, and Orochi drank, Inugami turned his attention to Gdon. "THEY ALWAYS LIKE THIS?"
"OCCASIONALLY, THEY ARE WORSE."
Inugami seemed to droop a bit. "OH."
Gdon eyed him. "THEIR BICKERING IS GENERALLY HARMLESS, IF DEEPLY ANNOYING. WE DO NOT USUALLY GATHER LIKE THIS; SUMMONING MULTIPLE DEMONS PUTS A STRAIN ON THE SUMMONER."
"SO THEY ARE BEING MORE OBNOXIOUS THAN USUAL, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN ONE PLACE."
Gdon glanced at him sharply. "INTERESTING."
"...WHAT INTERESTING?"
"YOU SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN YOURSELF FOR A MOMENT, OR DO YOU ONLY USE COMPLETE SENTENCES WHEN YOU ARE NERVOUS?"
Inugami had the grace to look abashed. "FORCE OF HABIT. IT SEEMS TO LULL HUMANS INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, AND THAT CAN GIVE ME A MUCH-NEEDED EDGE."
"'CAN.'"
"IT'S WORKED VERY WELL SO FAR."
Gdon gazed evenly at him. "SO I SEE," she remarked dryly.
"ALL RIGHT, SO IT DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME," Inugami acknowledged. "BUT IT HAS BEEN USEFUL AGAINST OTHER HUMANS, AND MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEMONS."
"YES, SOME OF THEM DO SEEM INCLINED TO UNDERESTIMATE THOSE OF US WHO ARE BEASTS."
"I'VE NOTICED THAT THE MORE HUMAN-APPEARING DEMONS ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO IT. YOU'D THINK THEY'D KNOW BETTER."
"SO YOU WOULD THINK. BUT AS YOU SAY, IT IS OFTEN USEFUL TO BE UNDERESTIMATED. I KNOW IT HAS SERVED THE SUMMONER WELL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS."
"RIGHT." Inugami glanced at Gdon. "HOW IS THIS ONE AS A MASTER?"
Gdon seemed to shrug. "I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH HIM. HE TREATS US ALL VERY WELL, ALTHOUGH PERHAPS HE LETS SOME OF US GET AWAY WITH MORE THAN WE SHOULD." - This last was followed by a significant glance at Ukobach.
Inugami followed her gaze. "YES, HE IS QUITE A CHARACTER, ISN'T HE?"
"CERTAINLY, THAT IS ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE HIM."
Inugami chuckled, watching as Ukobach attempted to steal Orochi's bowl of sake. "WELL, IF NOTHING ELSE, IT CERTAINLY WON'T BE DULL AROUND HERE."
"NO, IT WON'T. IT USUALLY ISN'T."
"GOOD! THAT'S GOOD."
Gdon rolled her eyes at that. "YOU SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AN APOCALYPSE CURRENTLY GOING ON."
Inugami's eyes twinkled. "PERHAPS, BUT FOR NOW, I'M JUST GOING TO ENJOY MYSELF."
Thank you! And I've had problems with mail reaching me ridiculously late since I moved into this apartment, so I would not be surprised in the least if the problem there is on my end. orz
Re: part 2
anonymous
December 24 2009, 00:54:02 UTC
♥ I'm so glad you liked it - and it's probably really, really obvious who this is, isn't it?
Actually, it's supposed to be shipping to me first, so the problem is definitely not on your end. I'm hoping it's just a case of the holiday making things slow.
"NO, I AM NOT SSSHARING."
"Fine. Be that way."
Another awkward silence fell over the group, until Inugami spoke up. "HE ALWAYS LIKE THIS?"
"Who, Orochi? Yeah, he's always a -"
"NO, NOT HIM. OTHER ONE. BEELZEBUB."
Lilith smiled fondly. "Oh, Beelzebub's a big sweetheart most of the time. He just gets a teensy bit cranky when he doesn't get enough rest."
Now it was Lilith's turn to be stared at. Ukobach spoke first. "'Sweetheart'? Beelzebub? Seriously?"
"YESSS, ON THISS I MUSSST AGREE."
"INDEED."
Lilith shrugged. "Well, perhaps he's a bit eccentric."
"Yeah, and water's slightly wet."
"Really now, Uko-chan..."
"Stop calling me that."
While they argued, and Orochi drank, Inugami turned his attention to Gdon. "THEY ALWAYS LIKE THIS?"
"OCCASIONALLY, THEY ARE WORSE."
Inugami seemed to droop a bit. "OH."
Gdon eyed him. "THEIR BICKERING IS GENERALLY HARMLESS, IF DEEPLY ANNOYING. WE DO NOT USUALLY GATHER LIKE THIS; SUMMONING MULTIPLE DEMONS PUTS A STRAIN ON THE SUMMONER."
"SO THEY ARE BEING MORE OBNOXIOUS THAN USUAL, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN ONE PLACE."
Gdon glanced at him sharply. "INTERESTING."
"...WHAT INTERESTING?"
"YOU SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN YOURSELF FOR A MOMENT, OR DO YOU ONLY USE COMPLETE SENTENCES WHEN YOU ARE NERVOUS?"
Inugami had the grace to look abashed. "FORCE OF HABIT. IT SEEMS TO LULL HUMANS INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, AND THAT CAN GIVE ME A MUCH-NEEDED EDGE."
"'CAN.'"
"IT'S WORKED VERY WELL SO FAR."
Gdon gazed evenly at him. "SO I SEE," she remarked dryly.
"ALL RIGHT, SO IT DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME," Inugami acknowledged. "BUT IT HAS BEEN USEFUL AGAINST OTHER HUMANS, AND MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEMONS."
"YES, SOME OF THEM DO SEEM INCLINED TO UNDERESTIMATE THOSE OF US WHO ARE BEASTS."
"I'VE NOTICED THAT THE MORE HUMAN-APPEARING DEMONS ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO IT. YOU'D THINK THEY'D KNOW BETTER."
"SO YOU WOULD THINK. BUT AS YOU SAY, IT IS OFTEN USEFUL TO BE UNDERESTIMATED. I KNOW IT HAS SERVED THE SUMMONER WELL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS."
"RIGHT." Inugami glanced at Gdon. "HOW IS THIS ONE AS A MASTER?"
Gdon seemed to shrug. "I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH HIM. HE TREATS US ALL VERY WELL, ALTHOUGH PERHAPS HE LETS SOME OF US GET AWAY WITH MORE THAN WE SHOULD." - This last was followed by a significant glance at Ukobach.
Inugami followed her gaze. "YES, HE IS QUITE A CHARACTER, ISN'T HE?"
"CERTAINLY, THAT IS ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE HIM."
Inugami chuckled, watching as Ukobach attempted to steal Orochi's bowl of sake. "WELL, IF NOTHING ELSE, IT CERTAINLY WON'T BE DULL AROUND HERE."
"NO, IT WON'T. IT USUALLY ISN'T."
"GOOD! THAT'S GOOD."
Gdon rolled her eyes at that. "YOU SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AN APOCALYPSE CURRENTLY GOING ON."
Inugami's eyes twinkled. "PERHAPS, BUT FOR NOW, I'M JUST GOING TO ENJOY MYSELF."
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Thank you! And I've had problems with mail reaching me ridiculously late since I moved into this apartment, so I would not be surprised in the least if the problem there is on my end. orz
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Actually, it's supposed to be shipping to me first, so the problem is definitely not on your end. I'm hoping it's just a case of the holiday making things slow.
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Probably the holidays, then. Mail of any sort tends to make me go 8DDDD regardless of the punctuality, so don't stress it! ♥
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