Ex-Gauge [1.5%] - Voice/Action

[devil_reborn]

Oh.

Fuck.

No.

You know, I was going to be nice and give the Malnosso a few days notice before I started raising hell. But fuck that.

They wanna play?

I got time to kill. Let's play.

First though...I'm going to have to hide. Experience has taught me demons don't go over very well in most places. Or all of them. I figure if these people are

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[colony_brat]

Things not goin' so well? Guessin' your not a New Feather so how can ya be this lost? And ya know, most people 'round here shoulda learned by now not ta hate just 'cause of what ya are, s'pecially when the bastards are up ta shit like this.

[devil_reborn]

[He follows the familiar voice to the source, surprised to find it's just a kid]

I imagined you taller. Then again, I also imagined having this conversation without the demonic facelift. Today's not living up to my expectations...at all.

Shit like this? Like what? What the fuck is going on?

[colony_brat]

[Duo's going to look up, a little surprised. Damn, he knew he shouldn't have left the house, even if it is near the forest. He's going to tilt his head, the long braid swinging over his shoulder.] Ya know, people don't usually track me down when I talk to 'em. Ah well. Welcome to your.... gunna guess first experiment. The Malnosso do shit like this just ta fuck with us. I still think it's to collect data on our reactions, but a questionable source said that's wrong so I don't know. Maybe they just like ta fuck with us 'cause they're bored.

[devil_reborn]

Well that's fair. So they're jackasses with an attention disorder. Great.

So this is an experiment in, what, turning you into your biggest annoyance?

[Nero eyes Duo critically...or as critically as, you know, he can]

...Who are you supposed to be?

[colony_brat]

Better hope they have an attention disorder 'cause I think they send us back when they get bored. Don't know how else ta get 'em to send us back to our worlds.

[Duo's going to pull at his tie.] Yeah, I think they're tryini' ta piss us off. I'm dressed up like a pedophile's dream army. Couldn't have just been a uniform. No, it had ta be this one. What are you 'spposed ta be? Better yet, who are ya under there? Sound familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.

[devil_reborn]

And here I thought what we had was special. Can't really blame you though, seeing as how we never truly met.

I'm the guy with the shitty, backseat driving arm. Starting to ring any bells?

[Nero pauses, considering]

Uh, I wasn't going to mention it but you do look like you're asking to be bent over some creep's lap. Still, it's gotta be better than being a flying circus.

[colony_brat]

[Duo's going to grown and start attacking his socks now. Not that they're budging, but he still feels like trying.] Yeah, sorry man, shoulda been able ta figure that one out. At least I knew your voice was familiar. Still not sure what you're s'pposed ta be, but believe me, if I'm bent over anyone's lap, I don't want it ta be that old creep's.

[devil_reborn]

[He shrugs] It's fine. I'm not exactly myself right now.

[Nero flaps his wing, agitated. He eventually settles back into the trademark Angelo calm, giving the boy an amused look]

You're a weird one kid. Not a lot of people gloss over the obvious signs. That's almost worth my respect.

Name's Nero. And for however long 'Mally' decides to fuck with me, I'm your demon in shining armor.

[At least you won't have to worry about any old guys spanking you]

[colony_brat]

[Duo's going to flutter his eyes and link his fingers together under his chin.] Oh my, my own demon ta come rescue me~ How could I be so lucky~? So this is s'pposed ta be a demon or 's that what ya are usually? Things 'roudn here are rarely obvious. Well, not some things anyway.

[devil_reborn]

Don't get too excited. I'll probably get you in more trouble than get you out of it. But since we're both dressed for the occasion that's probably a given anyway.

As for me, the weirdest shit I have is my glowing arm. Everything else is pretty human. Ten fingers, ten toes, the white hair's a little ballsy but I'm a rebel at heart. This demon thing is just a one time gig until they get bored with me.

[colony_brat]

[he's going to start laughing now.] I get myself in more than 'nough trouble. The arm that talks to ya glows too? Heh, got a big part of the weird stick, didn't ya? Ah well, experiments don't usually last that long anyway.