5th Floor Common Room, Friday morning after third period

[demonbelthazor]

After class, Bel made his way back up to the fifth floor. Instead of heading to his room, he sat down on the couch in the common room, picking up the remote and turning on the TV. He flipped through the channels, idly looking for something to occupy a few hours.

Comments

[cat_in_the_box]

"Is there anything interesting on?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Game shows," Bel sighed. "Nothing good."

[cat_in_the_box]

"Well, that depends on the game show. Some of them can be quite entertaining."

[demonbelthazor]

"I find guessing prices of kitchen appliances to be not to my tastes," Bel said dryly.

[cat_in_the_box]

"Well, not that game show. Although most of what I grew up with were Brazillian game shows. They're much more interesting than American game shows."

[demonbelthazor]

"Oh?" Bel said. "How are they different?"

[cat_in_the_box]

"Oh, subtle stuff. There's a lot more interaction and competition with the other contestants," Schro said.

[demonbelthazor]

"Do they beat each other in an attempt to guess the appliance prices?" Bel said skeptically.

[cat_in_the_box]

"Well, one of my favorites involves contestants trying to figure out if their fellow contestants are lying or not. See, they can ask for help, but no one said they had to tell the truth."

[demonbelthazor]

"Ah, I see."

[cat_in_the_box]

"Oh yeah. It's fascinating. Wonderful game of subterfuge and backstabbing. Kind of like the Mole over here. Only moreso."

[demonbelthazor]

"Sounds like demonic entertainment."

[cat_in_the_box]

"Is it? I've never been a demon. I wouldn't know."

[demonbelthazor]

"Backstabbing is fairly common among demons. Treachery isn't tolerated by your superiors, but it can be amusing to watch underlings scrambling for power and praise."

[cat_in_the_box]

"So the higher up demons view their inferiors as a sort of amusement?"

[demonbelthazor]

"They're tools," Bel said. "But they have their amusements."