[superhell pcs] thancred

[voidshift]

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[onlythans]

I did mention I'm incapable of manipulating aether. Where do you suppose I got the magic for that little gift I gave you?

[Not that it really matters, since it's all corrected itself now, but.]

Information. Cosmo, it turns out, can be tempted with secrets.

[voidshift]

...I'll have to keep that in mind. No wonder they're a little harder to read, if that's what they like.

[but, also, returning to the other part:]

So that was magic? How did you manage to get that?

[onlythans]

They offered it to me. I was as skeptical as you might expect, but it didn't seem to come with any strings attached.

[A shrug.]

It only stood to reason that a demon willing to bargain once might be willing to bargain more than once, if I could only figure out what they considered to be of value.

[voidshift]

Wait, willing to-- oh, if I could reach their neck I'd shake them, I swear.

[his ears flatten back, just a little bit, as he grumbles.]

[onlythans]

...Oh? Do tell. Because that sounds rather like a missed opportunity discovered too late.

[voidshift]

[he just Sighs.]

I talked to Four, after we found out about Eto, and she was talking about how she wondered if any of the demons would be willing to make deals with her to make this entire situation more bearable. I've seen the same sentiment a couple of other times, but Cosmopolitan said they're not the type of demons who would do that when I asked about it.

[he's gonna shake a demon (he is not, because they are a demon, but the thought counts.)]

[onlythans]

Ah, well. That does align with what I was told, somewhat. Their gift-giving seems to be regulated by those higher up in the pecking order.

[He purses his lips a moment, seeming to ponder.]

So no, I doubt you could've outright bargained for better treatment. But Cosmopolitan in particular seems to like to talk. Find a topic that intrigues them and you should be able to tempt them with it.