[superhell pcs] mephisto

[voidshift]

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[voidshift]

Oh, come on, did you think I was that irresponsible? Not like I could've kept it secret anyway, I'd have told you to be more careful with your claws and teeth if I were trying.

No guarantee you would've done that either.

[teufelshund]

That's true.

[ which part? ]

[voidshift]

Well, at least you're consistently difficult.

[which part indeed, but he's just not questioning it this time.]

week 3, post-trial

[teufelshund]

[ coming back to the room late in the evening... the good news is the static is gone and his poodle puff is back to its usual single curl, if slightly less smooth than it used to be. ]

[voidshift]

[he comes back fairly late, too, settling in on his bunk-- he's still in the galaxy hoodie and purple skirt combo. comfy.

also he kinda smells like weed.]

Similar to last week, sounds like.

[teufelshund]

So it seems.

[voidshift]

Once was odd, but twice in a row feels like more of a shift, I think.

[teufelshund]

Hard to keep writing it all off as coincidence.

[voidshift]

It really is. If people not even wanting to kill still turns out like this, suppose we're truly stuck with it.

[teufelshund]

I'd like to think they could avoid it by simply staying put when they wake up on Thursday nights, but no way to tell until someone tries that, I suppose.

[voidshift]

You'd think. Guess curiosity or paranoia will do a lot-- or just confidence.

...didn't sound like she was fully aware either, though.

[teufelshund]

For part of the time, anyway.

[voidshift]

...at least part of it.

[he shakes his head, there.]

If it keeps happening like this, think we're going to have bigger problems than whether people are willing to kill the rest of us for their shot.

week 4, monday

[teufelshund]

[ watching a dirt clump fall down behind him as he steps out of the tunnel into this new bar... ]

I feel like wearing white may have been a mistake.

[voidshift]

Might have been, but it'll wash out, if it comes to that.

[your Aesthetic. maybe don't wear white in murder hell. he's just heading for the bar, though, looking at a menu...]

It doesn't look like there's anything here to actually make these.

[teufelshund]

That's putting a lot of faith in this place's laundry facilities.

[ man

remember that time there was an arm in the wash... feels like that was three months ago ]

I'd say maybe they handle orders above the floorboards for the sake of hygiene, but...

[ lmao yeah right ]

[voidshift]

Somehow, I don't think hygiene is that much of a concern.

[yeah. lmao is right.]

I think the facilities are fine, though, I can't believe the engineers at home are too busy trying to build teleporters and rockets and haven't made washing machines. Still miss just doing it with magic, but those are fairly close.

[teufelshund]

Well, clearly you need to invent them if you make it back.

[voidshift]

I've thought about it, but I don't know the first thing about engineering. Might see if I can find a manual of some kind to take back, though.

[he's grabbing a drink, meanwhile.

no filter let's go.]

[teufelshund]

If all else fails you could probably get one of the tech experts here to write up a little explanation for you.

[ yeah same, that drink's probably the closest thing this place has to ramune aside from his number nine. ]

[voidshift]

-you know, that's not a bad idea. I wonder if I could bribe Bixing into it, he loves explaining things, anyway.

[taking a sip of his drink...]

Lemon-? Oh, that one's not bad at all. Not as good as the Number Nine was, but nothing's really going to live up to that one.

[teufelshund]

I know, I don't understand why they haven't made all their cocktail recipes in highly appealing flavors like that if they really want us to drink them all. Seems like a big missed opportunity.

[ ...but he nods after taking a sip of this one. ]

This is a pretty good one, though.

[voidshift]

Think I almost preferred sharing that one to just drinking it...

[the lack of filter is off to a great start, clearly.]

But this one comes close.

[teufelshund]

Oh~?

[ not like that's a surprise given Everything since then, but he'll still tease about it. ]

Close to your... what was it, crystallized mana orange wine or something?

[voidshift]

Mana-infused wine, thank you very much, there was no orange flavor in that one.

[don't slander his favorite like this, wow.]

It never needed additional infusion beyond the mana, that added plenty of dimension to it.