Journal 📚 Cats & Volunteers 🐈

[angelbirth]

Sender: Satan
To: Everyone
Subject: Cats & Volunteers

[ In a handwriting that balances on a fine line between neat and messy, the following is written: ]

Hello.

I have two distinctly separate requests, and I urge you to remember that these are separate when you read this.

Firstly, I am looking for a cat. One with a particularly charming button nose, splendid toe beans, and a mewl that could pawsitively melt any heart. While I understand that describes virtually all felines, I thought I'd see if anyone had seen such a cat around.

Secondly—and separately—I am looking for volunteers to participate in a research study. An exceptional candidate would be sturdy and healthy, even better if the candidate has experience overcoming various poisons and toxins. There are risks, such as loss of life, but ideally my research and my own magic-slash-dreamotion energy would prevent death. So ultimately, the risk is minimal. Most likely. Please let me know if you'd be willing to volunteer.

Comments

[masqueraid]

That... sounds pretty thorough.
I'm not sure I'll understand all of it, but I'd appreciate getting a glimpse into the thought process, too.

( who knows, maybe he might even learn something?
nefarious intentions aside, of course. )

Have you, uh. Had many volunteers, so far?

[angelbirth]

I quite enjoy research, and ultimately the goal is to find the key to a strong antidote that can cure most local poisons - an antidote that can easily be reproduced. So, it's necessary that I keep track of what's inside each poison and antidote. That, and as a volunteer, I think it's only fair to know what you'll be putting inside your body.

[ Of course.... Satan's got a good thing going here. He better not find out a bunch of people died to the poisons he created here or he's going to be m a d. ]

A few. Before today, my brother has been very diligently been acting as my guinea pig. He's been fine with minimal side effects, even without the antidote, but... well, he's also a demon, and we're designed to handle things that would ordinarily be harmful to humans.

[ He suspects that his brother wouldn't have any side effects at all if it weren't for how this place works. ]

[masqueraid]

I agree, that does sound fair.
And truthfully, it makes me feel a bit more confident hearing you say that, going into this agreement. You can count on me coming by in the next few days.

( whether it helps him overcome some of his own weaknesses to various poisons, or he picks up a few tips along the way... it seems like a mutually beneficial situation.
that and, ren just may have a thing for contracting with demons... )

Sounds like your brother is pretty devoted to you, too— putting himself through that. But I do see where you're coming from. Several of the demons I've met have even been immune completely to the effects of poisons.

[angelbirth]

Excellent. Let me know when you're available and I'll send the directions your way.

[ Satan will have to do his best to make sure such a brave/reckless human doesn't die by his hand. To be fair, he's pretty confident Ren won't suffer... horribly. ]

Are you complimenting Mammon? Seriously?

[ This is Satan's fault for not advertising that Mammon was indeed an unknowing test subject. ]

It's the least he could do given his position in my family. But you're right - while I don't feel any of us are as powerful here as we are in our own worlds, I have a strong suspicion that I would be hard-pressed to find another demon who would actually succumb to the effects of poison here. Which is why the goal of my research is to help humans rather than demons, of course.