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[whitefeather]

Hate to bring you all down from the festivities, but some of us aren't exactly around any more.

I suppose the dark icky dream monsters that have got everyone so flustered could have got them. Imagine! Going out alone in the night like that. Brrr!

...Or maybe they got out and left us behind to fend for ourselves. Either way, it's pretty useless to speculate.

So! I suppose a roll call's in order. Name and origin world seems the most helpful. Lots of you came in groups, right? Or you made friends quickly. So spill.

I'll go first. Shoka Sakurane, from earth. Her place is abandoned, and she hasn't been seen for 2 weeks now.

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[whitefeather]

wwww~

Believe me, I'd like to do more to the thing that brought us here than make a little mess.

But even then, it's not like changing things is so terrible. People change and rewrite Rules all the time. It's part of existing.

Plus, if we don't change something, we're sitting ducks waiting for the next round of nightmares.

[stupidmammon]

Guess you have a point there. I ain't want to be a sitting duck of no one, and as much as I give him grief, I ain't want anything to happen my brother that came here with me either.

You got any plans, I'll lend my help or whatever.

[whitefeather]

Sure thing, mister! If anything comes up, I'll give you a call.

[Look. He's playing into the body, okay. It's fun.]

Except if I come up with anything, I don't know who to call. Your name?

[stupidmammon]

Oh right! I kinda... forgot about that.

I'm The Great and Amazing Mammon Avatar of Greed~!

[whitefeather]

[What an introduction. A little laugh follows that. Out of his mouth, actually, and not on the page. This one's cute. And that little drawing? Charming.

...And then the name hits him.
He's heard it before. Exciting!]

Nice to meet you ☆

I'm Joshua. Oh, and I suppose I'd better get it out of the way. I'm from where you came from, before you fell. And for the record- I'm not all that interested in divisions. I hope it's the same for you?

[stupidmammon]

[ O-oh! So his thought of Joshua feeling weirdly celestial realmy was actually pretty on par. ]

You ain't gotta worry about any of that. I can't really speak for my brothers or anything, But I don't really hold any grudges on anyone up there. What happened happened an' its over with now.

[whitefeather]

[It's close, for sure! And honestly, in his mind, they're two sides of the same coin. Each do their tasks, and the twain never meets. There's hardly any reason for animosity. If anything, that's a human construction.

But of course, it's good to check. He doesn't know of the war in Mammon's parallel. Doesn't mean something like that can't happen.]

Good to hear! The last thing I want is someone actually capable of making things awkward with all of that magical ability being sore about something before my time.

...But you know, that mindset's not that different from someone else I know that fell more recently.

[stupidmammon]

Our beef was only ever with you know who. And I guess just like humans we can act out of hurt and junk too. But that was thousands of years ago. Anyone who can stay petty for that long would be more like the avatar of can't suck it up and deal. lol

But yeah, you ain't gotta worry about me tryin' to start shit with you!

[ Honestly this journal joshua guy actually seems pretty interesting?? He's not sure if it's just because he reminds him of home or if it's because he reminds him of his brothers, but he's alright! ]

Yeah? Someone else pissin' off the big guy?

[whitefeather]

I can think of a few up there that have the whole not being able to suck it up and deal Thing down too ♪

[Kubo, mainly. But it's not like he's coming back.

But likewise, Mammon seems interesting enough for him! Being real, his usual standard only really eschews (most) humans- but considering Mammon isn't the first demon he's met and taken an interest in here, this is becoming something of a pattern.]

Mm, well... You know what they say. The road to hell being paved with good intentions and all that.

[There's... so much more to it. But!]

I can't say too much about the specifics. It's not because of sides or anything- more like it's not exactly my story to tell. [And the person in question is a friend. But less about that.] Let's just say interfering isn't taken all that lightly nowadays.

[stupidmammon]

Yeah I getcha. Just like I can't really speak for my brothers, you don't wanna do the same.

It's cool!

Lbr, that's probably our fault anyway. None of the higher ups probably want anymore of you lil beams of light to fall like the rest of us, not realizin' all that pushy behaviors gonna make more fall.

[whitefeather]

Mm, that's a possibility.

[There's a number of factors actually. In the case of his friend? The fault is inherent to what he is- and what he chose to care about as well as the lengths he went to attempt to protect it. Misplaced value is still meaningful...

As he well knows. Because now, he's got a similar conflict of interest.
But. Pouring over the details of that is hardly helpful.]

At any rate, the higher-ups have made their stance pretty clear. It's not like any of us are anything but cogs.

[stupidmammon]

Ugh. That's one thing I can honestly tell you I don't miss about bein' up there. It's like they got these big ol' signs up everywhere.

N O F U N ALOWED.

It's whatever though. From the way you talk, it seems like you have your own way of getting around things.

[whitefeather]

There's sure a lot of red tape. But honestly? It beats being human.

[That? That's boredom. And there's nothing worse than boredom.]

That'd be telling ♥

[stupidmammon]

Yeah I don't know if bein' human is in my lists of ever wants. I mean I guess if I became one I probably wouldn't remember I was anything else, but still. Too squishy and fragile.

[whitefeather]

w

I take it you get into a lot of scrapes? Back home, I mean.

[stupidmammon]

It's impossible not to have scrapes and bruises with luci as your older brother.

[whitefeather]

[Luci...

Oh. The famous one.]

You could always get even.

[stupidmammon]

Trust me, I try. But that usually leads to a ground shattering

"MaAaAaMmOoOoOn???!?" with the added bonus of being strung upside down from whatever he's feeling at the time.

[whitefeather]

[That's the most charming thing so far!
Sorry, Mammon. He's enamored now.]

It's not like he Erases you for your efforts. Sounds to me like he welcomes a challenge☆

[Or he actually cares for his brother too much to actually harm him, save for scrapes, bruises, and stringing him up.]

Either that, or it's painfully dull in your neck of the woods.