bluescreenwhitedragon

Yeah. If nothing else, I feel at least a little more confident the angel is a real third party. Which is something.

...I don't at all believe that they're going to magically get us all out of here, though. And I'm a little worried Hurricane is going to toss us all out of the frying pan and into the fire with blind faith in that.

What frying pan? All I see is fire.

Just with different presentations to make us feel worse or better about it.

Well, for example, Requiem was talking about how they were going to get us out, and when I asked out to where, she was like "I don't know, home maybe? I wouldn't mind."

That was just her speculating, but if there's any chance this angel will decide it's best to just send us all home like lost children...

Think the angel would be cruel enough to send dead people home to be dead?

Potentially. Right?

But then maybe Azzy will get a few more vengeance minions out of the deal if they are that stupid.

That doesn't help after the fact, though. And there are plenty of reasons to not want to be sent home even if we are alive.

Doesn’t it?

End game doesn’t change for me whether I’m here or there.

Does it for you?

You don't think being back to being a human on earth would pose any obstacles at all to taking over Hell?

[Extremely confidently. Even for Intensity:]

Not in the slightest.

Really.

[dubious. and she sighs]

Well, it's not like I think that would be the end of everything. If that happens, I'm definitely going to tear both the angel and Hurricane a new one even if it requires breaking out of my killing game and punching through dimensions. But I'd prefer to avoid it ahead of time, if possible.

So what would you suggest we do to prevent that?

Make sure Hurricane isn't running around making plans with an angel without adult supervision?

I still need to talk to him for the details.

...

Don't be too rough with him.

I'll be exactly as rough as I think is appropriate.

Which is too much.

Whether you approve of him or not - and it seems you don't, Hurricane is a person who always lands where he needs to be at the right time. Call it luck or whatever fucking chance it is. But aggravating him is not going to do you any favors.

You need to bring him around to your line of thinking gently, or it won't work at all.

If I do it gently he doesn't even understand that I think any differently than he does.

. . .

Then tell me what you plan on telling Hurricane.

...First I'm going to make him actually tell me the details of what happened and what his plan is, because Requiem didn't really know them. Then I'm going to make sure he understands that he shouldn't just assume everything's going to work out the way he wants and make decisions for everyone. We need to be careful, and we need to have back-up plans.

[Nods]

Then if you can keep it in that tone, it doesn't sound unreasonable.

But I have to wonder.

If you had been in his place, Maki. What would you have done?

How am I supposed to know that when I don't even know what "his place" was?

Either way, I don't care about what's already happened. I'm worried about what might happen now.

[Curtly:]

Right. Of course.

Well it sounds like you have a busy night ahead of you.

...Mm. There's a lot of things I want to do.

Then I'll leave you to it. I need to go back and check in with my accomplice.

Don't want to be seen lingering around in one area for too long.

Right...

[she shifts away from him, reluctantly]

...I'll be in touch later, then.

I'll answer when I can.

[And lets her arm drop]

[She pauses in silence for a few moments.

But eventually just makes an affirmative noise and turns to go.]

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