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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

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[crossmyheartandhope]

He said it was important cause we have leverage. That if it wasn't, like, sanctioned by the Production, they'd have to stop it. He said he doubted they'd want anyone interfering with their pawns.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So because of your friendship with the angel.

That's what they still want to exploit.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Or they don't know how we got in heaven that first time, and they want to stop it happening again.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Are you talking about the Rift?

Or whatever bullshit Absinthe did?

[crossmyheartandhope]

The Rift.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

Do you ever wonder why there even are the Damned among us?

Why that wasn't just done from the beginning? It seems a lot more manageable than kidnapping.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...dunno. Spies, maybe?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Right.

I guess that's not a question we're going to find the answer to anytime soon.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah.

[A beat]

Are they all A's, you think?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Lady Liar hasn't shown any interest in them. Nor do her hosts.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Makes sense.

[He hesitates]

Paloma says he wants us to be able to, like. [He hesitates here, like he's trying to remember the exact words.] To forge our own destiny, free of any cosmic mandate. Free from owing obedience or receiving judgment.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Which is why she's siding with Azzy.

If you believe his sales pitch.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Wrinkles his nose]

He goes on an awful lot about being free from obedience for someone who makes us jump through so many hoops.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

That has to do with being bottom Prince on the totem pole.

You have to exorcise your power over someone.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah, well. He better work on his pitch some more if that someone's gonna be us.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And here I thought you were already spoken for.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Who, me?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Friend of the angels. You don't need a demon sponsor.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Pretty sure real heaven ain't got enough guys left to be a faction, dude.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Not yet anyway.

Don't they just need people with faith.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Ain't that Lady Lies?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

No. I still vouch for C as the only god able of wrangling the masses.

...

But.

The existence of the angel weakens her domain, you know.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah. I know.

[A beat]

Paloma says every time someone picks fake-heaven for graduation, though, we're doing her PR for her.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And she's probably right. What's the alternative?

Not allowing people to go home? Not everyone is willing to dig in their heels for the long run.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I dunno if there is an alternative.

Whoever's heading out saying on screen they know it ain't real heaven pulling the strings? Us making a big show about not believing in Lady Lies, somehow? Building a for-real church for C?