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[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?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

All of those sound like bad options while we're in our current disadvantageous position.

Liar Hell needs to think that Lady Lies is going to become the next god. Who knows what will happen if that script gets flipped now.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Something different?

I mean... the status quo ain't exactly doing us any favors.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It can always get worse.

Imagine if Lady Lies didn't allow humans into her domain anymore if she were to experience a fall from power.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...ah. Yeah.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Hurricane.

There will come a time when the opportunity is right to strike her down from power. But we have to make sure that it's at the right time.

Or that she humors our actions because she thinks we're going to fail.