attempt 001

[unconfines]

Who: Anders
Broadcast: FLEETWIDE VIDEO HIT IT
Action: SS Golden
When: 2/14, not long after shuffling WE ARE BACKDATING THIS MY FRIENDS

[He surprises himself when the feed clicks on easily enough. It's unsettling, but at least it's simple. He can bury the unsettling parts.

Those of you who are familiar—or who have had enough introductions to become familiar—might recognize the striped grey and blue of a Grey Warden uniform, with its high, studded collar, and the curled griffon on the shoulder.

Anders is, for his part, smiling broadly.]

So! Now that I've gotten through the "manhandled into a tin can" bit, closely followed by the "manhandled into a slightly smaller tin can" bit, I thought I'd take some time to say hello. Is everyone comfortable? Because I am not, thanks for asking. [beat] Does it ever bother you how terribly one-sided this is?

[Let him talk and he'll talk. Congratulations on being the captive audience.

Right, back on track.]

Now, I don't usually mind a bit of manhandling, of course, but even I have some standards. It was all terribly anticlimactic. Hardly a kidnapping at all, really.

Anyhow. [with a bit more grandeur:] I believe introductions are in order, don't you? I'm going to eat this [he lifts the little dessert cream in a toast] so you go first.

[Ready: go.]

Comments

Voice...ish

[wilder]

[While Kaneis isn't visible on the screen, his voice can sure be heard- sounding like he's from across the room]

The impaling only happens if you're a demon who touches one. Unless he's one too, it'd be more useful to warn him not to lick outlets. Honestly.

[devilsinthedetails]

You can't assume that a person isn't a demon. I don't usually look demonic and neither does my son.

[But there's a thoughtful look from Cole as he studies the video.]

He does look like the kind of guy that'd lick outlets, doesn't he? I'll warn him about that too.

[unconfines]

I can hear you, you know.

[Truth be told he probably would have thought "lick an outlet" sounded like a fun activity if not for the extra information the augment is giving him on the topic. Nice trick, that.]

The fun thing about demons is that they try very hard to convince you they're not, you know, demonic. Lucky me, I have some experience, so you don't have to worry about me getting tangled up in that kind of business.

[Ha Ha Ha]

[wilder]

So? You're making it sound like angels regularly accidentally stab people with wings. Besides - why do you keep having yourself look like a demon when you greet newbies? It's making my skin crawl.

[You know, with that angelic instinct of KILL IT DEAD- though luckily he's better at restraining it than Lloyd. BUT STILL- AT LEAST DO IT AWAY FROM HIS PILOT SEAT JEEZ]

[And oh, Anders is talking. Right. His voice seems to be directed towards him now.]

Hey, it's nothing personal, Atroma brings in some real idiots sometimes. And unfortunately...the demons are a lot weirder here than what you're probably used to.

[devilsinthedetails]

Oh, I know you can hear us. That's the point. You haven't met any of the fun demons yet, it seems. I know a few who are very "I will destroy you and everything that you love."

[Over the top? Yes, but nobody ever said that Cole wasn't.

And sorry, Anders, Cole's gonna take a moment to turn his attention back to Kaneis.]

How am I supposed to know that angels don't? And it's amusing. I get the best reactions when I bring out Belthazor.

[unconfines]

Here I thought that was every demon.

[lol jk it is every demon. Even if he's pleasant enough, he knows better than to think otherwise. He doesn't really care what either of them say about "demons here," he's been trained his whole life not to give an inch on that particular thought process.]

You might have gotten a better one out of me, except you're not half as ugly as the beasts I deal with on a daily basis. Sorry to disappoint! But you should consider it a compliment.

[wilder]

[There's a pause from Kaneis, before he breaks into snickering like a very mature teenager as he talks]

'When you bring out Belthazor', huh? So that's what you named your demonic little friend there? My my.

[devilsinthedetails]

I don't mind the lack of a reaction too much, it just means that I'm not getting attacked again and I am definitely taking that as a compliment.

[At Kaneis's comment, he laughs and shifts back to his human form, definitely grinning widely.]

Actually, that's what what my mother named it since it needed a proper name and all.

[unconfines]

[Anders goes momentarily silent, more unnerved by this form, ironically enough, than the first.

Only momentarily, though. He's never actually silent for long.]

So glad to be getting this bit of insight into demon daily life. I'm sure the enchanters are all practically seething with jealousy by now.

[wilder]

[Sorry Kaneis just gives some quiet snickering and doesn't contribute anything else to the conversation. Since really, he couldn't care less about clearing up Ander's preconceptions of demons. Carry on with the conversation you two]