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[birdsbirdsbirds]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Sure!
Action: Everywhere!
When: Until the end of the month!

[hey droot flooters! how are those new augment glitches going? how's your crew? what fresh trouble have you been getting into? how are those jobs paying off? whether you're in your ship, on one of the moons, stuck on Marsiva, or hiding out on one of the waystations in-between, your audience wants to know what you're up to!

note: there are an unusual number of shoes on sale in the shops today. the ones on Abeo are pretty ugly.]

Comments

[onlyanapple]

You might ant to breathe.

I'm just making comparisons. And given they put the augments in there in the first place, I reckon they can do whatever they bloody well want with them.

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi will actually take Crowley's advice. He stops walking, takes a few deep breaths.]

Okay, you're saying that these augments we were given... Atroma can just mess with them?

[Adachi had already suspected this. I mean, it WAS their technology, and, just as Crowley said, they had put it in his brain without his consent. He figured at the least the augments could be used for tracking... but if they can be "messed" with... who knows what Atroma could be capable of making them do. And that idea legitimately troubled Adachi.]

But wait, how does your augment getting "buggered" affect other peoples' behavior?

[onlyanapple]

Well, unless you usually have a chip going into your brain.

[Crowley shrugged. ]

Could be magic.

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi finally just lets out an exasperated, frustrated sigh as he scratches the back of his head.]

It's like you're incapable of ever giving a straight answer Crowley-san.

[onlyanapple]

Well, yes. It's a demon thing.

[cabbagedetective]

[Okay, if the people trying to sleep with him comment had made Adachi trip over himself, that one straight up made him almost fall flat on his face. He stops rigidly, looks at Crowley for a few seconds.]

You're messing with me again aren't you?

[onlyanapple]

No, demons do all sorts of things like that.

[cabbagedetective]

But- you're not... are you...

[Adachi doesn't finish his question, but it's pretty obvious what he's asking. His eyes searching Crowley's face for any kind of tell.]

[onlyanapple]

A demon? Yep, the real deal.

[No lies there.]

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi's face conveys an expression of skepticism. He's trying to figure out if Crowley is messing with him again. He's already done it enough for Adachi to have reasonable doubt. I mean, he doesn't even have any horns or a tail or anything like that. However... something about his tone... After pondering over it for a few seconds, Adachi finally speaks up.]

Okay Crowley-san, if you're a demon, prove it. Do something... demon-y.

[onlyanapple]

Not that I'm here to put on a show to you, but fine.

[He snaps his fingers, and hellfire sparks in his hand, reeking of brimstone. It's hotter than any fire should be. ]

1/2

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi actually rears back in shock and surprise.]

What the hell?!

2/2

[cabbagedetective]

[He then leans in a little closer to look at the fire. There was no trick or illusion here. If there was, then Crowley would have to be the greatest magician Adachi has ever seen.]

Wow... you really are a demon. So does this mean like... you collect souls or whatever?

[Adachi gives Crowley the hairy eyeball. As if to say, "should I be concerned?"]

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley closes his hand around the fire and snuffs it out, giving a derisive snort. ]

Don't confuse me with Death. I simply...taint souls. A little bit. Make them more likely to go to Hell than Heaven. But it's all about free will. I offer the temptation, it's their choice if they take it or not. Been that way since Eden.

[cabbagedetective]

[The question of going to Heaven or Hell doesn't really phase Adachi. He already knows what he's headed for. In fact, he pretty much feels like he's been living in it for a long time. At any rate, Crowley sure wasn't what Adachi pictured a "demon" being like.]

I see... well, that sounds... boring...

[onlyanapple]

It's better than working in the pit.

[cabbagedetective]

"The pit" huh? Well, I suppose no matter what you name you give it Hell is still Hell.

[onlyanapple]

Pretty much, yep.

[cabbagedetective]

You seem... pretty laid back for a demon. I mean, I couldn't even tell that you weren't just a normal person. Are all demons like you?

[onlyanapple]

No. I'm an exception. For my world, anyway.

[cabbagedetective]

[That's true. Just because Crowley is a demon in his world, doesn't mean he's representative of demons in Adachi's world. Ugh, all this different worlds crap can be hard to remember at times. Especially when interacting with someone who, at least at first glance, seems like they could be from Adachi's time and world.]

I see. What are the other demons in your world like then? If you're the exception, then what's the norm?

[onlyanapple]

Mostly? Creepy assholes. Sometimes, one or two manage to be complete nightmares.

[Hastur and Ligur come to mind. ]

[cabbagedetective]

[Now that sounded like the kind of description Adachi would expect for a demon. Guess that really does make Crowley a bit of an odd duck.]

So then, if you're here now... in space, I mean... does that mean that you're still "on the clock?"

[onlyanapple]

I've not been on Earth for over six years, now. I'm considering this a holiday. Possible retirement.