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TEST DRIVE MEME #5


ARRIVAL

You remember a dream.

Or maybe nightmare is more accurate.

It was full of hellfire nipping at your skin and a sensation of being pulled down no matter how much you struggle or cry for help. There's a voice that feels like it's coming from all around you at once. Contrasting with the nightmare unfolding around you, it's smooth as silk. It makes you want to listen with every bit of attention you can muster in the moment.

"Judgement has come upon you, but not to worry. It can still be undone."

The voice promises you redemption for your sins. It promises you a better life and everything you could ever want, if only you just stop struggling so much.

And so you do.


Everyone wakes up in the same room initially. The room is done up in red with a cushy bed, a window, an old TV in the corner on a desk, and a few Hieronymus Bosch paintings lining the wall. There's a bathroom to clean up in and any belongings will be sat around the room to be gathered later. There's a duffel bag provided for your convenience.

After feeling a sensation of falling or dropping onto the bed, characters wake up feeling like they've just slept for a week. Their body will feel heavy and stiff, they'll have a massive headache at first.

They'll quickly notice the list of their sins written with their blood on a bedside table on an old piece of parchment. This will mean the list is tied to them and can't be changed or tampered with. They'll also receive their device to connect with others and the network. It won't be anything terribly fancy. As a matter of fact, it looks like a very old Blackberry type phone.

Once characters are ready to leave the room, they'll head down long, winding halls. They're dimly lit and ominous feeling. They may encounter fellow sinners or demonic staff that will direct the newcomer down to the lobby to get their actual room key to settle in. They may be pushy, they may border on courteous. It really just depends on the mood of the staff at the time and how they're treated in return. Eventually, everyone comes to stairs that lead downward.



Once down to the lobby, you'll notice the front desk manned by a demon who looks bored out of its mind. To the side of him is the door to the kitchen where guests may help themselves. To the right is a small duty free shop that seems to have a surprisingly normal, expected stock of items. Look around a bit further, there will be a tiny bar tucked in through a corner door. It seems pretty well-stocked and best of all, self-serve if you want to get away from your demonic hosts for a bit. Of course there's some seating, bar games, and a jukebox tucked in the corner if you'd rather stay and socialize a bit.

Please note that all the songs on the jukebox are appropriately hell-themed. Hopefully Sympathy for the Devil is universally loved.

STAND YOUR GROUND

Prompt I

With the Mares leaving, the nightmares fade right along with them. Unfortunately, the hotel outside is looking rather worse for wear because of it. It's been pummeled, cracks in the siding and broken windows are everywhere. It looks much more befitting of the hellish landscape surrounding it, true, but Lucifer is already putting the demonic staff on repairs. They'll be enlisting the help of guests, whether they want to or not. Watch out when the whips and other punishments come out to play for those who seem to be slacking too hard.

The staff hardly has patience for it, whether the guests are feeling up to it or not. In truth, neither are the demons. Exhaustion is hanging heavy in the air for everyone.

But life must go on.

On the plus side, at least all the doorknobs and locks seem to be returning.

For current guests, they may now be dealing with a Frenzy come down and finding that they still itch for another fix. It won't be an easy ride. Withdrawals come with extreme fatigue, aches and pains, chills, depression, and an urge to potentially hurt yourself or others as agitation sets in. If asked for tips on dealing with it, the staff will tell the guests to just rest whenever they can, stay hydrated, and eat. The nausea that follows might make that difficult, but the staff seems to have very little time for sympathy at this point in time.

For new guests, they'll find things in quite a bit of disarray. Fortunately the demons are eager to hand out chores. They range from cleaning up broken glass and other items around the hotel, to removing boards from windows, to Hell beasts that need to be moved back from the basement to their enclosure just outside the hotel and helped to settle back in.

Anyone is free to visit any new beast friends they've made whenever they desire after this point. As a distraction, the hotel staff will even be offering riding lessons for larger beasts, both horse and canine-like ones.

Despite the push for normalcy though, there's a wariness in the air. Whether that's because of the recent bout with the Mares or the hushed whispers continuing on about the Veiled Order, it's uncertain. Something just feels off. Not to worry though, it's probably just paranoia creeping in. No one really wants to talk about it either way.

Every evening, once all the hard work is done, the staff seems to find the time to get a roaring fire going in the lobby fireplace and set up a buffet of food and drink for everyone to enjoy. There's every sort of food imaginable, and even some you wish you'd never seen. Spit-roasted dog, anyone? It's a delicacy here. There's also a lot of desserts of varying kinds from chocolates to ice cream to cakes and pies. Beer, coffee, sodas, and anything else people could want to drink is also on offer. There are even some specialty drinks for the vampiric guests around here.

There's entertainment as well. The demons are putting on makeshift plays and doing improv comedy routines, as well as dragging guests into the act if they seem interested. They'll ask them to perform tricks or act out Shakespearean scenes. For what it's worth, it does actually seem like everyone is trying to just have some fun. There's no harm in refusing to act anything out beyond some mostly good-natured booing and ribbing.

The succubi have also been given a room to set up for personal massages (with or without the happy ending). Massages are done in groups though, so you might want to rethink anything too frisky. If asked, the succubi will step aside and allow guests to massage each other instead, if that's more comfortable.

They're offering to help bathe and wash anyone who desires it for extra pampering, but most folks are understandably wary of the succubi and incubi around. No sexual play is actually being forced in these circumstances since, for once, the demons are well fed on sexual energy.

Oddly enough, the staff does seem to just genuinely want to do something refreshing. Although it's still probably clearly more for themselves than anyone else. Better enjoy it while it lasts though!

Prompt II

As another way to spoil (or distract) the guests a bit more, a new location has been brought to life!

Lucifer has insisted upon a movie theatre. It's located a short walk from the hotel. It's impossible to miss as the sign flickers and it's surrounded by a few very broken down, abandoned buildings still.

Outside, it looks like an old classic establishment from a time long since passed, but it has all the modern conveniences inside at least. From plush seats that recline and maybe get a bit too into giving a massage to all the treats you could ask for. So grab yourself some popcorn, a soda, hot dogs, or whatever else you want. There's also alcoholic beverages available for those who really need help getting through a movie.



Currently, the theatre is showing: Bedazzled, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Captain America (1990 version), Troll 2.

But there are request slips to be filled out by sinners if there's another movie they'd like to see when they rotate films around each month.

Located within the theatre is an arcade with zombie-themed shooter games, Pac-Man, motorcycle racing, and claw machines. There are also a few other gaming machines and one that's supposed to test romantic compatibility between couples. See if you're truly meant to be!

REACH UP HIGH

Prompt I
Warnings: cutting, blood, torture.

Whether you've been here for months or you're freshly arrived, your demonic overlord expects some participation. You can try and shirk the responsibility, of course. You can bargain your way out of it for a while. But eventually, you may find yourself trapped in a room just off the gym that's been fondly dubbed the torture room. It has all manner of equipment in there, along with an iron maiden even.

But don't worry about any of that right now. It probably won't be used.

You can try the door, but even with super human strength or every lock picking skill in the book, you won't be able to open it.

It soon becomes apparent what you're supposed to do soon enough when someone else is eventually shoved in with you. Both of your lists of sins will appear on a table that's been placed in the center of the room with two handy knives. You can choose to guard these or not care at all that they're on display.

"Know that honesty is a good place to start on your road to redemption. Sure, it can be terrifying at first, but that's why you've been given a partner in this journey. Pick up your knives and carve at least one sin into each other's flesh. Help in the journey to be candid with everyone you should meet here!"

The voice echoes all around you again, just like in the nightmare, and once again there's the pull to give in. This voice really does seem like it has your best interests at heart.

"If you need a bit of encouragement, we'll be giving it shortly."

It isn't a lie or idle threat either. The longer you wait to do what's been requested of you, the more shallow cuts that will appear on both of your bodies. Are you really prepared to endure this pain when giving in would be so much easier?

And more than that, are you willing to let another suffer along with you?

Eventually, the cuts will stop if you suffer them long enough, but you'll have failed this challenge and sustained more damage than if you'd just gone along with it. Satan will also be very disappointed in you.

Prompt II

"Offering one another counsel is a trait God rather admires. Compassion, goodwill... all of that. He has requested a demonstration that all of you are complying with your redemption, so I thought of a rather interesting way to show him." Lucifer's voice rings out warm and almost affectionate as he speaks within the guests' heads, the sound ringing within their skulls and beckoning them to trust him.

Even as demons grab at guests and haul them into a room only to lock the door. As usual, the doors can't be opened through any means guests will be able to perform. At least the room is cozy looking, with a plush couch and chairs.

"I must say that I'm proud of all of you. What I ask, I have no doubt that you will accomplish. Please, both of you have a seat and discuss anything from a bad memory, a fear, or even a silly little phobia you may not be proud of. Listen to each other, help one another as I know you can."

That's right. Guests are expected to share a bit about themselves, whether it's a trauma or a past sin they feel guilty for. Maybe it's even something as simple as an irrational fear of spiders... as long as it's sincere, it counts. Guests must absolutely share something if they don't want to be punished. They'll also have to provide sympathy or counsel.

If no one speaks, there's always a catch. The longer one of the participants refuses to speak of anything real, or lies, the more a headache will start to set in. Guests will feel a slight throbbing in the temples that grows steadily worse until it's almost blinding. Gradually, blood will start oozing from eyes, nose, and ears.

All of it will stop the minute guests comply and play along.

It is possible to wait out the punishment if guests are willing to let each other suffer for it, but this will be considered a failed challenge and Lucifer will have to rethink all that pride he said he had.

FOLLOW ME DOWN

Prompt I
Warnings: Alcohol and drug abuse, potential non-con/dub-con, kinks.

Those newly arrived to Hell will hear about a drug called Frenzy. The effects of which include the lack of a need to sleep for as long as one uses it, feeling like the best version of oneself, and feeling better than they possibly ever have. It may even get to the point where pain is minimized or even welcomed as a pleasurable experience.

The downsides of the drug include giving into a frenzy of one's basest instincts, whether it's lust or anger or anything else that they're naturally inclined towards.

This drug will be offered at the club outside the hotel, but the succubi who make it will demand payment up front this time. This can come in the form of keeping the club up and cleaned, serving guests, or performing on stage. It may also include sex with the demons or other patrons, or putting on solo performances for an audience. The succubi won't particularly care how willing guests are when they come to demand their payment and may force it.

Some will tell you that it's absolutely worth the price though, especially down in Hell where there's so much pain already. What's wrong with a little bit of escape, really? Others will tell you to stay far away from it all.

Of course the demons fail to mention it has the potential to be addictive, but users will probably figure that out on their own once they've come down. It isn't their fault if no one did their research!

Beyond Frenzy, the club also offers a variety of drinks and aphrodisiac-laced foods. There are poles for dancing, plush couches throughout as well as more private tables. There are stages where sex machines are set up, as well as other areas to tie up volunteers or to set up any other type of play imaginable. There are private rooms that can be rented out for the night for those who really want to explore their desires.

Attractive succubi and incubi roam the club as staff or active participants. Some will become more forceful if they're hungry, others will gladly offer any sort of temptations they can.

Careful if you ever see through a their pretty illusion and see the old, angry crones they really are though. It's a bit hard to forget that.

Regular demons also frequent the club, ranging in looks from tiny, mischief-making goblins to goat-like beasts to more humanoid types. There may even be tentacled-beasts who may not be the best at conversation, but will be eager to participate any play they're invited to.

There's a dance floor and loud music pumping through the club in a dedicated space for those who'd rather just dance the night away safely detached from the sexual side of things. All manner of drugs will be offered for those who ask staff, not just Frenzy.

Prompt II
Warnings: Potential violence and abuse.
There are hooded figures making their way through the hotel, but it's oddly hard to focus on them. The more guests try, the more their attention wants to drift to anything else.

For those magically inclined, they may notice the hint of a spell or black magic, but it's just as easily forgotten as everything else.

Guests won't even notice when the figure brushes against them, a skeletal hand adorned with gold brushing over any exposed skin they can reach with a whisper light touch.

It's an encounter that's so easily written off as guests continue on with their day, it really isn't worth mentioning at all later.

But ever since it happened, it feels like there's a poison that's entered the guest's system, twisting around their insides until they feel almost hollowed out. It's a whisper in the ear, inspiring envious feelings towards their fellow guests and the local demons that may never have been there before.

Why do they have it so easy? Why do they have fewer sins and why do more people love them than they do you? Why are you so unimportant to them? Why does everything come so easily to them when you have to work so hard for it?

Envy doesn't have to make any rational sense at all. It can happen at the most inopportune times and leave one feeling like they're burning up from the inside at the injustice of it all.

Even if it's someone a guest generally likes or gets along with, they'll feel this nasty little sensation creeping in.

Rage replaces the envy eventually. The anger starts to become overwhelming. After all, you're the one who is truly worthy of all the attention, all the adoration, all the things they've got. Other people are merely foolish for not realizing it.

Or perhaps it's not even envy at what the other guy has. Perhaps it's because the guest craves all the attention and all the affection of this other person. The guest may never have sought love or possession before, but suddenly it's all they seem to crave from this one person. They'll do anything to have it or to become as close to one person as possible.

Doesn't it eventually just make you want to hurt them for it all? Whether verbally or physically, guests will be drawn to action, or even force if they must. They will desire to either claim what they want or make the other admit to never having deserved it.

Alternatively, guests may also be reduced to begging to be noticed by the object of their envy, desperate enough to do anything to get what they feel is rightfully theirs.

This influence will be hard to fight off, but stronger guests will be able to fend off the envious effects of the mysterious demons. Others won't be so lucky.

MISC.
Thanks for joining us for our fifth test drive meme, sinners! Reserves are now open for the upcoming app round on September 1st

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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-25 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
((As FE:TH is a fairly new canon, let me know if you'd like me to avoid spoilers!))

Stand Your Ground I

[Sometimes, hell just doesn't seem that hellish compared to life. Even Dimitri knows that having thoughts like that is embarrassingly dramatic, but it's true. Here, at last, his weary mind doesn't tease him with visions of those he's lost. None of them would be in a place like this — none of them did anything to deserve their fates, not like he has. So while he doesn't doubt that his time here will be unpleasant (to say the least), in some ways, it's a bit of a relief to have to answer for the things he's done.

At least he has enough sense to keep it to himself.

With an attitude like that, it's unsurprising that he throws himself into the chores he's been given. Sadly for Dimitri, his ridiculous strength is no easier to control in hell than it was back home, and he can be found all over the hotel failing at basic chores due to breaking cleaning tools and items that he's been asked to move. While he'll stubbornly insist on being given new chores by any demon that approaches and scolds him, for his fellow sinners, he'll instead say:]


I don't suppose you know of anything that needs to be done around here that requires less... delicacy?



Stand Your Ground II

[All of this technology is utterly beyond Dimitri. Thankfully, now that he's settling in a bit he has better control of himself and he manages to not destroy any of the games that he's investigating. Granted, he doesn't actually play any of them either. Instead, he lurks nearby people who do decide to play them, humming thoughtfully to himself.]

I see... are you controlling the image on the screen, then?



Reach Up High II

[Dimitri's never been one to purposefully burden strangers with his problems. Even with his friends, he always did his best to keep his mental state to himself (and he succeeded for quite some time). As such, he's quite uncomfortable being asked to share with someone he doesn't even know. His posture is closed-off as he's ushered into the room, arms folded and head lowered. He won't sit down, but he will glance up at the unfortunate soul that gets shoved in with him. After a brief, awkward silence, he sighs and decides to at least speak to the poor bastard.]

Is this sort of arrangement standard, here? I don't see how airing personal business with a stranger could help anyone.


Wildcard:

[Throw anything at me! For now, at least, Dimitri will be trying very hard to redeem himself so he'll be easy to find.]
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[personal profile] tannic 2019-08-25 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
But isn't the most exquisite form of torture being forced to reveal things you would rather die than say out loud?

[Say, for instance, circumstances such as the revolution and your crush's imminent death forcing you to say something immensely unwise like "I am one of them" causing your untimely demise at the hands of the National Guard. So actually, he did literally die before revealing his secrets. You know, as one does.]

That is what confession exists for, after all. I may not have been a good Catholic, but I was Catholic all the same and I have been told that confessing your sins absolves you of them.

[Well, after you do a few hail marys.]
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-25 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[The way Dimitri's brows tug downward makes it all too clear what he thinks about that. He purses his lips as he studies the man before him. Ultimately, he doesn't come to any solid conclusions about him save for the fact that he doesn't seem to be all that distressed with being in hell, either.]

I know not what a Catholic is, but I do know that confession alone cannot possibly grant absolution. Sins aren't erased so easily, even if the burden feels lighter when it's shared.

[As someone who wants to suffer the full punishment for what he's done, he's not interested. But that doesn't mean he won't listen to someone else. Uncrossing his arms, Dimitri sits down on one of the couches.]

Regardless, if you wish it, I'll listen to anything you want to confess.
tannic: if there's no one beside you (their vacancy signs)

[personal profile] tannic 2019-08-26 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Au contraire, the absolution comes from God himself once you've accepted you're mortal and therefore fallible.

[Or so the nuns at the church told him when he spent several days sketching the architecture. Does he believe that? Absolutely not. Grantaire doesn't believe in anything.]

But I worship false idols, so who knows what falsehood I speak?
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-26 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
So you follow a religion you don't have much faith in.

[He can relate. The goddess has never done a damn thing to help Dimitri or his loved ones no matter how fervently he prayed. If his people want to worship her, he won't deprive them of that comfort, but he can't say he truly has any faith in her. Faith that she exists, yes. Faith that she's a benevolent force who wants nothing more than to save everyone? Not so much.]

Is that considered blasphemy where you're from? [he asks casually.]
tannic: i will follow you into the dark (when your soul embarks)

[personal profile] tannic 2019-08-28 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm here, am I not?

[That's the least important sin he's been charged with, though. Well, no. The least important sin he's been charged with is that time he painted a nude and the guy was hung, which he doesn't personally think was a sin but it's technically on his list.]

The fact that I'm here and none of the people I fought with are is probably proof enough that I'm good friends with blasphemy.

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stand your ground I

[personal profile] dealwiththedeva 2019-08-26 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Considering Beelzemon is nine-feet tall, a Mega-level Digimon that has an unusual amount of strength for his lean form, and has been rather unwilling to be told what to do, he's been running into the same problems as Dimitri. Fortunately, apparently rather done with his bullshit, the demons had found the Digimon something where at least his few skills could be put to good use.]

Yeah! Wanna help me out with wrangling some of these Hell beasts?

[At least there isn't a large amount of finesse that's required to get them from the basement to their enclosures, even for the stubborn ones.]
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-26 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Goddess have mercy, he's huge. But this is something Dimitri will have to get used to sooner or later, he supposes, so after a brief moment of looking startled, he decides to just move right along.]

I do have some experience handling horses. Are they at all similar?

[If not, he'll just watch this creature for a bit and mimic what he does.]
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[personal profile] dealwiththedeva 2019-08-26 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Never wrangled horses myself. Only a motorcycle.

[...Did he misspeak or did Beelzemon really mean to say motorcycle? Yes, yes he did, saying the word as if motorcycles are just like horses, animals to be used for riding where he's from. The Digital World is a really weird place sometimes.]
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-26 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dimitri almost asks what a motorcycle is, but in the end, he decides he might as well not bother. If he spends his time running around like a toddler asking what every new thing he sees is, who knows how long he'll be stuck here? Better to just do what he's told and get it over with.]

If experience isn't necessary, I would be glad to assist you. Lead the way.
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[personal profile] dealwiththedeva 2019-09-08 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, they'll probably get into a never-ending loop of asking what all the new things are considering Beelzemon can be a bit sheltered when it comes to things as well. He gestures with his hand.]

C'mon. Maybe you can help with the really stubborn ones. They don't seem to want to move.
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Reach up high II (ok for spoilers)

[personal profile] opheliaafterdeath 2019-08-29 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Nekane is on the same page as Dimitri. They're seated but are as closed off as they can get. For someone who lies as much as they do, this room sucked.]

It's bullshit. [Tell us how you really feel.] But I doubt they're going to let us out until we do.

[Notably they are making no effort to start this off. Even something so much as a fear or a phobia is too much information on the detective, or at least they think so. Paranoia, thy name is Nekane.]
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-29 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[What a fascinating... person? Really, Nekane looks like a demon to Dimitri. He tilts his head to the side as if that will somehow magically give him answers, but none come. Though he feels that it's rude to ask, after another moment he says:]

Are you not employed here?

[At least he didn't straight up ask if Nekane is a demon.]
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[personal profile] opheliaafterdeath 2019-08-29 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[It is a good thing he did not - they wouldn't have taken it well.

But Nekane responds to the staring by staring back before snorting.]


Yeah, because I totally have pointy horns and red skin. [The sarcasm is biting.] No I don't fucking work here.

[The bone wings and red eyes may give off that impression but this is the last place they want to be.]
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-08-29 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Save for the foul language, that dry tone brings Felix to mind. Spilling his sins to a stranger still isn't appealing, but to someone that's more likely to deride him than pity him, it's far more tolerable.

That doesn't mean that Dimitri will initiate with a confession of his own, though.]


I see. Well, I will not force you. I have little interest in this exercise. If we're meant to be repenting here, then unburdening ourselves seems counterproductive. Should we not bear the full weight of our sins if we're to overcome them?
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[personal profile] opheliaafterdeath 2019-08-29 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Nekane would be the first to admit they're terrible at giving and receiving pity. They can agree something sucks but that is as far as they are generally willing to go for strangers.]

Yeah. Wouldn't put it past them to stick a bunch of us in a room and watch us fuck up for shits and giggles. Otherwise there's no goddamn point.

[They can feel the familiar dull thud of a headache starting to form. The detective avoided sleeping as much as possible so they're no stranger to the feeling but it still sucked.]

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let's reach up high

[personal profile] jelliclerats 2019-09-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This place is annoying. Nezumi has only been here for a month but already, he's accustomed to being pushed and prodded into the most ridiculous of things. It isn't the traditional torture authors write about, but it's definitely a pain.

So, it's show and tell, is it? They tell their traumas and show sympathy. Ironically, the latter might be harder, depending on the person he's paired with. If their story is shallow, how is he supposed to show any kind of sympathy? Even if it's horrible, at most he can understand. Sympathy is weak. He has no room for weakness, especially if it's here.

Waltzing into the room, he takes a seat and places his legs onto the table. He'll just make himself at home. ]


You're in Hell. Don't expect therapy. Why don't you start? Confess your darkest pain to a stranger.

[ Nezumi's agrees to the stupidity in this, at least. ]
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-09-02 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Such a blasé attitude. This boy must be more familiar with this place than his appearance suggests. Dimitri regards him with curiosity briefly, eventually settling down himself on one of the nearby chairs.

Not too near, though. With a soft appearance like that, he can't help but wonder if this isn't some demonic ploy to get him to lower his guard.]


I do not expect a therapeutic experience, I just fail to see how burdening someone else with my troubles is supposed to offer either one of us absolution.

[If the point is just to make him feel better, then he'll pass.]
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[personal profile] jelliclerats 2019-09-02 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
You earn your absolution by listening to my story and feeling sorry for me. I earn it by doing the same thing.

[ Sympathy is their real goal, but Nezumi sincerely considers them the same thing. He's well-read enough to know there's a literary difference, but in reality, sympathy was difficult without pity. Maybe Shion managed, but Nezumi fights that realization. ]

Good people feel sorry for each other.
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-09-02 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, yes... he did say something about compassion, didn't he?

[That's what Dimitri gets for getting too caught up in "unburdening" himself on someone else. He failed to take into account that both people here have to prove that they aren't beyond redemption.]

Very well. I confess that this is an uncomfortable exercise on my part, but since my choosing not to share would make things difficult for you, I will try.

[Dimitri takes a breath and closes his eye. Is it really, truly the right thing to just... say it? But he has to say it — if he doesn't extend that trust, he can't ask this boy to do the same in return.]

I fear that I'm too far gone to be able to atone. A good man shouldn't find pleasure in shedding blood.
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[personal profile] jelliclerats 2019-09-03 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's not difficult to read this man -- or, it won't be if Nezumi is reading him correctly. His morals will actually be so high that he sees wrong when there's really none. So then comes the question: did he apply the same high standards to other people? Was he harsh? To the point of cruelty? If he held his own morals so high, he certainly wouldn't understand Nezumi. He's not apologetic. Nezumi did what he had to do to survive, and he'd do it all over again. ]

Are you the person who gets to decide what makes a good man? That sounds like a weighted job. How cruel of someone to give it to you.

[ Planting both feet on the ground, he turns to face this stranger. ]

Under the right circumstances, any man would find joy in spilling blood. If a man kills your family, wouldn't you enjoy getting revenge? If a good man is a perfect man, those are big shoes to fill. Guess I'll stick to being a bad one.

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[personal profile] failnoughts 2019-09-08 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ claude reaches his allocated room, pausing before reaching for the handle. they never shared rooms in garreg mach and having your own room allowed for privacy. something which claude dearly needed to breathe. after all, playing a part can take its toll.

ah well. claude will figure it out. but before he opens the door, he notices someone approaching. someone eerily familiar. ]


— Dimitri?
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-09-08 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aside from getting tossed into a room with Edelgard, Dimitri honestly hasn't had that bad of a stay here in hell. It's unpleasant, yes, but knowing that he's doing something to atone for his sins is surprisingly refreshing. Honestly, part of him is glad to be here. He still looks exhausted as he approaches his assigned room, but some of the madness has left him.

Until he sees Claude, at least.

Immediately, Dimitri stiffens. Seeing Edelgard was one thing. She belongs here, and even if what he saw was merely an apparition meant to torment him, he can see why a demon would choose her face. Claude is another matter altogether. While he wouldn't call him a friend exactly, there isn't animosity between them, and Claude certainly isn't a monster like he and Edelgard are. There's no reason for him to be here — unless he's in league with Edelgard, after all.]


What are you doing here? [he spits out, brows pulling down sharply.]
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[personal profile] failnoughts 2019-09-09 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
I could say the same about you.

[ claude gathers his composure quickly enough. after all, he's made a skill of it. still, seeing dimitri here . . . well it can go either way. the last time they met, the man hadn't seemed like himself. though it's just like him, claude muses, to come back from the dead. again. ]

But I honestly don't know. This isn't where I expected to be.
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[personal profile] azuremoon 2019-09-09 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[As always, he's a difficult read. Not being able to guess at what he might be thinking puts Dimitri on edge. Reaching for a weapon is tempting, but Dimitri settles for just folding his arms and lifting his chin.]

Are you alone?

[Did you come here with Edelgard?]

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