sixth. video (i fought the war but the war won).

[torrefied]

[It's a video post from Mello, and that's a thing that just does not happen. The camera is propped up to face him, lying on his back with his eyes closed, drinking in the artificial sunlight on a patch of grass somewhere in the park.]

Don't you all just get tired of fighting all the time?

[A peculiar lilt colors his words, a slight discordance to his typical tone and a languidness that should be noticeable to anyone who has ever heard him speak. He opens his eyes and glances to the camera.]

I mean, I know you are - I can smell it on you. You all want, so much - you want to go home, you want to return to your normal, ordinary lives. You want an end to the struggles you face here in order to simply survive.

[He shifts onto his side, propping his head up in his hand to face the camera directly. This is something else Mello would never do - openly show his face. And anyone who has seen his face before, even just partially, will notice a key difference here - his scar is gone. He smiles deviously at the camera.]

Don't fight us. Join us. Let us help you. Let me help you. I can give you what you want. All you have to do is ask, and let us in.

[He gives the camera audience a one-shouldered shrug and smiles again, something that looks entirely wrong and out of place on Mello's face.]

Despite what you may have heard, we're not all bad.

(ooc note: demon-possessed mello can also be encountered in person pretty much anywhere in the city for the next few days!)

f i v e . ( AUDIO ) . i'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.

[dedikated]

( hey, murdercave. it's been a while since she last addressed you en masse, huh? shame it couldn't be for any good reason this time, but demons. what are you gonna do?

the audio feed begins with nothing but the sounds of heavy breathing and the crash of battle. someone running. you'd be forgiven for thinking that this happened entirely accidentally mid-fight, because no one seems to say anything for a good minute.

Kate's voice eventually makes itself known with a grunt and the thud of her back hitting a wall. )

Assistance needed. Colosseum. ( her voice is heavy with exhaustion, of having run and dodged and tried everything she can alone to attempt to stop- )

Shit--

( hold on, she needs to move. give her a minute. )

- Don't bother coming if you don't have powers.

( it's harsh, and short, but there's no time. not when this thing - this demon that was once her friend and co-worker - isn't about to be stopped with a few weapons. she's doing all she can to outrun him, never mind trying to attack. )

( sup, Hadriel. you've got one anime strong possessed demon!Hakkai to deal with. give a girl a hand? )