video; un: Clyde

[darknstormy]

[ The video shook a little before finally landing on his face. Well, the profile of his face. Seth had turned it on without realizing then stepped away. He glanced back, catching something moving in his peripheral.

Shit.

[ A look of illumination graced his features and he stopped his approach to turn off the feed. Seth cleared his throat, his expression more accepting of their surrounding circumstance than his frustrated focus of seconds ago. What could he say? He was glad to have a speaking voice again. Might as well put it to use. ]

If there's somethin' that getting sucked from one mess to another's taught me, it's that nothin' lasts forever. All this shit's temporary... I couldn't talk soon after ending up here. My better half couldn't hear. And some of you got acquainted with the pain in the ass who lives with us, Leo. --Who by the way, can't exactly help what he is and didn't fuckin' ask to be made but still lives buy a code. But I digress...

[ Seth sat back after the brief introduction of sorts. ]

I'm Seth. Seth Gecko. You've already met Leo on here. As my Bonnie once called him, 'a walkin'-talkin' after shave commercial' who sang for you. Margo hasn't graced you all with an appearance yet but that's probably thanks to the roller coaster we've been through since arriving. She'll no doubt talk about magic when she does. Me? Well, I'm just a run of the mill guy from Kansas City. No powers, though not too bad with a piece.

[ He leaned forward and pulled out a gun tucked at the small of his back, brought it to view then returned it. ]

So if I haven't bored you all to hell yet, maybe some of who's left can enlighten me on what life's been like here? It seems the breaking up into islands is something new. Before ending up here, the three of us were at a place in France--or at least, it seemed French--that nobody could make a sound or chance gettin' torn apart by monsters.

Anybody sharin' insight about life here, you've earned yourself some manual labor. Or anythin' else I can come up with.

[ He offered an expectant look at the end. Not quite a smile, but a signature move when trying to get something without the means to obtain it otherwise. ]

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video

[outofthefire]

No. To the guy posting this, do not let this demon get a gun. It'll just kill you and then go kill some other people for fun.

[darknstormy]

Don't worry, Peaches. I'm not exactly on the best term with demons. Well, except Leo. So there's that and that I don't give up my piece easily. I don't mind giving lessons. Anythin' goes wrong and my buddy gets a meal out of it.

That work for you, Caedra?

[ Maybe, just maybe Seth saw this also as a matchmaking opportunity for his adopted younger brother. ]

[outofthefire]

Even lessons are too much. It can't be trusted. It already killed two people that I know about and it tried to kill me, too. Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can get the upper hand with it.

[darknstormy]

There a way to make this chat private? I'm not real good with these things.

[ One thing's for sure... he believes that she believes what she's saying. Yet in his experience, he ended up allies with a once enemy. --A once enemy who tried killing him and took his brother from him for a period of time. So Seth can't readily cancel out the idea of getting to know as many around as he could. There was the whole concept also of keeping your friends close but your enemies closer too. ]

Private Video

[outofthefire]

Yeah, there is. We’re all by ourselves now.

Look, I get it if you think I’m overreacting. But this isn’t a demon that you should take lightly. It’s smart. It will find a way to get ahold of your gun and it will kill you. Then, it’s going to kill others just because it can. I don’t know about you, but that’s something that I would want to prevent, if I could. Besides, it already kills just fine without a gun. Why give it another way to do it?

[Laura looks intense, but sincere. she’s already suffered enough because of a demon, she wants to prevent further suffering if she can]

video: (private)

[darknstormy]

[ Seth stared for a minute, looking at the private mode then looked at Laura. He gave a nod in acknowledgment.

Then shook his head in objection at what she immediately said after. ]

I meant what I said. I've had more than my share around demons. Most tried killin' me and my brother, nearly succeeded a few times...

Where's this demon now that she ain't killin' a bunch of people?

video: (private)

[outofthefire]

Look, mister--Seth. I don't know you and I don't know what you've been up against. But I do know that this particular demon is very powerful. She murdered a woman a couple of months ago and used the blood to bring more demons into town.

She can fly, so who knows where she is. I just know that if she's given the chance to kill, she'll take it.

[darknstormy]

You could say I've been up against the goddess of hell. Because I have.

[ Granted, Seth hadn't faced off alone but he wasn't in Hadriel alone either. ]

And she sent a bunch of demons to do her bidding, including possessing people I care about. We sent her back to hell after killin' them all.

[ His tone transitioned from spouting fact to showing some empathy. ]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not tryin' to downplay what you just told me. Just lettin' you know I'm no rookie.

But I gotta ask... You mind sharin' how this murder happened?

[Audio]

[bespectacledsnake]

Tsk. That could have been done more politely.

[Audio]

[outofthefire]

Like I care what you think is polite.

[and with that, she disconnects the call]

[bespectacledsnake]

[It is hard not to laugh at a temper tantrum, in fact Semiyon makes little to no effort to hide his laughter before simply letting it go as clearly she wishes]

So I can see.

[And he'll get back to his wine and his usual habits around the house]

[abyssalarcana]

[Well now she's curious about this Leo fellow, but also unsure if he's using 'demon' as a colloquialism - or if she actually has one of her own kind here. She's leaning toward no, because she suspects had another tanar'ri shown up, she would have found out sooner. Still. Interesting.]

Laura is just being overly worried. It seems I've acquired something of a reputation that others don't understand. Yes, that sounds fair, I'd be very interested to learn!

[outofthefire]

Don't act like I'm a child who doesn't know what the fuck she's talking about. You know better. And you haven't gotten a bad enough reputation!

[abyssalarcana]

[Caedra maintains her composure, but the look in her eyes, as well as that slight smirk, suggests amusement rather than anything else.]

Calm down. I'm trying to have a polite conversation with this gentleman.

[outofthefire]

[Laura plasters on her sweetest smile but if looks could kill...]

Fine. I’m calmly telling this grown adult who apparently knows about demons that if he gives you gun lessons, he’ll be sorry.

[darknstormy]

[ These two seemed... friendly. Seth let them talk before he finally chimed in. ]

SO... Any truth to what Laura's sayin'?

[ He asked pointedly, ready to gauge Caedra's response. ]

There is the matter of askin' for info before I repay the favor. Just sayin'.

[abyssalarcana]

[Caedra shrugs, still apparently unbothered. In her opinion, Laura has come off as looking completely ridiculous here and her outburst was entirely unwarranted.]

If I wanted to kill someone I wouldn't make up some false pretense about wanting lessons. I won't hide what I am, since most everyone else here knows already. If you're still concerned, I would prefer we talk in person. After you've had time to ask your questions, of course. I did say I would answer what I could.

un: Bonnie

[ibiza]

[ She appears on screen looking flabbergasted, bewildered, and maybe even a little pissed off. Her mouth hangs open slightly as she stares for a second or two, then she raises a hand as if to ask for him to give her a second. Margo doesn't make the video private because, really? You expect her to give a shit who sees this? She shakes her head. ]

Baby, what are you doing?

[darknstormy]

[ Uh oh. He thought she'd be happy he was trying to connect with people. Get a lay of the land, especially now that they were suddenly on islands and Leo hated the water. Margo didn't look pleased in the least. His brow was knit, confusion heavy on his face. ]

Just tryin'ta find out what people know about bein' here?

[ibiza]

[ Margo would never try to keep Seth on a leash. She respects him far too much for that. She would, however, protect him, and that's exactly what she thinks she's doing now. Taking in a breath, she forces a smile onto her face. ]

Is that a demon you're making friends with?

[darknstormy]

[ If anything, it had been all the freedom that Margo gave him for Seth to realize he didn't want to be apart from her. They'd been lucky so far. Luck wasn't really his thing but he seemed to be pushing the envelope with it. He could tell Margo was trying to be diplomatic and did his best not to push her.

With as innocent a face as he could muster... ]

Seems that way? I mean, I don't know about makin' friends but I didn't close off this broadcast to anyone. Met Leo like this, remember? Maybe I find him a girlfriend?

[ There. Margo had to like that idea. Right?
Or she'd remember how Amaru tried to repeatedly kill him and Seth should know better than offer to meet up with a demon alone. ]

[ibiza]

Oh.

[ Oh as in Oh, like hell am I letting you charge into this unprotected. Margo maintains her smile and nods. Finding Leo a girlfriend sounds like a great idea, actually. It might even make their dinners more fun. It's only a great idea if Seth doesn't die, though. ]

I'm all for it. Count me in.

[ You're stuck with a battle magic casting shadow, Seth. Your Bonnie is going to protect you no matter what. ]

[darknstormy]

Wouldn't have it any other way.

[ Only he would. If just to protect Margo. Seth didn't doubt her abilities for a second but then he'd met a demon or two who could make chump change out of century old vampires. If his girlfriend read any hesitation on his features, it was up there with the same trepidation she started her reply to him with.

Seth cleared his throat, still keeping something of an amicable expression. ]

Figured we should drag along the pain in the ass too.

[ Leo wouldn't have a choice now. And really, after all the shit the sunai gave him for 'losing Margo', Seth didn't think his adopted sibling would see it any other way. ]

[Video][Private]

[imhisaunt]

Mss Laura! You be careful!

[Delar is fussing at the camera. But he hasn't forgotten, nor is he ever going to, what happened to Margaery. He does not want that happening to another friend]

[Video][Private]

[outofthefire]

[soothingly]

Don't worry, Delmar. I'll be fine. I'm probably the safest person around when it comes to that demon.