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!)

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[beanstalk]

Do you honestly think the populace is that stupid? [ Well, okay, for some people the answer can be yes, because there was no getting around that, but from what Kanda's observed through the network thus far... Most here weren't.

So he's honestly curious why a demon would waste their time like this. ]

[torrefied]

Mmm, well, I don't really know you all well enough to make that kind of judgment, do I? Though I will say, this boy certainly seemed to think that much was true.

[beanstalk]

That kid looks just that - a kid who was in way over his head.

[torrefied]

Hmm, maybe so. He seemed to think he had it all under control, though.

[And he punctuates that observation with a vicious laugh.]

[beanstalk]

"Under control," right. A common mistake children who are in over their head make.

[ Because for all he knows that's exactly the situation right now. Not that he cares if Mello lives or dies after this. ]

I wonder how long you'll last before his friends decide to play hero.

[torrefied]

He doesn't have friends. Isn't that terribly sad? He always thought he was better off alone. Fewer ways to be compromised.

[beanstalk]

[ Wow this kid is utterly stupid. Not hat Kanda can necessarily talk, but at least he's on friendly enough terms with people who won't let shit fly when shit hits the fan... ]

Then I guess you've gotten yourself a new home, then.