Azrael Today at 4:42 PM Can Tiernan go outside the mansion during pregame?
Alex Today at 4:42 PM Yeah The grounds are part of the site
Azrael Today at 4:48 PM Aaaaand if he were to cast prying eyes and send the eyes outside the grounds?
Alex Today at 4:49 PM No can do
Azrael Today at 4:49 PM He had to try.
Alex Today at 4:49 PM A nice thick wall/shield hangs out :U All the way around But it doesn't feel like it's keeping everyone in..............
Azrael Today at 4:50 PM I mean he assumes it isn't keeping Roth in. XD But no I get what you mean.
Alex Today at 4:51 PM lmao
Azrael Today at 4:53 PM And while he does many ridiculously reckless things he's not going to try to teleport out of a potentially protective barrier in Hell just yet. Even if he survives, Luci would skin him alive.
Alex Today at 4:54 PM Well there are these... things
Alex Today at 4:55 PM Yus There are three of them Just tall enough for a 5'9" tall person to walk through without having to duck lmao
Azrael Today at 4:56 PM Pff And if, hypothetically speaking, they are walked through?
Alex Today at 4:59 PM Depends on which one Left side of mansion, backyard, or right side...
Azrael Today at 5:00 PM Hmm Left side it is! After making himself invisible.
Alex Today at 5:01 PM okie, he found the arena early But lmao it's still being prepared sooooo Lots of demons around They're all working/busy There's one that isn't actually doing anything, and doesn't seem to know what's going on
Azrael Today at 5:03 PM That's interesting. Can he try detect thoughts on that one?
Alex Today at 5:03 PM ... They're thinking exactly what the look on their face says: What's all this?
Azrael Today at 5:03 PM XD
Alex Today at 5:04 PM Well, there is another thought that might be more interesting Augh, where is Lucifer?
Azrael Today at 5:11 PM That is interesting, yes. So. A quiet mental whisper. Recovering, I would hope. He did just get over a rather nasty condition.
Alex Today at 5:15 PM They actually jolt, at that, but quickly cover it up with just scratching their arm...
... What condition?
Azrael Today at 5:17 PM Broke in two rather violently, and only one half was reasonably sane. Getting him put back together was a bit of an ordeal.
Alex Today at 5:19 PM . . . . . .
Oh.
. . .
Well, I guess that's a pretty relatable thing that I don't have much room to judge, right now...
They just visibly sigh.
Thanks, Tiernan.
Azrael Today at 5:21 PM His turn to jolt slightly but he doesn't have to cover anything since he's invisible. ...you don't know about that but you know me by voice?
Alex Today at 5:40 PM Of course...
You became one of... his most important people...
They sound so... resigned...
Right now, you're the only memory left from after he awakened in that place.
Azrael Today at 6:00 PM There's a long moment of silence. There aren't that many people who count Tiernan as that important to them. It's not a hard jump.
Traveler's grace, AGAIN?
It's resignation but of a far less tragic and painful type.
I'm the only memory you needed to keep. I have the rest.
Alex Today at 6:06 PM ... Ah. That connects two of the dots then. I was having trouble figuring out how one thing connected to the other- ah... anyway...
Where would you like to meet?
Azrael Today at 6:16 PM I'm largely confined to the mansion and grounds at the moment. This was a slightly unauthorized but probably expected exploratory venture.
Can you meet me at the smoke room safely? I could use a drink at this point.
Alex Today at 6:22 PM Smoke room...?
Guess who doesn't know the mansion . . .
I suppose I could with directions?
Azrael Today at 6:28 PM He's not really surprised. But Tiernan's quite well familiarized himself with the place by now, so it's easy enough for him to share the location.
Alex Today at 6:28 PM That works well enough, then!
See you there.
Azrael Today at 6:31 PM See you there.
So he'll be making his way back from the arena and up to the smoke room to get some wine, dropping the invisibility along the way.
[ They're not tugging their hood down until they've confirmed there's nobody else in the smoke room - nobody other than Tiernan?
But, there's a soft, tired sigh as they do so. Piercing blue eyes glance around the room, and then come to rest on the taller man. After a moment, they flash a small smile. ]
I have to admit, the timing is remarkable. I was assuming that today would be my last day with even the memories of you.
[ A quiet laugh is given. ]
Well, in any case... My name is Amdusias. Some just call me Ammy or Sia - in case you hear those two names around here, since there's a chance it could be me, as well. I... tend to get into a lot of trouble down here.
[Tiernan swirls his wine lightly before taking a sip. His smile is faint and almost wistful.]
I do have a curious talent for being in the right place at the right time. Or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on the day of the week and who you ask.
[He gestures to the seat next to him at the bar, a casual invitation.]
Well, at least it's not Lucas again. It's nice to meet you, Amdusias. Somehow I find myself deeply unsurprised you get in trouble around here.
[The touch of the Telepathic Bond spell is featherlight, a delicate brush of magic that it is Ammy's choice to accept or reject.]
[ They don't hesitate to walk over and sit next to Tiernan. Ammy lets out a quiet laugh at the mention of the man not being surprised by them getting into trouble. ]
Ah... I guess I do have that kind of face...
[ It's said with a faux thoughtful tone. The spell's brush is met with a softening expression, at first . . . and then Ammy holds a blink, accepting that invitation. ]
[Tiernan makes an amused sound, not quite a laugh but close. His eyes are gentle but still with a hint of mischief.]
I was thinking that we look more similar now. Which I sadly cannot hold up as anything but further evidence in favor of that.
["Sadly" as if he doesn't enjoy 70% of the trouble he gets in.
Tiernan doesn't so much return the memories that belong to Nick as show Ammy where to find them. The bond goes both ways, after all, and there's...a fair amount there despite the Foundation and Lucina. He doesn't want to overwhelm so he'll let Ammy set their own pace.]
[Despite the light words, Tiernan's mental presence is coiled tightly, tense and carefully constrained as he allows Ammy's uncertainty to play itself out.
It would be so, so easy, with the bond accepted, to simply return everything that is Nick. To ensure his preferred outcome.
That is exactly why he can't. Manipulating a situation is one thing but once he starts taking away the choice, evil is inevitable.
Tiernan drinks his wine quietly and waits with something that would look like patience if Ammy weren't in his head.]
[ Ah, yes... they do happen to notice that, given how impossible it is to miss.
The look they give Tiernan carries some soft understanding, but that doesn't quite match to what's within. There's a darkness to that understanding. A sense of relating to it. After all...
Current memories are all a chaotic mess of desperation, longing, fear, and grief. In the past, there was very little Amdusias wouldn't do to keep what they had - a lot of good that did, in the end, right? Bitterness lurks.
It isn't until all of the memories are regained, Ammy finally speaks, thoughts dwelling around a young man - a certain angel. ]
Sandalphon was the first moment of selfishness... Luc tried to warn me. I tried to listen, in the beginning. [ grim smile ] Love isn't simply a two-way street. Other lives were affected by it.
[ A quiet sigh. ]
But, as I said... it was my first moment of selfishness. Nobody should expect a demon to be perfect, anyway. And finding happiness... is rare. I'd rather die, again, happy... than go back to... [ swallowing thickly ] I should go find him, soon... At least it'll be easy to, once I'm out of here.
[ For now, however, they're leaning against Tiernan, forehead resting on his shoulder. ]
I am possibly the one person in the multiverse with the least right to judge anyone else's romantic choices.
[Or how much damage those choices might have the potential to do. A demon and an angel... But why should there be exceptions? 'Love one another, but not them'? Tch.]
Nor would I ever wish you anything less than happiness... You're dear to me, after all. And more than welcome.
[Dear to him... and one of Lucina's demons, hidden away somewhere under Nick all this time. And as much as he tries not to think about it, he can't quite help the way the new knowledge itches at his mind, his memories.
"You still care, still hold him close to your heart... Try as I might, again and again, to-"
"Everything you know is a lie..."
He gently but quickly ends the spell, fingers running through Ammy's hair.]
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Can Tiernan go outside the mansion during pregame?
Alex Today at 4:42 PM
Yeah
The grounds are part of the site
Azrael Today at 4:48 PM
Aaaaand if he were to cast prying eyes and send the eyes outside the grounds?
Alex Today at 4:49 PM
No can do
Azrael Today at 4:49 PM
He had to try.
Alex Today at 4:49 PM
A nice thick wall/shield hangs out :U
All the way around
But it doesn't feel like it's keeping everyone in..............
Azrael Today at 4:50 PM
I mean he assumes it isn't keeping Roth in. XD
But no I get what you mean.
Alex Today at 4:51 PM
lmao
Azrael Today at 4:53 PM
And while he does many ridiculously reckless things he's not going to try to teleport out of a potentially protective barrier in Hell just yet. Even if he survives, Luci would skin him alive.
Alex Today at 4:54 PM
Well there are these... things
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Azrael Today at 4:55 PM
Shiny
Alex Today at 4:55 PM
Yus
There are three of them
Just tall enough for a 5'9" tall person to walk through without having to duck lmao
Azrael Today at 4:56 PM
Pff
And if, hypothetically speaking, they are walked through?
Alex Today at 4:59 PM
Depends on which one
Left side of mansion, backyard, or right side...
Azrael Today at 5:00 PM
Hmm
Left side it is!
After making himself invisible.
Alex Today at 5:01 PM
okie, he found the arena early
But lmao it's still being prepared sooooo
Lots of demons around
They're all working/busy
There's one that isn't actually doing anything, and doesn't seem to know what's going on
Azrael Today at 5:03 PM
That's interesting. Can he try detect thoughts on that one?
Alex Today at 5:03 PM
... They're thinking exactly what the look on their face says: What's all this?
Azrael Today at 5:03 PM
XD
Alex Today at 5:04 PM
Well, there is another thought that might be more interesting
Augh, where is Lucifer?
Azrael Today at 5:11 PM
That is interesting, yes. So. A quiet mental whisper. Recovering, I would hope. He did just get over a rather nasty condition.
Alex Today at 5:15 PM
They actually jolt, at that, but quickly cover it up with just scratching their arm...
... What condition?
Azrael Today at 5:17 PM
Broke in two rather violently, and only one half was reasonably sane. Getting him put back together was a bit of an ordeal.
Alex Today at 5:19 PM
. . . . . .
Oh.
. . .
Well, I guess that's a pretty relatable thing that I don't have much room to judge, right now...
They just visibly sigh.
Thanks, Tiernan.
Azrael Today at 5:21 PM
His turn to jolt slightly but he doesn't have to cover anything since he's invisible. ...you don't know about that but you know me by voice?
Alex Today at 5:40 PM
Of course...
You became one of... his most important people...
They sound so... resigned...
Right now, you're the only memory left from after he awakened in that place.
Azrael Today at 6:00 PM
There's a long moment of silence. There aren't that many people who count Tiernan as that important to them. It's not a hard jump.
Traveler's grace, AGAIN?
It's resignation but of a far less tragic and painful type.
I'm the only memory you needed to keep. I have the rest.
Alex Today at 6:06 PM
... Ah. That connects two of the dots then. I was having trouble figuring out how one thing connected to the other- ah... anyway...
Where would you like to meet?
Azrael Today at 6:16 PM
I'm largely confined to the mansion and grounds at the moment. This was a slightly unauthorized but probably expected exploratory venture.
Can you meet me at the smoke room safely? I could use a drink at this point.
Alex Today at 6:22 PM
Smoke room...?
Guess who doesn't know the mansion . . .
I suppose I could with directions?
Azrael Today at 6:28 PM
He's not really surprised. But Tiernan's quite well familiarized himself with the place by now, so it's easy enough for him to share the location.
Alex Today at 6:28 PM
That works well enough, then!
See you there.
Azrael Today at 6:31 PM
See you there.
So he'll be making his way back from the arena and up to the smoke room to get some wine, dropping the invisibility along the way.
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But, there's a soft, tired sigh as they do so. Piercing blue eyes glance around the room, and then come to rest on the taller man. After a moment, they flash a small smile. ]
I have to admit, the timing is remarkable. I was assuming that today would be my last day with even the memories of you.
[ A quiet laugh is given. ]
Well, in any case... My name is Amdusias. Some just call me Ammy or Sia - in case you hear those two names around here, since there's a chance it could be me, as well. I... tend to get into a lot of trouble down here.
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I do have a curious talent for being in the right place at the right time. Or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on the day of the week and who you ask.
[He gestures to the seat next to him at the bar, a casual invitation.]
Well, at least it's not Lucas again. It's nice to meet you, Amdusias. Somehow I find myself deeply unsurprised you get in trouble around here.
[The touch of the Telepathic Bond spell is featherlight, a delicate brush of magic that it is Ammy's choice to accept or reject.]
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Ah... I guess I do have that kind of face...
[ It's said with a faux thoughtful tone. The spell's brush is met with a softening expression, at first . . . and then Ammy holds a blink, accepting that invitation. ]
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I was thinking that we look more similar now. Which I sadly cannot hold up as anything but further evidence in favor of that.
["Sadly" as if he doesn't enjoy 70% of the trouble he gets in.
Tiernan doesn't so much return the memories that belong to Nick as show Ammy where to find them. The bond goes both ways, after all, and there's...a fair amount there despite the Foundation and Lucina. He doesn't want to overwhelm so he'll let Ammy set their own pace.]
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I'll take your word for it.
[ And now they'll be falling quiet, gaze contemplative and briefly conflicted. There's some wariness towards taking those memories back, but...
Eventually, they do start at it; they will be going at a slow pace. ]
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[Despite the light words, Tiernan's mental presence is coiled tightly, tense and carefully constrained as he allows Ammy's uncertainty to play itself out.
It would be so, so easy, with the bond accepted, to simply return everything that is Nick. To ensure his preferred outcome.
That is exactly why he can't. Manipulating a situation is one thing but once he starts taking away the choice, evil is inevitable.
Tiernan drinks his wine quietly and waits with something that would look like patience if Ammy weren't in his head.]
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The look they give Tiernan carries some soft understanding, but that doesn't quite match to what's within. There's a darkness to that understanding. A sense of relating to it. After all...
Current memories are all a chaotic mess of desperation, longing, fear, and grief. In the past, there was very little Amdusias wouldn't do to keep what they had - a lot of good that did, in the end, right? Bitterness lurks.
It isn't until all of the memories are regained, Ammy finally speaks, thoughts dwelling around a young man - a certain angel. ]
Sandalphon was the first moment of selfishness... Luc tried to warn me. I tried to listen, in the beginning. [ grim smile ] Love isn't simply a two-way street. Other lives were affected by it.
[ A quiet sigh. ]
But, as I said... it was my first moment of selfishness. Nobody should expect a demon to be perfect, anyway. And finding happiness... is rare. I'd rather die, again, happy... than go back to... [ swallowing thickly ] I should go find him, soon... At least it'll be easy to, once I'm out of here.
[ For now, however, they're leaning against Tiernan, forehead resting on his shoulder. ]
Thank you.
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[Or how much damage those choices might have the potential to do. A demon and an angel... But why should there be exceptions? 'Love one another, but not them'? Tch.]
Nor would I ever wish you anything less than happiness... You're dear to me, after all. And more than welcome.
[Dear to him... and one of Lucina's demons, hidden away somewhere under Nick all this time. And as much as he tries not to think about it, he can't quite help the way the new knowledge itches at his mind, his memories.
"You still care, still hold him close to your heart... Try as I might, again and again, to-"
"Everything you know is a lie..."
He gently but quickly ends the spell, fingers running through Ammy's hair.]