GRADUATION: A PRELUDE

[idolpro]

[ A knock is heard on the sensitIV dorms door. ]

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[bevoted]

[ snorts another laugh, ]

Glad you're so familiar with how I operate. You're not one of my fans, are you?

[ actually, ]

I want power, but not for vengeance. I can take care of all that just fine with my own abilities. ... but there are people I want back, and people I want to protect. Yasuragi-- ... Ardashir is one of them. I also want Solomon back from wherever you shipped him off to.

The world I came from... whatever happened to it, I want it back whole and sound, and I want William to be safe.

To put it simply I want the power to control my own fate, and the fate of everything I care about.

[ ... ha. ] That would include sensitIV too. But I bet that's against your rules.

[deut32_35]

Would you prefer to put them under your own protection? No need to trust it to me.

[bevoted]

.... if that's an option, I'd prefer to keep them as far away from you as possible yeah.

While we're at it why don't you make me a Prince?

[deut32_35]

Work your way up to it. We can start you at Baron.

[bevoted]

So past experience doesn't carry over, but there's room for upwards mobility. That's familiar enough. I'll make Prince in no time, then.

[ like hey "Baron" is at least better than starting at the literal "bottom" of hell

... after another moment's thought, ]

Are you taking me now? Or do I get a chance to say goodbye?

[deut32_35]

I'm in no rush. Amusing as it is to watch Pythia's staff scramble, I will not take you now.

[bevoted]

[ Ha. ]

The "other side", right? I don't much like being used as a pawn in your game, but I'd like to see it myself sometime.

[ well... now that it seems his fate has been decided. ]

Are you going to get your ass off the table now?

[deut32_35]

Invest in real chairs, if you have a complaint.

[ He leisurely rises, to brush past Dantalion to the door. ]

[bevoted]

[ fuck you get out of his house--

wait. he grabs Asmodeus by the arm before he can leave, ]

So it's just done? What about my memories?

[deut32_35]

[ Interesting choice.

Asmodeus raises his eyebrows. ]

Try again. One more time, with feeling.

[bevoted]

[ sorry that reference is a bit beyond his time. ]

My memories were part of the deal. [ if you think he's going to beg, well

first of all you're not soft enough. ]

[deut32_35]

Dull. [ He raises a hand to brush Loki's grip on him off. ]

But not incorrect. [ If Loki lets him go, he'll find he has memories back. Asmodeus isn't giving them back though while he's holding on. ]

1/3

[bevoted]

Dull? Ha. I'm not here for your entertainment anymo-

[ the second he lets go he goes abruptly still. and quiet. as literally thousands of years of memories come flooding back. ]

2/3

[bevoted]

[ gods he thought he was ready he wasn't ready for this at all actually. ]

3/3

[bevoted]

[ breathes in. and speaks again. ]


... ...... and I can manipulate anything I want in my world?

[ he continues as if Nothing Happened ]

[deut32_35]

I am awarding you it, not giving it out on loan. Do what you like.

[ With his eyebrows raised, amused again. ]

[bevoted]

[ don't you fucking look at him like that ]

Just checking. "The ability to manipulate reality to my liking" is a lot to hand me with no loopholes.

[deut32_35]

[ Who is going to stop him. ]

I'd object more if you left it in the packaging. I appreciate ambitions. Figure out some impressive way to renovate it, and you'll get the chance at another.

[bevoted]

[ brb adding 'gain enough power to make azzy's face stop doing that' to the goals checklist ]

Renovate it? [ ha... ] I might have a few ideas.

And I have the freedom to move wherever I want too, right? What about this place?

[deut32_35]

Politics being what they are, I'd not say wherever.

[ With a small, dismissive flick of the wrist. ]

Incursions on another noble's territory is not recommended. Unless you're ready to deal with them, of course. Diplomatically or otherwise.