08 | your blood drool attracts the flies

[scentofmakai]

Characters: Zett Takajo and you!
Setting: 58, 29, 13, Wildcard.
Format: Actionspam, will switch to match.
Summary: Zett spends the day in his demonic (belzebul) form. He practices flying, hangs around the hedge maze, sings an irreverent song in the church, and at night goes monster hunting.
Warnings: Violence towards monsters or people possible. Irreverence towards churches.

[A: floor fifty-eight, day]
[Tall floors mean flying practice, and Zett takes advantage of the full height of the floor, flying in complicated arcs and loops in a way that would probably be very impressive if you could ignore the hanging corpses above him.

Maybe you can ignore that. Your call.

When he feels like he's done enough, he reclines against a wall for a bit.]

[B: floor twenty-nine, day]
[Since Zett can just fly over the hedge maze, he enjoys this floor and its lovely plants. He can be found stopping to smell the roses, or if someone seems to be having trouble with the maze itself-]

Need a hint?

[-he'll be a good Samaritan.]

[C: floor thirteen, day]
[Demons in his world aren't actually hurt by churches, so he's just going to stretch out on one of the pews.

He won't actively bother anybody praying, but if it doesn't look like anyone is...]

Old Noah was mucking the Ark out one day when he heard a great shriek from the neighboring stall, said he to poor Ham who was hugging his loins, "Ah, the hedgehog, my boy, can't be buggered at all"~

[Obviously he has tons of respect for sanctity.]

[D: any floor that doesn't null powers, night]
[While it is strange for monsters to fight each other, you'd be forgiven for believing the giant fly-person shooting lightning to be another monster. If you're going hunting, too, or he's distracted you might even get an attack in before he greets you with a] Hey!

[Whether you assume he's a monster or not, he's certainly a sight. Most common enemies don't stand much of a chance.]

Comments

[belzebul]

That's fair. It's a little too short.

[papillonmagique]

It is shorter than me, even if I was not wearing my boots. Sadly that makes it hard for you to be scary.

[belzebul]

Kids are supposed to be that short, aren't they?

[papillonmagique]

Yes, but are you actually a kid?

1/3

[belzebul]

No, but I hung around them.

2/3

[belzebul]

[belzebul]

Does that make me sound like a pedophile?

[papillonmagique]

[That gets Zoe to laugh.] Slightly. If you did not do more than hang around them, I think you are safe.

[belzebul]

Well... That's a good question...

[papillonmagique]

... Okay, you are going to have to explain this.

[belzebul]

It isn't what you're thinking! I'm just saying that we saved each others' lives a lot and that I might have a crush on one.

[papillonmagique]

Oooooh! Oh. [Pause.

And the she punches him in the arm.] You idiot! Why did you kiss me if you already have a crush on someone?

[belzebul]

[He rubs his arm, then glares at her.] Maybe because he's been dead for a year?

[papillonmagique]

And what the hell makes you think you will not be able to see him again? I think we all know by now that death is flimsy. [She narrows her eyes back at him. Then she scoffs, turning her eyes to look up at the windows.]

... But no, I would not say that makes you pedophile. It only would if you tried to force anything, I think.

[belzebul]

Maybe a Setsuna will show up. Maybe one won't. Maybe one will show up who sided with his brother and the angels, or one who never met me, or one with someone else in his heart already.

But my Setsuna is either dead or a shade who hates me for being saved when he wasn't, when we promised we would always save each other.

[Zett goes quiet, staring at the ground.]

[papillonmagique]

... Like hell you should accept that. There has to be a way to restore our homes, their souls should still exist. So there has to be a way you can see your Setsuna again.

[There's an odd choked sound in her tone. Part of the reason Zoe is so adamant about this is because she doesn't want to believe she's lost her family after everything that's happened.]

[belzebul]

You... really believe that, don't you.

[He wants to believe it too. He doesn't know what he fights for if not, other than 'for something better than this'.]

[papillonmagique]

[She gives a very bitter laugh, nodding.]

I do... The only way I will stop believing that is when I die for good.

[belzebul]

If I say I wish I had your faith, will you hit me for that, too?

[papillonmagique]

No, I will not... I know it can be hard to believe something like that, in a place like this.

[belzebul]

You're a good friend to have, Zoe.

[papillonmagique]

[That seems to stun her, and she stares at him before she diverts her eyes.]

You... really think so?

[belzebul]

I know so. It's not even a think at this point.

[papillonmagique]

[Her eyes widen even more, and she looks away. Her face looks rather red now, and she quickly moves a hand to wipe at her eyes.]

... Thank you, Zett. That means a lot to me...

[belzebul]

You're not embarrassed, are you? [He leans in a little.]