alex catchall

[diluvian]

the best satan to ever exist

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[camena]

[ she sighs

and quietly: ]

Yeah. Me too, I guess.

[diluvian]

I won't hide that about myself.

[ she's selfish that way. ]

[camena]

It's... brave, in a way? I'd hate it if you were from my world. But you're not, so... I think—I think the rules have to be different.

[diluvian]

[ her smile is small and humorless. ]

You don't have to like it or me. It's fine if you don't.

[camena]

Too bad. I want to.

[diluvian]

[ ... ]

Why?

[camena]

[ she thinks for a long moment, genuinely trying to articulate something kind of complicated

and then just settles on ]

I just want to?

[diluvian]

[ there's a long beat, and then she says something under her breath that sounds like, "you're just like—" before she cuts it off with a sigh, but it's a sigh that sounds like she's giving up. ]

Fine. Do whatever you like, but don't regret it when I won't change who or how I am.

[camena]

Yeah, no. It's not about changing who you are.

Just... understanding each other better. I think.

[diluvian]

[ ... ]

That's easier said than done.

[camena]

I like a challenge.

[diluvian]

[ there's a beat before she takes a few steps closer to alex. ]

Is that so?

[camena]

[ HLEP?? ]

Yeah, like, I'm pretty good at competitions. Table tennis. You know.

[diluvian]

[ she closes the distance a little more. ]

Learning about me and understanding me is a different kind of challenge, Alex. Are you sure you're ready for it?

[camena]

[ if she ignores this it's not happening?? this is fine. this is normal???? ]

Well. I can learn about you first and then work on the understanding part. One after the other.

[diluvian]

[ alex can try her best to ignore it. she can do her best. ]

Well, you and anyone else who stayed to watch me kill Yang Guifei saw a glimpse of what I'm like. Did you understand any of that?

[camena]

No.

But, like, you two are from a completely different world than me. With mages and magic and summoning and—things that can end the world apparently.

[diluvian]

Yang Guifei used to be very, very human with no magic in sight. I'm the outlier.

[camena]

... So that means it could be extra hard to understand, I guess?

[diluvian]

Good luck. You'll need it.

[camena]

I'll do the best I can, and that's all anyone can ask for.

[diluvian]

You sound so confident saying that. What if I ask for more?

[camena]

Then I'll... consider it, depending on what you want? It's not like I can just say "sure, anything," but I'd at least hear you out.

[diluvian]

[ they are close enough for this now because alex tried to ignore and didn't back away, but lambda reaches up with both her sleeves (i typed sleeps first) to very, very lightly cup alex's face.

reiterates it's with her big penguin sleeves so it's a little ridiculous. ]

That'll do.

[camena]

[ why is this happening to her, she wonders, doing nothing to stop it ]

Uhh. Good. [ awkward, nervous laughter?? HELP SHE ALREADY HAD COUNT D INTIMATELY CUP HER FACE TODAY ]