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Text | Voice | Video | Action What are yah stupid? You know what ta do. kisses~

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[harderdaddy]

Look at Mister Reasonable over here. Char would be impressed.
If you can't take him, I ain't gonna do much better. But maybe they'll clip his wings too. I dunno what it's like comin' here as an Overlord? [Just how much power do they take from them?]

Heh~ An' one of 'em belongs to the King of Hell. You really don't settle, do you?

[His eyes flit away, but Angel smiles softly, even keeping the dirty joke that immediately springs to mind to himself.] Back at you. Though I can't really picture either of you spendin' a lot of time in here.

I uh...thanks, Al. For tellin' me. You ain't all bad. [He says it with a teasing grin, because of course his bond with Husk won't let him let Alastor fully off the hook.]

[skitter]

All I know is that Vox is here. John told me it was important I come talk to you.

[Her hand is in her pocket, fidgeting with her pocket watch, but she lets it go instead of invading his senses, and reaches out to touch his arm.]

That’s all he told me.

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[deerme]

If there's one thing I take great care dealing with, it's anything Vox-related. Perhaps if I were a less hostile inmate, they would have left me with more intact. I've found that I can't manipulate the devices, but they left Vox with the ability. [ Which was a piss-poor decision on the Admiral's part. And part of why he had them put the devices aside. ]

So it does. Really, who else could have put up with me?

[ Alastor is a stubborn, cold son of a bitch and Lucifer doesn't put up with it. ] I wouldn't mind coming by more often.

Hm, not all bad - still bad enough~ [ He finishes his drink and places his glass down. ] Can I walk you to someone else's room? It's probably best if you avoid the network for a bit.

.3 seconds after Val's post

[xangel]

[She doesn't actually listen to any of the post. There couldn't possibly be useful information there, and frankly they're both like nails on a chalkboard, who likes the sound of their own voices that much? She navigates away and messages Angel before the Val and Velvette show has aired its first episode in its entirety.]

so what i'm gonna do is line up all the crazy bitches you tend to accumulate into a cell you can activate whenever. no reason you should have to put up with any of this shit alone. like emotionally or without effective violence.

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[struckanerve]

Angel~

You okay with him being around? I know contracts and shit don't mean anything here and I'm trying to keep him distracted when and where I can but not entirely sure if I can do that forever

Though the fucker is living right next to me and I can kick him in the dick if need be~

Not that I give a fuck, duh, but his obsession shit is a bad look.

[harderdaddy]

lol
Proooobably would set back the whole redemption thing at bit. But tempting <3
And, hey you can't blame me for all three of them

It ain't like in Hell at least, right? I'm not on his leash

[Not literally at least...]

[xangel]

self defense doesn't count. but I mean like bodyguards but socially. so the fucker can't corner you while you do your fuckin laundry. and I mean it. there's your warden, tendi, your creepy boyfriend, aerith is pretty scary if she wants to be, who else?

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[harderdaddy]

Door's always open. Can't promise what ya might walk in on, though.

[Teasing makes it easier, lets him pretend his sense of self hasn't been turned upside down. Besides, he and Al don't do the mushy stuff. Not with each other at least.]

It's a short walk. Wen Ning's just in 802.

[harderdaddy]

[Angel's head bows, and despite the size difference between the two, he feels small in that moment, nodding for her to come in.]

He's Val business partner. Thought he hated me- mm- no, he does hate me, but I thought he wanted nothin' ta do with me. But apparently I've been his fuckin' spy this whole time, and I didn' even know. I dunno what's real, if any of it even fuckin' counted when I was just a brain washed puppet.

during the Flood, sometime after Val

[totaldadbeat]

[The appearance of Val has him realizing he just hasn't really... gotten to know this guy, at all. So... what better time than a time when they could probably both use no-pressure sitting and drinking or... enjoying comfort food.]

You feel up for just...
Hanging out?

Maybe with some booze or... I don't know. Ice cream? Pizza?

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[harderdaddy]

I don't really have a choice?

Oh good, I thought someone stole your device for a second. Val being obsessed ain't nothing new. But I got close with some people here, and I don't know how exactly he's gonna react if he finds out.

[Well, no- he knows. Violently.]

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[struckanerve]

[The snort of laughter at the device comment, man, she's glad she went with text.]

oh shut the fuck up, bitch

As much as I don't give a shit about you, you WERE a good model when I needed your ass and sometimes the shit you'd say to him was fucking hilarious

But Val needs a real goddamned fucking hobby that isn't that so I'm TRYING to get him to understand that shit

And if fuckface mcgee tries some shit, I SADLY got stopped from pulling his head off, so I wouldn't mind a second chance~

[harderdaddy]

Who me?

[The conflicting mental images of the 'Literal King of Hell' and 'Charlie's kinda goofy Dad' flash in his minds eye. They've never really done much one-on-one, have they?]

Can you get drunk? Is that a thing angels can do? I kinda want to see that.

[totaldadbeat]

Yep! You.

[He takes a deep breath.]

Part of it is me realizing I'm... well...
Not just shitty at reaching out but
You're one of Charlie's friends and I wanna see how you've been!
Also this Flood fucking sucks and I could use someone familiar who doesn't know all my baggage to sit quietly with.

So kind of selfish reasons? But hopefully ones that are okay?

And yes I can! Thanks to friends here!
Just... a warning I might try to hug you or something. Or laugh at literally everything.

[harderdaddy]

Aw, I knew you loved me deep down, what a softie~

I am in full support of Val having a hobby that doesn't involve putting things in me.

This is the longest I've seen YOU be the one mad at one of them. Usually it's them going at each other.

[struckanerve]

I will punch you, don't tempt me

The stupid fuck can actually do art, so maybe I'll try leaning into that. Maybe remind him there's other people he could see naked or smth

I mean. He kind of blew up myself and half of Hell over his UST dick measuring contest with Alastor

I think I'm justified

[harderdaddy]

I get that.
You might be the one person in Hell who's not intimately familiar with all my baggage.
Sometimes that's nice. Especially during shitty Floods like this.

That explains sooooo much about Charlie.
That. I wanna do that.

[totaldadbeat]

Yeah, I know very little.
Only a little of what Alastor's told me about all the things I missed while uh
Stuck somewhere for a bit.

Anyway, sure! Why not?
I'll let Alastor know to be ready to come and possibly literally pick me up later.

Where do you prefer we be for this?

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[deerme]

I'll be sure to knock. Lucifer and I may also have a physical relationship in addition to our romantic one, but I find I'm still not interested in others that way. Hm, he has enrolled me in Kinks 101 so perhaps I will come again to ask some questions.

[ Teasing can also lead to more interesting conversations! No mushy stuff, but two adults talking about something to help take Angel's mind off of it. He doesn't share his personal life behind closed doors easily.

A motion to both his and Angel's communicators. ]

Do you mind if I hold on to this until I can hand it to Wen Ning?

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[That word hits a little hard, and Taylor's eyes widen in a little more than sympathy.]

Fuck, Angel.

[She shuts the door behind her, and sticks close enough that he can have a hug if he needs it, but without the pressure of offering.]

He's not going to have any control over you here.

[harderdaddy]

I know I got people here. And I promise if shit gets bad, I'll tell someone, but I can handle Val. And if he corners me in the laundry room and I don't kick his ass, you're welcome to get in line, promise.

[xangel]

can and should have to are different things, i'm gonna kick the admiral's ass if this bullshit makes your life a lot harder for no good fucking reason

(oops!) Delivered one quiet afternoon.

[skitter]

Angel Dust -

If you're reading this, I've been sent home again. This happened to me once before, during my first pairing, and I went home to war, came back during an apocalypse, and immediately got myself demoted.

That isn't going to happen again. No idea of the Admiral will bring me back, but if he does, I'll be coming back hopefully older and wiser and happier. Most of the family I've made aboard the Barge have left, and I'll be going to live with my dad in Japan while I wait for Ulla, then we'll split our lives between Kamarucho and Los Angeles.

You've come so far since we've met, and you are going to do fine without me. If there's someone you want to be paired with, get in a fight with them – it's hardly scientific but that does seem to be a trigger for a pairing. I'm only joking a little. You can always depend on Ulla, and Zhao Yunlan and B have had my back for years, even when I was a stupid kid. And I know John Doe cares about you.

Be safe. And Ulla will be able to visit me, so you can always send a message if you need to talk. Love you -- T