It must be spring
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smk_network The rose blossom popped open, producing a gorgeous bloom and Crowley glared at it disapprovingly.
"Not yet! June I said! You're all meant to be blooming your brightest in June... It doesn't mean a thing if you do it early."
The rose dutifully folded back up to conserve it's strength for June as Crowley looked back towards the mound of cupcakes he had sitting on a table in his temporary workspace out in the castle training gardens. This sort of work couldn't be done inside... not when you were going as big and as flashy as he was. With a snap of his fingers the cupcakes turned into a much larger golden clad pillar of a cake.
"Hm, might be too much 'golden throne'.'
He tried again and this time the cake was even larger with so many spires and decorations it almost looked more like a model than a cake.
"That's very 'cathedral'." Crowley frowned and tilted his head at some of the decorations, "Not sure about the little cherubs. I mean once you've met one they lose their charm... More modern maybe."
Crowley snapped his fingers again and this cake looked like it had flying flowers cascading their way around the center cake.
"Should it be all white? Nothing says a wedding cake had to be all white. I could add a touch of spice!"
And once again the cake transformed. This time into something black and red with a touch of angel. As he stood back admiring his work Crowley caught sight of a flash of light. His mirror was sitting out on the table and had apparently been capturing the whole display. His frown deepened instantly as he rolled his head in dramatic fashion but collected the mirror to do a touch of damage control.
"So I'm looking for a cake design, it's no big deal. I had thought it would be secret but... since it's not. Lydia, up for a job in June?"
"Not yet! June I said! You're all meant to be blooming your brightest in June... It doesn't mean a thing if you do it early."
The rose dutifully folded back up to conserve it's strength for June as Crowley looked back towards the mound of cupcakes he had sitting on a table in his temporary workspace out in the castle training gardens. This sort of work couldn't be done inside... not when you were going as big and as flashy as he was. With a snap of his fingers the cupcakes turned into a much larger golden clad pillar of a cake.
"Hm, might be too much 'golden throne'.'
He tried again and this time the cake was even larger with so many spires and decorations it almost looked more like a model than a cake.
"That's very 'cathedral'." Crowley frowned and tilted his head at some of the decorations, "Not sure about the little cherubs. I mean once you've met one they lose their charm... More modern maybe."
Crowley snapped his fingers again and this cake looked like it had flying flowers cascading their way around the center cake.
"Should it be all white? Nothing says a wedding cake had to be all white. I could add a touch of spice!"
And once again the cake transformed. This time into something black and red with a touch of angel. As he stood back admiring his work Crowley caught sight of a flash of light. His mirror was sitting out on the table and had apparently been capturing the whole display. His frown deepened instantly as he rolled his head in dramatic fashion but collected the mirror to do a touch of damage control.
"So I'm looking for a cake design, it's no big deal. I had thought it would be secret but... since it's not. Lydia, up for a job in June?"
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Date: 2020-05-02 06:12 pm (UTC)It's meant to be fun not... needlessly gruesome. There are other occasions where a bit of gruesome is a good thing. Doughnuts. No one ever minds when you bite into a raspberry doughnut and it bleeds all over everything. Dodging the jam is part of the charm.
But a cake... nnaaahhh... I was leaning more towards French Creme frosting anyway.
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Date: 2020-05-02 06:21 pm (UTC)[Good god they were going to have a very Maitland-esque wedding. How vanilla. Ugh.]
A little gore keeps people on their toes.
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Date: 2020-05-02 06:35 pm (UTC)[ Crowley was also leaning more 'chocolate' than vanilla but hey, maybe one of the layers would be! ]
Besides I doubt there will be many people there. We would only need a handful of witnesses.
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Date: 2020-05-02 06:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-02 06:48 pm (UTC)[ Was there a word of phrase he could use here that wouldn't make him sound like a complete flake? ]
...oversight.
[ Nope. ]
Invitations come on paper delivered to one's front door with a name, date and location written on it.
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Date: 2020-05-02 06:51 pm (UTC)[He was taking just a little glee in this slight misfortune.]
You just made an e-vite!
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Date: 2020-05-02 07:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-02 07:02 pm (UTC)I, for one, think our fellow apprentices are bored enough to hunt you down for booze and cake.
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Date: 2020-05-02 07:10 pm (UTC)[ Maybe he did have a point there. ]
I'll just have to be more careful with the details. Keep my mirror in my room.
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Date: 2020-05-02 07:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-03 01:36 am (UTC)I'll keep it in mind... and make sure to remind people that if anyone did try to crash there would be severe retributions.
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Date: 2020-05-03 03:21 pm (UTC)Then, he stopped short with a sudden realization and locked the feed.]
Heeeey, so. Mally. The kid is convinced she’s in a turf war with you.
What the hell happened?
(Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 03:52 pm (UTC)[ A touch of disinterest slipped into his words. ]
She's had it in for me ever since I stopped her stealing from the candy shop. First day of work at the first job I wasn't screwing up and she decides to hassle me.
Kid's got it stuck in her mind that just because her mother, whom no one has ever heard of, is supposed to be some sort of evil dictator that means she is too. Tch, I'm a demon, she's a human... it's like comparing oranges and avocados.
[ Or however the saying went. ]
I found her once crying about missing her friends and made the suggestion she could always go back home to them. You would have thought I had just told her to go to Hell...
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Date: 2020-05-03 04:04 pm (UTC)You’re shitting me. You have to be. That’s it?!
[No, no, that actually seemed accurate. The Netherworld demon facepalmed in exasperation.]
Okay. Got it.
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Date: 2020-05-03 04:12 pm (UTC)[ This was added as almost an after thought. ]
I might have turned her into a teapot once.
[ Should he feel regret over that? ]
Well...! She was already pissed off and threatening me, thought it might help her blow off a little steam.
Re: (Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 04:19 pm (UTC)Pffft....
[Yeah, no, he was a demon, and that was funny. Beetlejuice’s shoulders shook with barely suppressed chuckles.]
Points for restraint. [He finally rasped out.]
(Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 04:33 pm (UTC)You find her difficult to get on with too?
Re: (Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 04:45 pm (UTC)[How to explain?]
Going fantastic.
(Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 04:57 pm (UTC)I'd think she had a thing against demons but she seems to hate just about everybody.
Re: (Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 05:13 pm (UTC)[He was exhibits A-C.]
I’ve tried telling her she’s not as evil as she thinks, I’ve tried bonding over evil, I can’t win.
(Lock)
Date: 2020-05-03 05:27 pm (UTC)Nah, you can't and its not worth it. If she wants to be miserable and off on her own all the time that's entirely on her. Freewill and all.