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smk_network[ The magic mirror displayed a scene of total chaos. A horse’s cart was halfway up a tree, in flames, and the horse that was meant to be the engine for the thing was running around loose sending people scattering off the sidewalks as it thundered by. Crowley held the mirror and looked back at the scene before walking away. ]
That could have gone better. Probably goes without saying I’m not going to be a carriage driver...
[ A small pause while the cart exploded and someone in the background screamed. ]
Anyone heard of--
[ He was suddenly interrupted by a little angry man who shouted after the demon, something about a wrecked cart, but it was difficult to hear anything but Crowley’s replies. ]
Pay you? You ought to be paying me! Like it’s my fault the horse doesn’t like demons! You never once said the horse doesn’t like demons!
[ Crowley waved the man off with a less-than-polite gesture and crash landed grumpily onto the nearest free bench, though with the panicked horse running wild most of the benches were empty. Most of the street too. People had piled into the nearest building which just so happened to be a candy shop. ]
As I was trying to ask before I was interrupted, anyone else heard of any other job openings? Not having the best of luck with it... I would have done fine as a driver but that horse--
[ He was interrupted again before he could continue. Crowley snarled as he turned to glare at this new distraction but in doing so he ended up dropping his magic mirror. ]
-- Hours Passed before the Mirror flared to life again --
[ Unsurprisingly it was to bear witness to another scene of chaos this time one of children and their parents frantically snatching up every boxed or bagged candy they could lay their hands on while one demon clad in uncharacteristically in white and sporting a lovely red striped bandanna carefully watched over their every action from behind the counter. ]
Everybody in here better be buying something or you are going back outside and trust me you don’t want to be out there with that horse still on the loose!
That could have gone better. Probably goes without saying I’m not going to be a carriage driver...
[ A small pause while the cart exploded and someone in the background screamed. ]
Anyone heard of--
[ He was suddenly interrupted by a little angry man who shouted after the demon, something about a wrecked cart, but it was difficult to hear anything but Crowley’s replies. ]
Pay you? You ought to be paying me! Like it’s my fault the horse doesn’t like demons! You never once said the horse doesn’t like demons!
[ Crowley waved the man off with a less-than-polite gesture and crash landed grumpily onto the nearest free bench, though with the panicked horse running wild most of the benches were empty. Most of the street too. People had piled into the nearest building which just so happened to be a candy shop. ]
As I was trying to ask before I was interrupted, anyone else heard of any other job openings? Not having the best of luck with it... I would have done fine as a driver but that horse--
[ He was interrupted again before he could continue. Crowley snarled as he turned to glare at this new distraction but in doing so he ended up dropping his magic mirror. ]
-- Hours Passed before the Mirror flared to life again --
[ Unsurprisingly it was to bear witness to another scene of chaos this time one of children and their parents frantically snatching up every boxed or bagged candy they could lay their hands on while one demon clad in uncharacteristically in white and sporting a lovely red striped bandanna carefully watched over their every action from behind the counter. ]
Everybody in here better be buying something or you are going back outside and trust me you don’t want to be out there with that horse still on the loose!
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Date: 2019-08-08 06:05 am (UTC).................... Oh is that all? [Asked more in jest, and not requiring an answer] It's a wonder that no one was hurt in the process.
[It was a little peculiar that the stranger had no qualms calling himself a demon, but perhaps with his black wings exposed he figured there was no real point in trying to explain them away] When you say... demon- what is your definition of what a demon is? [They could vary.]
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Date: 2019-08-08 06:30 am (UTC)[ That was exactly the reasoning. He didn't mince any words over his being a demon because one look and people would know. It wasn't like he could hide his appearance and blend in as he had always done before. ]
Straight from Hell and meant to tempt souls into signing up for the downstairs army.
[ More or less. ]
That's why I think the horse was only trying to get rid of me really. Mind you, if anyone had been slow about diving out of it's way... Could have been messy.
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Date: 2019-08-14 10:25 pm (UTC)[Not that Atem was sure what to do with that knowledge now that he had it. It's not as if he approved of luring people into eternal damnation but- it also was a different theology from his own. Angels and Demons might have to exist in Crowley's world as a sort of... test. It's not like his people didn't have to weigh their hearts before Ma'at when the time came. So for now he reserved judgement]
It's possible. [As for that request about job offerings, excuse Atem as he neglects to mention the Carnation Cafe] Ha- well... with any luck the next job will be something more to your liking, and less flammable.
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Date: 2019-08-14 11:59 pm (UTC)[ It seemed that way to him. ]
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Date: 2019-08-16 05:57 am (UTC)[It was just that he really didn't know what to make of it]
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Date: 2019-08-16 05:11 pm (UTC)