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Eris Leblanc

"I AM NOT FUCKING CUTE!!!"

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a character in “Heaven Help You”, as played by pieluver

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Don't look at me, don't touch me, don't breathe in my direction.

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Theme Song├┤Mikoto Misaka

Set some drapes on fire....in several rooms, and proceeded to fight any guard that came within arms-reach.


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Don't get in my way and we won't have a problem, got it?


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┤Full Name├
Eris Alonda Leblanc

┤Nicknames├
Don't even try.

┤Gender├
Female

┤Sexuality├
Don't even think about it.

┤Height├
5'1

┤Hair Colour├
Mouse-Brown

┤Eye Colour├
Hazel



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It's not the bear trap's fault you stepped on the trigger.


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┤Appearance├

Eris is young looking in most senses of the term. She wears her mousey hair in a long bob with sparse bangs that messily cover her brows. She has large brown eyes ringed with green and flecked with amber. Her cheeks are soft and rounded, and her mouth is soft and small, her bottom lip protruded in a permanent pout. You would never know that her top front two teeth are made of sealed ivory from the time she got them punched out in a fight. Her hands are small and delicate, but her nails are ragged and bitten down. Her elbows and knees are knobbly, red, and freckled. Indeed, she would have a swan-like body if her thin frame wasn't so ungainly.

As far as sex appeal goes, Eris has none. Her body is thin, ribs showing, chest freckled and petite, hips boxy and square. Her arms and legs are covered in scars and bruises from tussles, and she's most proud of the one on her cheek, just below her eye, and the long one that travels down from her mid-back to her right hip. Perhaps at one point, she would have felt self conscious about her looks, but now she doesn't care. What good could that attention bring her anyway. The goose and the swan both boil up in the pot the same way in the end, after all.

Eris far and away prefers outfits that have a hole for her head, each arm, and perhaps one for each leg as well. She hates skirts and dresses, anything that can get in the way in stealth or combat. Often, she prefers to wear a long, shift-like top, belted at the hip, of course, to hold a myriad of objects, and light leggings that come down to the ankle. If it comes to it, she has no problem adding a second belt under the shirt for objects that no one else needs looking at. As far as colors go, she likes them all, and she will mix and match them in any way she pleases. A nice yellow bow to go with the red shirt and the bright green leggings? Don't mind if she does! If she's an eyesore, then good. Maybe they deserved sore eyes.



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If we're playing, it's for keeps, and I always win.


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┤Personality├
LoyalLoudDemandingImpulsivePetty

Eris is a practical, no nonsense demon. The only nonsense she will put up with, is her own, of course. Any nonsense by another party will not be tolerated, and may incur a fine of up to 100 seconds worth of being on fire.

Eris likes things to be just so. The way she wants them. She doesn't care much for other demons, but she does love their territory, and their things. Sometimes she just loves making someone else's day a little worse. If she can't have it, then no one else can either, of course. As much as she claims she would much rather keep to herself, she just can't help inserting herself into other people's business and foisting her own opinions upon them. Because of course, Eris is always right, and everyone else should just understand that. And if they disagree, a verbal battle is almost as fun as a regular one, and Eris enjoys a good heated debate. Especially if she can insult someone. Right or wrong (never), Eris will die on a hill rather than change her opinion, and her bullheaded drive has gotten her this far in life.

Eris doesn't really care what other people think about her, unless they don't like her. Then she doesn't like them. And that means they need to know how much she despises them by claiming them as her mortal enemy. She has a lot of mortal enemies. She should really keep a book of them, just in case she tries to re-enemy the same person more than once, but that's a lot more work than she's ready for.

With the few friends Eris has made in her lifetime, she shows the opposite side of her coin. Fiercely loyal to a fault, she begins to see them as an extension of herself. Conflicting opinions are either ignored or subtly and secretly adopted, hills are fought for, and enemies become mutual. If someone wrongs one of Eris's friends, they have, of course, wronged her, and how dare they, and now she must seek eternal vengeance upon them, ect, ect, ect and so on.

Eris's one true sore spot is being treated like a child. While her height is stunted, and her body is quite youthful, she will indignantly remind any demon who tries to patronize her, talk down to her, or try to help her, that she's lived a damn long time and amassed a damn lot of territory, and so they can take a knife and shove it up their ass. She doesn't want to be seen as cute. She wants to be feared and respected. But it's hard when many of her Wrath peers have biceps larger than her head.

Due to her height difference, and the differences in her upbringing, Eris does also have a sneaky side. While she is usually loud, she will claim it is a choice, not a flaw. She can be quite when she chooses to, and she can be clever too, though it is often hidden behind her indignant pettiness, and it tends to surprise her targets. Which is just fine with her. People can underestimate her if they want. All the easier for her to teach them what for.


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I can tell you're thinking about me, so you'd better stop.


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┤Likes├
┤Winning├─Who doesn't? Eris loves to win more than most things.
┤Paint├─Bright colours, rainbows, and pretty things, Eris would never admit it, but she loves paints.
┤Hiking├─Eris loves the outdoors, and spends long hours hunting and patrolling her territory, mostly just for the fun of it.
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┤Fighting├─Debating to sword-fighting to wrestling, Eris loves anything that puts her head to head with someone else.
┤Art├─Eris is a terrible artist. But she still loves making art, mostly on canvasses, though even she sometimes can't remember what the piece was supposed to be.
┤Collecting├─Eris specifically enjoys stealing the prized possessions of others. Doesn't matter if they have any real value, the frustration and tears of another fuel her.
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┤Being Patronized├─Eris hates being looked down on.
┤Boredom├─Yawn. Nothing worse than having nothing to do.
┤Losing├─Eris hates being outsmarted most of all.
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┤Losing Everything├─It took a long time to come from nothing. Eris fears losing everything she's worked for.
┤Uncontrolled Fire├─Unless she started it, Eris is afraid of fire.
┤Feelings├─Eris fears becoming 'soft' and 'weak' by feeling too much.


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If you pick me up I will come into your room at night and cut off both your arms.


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┤History├

Eris is the product of a tryst between a Wrath demon and a traveling Greed demon. Her mother was deeply curious about what it was like to have a child, and when the flight of fancy hit her, a close friend who she just so happened to be transcribing books for was more than happy to help her out. That being said, Eris has never met her father. She takes after her mother almost perfectly, and despite the gaps in her education, has not missed his presence much. According to her mother, they would have butted heads too much anyway.

As it was, Eris's youth was a series of experiments. Her mother was difficult to rile, and seemed more interested in recording every single action, every word of ever sentence, down on paper. The only trouble was, due to her unflappable nature, and her home's relative isolation, Eris did not have many opportunities to build her powers as a child, and her stature paid the price. She doesn't mind much, though, she learned from her mother to be quick and smart and to divest herself of guilt and regrets as quickly as they splattered across her mind, like water off a bird's feather. Eris spent most of her youth protecting her mother's little territory and her large horde of knowledge, killing small animals and inspecting what made them move, then killing larger animals before they could kill her, and reveling in her victory.

As she grew older, she lost interest in the minute life her mother lived. So, with hardly a glance back, she moved on, biting, clawing, stabbing, and sneaking her way into more and more territory. It was a long journey, but she has gained a comfortable tract of land, and is quite pleased with her little castle full of prizes within. Her mother is duly impressed, and Eris knows that whenever she lets her mother come to visit, she can't help but steal something here or there. (For some reason, however, she never wants any of the paintings, even if Eris leaves them in a conspicuous, easily ferreted spot.)

Eris and her mother now usually only meet at galas, where they go together (and though her mother is of a similar style in clothing, they both put up with the fancier requirements for such events.) Usually, Eris is also accompanied by a sloth demon, as events with large amounts of strangers can be somewhat taxing on her patience, but for some reason, the very last day of the gala, he has been nowhere to be found...

So begins...

Eris Leblanc's Story

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Character Portrait: Myut Character Portrait: Bezabelle Character Portrait: Ino Cense Character Portrait: Vivian Lacerta Character Portrait: Eris Leblanc
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【”If anyone asks, I’m blaming the Wrath Demon”】
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While Vivian had truly enjoyed learning more about her mother, once Bezabelle came around, all her attention was stolen away.
“Be back in a while, my dear” said her adorable girlfriend, and Viv looked after her longingly as she walked away. She heard Ino chuckle and quickly looked back at him, but really, he wasn’t that interesting anymore. Bez’s gentle hands, and her soft kisses were…

Distracted, she didn’t really care when Ino stopped talking, seizing her chance to go look for Bez again. Plus, the wrath demon was hanging around, and she wasn’t sure she liked that very much.

Unfortunately, Ino had distracted her from seeing where Bez had gone. She checked the bedrooms, but not finding her there, Vivian ended up in her own room, laying down on the bed with a soft sigh.

It had barely been a day, but boredom was already setting in. She hadn’t brought along anything for personal entertainment, and though she knew some of the other demons had books, Viv wasn’t much of a reader. In her flowing dresses, she couldn’t really work out either – at least, until she truly stopped giving a fuck. Absently, she sat up again and tried to open a portal before her. She knew it was futile, but it still made her heart sink when nothing at all happened.

Portals had been Viv’s escape since she’d been a young girl. They were a deeply innate ability, and as a child, she’d been trained in their use to always get herself home. More determined now, she stood up, running through the steps as though she was a little girl. This time she almost felt something, thought it was to no effect. No portal opened before her.

The demon sat back down on the bed with a deep sigh. It felt wrong to be cut off from a facet of her power, and she’d almost hoped that there’d been an oversight that would allow her to escape. To Viv, portals and Earth had always been about freedom. Did Bezabelle like Earth? They’d met up there, so surely-

It was around this time that she registered the shouting from the main room. Listening closer, she went to the so-called ‘door’, looking out. Ino and Myut stood in the center of the room, holding hands, looking deeply into each others’ eyes. That…was an unexpected development, considering how Myut and Cyr had stared at each other. Maybe Myut was hoping to secure his place through romance? It was risky, but it could work. Not that it was a tactic she’d ever try…

Half-thinking of strategies she could use to ensure her and Bez’s safety, Viv was startled when Eris barrelled out of her room. Shortly, the painting was on the table, paint was spread around it, and the three demons were at work defacing the work of art.

”That’s not a good idea”

The words caught in her throat even as she came closer. Clearly, the trio didn’t care. This was so disrespectful, and under the circumstances, Viv knew she should stop them, but…how?

She was even closer now, and something else was beginning to happen. Viv hadn’t fingerpainted since she was a child, and…now, bored and stressed, she was abruptly missing it, badly.


”Can…can I join?” her voice seemed to surprise her, from the little way she flinched, standing a little straighter.

”Heck yeah,” said Eris, while Myut smiled and nodded, helping her feel more comfortable. Ino looked up with a small smile, apparently deeply invested in what he was doing to the Prince’s face.

With permission secured, she sat down in one of the chairs. Maybe, if she was careful, and didn’t do anything bad, this wouldn’t reflect badly on her. She cast about for inspiration and settled on the Princess’s face.

The Princess was a beautiful woman, her golden hair cascading over her shoulder. Viv stared at it for a while, then at the colours they had. Slowly, then with more gusto, she began to add yellow fingerprints, when decorating around them with colourful fingerprint petals. As she got more into it, she even experimented with different floral designs. It was no masterpiece, but the flowery crown she was constructing for the painted woman was certainly more respectful than the mustache and snake being painted on Abadeer.

She had her own thoughts on that, but she also didn’t feel like questioning the vindictive glee in Ino’s eyes.

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Character Portrait: Myut Character Portrait: Cyris Herron Character Portrait: Bezabelle Character Portrait: Ino Cense Character Portrait: Vivian Lacerta Character Portrait: Valramir
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Sloth waited a moment after he fled to his room to see if Myut would end up coming after him but he didn't. No fun. Maybe he should have snatched an item just to get him to come back into the room, but maybe he was teasing the other demon too much. He seemed much more reserved than many of the other demons he had interacted with. And he was far more used to Bezzy and Eris. They were used to his antics and Bezzy of course indulged him and he indulged her. They were far more intimate and touchy and he realized that not all demons were quite so open with their personal space. Ah well. Maybe another time. They were all bound to get laid at some point this week since it was literally the last week alive for one of them. Maybe. 

Valramir still wasn't convinced that their prince of hell would just kill someone that ended up framed and potentially let the real plotter loose once more. And even if he did, plots of murder weren't exactly uncommon. There was something else the prince was looking for. Valramir yawned as he stretched, his wings extended on either side of him to get some blood flowing through the appendages he hardly ever used. Once all stretched out, he flopped down on the bed with a groan. The bed was actually pretty soft. Much nicer than the couch. Within moments, the Sloth had fallen fast asleep. 

When he woke next, he was curled up, his wings covering him in an attempt to keep warm. Why was he cold? He blinked bleary eyed trying to remember the events before he had fallen asleep. He looked down and noted he was still naked, save for the damp towel he'd sported. Oh. Well. That explained why he was cold. He uncurled and stretched against his pillows before he slowly started to roll towards the edge of the bed, lazy to actually get up. At the edge, he made a mental note to lift himself up. Instead, he rolled right off the bed. [color=#4169E1]"ooph!"
he grunted. That hurt. Valramir ran a hand through his mused hair and yawned again. His aura was certainly making motivation a bit difficult today, wasn't it? He needed to see what was going on, hell what day it was even. Had he slept through the day? No. His towel was still damp which means it had to have only been a couple of hours. 

Valramir's eyes started to unfocus again but he startled himself awake when his wing reminded him he was laying on it painfully. He grabbed the edge of the bed and after a couple of attempts made it up into a sitting position. He must be hungry. He had to mingle with the others to influence them and feed off some of their essence or he was going to knock himself into a comma. He sighed and after a bit of convincing got himself up to his feet. He barely got the motivation to pull on a loose red shirt that slid down his shoulder and a pair of pants before he shuffled his way to the door. His wings flared out to catch himself at the same time he gripped the doorframe before he toppled over and fell flat on his face. 

The sloth looked up and saw everyone crowded around something. There was paint. That had to be Eris's paint. And there was Eris with a pint brush. What was everyone painting? He smirked. He could just imagine if a human walked into a scene like this; demons just sitting around painting in complete harmony. If he wasn't tired, he would have started laughing at the childish silliness of the moment. "What are you guys painting?" he asked as he started to zombie his way over to everyone. He didn't lift his foot high enough as he got closer and ended up tripping himself and he reached out to catch himself and ended up falling over Bez's shoulders and chair, forcing the smaller demon forward and messed up her artwork. Ooops.

"oh, sorry Bezzy. Didn't mean to do that," he chuckled and wrapped his arms around her shoulders and nuzzled her head. She smelled like soap. She must have used the bath too. She smelled good. He hummed and let himself go limp and use the chair and Bez as support. 

Bez yelped in surprise as a weight suddenly crashed into her from behind. Her hand pressed against the picture, smearing everything she'd been working on. A familiar voice spoke at her ear. "Val!" Bez laughed, feeling his weight settle. He didn't seem inclined to pull himself up, instead, clinging to her like a, well, a sloth. "Whatcha doing there? Have a nice trip?" He nuzzled against her and she leaned into the embrace and reached up to muss his hair, getting a bit of paint in the white stands. It was at least kind of accidental.  "Oops, sorry. Are you gonna join in?"

Val smiled and gave a soft chuckle at her silly joke. "It was great. I got you," you replied. Maybe not his greatest comeback but he was sleepy. He didn't move away even as she smeared his freshly cleaned hair with paint. He turned his gaze down to what everyone was working on at the invitation then. His eyes lit up then. "Ooh. Fun." He tried to reach out while still laying on Bez and the chair but it put him too far away from everything. "Nuuuuuuuuuu," he whined but in the end allowed himself to slide into the seat beside her so he could actually start painting. It mostly consisted of making colorful swirls, designs, and lines on the edge of the painting.

His aura reached out to the others in a heavy weight then trying to drag anyone and everyone towards sleep, even as he yawned and started stretching himself forward on the painting. Unfortunately for his design, it was still wet as he lay on it and resulted in the paint transferring to his shirt, hands and the right side of his face.[/color]

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Character Portrait: Myut Character Portrait: Cyris Herron Character Portrait: Bezabelle Character Portrait: Ino Cense Character Portrait: Vivian Lacerta Character Portrait: Valramir
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As Bezabelle drifted deeper into sleep, she instinctively cuddled more closely into the form she was leaning against: Her hand coming up to Cyr's chest, her chin curling down to meet it, her legs coming up to brush against his. Any longer, and she may have ended up in his lap. However, all good things must come to an end. Cyr began to stir, each movement bringing Bez further out of her doze. Her initial, semi-conscious impulse was to pull closer and resist being woken. Instead, Bez was firmly displaced. Rude. With no choice but literally to sink or swim, Bez came back to awareness.

Oh, that's right. She and Cyr were in the baths with Myut. No, wait, Myut was new. And Cyr was standing. He asked the white haired demon to join them. As Bez looked around Cyr and caught the look on Mew's face, she realized they had been "caught." A smirk played across her lips. She could use this. Myut looked acutely uncomfortable with the scenario he seemed to have walked into. Why not make him more uncomfortable.

Bez pulled herself up to her knees on the ledge, still only coming just up to Cyr's shoulder. She pouted,
"Oh, what a shame to be interrupted." She draped her arms around Cyr, one hand trailing suggestively down his chest. Her voice turned as sultry and steamy as the room. "And right in the middle, too. Tch."

“Oh, don’t tease,”
Cyr draped his arm around her, and though the gesture was casual, Bez couldn't help the surge of desire. She forced her attention back to the room's other occupant.

“That was the intention, but…”

Aww, Meu was embarrassed. Bez couldn't keep her smirk from returning. She'd have to make it up to him later. Maybe...

“The water’s warm. You’re welcome to join us, you know.” Cyr bumped Bez, but her attention remained centered on the white haired demon. “I’m sure Bez doesn’t mind her nap being interrupted too badly, hm?”

Cyr seemed to be trying to bait the white haired demon as well. Bez didn't think that Myut would join them, but she couldn't resist laying it on thick, anyway.


"Of course I mind," she scoffed. "You think I'd just be okay with our little," she let a short but meaningful chuckle escape, "nap being interrupted?"

“Mm, no thanks. You’ll find I don’t share well.” The words weren't directed at her. Myut seemed to have eyes only for Cyr as he delivered his refusal. Then he turned and left without bothering to look her way.

“Bezabelle!”

As soon as the door clicked shut, Cyr scolded. Bezabelle couldn't help but giggle at the admonition. "Greed demons are always fun to tease." She stared at the door for a long moment, lost in thought. Then her attention turned to Cyr. He was still holding her, his arm clasped around her waist. Her eyes fixed on his features.

Her tone was soft, happy and dreamy as she said,
"I just remembered," her smile turned mischievous in an instant, "lust demons are fun to tease too." Bez pulled him close before he could catch on, sneaking a kiss. It was something she hadn't dared before, the simple act sending a thrill through her. Then, she attempted an escape, wanting to find out whether that strong grip would loosen in surprise or tighten to keep her close.

Bez managed to slip away, but only for a heartbeat. She had no hope of outpacing those long arms.


“What a little thief!” Cyr exclaimed, his tone light and teasing.

But instead of gathering her up to exact his revenge, or perhaps something sweeter, Cyr tucked Bez under his arm and got out of the water. As much as Bez had wanted Cyr to catch her, she didn't exactly want to be treated like a potato sack. Or worse, a child. To add insult to injury, Cyr had the nerve to call her a thief.


With a breathless laugh that Bez could not quite repress, she retorted,
"I am not!"

“Thieves get put in burrito jail.”

She scoffed at his intention to put her in 'burrito jail,' but relented to stay still a moment, if only because of the firm hand holding her in place. She watched his face, frustrated by the gentleness there. If only she could read his mind, to see whether his thoughts actually matched his expression. She thought he'd want more, but…


"You don't have to be so patronizing," she huffed, "After all, what if I wasn't done with my thieving?"

"Oh, so greedy,” Cyr grinned, getting a towel to dry himself off. Bez raised an eyebrow as she finished towelling off. She had to resist the impulse to stick her tongue out at him. “Won’t your girlfriend arm-wrestle me into submission if she catches us? You can’t go stealing a poor, defenseless demon’s breath like that.”

It seemed he was determined to stay obstinate. Then he brought Viv into the conversation, hitting a sore spot he probably did not even realize was there. She turned slightly, using drying herself off as an excuse to hide her face from him. Bez tried to inject cheer into her tone, to mirror his teasing words as she huffed again.

“The expectation of fidelity between demons is such a joke. We do what we want with who we want.” She flashed a quick look at Cyr, “Including poor defenseless demons. Isn’t that enough?”


He was already pulling his clothes on and Bez couldn’t help but sigh. It was no fun being naked alone. She began dressing as well, turning away once more and trying not to seem pouty.

Bez let out a startled yelp as Cyr grabbed her, lifting her small form effortlessly. He had her back pressed against his chest, strong arms gripped around her waist. She could not really look at him this way, so she couldn’t read his expression. Was he just roughousing?


“You’d make a better lust demon than I do.”

He teased her once again, but this time it felt different as he nuzzled against her ever so gently. She gave a light gasp at the touch, just below her hairline, his breath soft and warm.

“Maybe we should swap, huh.”

His tone was oddly gentle as he finished out his comment about them swapping. Was this.. real? It was such a sudden switch, and not one she had thought would happen anytime soon. Bez half expected Cyr to laugh and tell her he tricked her. But, no. Something about this was different. All too soon, it seemed the moment was ending.

“Let’s return to the land of the dry.”

“I suppose, if we have to.” Her tone was just as soft as his.


He hesitated at the door. There was obviously something interesting happening in the other room, but though she stared straight ahead, Bez’s attention was fixed behind her.


"You know, you can just ask for what you want.”

More soft words, another gentle kiss. Bez could feel her heart racing despite the careful control she had over her breaths.

"I can’t give you everything, but…”

Just ask? I wonder just how serious he is about that.


Bez was determined to push at least a little farther. He set her down and she turned.



"Is that a promise?" She laid a hand on his chest, looking up at him, "Then I'd like at least one more kiss. The last one was too quick." She waited, letting him make the first move, already testing to find his boundaries.

He hesitated just long enough that Bez wondered if he would kiss her at all.


“Alright,” he agreed, nervously.

Another pause, filled with tension.

And then the kiss, hesitant and sweet. She wondered if he thought she would shatter, wondered what he would do if she suddenly pulled him close and kissed him fiercely. No, it was likely too early for that. She didn't want to scare her quarry. After all, she had been trying for this next step since their second meeting. Hell, she wouldn't have refused him on their first meeting. All too soon, the moment was over.


She searched his face for a couple long seconds. There was anxiety there, tensing his features. A genuine smile curled her lips.



"I knew it. I knew that you wanted me too, despite your little checklist." Her voice was gentle, though reproving. She studied his face for a reaction, then turned and walked down the hall. Bez allowed herself one last look back at Cyr before she opened the door, stepping into the chaos that was the main room.


"Well, well, well! What do we have here?"

A quick look around told her all she needed to know. The painting from over the mantle was missing, now residing in its new spot on the table. There was paint everywhere. Was it enough paint? Definitely not!

Still exhilarated from Cyr's kiss, Bez flounced over, examining what had been done so far. Eris was full on finger painting, making art in her usual abstract yet unfocused way. Ino had gone for turning Abadeer into a more cartoonish version of himself, complete with a pet snake. Myut, surprisingly, was also joining in, finger deep in multiple colors. And Vivian, last but certainly not least, was adding a vibrant flower crown to the princess' hair.

Bez was definitely excited to fill in all the gaps. She asked Eris's permission to use her paints.

Eris looked up with a wide grin.[/color] “It’s not a party without Bezabelle!” she crowed, pushing her supplies towards the Gluttony demon, causing some to tumble.

Bez grabbed paint and started with a long streak of red across the bottom of the painting, right at the feet of the pair, followed by a line of yellow further up. Soon, the bottom of the picture was consumed by an ombre of flame, some tongues of fire reaching up to the elbows of the depicted royals.

Mixing complete, Bez regarded the painting a moment, her expression slowly becoming more serious. She grabbed for a bit of brown, and started roughing out the form of a noose hanging loosely in Abadeer's hand. Hmmm, perhaps I should have stuck with something lighter? Bez pondered. She didn't stop though. It was too late. Besides, she'd never been able to stop herself from going a bit too far.

Bez yelped in surprise as a weight suddenly crashed into her from behind. Her hand pressed against the picture, smearing everything she'd been working on. Probably for the best. Now the loop of the noose looked like little more than a wet turd dribbling from the Prince's fingers.

A familiar voice spoke at her ear.
"Oh, sorry Bezzy. Didn't mean to do that,"

"Val!" Bez laughed, feeling his weight settle. He didn't seem inclined to pull himself up, instead, clinging to her like a, well, a sloth.

"Whatcha doing there? Have a nice trip?"

"It was great. I got you." He nuzzled against her and she leaned into the embrace and reached up to muss his hair, getting a mix of brown and orange paint in the white stands. It was at least kind of accidental.

"Oops, sorry. Are you gonna join in?"

"Ooh. Fun."

He stretched toward the painting, making a dramatic yet tired noise as he failed to reach it. He was smushing her in the process, but she just gave a lightly scolding, [/color]"Val!" and a laugh. He scooted instead, joining her in her chair, halfway sprawled in her lap. As he slumped into the painting, his aura settled over the gathering like a heavy blanket. It was a bit stifling, really, but Bez didn't mind. She was done painting anyway.

She gave a sleepy yawn as she said,
"Hey, you're gonna… get paint everywhere." She put her arms around his waist, intending to pull the sloth back upright, but instead found herself snuggling into his form, nestled just below his wings.

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Amos stood, watching, with a heavy sludge of dismay settled in his lungs. Why was it his job to deal with this? These demons were beyond unruly. Not that it surprised him, trapping a group of demons together in a small room like that was a recipe for destruction, especially after the chaos these particular demons had already wrought. The little wrath certainly seemed to be the ring-leader of wanton destruction. As long as she didn’t start setting things on fire…

Has anything else happened while I was gone?” he asked the boy seated in the observation room. The charms used to display what was going on in the rooms were simple enough, but at this magnitude, two in the main room, one for each bedroom, and one in each of the other rooms, though the majority of those were still dark, they must have been quite expensive. Abadeer seemed to be quite serious about this situation.

As of now, whatever chaos that had occurred in his absence had long since finished. The painting had been torn down and defaced and the demons seemed content to nap amid their mischief.

He tore his eyes from the projections and turned to the boy. He was young, though there was a solemn set to his face. Probably one of Abadeer’s personal servants, since Amos rarely saw him around. Well, they were in this together. The boy looked back at him with a stoic nod.

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Nothing too crazy has occurred since your peek into the room. Just destroying the painting." The boy said, before adding that the demons didn't seem to interested in finding out who the killer was so far.

Amos sighed softly. “
I appreciate your hard work,” he said, pulling a cinnamon bun wrapped in a napkin from his pocket and putting it on the desk. This would be a long week for his partner, holed up in here, watching that nonsense all the time. “I can’t believe they would be so...bold,” he said, reaching to the display that showed the defaced painting. It rippled slightly at his touch.

He tipped his head as he turned back to the boy. “
Which one do you think did it?” he asked. “Any suspicions so far?

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Thanks," the boy said softly, nibbling at the pastry with a thoughtful look on his face. "Well my first thought is always wrath but I am not sure that is the case here. Ino's collections of poison is troubling. I feel like Ino may be up to something. But there are a lot of missing links. I think we need to…. Add some pressure to this crucible. What do you think? You were actually in there with them."

Amos chewed on his bottom lip. “
Truly? I’m not sure. The wrath seems very aggressive, but is she clever enough to enact such a large scale plan on her own? She seems more reactive than premeditative.” He ran his fingers through his hair. “One of the others has to be a ring-leader, right? None of these seem to have both the motive and the skill to work on their own, except the envy...” He shook his head. Now wasn’t the time or the place to speculate like that. They were here to observe. And speaking of…

Some pressure? I fear it would lead to an explosion more quickly than you think. The glutton and the wrath especially seem to delight in agitation.” He turned to study the other. “What did you have in mind?

He leaned down as the surveillance guard explained a plan to sow discord amongst the demons, and possibly unearth some information at the same time. He hadn't thought much about the greed demon so far, that one seemed fairly polite compared to some of the other troublemakers. But if the boy thought it would work...

As the afternoon dragged on, Amos got the summons to bring food for the detainees. Which meant he had to go back in there. And take the painting too while he was at it. No need to let them deface that any further, at this point, they’d probably have to burn it. He would be doing them a favor, as he couldn’t imagine Abadeer would be very happy to see such a mockery of himself and his wife.

The sun had drifted low enough to gleam through the windows of the boys’ rooms, casting long shadows into the main room. Amos sighed as the serving shuttle rattled merrily alongside him. The guard who had given him the orders had seemed rather unhappy about indulging their detainees, but apparently someone thought they deserved to eat well. The silver shuttle was stacked full of platters--roasted and breaded meats, canapes, rices and noodles, thinly sliced and and delicately arrayed vegetables, tureens of stews and sauces, and pitchers of light, refreshing drinks. No alcohol, however.

He entered the room cautiously, the door melting away behind him as soon as it snicked shut. Between the rattling sounds of the dishes, and the distinctive sound of the door, he was sure he’d captured the attention of any wakeful demon, and he didn’t particularly care for that. All he needed to do was get the plates off the cart and onto the table, and remove the painting, and he could go. No need for the little wrath whelp to attack him again. Though this time he had replaced his sword at his hip with a large stick in case he needed to do any defending.

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Valramir hummed contently as he slept. He felt at peace and he was getting filled with all the energies in the room. It was an amazing feeling. The ache in his back didn't really register since the rest of him was pretty comfortable where he was. Something was laying against him too and it was soft and warm. He didn't want to wake up from it just yet. He wasn't dreaming, but it was still a refreshing nap. At length however, a noise in the room and a change of energies roused the sloth demon. Valramir opened his eyes a sliver and noted the pretty guard had returned to them. Oh. Was there another announcement?

He yawned and stretched on the painting he'd fallen asleep on and blinked wildly as he took stock of the situation. Bezzy was still in the room with him. She was sleeping against him and the source of the warmth. The others weren't around but he could feel their energies in his core. A slow smile spread on his features. He'd put everyone to sleep. Win-win for Sloth. Also explained why he was started to feel all charged up and ready to go for the day. He would be far more energetic for a while until he needed to replenish again. That worked for him since that meant he was going to be more active now during this critical week. He could rest up after this was all over with. Maybe he could drag Eris, Bezzy and Viv home with him for a sleep over. It would be nice to have one of the boys over too. He enjoyed his time with Bezzy and she was always fun in bed and he'd always have a special place for her, but it had been a while since he'd had a male demon to play with.

Totally unaware of the paint on his face, hair and clothes, he turned a little to see the guard had entered with a tray of food.
"Ohh Bezzy. Food," he said and poked her cheek to wake her. Bez woke abruptly, at a loss for a moment about where she was. Ah, she was coddling with Val, so that explained the sudden nap.

"Food? Hmm," she glanced around. "Speaking of which, what is that, five for Sloth? Nice!"

"I think that's 6," he winked.

Bez gave the sloth a squeeze and laughed.
"Maybe so."

"You were tired. Did you at least sleep well?" He asked as he started to stand up to see what food the other demon had brought. He may have just fed off demon essence, but it was always nice to sink one's teeth into something physical, and there were lots of flavors to explore.

Bez paused and thought about the question.
"Possibly. It's always hard to remember. Thanks for the forced nap," she teased, sticking out her tongue. Valramir grinned and leaned forward to nip her tongue before pulling away and walking over to the blond guard that now stood by the table with the cart. He looked skiddish, or maybe it was just Valramir's impression. Valramir opened up one of the tops of the covered food trays and his brow arched in surprise. This food looked and smelled absolutely amazing. It wasn't dribble. But why were they being fed so well? It was almost like they were still guests of honor at the party.

"Ah, out squishy blond guard! What's this? A feast for kings... for criminals? My, if this is how Abadeer treats potential assassins, I'm afraid what he'd do to friends," he chuckled and quickly moved over to Amos and draped an arm around his shoulders. "Say, what's the catch for this lovely meal, hmm?" he asked then. There had to be a catch somewhere. No one would feed criminals this well unless it was their last hoorah. If he remembered rightly, they still had 6 days or maybe it was 5, before one of them would be executed.

Amos recoiled slightly, a hand firmly resting on his stick.
"Er," he said slowly, surveilling the others. "Let me take out the painting you all defaced without trouble?"
Oh interesting. He hadn't answered the question and hadn't removed Val from his person. He wondered how far he could push this guard. Could he make it 7 for 7? Seven was a nice number. "Oh sure, I don't care much about the painting," he grinned and glanced at the stick the man had grasped in defense. He leaned in close to man's ear, he smelled nice. But he wasn't keen on having that stick used on him. "You know I'm the only one that can slow or entirely stop Eris and the others from jumping you, right? Besiideess I abhor violence." He reassured. He added more of his weight to the man, not caring that Amos seemed reluctant. He wondered if he could drag Amos down with him, maybe get him to forget his duty a bit. Amos seemed to be unsure whether to move away or to prevent the sloth demon from falling over. He cleared his throat.

"Thank you for your....er...conern," he said, leaning away a bit more. Cute. Amos thought he was concerned about his safety! He glanced at Bezzy and gave her a wink, knowing she would indulge him.
"Yes, of course. Why don't you come sit with is, have a meal...?" He asked, pressing his influence on Amos as he subtly started to pull him towards a seat. Amos dragged his feet, trying to resist the sloth's weight against his arm.

"No thank you," he said, turning his face to the door. He really didn't want to stay here any longer than he had to.

"Oh, come now! I bet they have you working yourself to the bone. Take a load off. Reellaaxx" Amos pressed his lips together.

"I can't."

"Yes you can," Valramir sang in his ear. "You're tired... aren't you?" He said and let himself drop, aiming to bring him down with him in a sloth hug.

"I...I'm not," Amos replied, stumbling again, trying to hold him up. Val didn't make it easy for him. He was just dead weight.

"We've got nice beds and company. I could snuggle you, keep you safe from mean ol' wrath."

Amos sighed, slowly lowering Val to the ground. "I just want to take the painting and go. Enjoy your food."

"Booooo you're no fun." Valramir said and gave a pout as he was set down on the ground. Dang. Amos had far more will than he'd given him credit for. And he still get the answer he'd wanted. Oh well. Maybe next time. Valramir got up off the floor and started to pat himself down. Only then did he realized he was covered in paint. Oh. He'd just taken a bath too! He touched his face then and felt the roughness that meant paint had dried on his skin. He chuckled lightly at the silliness of it. He'd worry about cleaning it up later. It didn't much matter after all. Valramir reigned back his aura from the others and contained it into his body again. No reason to keep the others asleep now that there was Amos and food. This would prove far more entertaining. He grabbed a plate of food then to start munching away. He wondered how the others would react. Amos had been lunged at last time after all.

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Once again, Bezabelle found herself waking confused and disoriented. She was snuggled against someone, this time in a chair. Between the white hair covered in paint, the wing poking into her face, and the slowly retreating aura, Bez was able to connect the dots. That, and Val was actively poking her cheek.


"Food? Hmm," she glanced around. She could see most of them slumped here and there, but there was someone notably absent. Bez wondered if she should check in with Cyr or if it was too soon. Regardless, "Speaking of which, what is that, five for Sloth? Nice!"

"I think that's 6," he winked.

Bez gave the sloth a squeeze and laughed.
"Maybe so."

"You were tired. Did you at least sleep well?"
Val asked.

Bez paused and thought about the question.
"Possibly. It's always hard to remember. Thanks for the forced nap," she teased, sticking out her tongue. Val made as if to nip her tongue and Bez pulled back with a laugh. Then she had the chair all to herself again. She settled back more snugly, enjoying the rich scents of the food. It smelled like quite the spread. And even better, dinner came with a little entertainment. Their Mouse had returned.

Val moved over to the guard, pulling his usual act of flirting by clinging to the other party. Amos seemed to weather it well enough. At least he hadn't fallen to a slumbering pile on the floor yet, even if he did look acutely uncomfortable. Bez noted he was now carrying some kind of baton at his belt. Good, the lesson from last time had stuck. He was treating them with more respect.

Apparently Amos wanted the painting. Hmm, Bez wasn't sure that she wanted to let him take it. After all, they had all worked so hard on it. It was now an actual work of art, not just some stuffy portrait. The guards would probably just get rid of it, and where was the fun in that?

Val mentioned her, looking her way with a wink, and Bez did her best imitation of Eris and gave Amos a feral grin and wave. Whether under Val's influence or no, she’d do what she wanted. Hopefully that much was clear. Speaking of which….

Bez laid a possessive hand on the frame of the desecrated painting, her smile still decidedly dangerous. She hoped Amos wouldn't jump straight to using his baton on her, but if he did, she was sure he'd learn another unpleasant lesson.


"He's right, you know, little Mouse. It would be no fun to just let you have it. I don't like the thought of you taking off with all our hard work just like that. Mmmm, I don't like that at all. But… what if we were to offer you a trade instead?"

Amos looked exasperated. Maybe after this he’d just go back home instead. It would be better than continuing to deal with this rogues gallery. Especially this one, with her mocking grin and that terrible lilt to her voice. "I’ve brought you food, haven’t I?” he responded, plainly irritated and also somewhat distracted by the other trouble-maker who was currently crawling out from under the table to join the fray.

"I could just leave you all alone for the rest of your stay, is that what you want?” Val’s aura hadn’t made him fall asleep, but it certainly made him seem tired and grumpy.

Bez rose, circling toward Amos, coming close to cutting off his path to the door, but stopping a couple steps short. No need to come off as aggressive. That was Eris's job.

"Actually, that's my point, dear Mouse. Look at all this delectable food! It's almost a shame to waste on us dangerous criminals, isn't it? It's you guards who actually deserve it. And you especially, Amos, for dealing with us. Isn't that right?" She watched him for a breath, but continued on before he could respond, "This is my proposal: stay long enough to properly enjoy some of this feast for yourself. Then, take the painting with no fuss from us. And if you behave, I'll even make an effort to keep the wolves at bay while you eat with us."

She stuck out a hand, looking innocent as possible. "Deal?"

Amos looked less than thrilled. The oddly..
benign request seemed more out of place than any of the other far more outlandish things that could have come from her snide mouth. She wanted him to stick around. Obviously she wanted to press him for more information, but she'd be disappointed to know that there wasn't much more.


"I suppose I could linger for a little while," he said warily, looking at her hand. "But if they start getting rowdy," he added, eyes cutting to Eris, who was now standing on a chair behind Bez, doing her best to look intimidating, "I'm going to leave with or without the painting."

He didn't particularly want to eat, though. But he could stand here until she was satisfied, that didn't sound too bad.

To her surprise, Amos agreed. He only looked at her hand, declining to shake on it, but Bez was pleased regardless. He looked behind her, and Bez realised that Eris had woken as well.

"Fair enough," she replied. Bez half- turned toward Eris with a grin. "You see that? Seems to me like someone's being much more respectful this time around."

Wasting no more time, Bez went to the food and grabbed two plates to start. She called out to any who hadn't roused yet, "Food's here! Everyone better hurry up; I don't intend to hold back!"

She quickly filled a plate for herself, getting a sampling of as much as her plate could hold, and maybe a little more. It was all in danger of toppling if she wasn't very careful. Then Bez gave Amos a long, thoughtful look. She decisively dished out helpings of select dishes, each portion generous. She set the plates at the two chairs nearest to the door, then offered Amos the seat at the end.

"There, come sit. I'll protect you from all these big bad demons."

Amos reluctantly sat, not looking thrilled about the patronizing tone the gluttony demon had adopted. His stick thunked against the side of the chair as he folded his arms, finally letting go of its hilt. Was this the same sort of game the sloth had been trying to play with him when he hung onto his shoulder and tried to drag him down? Joke was on them, he was too profoundly uncomfortable to do anything questionable. There were no cracks in his exterior for one to wriggle into. Even if there were, there wasn’t really anything he could do for them. He had no information, no agency to let them go, and no intention to free them. They were all being watched now, afterall, and if he had the urge to just open the door for them, the guard on surveillance would certainly sound the alarm and they would be apprehended again.

Amos stared down at the food in front of him. That being said, having a little bit to eat wouldn’t hurt terribly, would it? And it would keep the gluttony off his back. Amos took a few small bites, watching the rest of the table as he did so.

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Somehow, so abruptly, time had leaked through her fingers. Paint had as well, and now her palms were covered in flaky colourful scabs. The carpet smelled musty. She cracked one eye open. What had woken her? What had sent her off to sleep. Well, the latter was certainly Val, she could recognize the lingering grogginess of his handiwork anywhere. As for what had woken her....Bez's voice? She lifted her head and then ducked again, nearly bashing it on the underside of the table. How'd she end up down here? And who was Bez speaking to?

The voice that replied sounded not quite familiar. Bez flexed her hands, irritation flaring within her. Was it one of those awful guards? Indeed, when she crawled out from under the table, her eyes met with the sniveling little man from earlier. How peevish. She hauled herself up onto the chair, standing to stare over Bez's head at the insufferable man before them. His eyes kept flicking between her and Bez, whose words were flecked with amusement. She had some sort of plan, apparently. And Eris knew better than to interject and mess up whatever it was that Bez wanted to do. Anyway, his uncomfortable squirming and the way he quietly rested a hand on his little stick were amusing.

She seemed to want him to stick around. Which would be a mixed bag, seeing as he was annoying, but perhaps he could be useful? Eris puffed herself up, glaring at the man, as if that could encourage him to shake the hand that Bez proffered. His little comment made her smirk. Rowdy, ha, that was an understatement. If she wanted, she could be a lot worse than rowdy. But for now, if it was what Bez wanted, she would play nice and be good. Maybe she could trip him before he got up to leave. The grin she offered Bez as the other turned to her was full of teeth. Yes, they could subdue the foolish guard, make him do as they wished. She'd taught him a thing or two about manners.

Eagerly, Eris hopped down from her chair and flipped the defaced painting off the table, sweeping her painting supplies back into her bag, sliding them beside her door before dusting her hands off, sending little flecks of colour fluttering to the floor like confetti. Then she hurried to grab a plate and stacked food onto it gleefully. Eating was one of life's joys, especially when the food was free and a gluttony demon was nearby. Once her plate was full, she settled down on Bez's other side with a smug, cat-like look at Amos, who was staring unhappily down at the plate Bez had made for him.

Then she cast her eyes around the room. With Amos taking up one seat, there was one too few for the group. How exciting! Who would be left out? Would they get upset? Oh, she hoped so...

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It was not long before nigh everyone was accounted for, almost magnetically attracted to the mischief from Abadeer’s ex-portrait. It had followed as Viv, Bez, and Valramir in that order. It was a tad ironic and a glob of unfortunate for their captors, as they now seemed to be bonding even closer together because of their shared animosity toward the Lord of Hell. Or at least that’s what Myut would assume at face value were he an onlooker.

To be honest, he was on edge with all seven – scratch that, six, as Cyr was not to be found – having gathered round, but everyone’s focus was clearly on the painting and not on him. Thus, Myut could easily blend into the ‘crowd’, so to say. He’d also need to start forcing himself to get more comfortable, because this was his decided fate for the next six days. He couldn’t avoid them all forever. But damn if he didn’t want to try.

Nevertheless, he took the arrivals in stride as he himself was too busy focusing on the task at hand as well. He only looked up to realize the rest had flocked to the table when he heard them speak, which was why he hadn’t seen Cyr, their missing seventh. Was he still in the baths, or had he already walked by unnoticed? There was no way to tell.

Vivian had been the only one to ask the trio as a collective, which resulted in a welcoming nod from the greed demon. The more the merrier, as each unique touch would make this item one of a kind – something he, as a collector, could appreciate. Besides, Viv and him were cool. She had shown herself especially useful, and after getting to spend a bit of time with her he had decided that her presence was acceptable at longer lengths. At least thus far.

Bezabelle obviously was welcome anytime in Meu’s books, and even though there had been a bit of tension between the two of them in the baths, all was already forgiven. It was certainly starting to get crowded in the confines of the canvas, though. He easily allowed himself to be pushed out, leaving whatever possibly remained of his background untouched and instead watched Bez for a short step or two as she introduced a lot of vibrant red into the mix. She was quick to turn the hue into engulfing flames. That was a bit more appropriate for the dreary reality of Hell.

Myut had decided that he had had enough even before Valramir joined the fray, falling onto Bez and causing her to smear some of the work that had been done. The other white-haired demon was just scooting over onto the chair to join in when Meu rose to dust off his hands, smudging the bits of whatever wet paint remained along his digits.
”Well, that’s that.” He finished, verbally indicating that he was going to take his leave, as it felt a bit uncouth to just leave without saying anything. It was good timing, too, as Valramir seemed to begin pushing his powers around.

That worked for him, though. It was an even better excuse to leave. Myut had no intention of sleeping out in the open or near others, and after covering a yawn with his wrist he slipped away to the safety of his room. He’d need to wash his hands first, but, thanks to Val, his bed was calling out like a siren’s song. One that was becoming increasingly difficult to resist. And by that he meant he might succumb to sloth where he stood.

He quickened to wipe the stainable material from his skin under cold running water, which aided in keeping him awake long enough to make it to the mattress. Not long enough to change or get comfortable beneath the sheets, though. He fell asleep with his back facing the door.



There was a soft, distant sound of commotion that pricked at Myut’s subconscious. It took a while for it to grow loud enough, now mingled with voices, to have him blinking slowly awake. He groggily lifted his head, letting it lilt to the side just a bit in its heaviness as he tried with difficulty to hone in on the mysterious syllables and scattered cacophony of sound filtering in from the main room as he fully came to.


”Kings… for criminals…. Meal, hmm?....”

”Let me take out the painting….”

Mew sat up, blinking once more to shed the remaining sleepiness from his form. His attention snapped to as he recognized the voices now. It sounded like Amos had returned. The Greed listened in now to catch the conversation.

”I just want to take the painting and go. Enjoy your food.”

Seemed like Amos had arrived with a meal for them, which, odd, but it was the perfect opportunity to catch the guard and speak with him. However, so far, it did not seem like Amos had any intention of lingering. Damn, if only Val hadn’t sent them all to sleep. Meu could have been ready. A loud boo from Vir followed then, and a new voice joined the conversation.

”He’s right, you know. It would be no fun to just let you have it. How about a trade?”

Ah, that was Bez’s voice. She seemed to be distracting Amos enough to have him linger around a little longer. Knowing Bez, she would likely get her way as well. It truly was unfortunate that he had not been out first to greet their little guard. Meu arose from the bed to wander over to his closet. His casual clothes had wrinkled in his sleep, and if he wanted to sit Amos down for a little talk of business, he’d prefer to look sharp. And regardless of whether Bez convinced the lackey to stay or not, Meu still wanted to present himself well with his attire.

Bezzabelle had turned their little art project into her own bargaining chip, which was exactly what Myut would have planned to do if he were in her shoes. It seemed that she and Val were doing his dirty work for him, though, which was very favorable seeing as he had missed his own opportunity to do so. It was a shame, though, as all in the same moment he both grew giddy and yet had to dash away his hopes at the idea of using that painting for his true ends rather than having to produce value out of thin air to goad the guard into working for him. He would have to bargain legwork for legwork, as he had initially planned, it seemed.

After dressing properly, adorned in a black button-down paired with a white tie and a sharp pair of wine-colored trousers – the matching blazer he did not bother to don – Myut emerged from his room just as Bez was supposedly airing a promise to safeguard Amos. Whether that had been a coy joke or not, well....
”…I’ll protect you from all these big bad demons~”

“Ah, I believe it’s the little wolves in sheep’s clothing that we should be looking out for, hmn?” Mew interjected, speaking with wry affection in his tone as he addressed Bez teasingly, looking her way as he neared the serving tray laden with a variety of delectable-looking dishes. Amos had by then taken his seat. The Greed intended to claim the seat across from him without hesitation, so he was swift and largely uncaring in the selection of the foods that would weigh upon his plate.

With body language that was well at ease and markedly unbothered, Myut slid into the opposing chair, eyes focused down at his plate for a moment while he appreciated what their keeper had brought them. He simply gave a humble and pleased crick of his lips – a smile – at the mousey-blonde. Meu didn’t bother to indicate the food in any other manner, as he figured Amos had already heard an earful from the other three in the room about it. There was no need for the Greed to parrot the same words at him.

Meu intended to take Amos’ side in a genuine manner, quite unlike Bez had, and shield him off from the others. He would have loved to take up the entirety of the guard’s attention and keep him from the remaining demons, but that simply would not be realistic, nor particularly smart. After all, there was no need to make himself appear suspicious to the other six. Being ‘open’ about his intentions would give him the security of supposed trust in the midst of the confined demons. For now, though, he would need to wait for a more opportune time during dinner to begin that conversation with Amos.

So, instead, he inclined his form toward the guard before speaking up.
“I wasn’t expecting to see you here again so soon. But it’s fortunate – you’re just the person I wanted to talk to.” Meu flashed an easy and naturally charming grin, leaving his greeting at that for now, hoping that the boy would take the bait and catch interest. Myut’s eyes danced down to his plate once more as he grabbed a forkful of food to bring to his lips.

Amos was sat uncomfortably, poking at his food with a fork, as the group grew. When the greed demon sat across from him, he glanced up to find the other looking at him with distinct focus. What did he want? The guard glanced down to his plate, and when he looked back up, the other was leant forward, focused even more intently on him. Amos looked back, wary.


“What do you want?” he asked, slightly confused by the warm smile that had crossed the other’s face, but the other had already looked away, towards his plate. What on earth was going on here? Perhaps he needed to clear up that he knew little more about the situation than they did, and there wasn’t anything he could do for them. They needed to sort that stuff out on their own.

In the meantime, Val had realized quickly enough that he was no longer the center of Amos’ attention, since Bez of course was magnetic and called all that attention to herself. Boo. But still, he had to give her props. She got Amos to stay while his own antics had not. He preferred to think that his influence at least helped make Amos more pliable to Bez’s whim. He looked up when he saw Meu emerge from his room and grinned. He liked Meu. He was fun to mess with. He gave him a lot of delicious reactions - some he didn’t expect from the demon, and he wanted to see how else he could push his buttons. His initial intention had been to get into the demon’s pants, though he’d come to the realization quickly enough that Meu wasn’t interested in him. He certainly would love if the two of them eventually had a fling, but now the goal was just to mess with him. How far could he push him without even really trying? The game was on.

Valramir moved then to sit beside Meu and watched as he interacted with the guard, quirking an eyebrow. Meu wanted to see Amos? He wondered about what. He began to nibble on his food while he sneakily brought one hand beneath the table and reached over to the other demon to suggestively squeeze his knee. He was doing his best not to grin and outwardly give himself away.

Meu gazed upon the poor lookout who seemed proper on edge, what with how he voiced his suspicions on Mew’s intentions with him. The guard looked, well, guarded. This was likely to be rather difficult, especially with the growing number at the table. With an even toned and gentle voice Myut answered him,
“Ah, I was hoping that I could get your assistance with a personal need. I’d be sure to reimburse you well for it, of course.”

He paused for a moment to gauge Amos’ immediate reaction before grinning once more and adding, “Normally I’d offer you a drink to settle into any business talk, but,” he motioned back toward the serving tray laden with the grand feast the blonde had brought to them, “You’d know out of the best of us that we seem to be a bit short on the stuff.”

The Greed had indeed done a cursory look-over in his swift movement to procure a plate of food for himself and had found that their little guardian had brought nothing for them to imbibe themselves with. That was certainly for the best, knowing how rowdy and rambunctious everyone was without any alcohol helping things along. So, Mew had hoped to find a little humor in the situation and hopefully help Amos settle in better at the dinner table with the simple fact that he was speaking to the guard like a normal being.


“No immediate rush, of course. I wouldn’t want to put you off your food with speak of even more work than you already have. If you’re willing to humor me, that is.” The white-haired demon laced his fingers together nonchalantly, keeping his olive-hued gaze light and unimposing, with his lips in that same good-natured smile. Meu was just about to return to his food and give the guard some time to think on it when he suddenly felt a bit of foreign pressure around his knee. A startled look flashed across his face for just an instance as his body gave a sudden jolt of surprise. Eyes immediately narrowing, his chin dipped diagonally down to the side toward Val in a sharp gesture, a sour, almost faintly pouty look tugging down on his lips.

Clenching his jaw, he spoke in a low but still polite voice, his whole attention now focused on the little troublemaker who had seated himself right next to Meu at some point in time. This dinner was just getting worse and worse for the two of Amos and him.
“Valramir?” He questioned through a forced smile, not quite trusting himself to look fully at the Sloth beside him, lest his courteous manner be shattered.

Val looked over at him as innocent as, er, a demon could look.
"Mmm, yes?" He asked and fluttered his eyes. "You were having a nice discussion. I didn't want to… interrupt," he purred as his hand moved higher up on the inside of his thigh. This was fun. He loved that face. Poor Mew was trying so hard not be phased.

Amos watched warily as the greed demon spoke. Those were the buttery words of someone who knew how to convince others to give them what they wanted. Nice on the ears, bad for the arteries. A personal need. What did that even mean? Amos poked at his food as he sized the greed demon up. His eyes were clear, and though the look on his face seemed composed, there was an unwavering focus behind those nonchalant little actions.

All of a sudden, however, that mask slipped and the other demon’s head whipped around to the sloth demon sitting next to him. That little creature was very handsy, it seemed, not just with Amos, but judging by the way Myut stiffened, anyone he could get his hands on. He couldn’t help but feel a little sympathetic for the other as he spoke in a low, but still well-mannered voice.

Amos did not speak, but his wariness softened somewhat as he watched the other. Perhaps he could linger for a moment longer and see what the greed demon needed.

Meu listened with exaggerated patience as Valramir’s voice blossomed into being. It was slow, far too innocent, and soon purring. The Greed’s orbs flickered over just in time to see Val’s eyelids fluttering coyly, words dripping sweet as honey. The taller of the two was about to do a double-take upon seeing the… colorful state the other was in, but with Valramir’s ending statement filtering through his ears, he had no time to do so as a different reaction took over his body - Val’s little comment had been accentuated with an extra touch.

Val’s initial not-so-innocent-but-still-tempered touch took a sudden, dangerous turn. Myut felt the other’s slender fingers slide up the inside of his thigh. It had caused his knee to jolt upward and bang loudly against the underside of the table. Half wincing and half twitching his eyebrow, Myut’s previously unoccupied hand crashed down on top of Val’s wandering one. His strong and comparatively thicker fingers curled harshly around the flesh of the other’s small hand, muscular grip crunching down on it.

With his jaw sorely clenched, nose ever so scrunched, and smile definitely starting to frown at the tips, Meu admonished him in a strained though quiet voice, hoping not to draw any further attention to the two of them.
“I think these hands should be focusing on their meal,” his tone threatened, “and not me.”

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Cyr lingered in the place between, vaguely aware of the chatter and giggling outside, but letting it wash over him like soft, cool waves. If it could replace the weird guilt that simmered low in his belly, that would be nice. Eventually, as the ache in his back faded and the voices outside dwindled, he drifted off too, unaware that a certain demon had aided his easy slip into slumber. His dreams, however, were not so easy, twisting and turning restlessly with the tension that still lingered inside him. The worry, the shame, the confusion.

When he woke, having tucked himself into a small ball in his sleep, arms tangled up with his legs, Cyr lay for a moment, blinking blearily at the midday sun that shone through the window. Where was he? What was going on? He sat up slowly, stretching out his tense traps with careful precision. Outside, he could hear voices again, and a strange…metallic sound? Oh, silverware on plates? When did they get plates?

Cyr stumbled through the process of getting dressed, still perhaps half asleep. When he emerged, clothes rumpled and hair badly mussed, having somewhat dried while smooshed against his pillow, an odd sight met him.

Wha…?” he breathed softly. Bez was the first person he spotted, sitting across the table, looking pleased as a cat with cream. He quickly averted his gaze. Amos sat next to her. And Myut was across from him, blocking his view of Bez’s other side, but he could guess. Eris, most likely. And Val next to Myut. Apparently doing something the Greed demon did not like, as when Cyr began to lumber over to investigate the food, Myut jerked in conjunction with a loud thump. He looked up quickly, only able to see Myut’s jaw bulging slightly as the other turned his face to the Sloth demon and spoke too softly to properly make out. Not that it was any of his business, right? Meu didn’t owe him anything.

Cyr awkwardly picked up a plate and began filling it with food. Nothing really stood out to him on the trolly, but food was food and it would be nice to have a warm belly after his disorienting nap. Once he had a fair selection of food, he surveyed the table again. There weren’t many options. Perhaps the end would be nice. He didn’t fancy sitting next to the little wrath demon, but it was better than sitting across from her. And….he didn’t want to accidentally make eye contact with Bez. It would be….awkward.

So he carried his plate over, keeping his head down, and settled down at the far end of the table. He poked at the food on his plate as he quietly listened to the conversation thrum around him, though he couldn’t help but sneak a glance over at Myut. He looked really nice. Suddenly self conscious, Cyr tried to smooth down his hair. Why hadn’t he thought to try and put on some new clothes? Or at least brush his hair. He was out here, looking like a horrible mess in front of everyone. What was he thinking?

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Viv woke up slowly. At some point, it seemed, she’d stumbled into her room to wash paint off her hands. Beyond that…she remembered nothing. Before she could step out, though, she first had to panic. She’d fingerpainted on a picture of the prince. That was prime disrespect. Definitely not good if she wanted to prove her innocence. On the other hand, none of them had really abstained…maybe there was safety in numbers? Bez hadn’t been a ringleader, at least. Her girl was a lot of trouble… and Viv wouldn’t have her another way. At least her dress had survived the impromptu arts and crafts.

The pride demon stood and stretched, regulating her breathing. She could smell food, real food, just like what they had served at the Gala. She stepped out, and her eyes sparkled with appreciation. Oh, Mal would have loved this sort of feast.

There was just one problem.

While she’d been waking up and calming down, the seats around the table had become filled. There was nowhere beside her girlfriend for her to sit! Vivian considered her options. Bezabelle sat with the guard on one side and the wrath on the other. Vivian certainly wasn’t going to go up and argue with the guard, not when she also had to keep Bez out of trouble.

At the same time, the wrath…Viv didn’t feel like starting a fight before she got to eat. And wraths (or most of them, at any rate), loved the opportunity to start a fight. She eyed the open seat, but it didn’t appeal to her.

Then, the sloth, maybe? She considered him, going to pick up a plate of food from the meal delivered to them. She then walked up to Valramir, bending over to speak close to his ear.


”Would you mind moving?” she asked softly. ”I would like to sit across from Bez”.

There. Start off polite, no need for a fuss, right?

Valramir pulled his attention away from his fun for a moment when Vivian came to his side. Move? Why would he want to move? He was having too much fun teasing Myut. The man was still holding his hand to stop him from moving up. It was a little tight, but not uncomfortable.
"Move?" He asked lazily, drawing it out, "I don't want to move. Why don't you go sit on Bezzy? That's what I do."

Vivian wasn’t impressed. “Bezabelle is petite, there’s no way that would work.” she frowned. “Besides, you moving isn’t a big deal, is it?” Although the other’s hand was certainly in a position, and she eyed it. Were these two together? No, the Greed demon looked far too uncomfortable. So she was helping an ally too, if she managed to get the sloth demon away.

“It is a huuuggeeeeeee deal,” Valramir answered and started to… melt into his seat, sliding down a little and hog up more room. Getting a sloth to move was like moving a mountain. He certainly didn’t look like he was going to move himself.

“Why so?” Viv tapped her foot on the ground, impatient.

“Because. I am cozy. Myut is here,” the annoying demon grinned. “And it is effffooorrrtttttttt to move.”

“So…if I move you…you’ll move?” Vivian quirked an eyebrow, looking over the sloth demon. She was a little taller than him. He didn’t look like he weighed that much. But he was slumping, which would make it more difficult…

Val blinked at her. He didn’t want to move but if she really dragged him off the chair, well that would get her what she wanted.
“I suppose,” he answered. “Though I’d still rather just sit here. I mean you could sit on me if you wanted to,” he mused. Then he’d get to play with more than one demon, though he doubted Viv would tolerate the teasing well. She’d probably elbow him in the face.

Viv barely considered it, before coming to the same conclusion, noting that grabby hand. She’d definitely elbow him in the face. Instead, she placed her plate on the table, moved the empty chair a bit closer so that there was less of a gap, then grabbed the sloth under his arms, trying to see if she could slide him over.


“Nooooo,” the sloth grumbled as Viv started to slide him. He clung to Myut’s hand, and Vivian shot the Greed a glance to help her out here.

Myut seemed to understand her, because he was already trying to shake the sloth demon off, frowning, then getting up altogether to help her drag the sloth away. With Myut’s height and bulk, the job was quickly done.


"Noooo" the sloth whined again before Vivian unceremoniously thrust him over to the other chair. The momentum ended up with Val falling off the chair. "Ouch.." he grumbled.

Viv sat down primly, drawing her plate over before her and sending the pouting sloth’s plate to his new place. Then, she began to eat daintily, sending Bez warm looks, Amos warning ones, and occasionally spinning her fork in her fingers in case the sloth decided to try something.

Viv had good reflexes.

If Valramir tried to touch her, he’d soon learn why that was a bad idea.