call me maybe

[from_scratch]

Cam is out flying. There's a decent cloud of atmosphere around the gold plane, now, millenia of demons making air around themselves for comfort and not sealing it up because why would you bother. There's a small forest, here - the effect is kind of ruined by the lamps it has to grow under, but it's still pretty.

He feels an open summons and lets it grab him -

with the Joker (kappa)

with Ripper (kappa)

with Darren (Aestrix)

with Minus (kappa)

with Emma (Marri)

with Facility 3141592 (armokGoB)

with the admin (kappa)

with Jarvis (kappa, Aestrix)

with Miles (kappa)

with Hank (Nemo)

Comments

[from_scratch]

"Dowser thinks that did the trick."

[mylegalname]

The truck's escort turns at the next intersection, and the truck follows. John keeps going straight. There are very few cars on the road, so it's easy to tell that no one is following them.

"I'm with Tony on how weirdly easy that was," he says.

[manofmyword]

"We-ell, it's not over yet," the Joker points out. "The nuke was a big deal, but it's not the only card on the table. We've got some cleanup to do."

[mylegalname]

"God help me," John mutters, but he sounds slightly affectionate.

[from_scratch]

"Tony has completed her task and is now authorized to shake John down for goodies," Cam mentions. "And can't do a whole lot outside the scope of said shakedown. Probably you want to stop the car and I should make her whatever she wants and you should send her home and you can call her back in later if you want."

[mylegalname]

"It might be a better idea to get back to the Joker's place first. Assuming you don't mind, Tony."

[allthebrightest]

Tony shrugs.

[from_scratch]

"I'm not gonna object. I am off leash. It's pretty cool."

[mylegalname]

"Does that not usually happen?"

[from_scratch]

"Most summoners don't even let me talk."

[mylegalname]

[from_scratch]

"I show up in the circle and all I get to say is 'yes, summoner' or 'no, summoner'," Cam expands, "depending on if I like the deal they propose or not. They are concerned I will tempt them out of their souls if I get to say anything else. Tony could probably answer summons every week for a century and never get gagged once."

[allthebrightest]

"Because angels never tried to trade anything for anybody's soul," snorts Tony. "I mean, not that I'm saying gagging demons is the best solution to the problem, but the problem exists."

[from_scratch]

Cam laughs.

[allthebrightest]

"What?"

[from_scratch]

"Oh, I don't know if I should say."

[allthebrightest]

"C'mon, share the joke."

[from_scratch]

Cam is silent, then says:

"What makes you think souls are real and demons can do anything with 'em?"

[allthebrightest]

[manofmyword]

The Joker takes one look at Tony's face and starts cackling.

[from_scratch]

Cam smiles a little. "I don't think this should be common knowledge among summoners. Because the situation where it comes up, practically speaking, is one where you have a summoner who's that desperate and a demon who's that much of an asshole. I would rather those two find something meaningless to trade than have common knowledge of its meaninglessness and have to move onto something with effects."

[allthebrightest]

"I see what you mean," Tony concedes. "But wow. Wow."

[from_scratch]

"I don't actually know how the rumor got started, and I will concede that it's often personally inconvenient for us non-asshole demons, but yeah."

[allthebrightest]

"Okay, and while we're talking about things nobody talks about in the world where it doesn't matter that we're talking about them - you're an ex-summoner too, right?"

[from_scratch]

"What gave me away?"