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

[eversomuchfun]

"Happily, no. I still haven't found out how the school is going to respond to the fake summoning."

[from_scratch]

"Oh, is that what you were doing. Why?"

[eversomuchfun]

"The amusement value of observing their pathetic cover-up, or the interest of observing one that is not pathetic."

[from_scratch]

"Who's in charge of covering up circles of blood at the local school?"

[eversomuchfun]

"In most places it's the nearest person with a bad excuse ready to hand - no organized effort, no one who knows what's going on - but I have my suspicions about the principal."

[from_scratch]

"And nobody has failed at a task like this spectacularly enough that, like, the government - which employs public employees who openly consult fake psychics back in my world where all the psychics are definitely fake - has found out. Really?"

[eversomuchfun]

"At least some branches seem to be aware of at least some things, but clearly none of those people have taken the trouble to go public with anything more interesting than fake psychics."

[from_scratch]

"This is a spectacular coordination failure, are you sure it's natural?"

[eversomuchfun]

"Oh, there's probably a conspiracy or two at work."

[from_scratch]

"But they didn't show up to your vampiric orienation meeting?"

[eversomuchfun]

"It was rather a hurried affair."

[from_scratch]

"So it's not a comprehensive conspiracy, conspiracy agents are not showing up at your crypt to arrest you and your summoned demon for being theatrical, etcetera."

[eversomuchfun]

"Indeed not. No one has that kind of reach. There are any number of different interests whose reach is extensive, and I know about some and could guess at some others, but I feel confident in saying that there is no ultimate level of conspiracy with the power to identify and punish individual indiscretions."

[from_scratch]

"So it remains bizarre and questionable that it hasn't broken open. Back home the general quiet on the subject was explained by economic motives and the small population of summoners, but here - I might need to know more before I am particularly flagrant, I think."

[eversomuchfun]

"By all means. If you want a partial list, the Watcher's Council is one such interest; a demonic law firm called Wolfram and Hart is another."

[from_scratch]

"What makes a law firm demonic and what do Watchers watch?"

[eversomuchfun]

"It's rumoured to be headquartered in one of the major hells, is that demonic enough for you? Watchers watch Slayers. I suppose you don't know what those are. The Slayer, at any given time, is the latest heir of a mystical package of superpowers primarily geared toward physical combat. It is her job to run around killing vampires and other evil things until one of them gets the drop on her and the next Slayer is called to take her place."

[from_scratch]

"There are several hells? There are major and minor hells? What would a demonic law firm make of me, I wonder. Slayer's always a girl?"

[eversomuchfun]

"There's not so much as a breath of a rumour of any who weren't. And yes, there are multitudes of hells. Just to confuse everyone, the major ones are often referred to interchangeably or collectively as 'Hell'. The major/minor distinction is informal, but seems to rest on factors like population, overall level of influence, and the individual power of local notable demons or gods."

[from_scratch]

"How hard is it to get from - sub-world to sub-world?"

[eversomuchfun]

"Varyingly. Some hell dimensions and so forth are easy to get to; some are nearly impossible. I don't know many specifics, because that's never been my area of expertise."

[from_scratch]

"It's possible I should get in touch with the demonic law firm. Do I want to get in touch with the demonic law firm? Are they evil or just demonic?"

[eversomuchfun]

"They are extremely evil. You and they will hate each other on sight."

[from_scratch]

"Well, damn, I could have used a non-evil demonic law firm, being demonic and inclined to move and shake."

[eversomuchfun]

"The Council are ostensibly less evil, but will probably also hate you on sight, for some combination of cosmetic reasons and the fact that you seem inclined to disturb the status quo significantly."