ninth trick

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki appears on the Plane with a bag slung over his shoulder. He regards his surroundings casually, then cups his mouth and starts calling out his summons.]

OOOOOOII!! PRINCESS HOMO! WE NEED TO TALK, MANO-A-HOMO! AND BY TALK I MEAN BASH YOUR FUCKING FACE IN.

[a pause]

And Agito, I stole your lunch. Get your ass over here.

Comments

[ghostlighter]

Uh, no. He's fiction. Casper, the friendly ghost.

Just... be polite, say hello back, but if something seems off, drop.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Is he from a book?

How do I know if something is off? I've never met fallen angels before.

[ghostlighter]

... Not sure. Probably. They made movies about it too, though.

Well, how do you know if something is off with a regular person?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Oh! I like movies. Triela and Rico and I watch them in the warehouse's auditorium sometimes.

...I don't talk to regular people that much. Usually its mafia people, or government people, or assassins. They aren't really regular people, are they?

[ghostlighter]

Yeah? What kind of movies?

Probably not. Let's see... You said she was talking about love, right? If she starts talking about something that contradicts that, that would be something that's off, because it doesn't add up with what you know about her already. Get it?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Audrey Hepburn! I like "Roman Holiday" the best, but I like "The Unforgiven" and "The Nun's Story" and "Nous irons à Monte Carlo" too.

[Considers this for a minute] That makes sense. But I don't think she will. She said she dedicated her whole life to love, and she's taught classes about it to other demons before.

[ghostlighter]

Huh. Don't think I've seen any of those.

[Slowly... quirking... eyebrow.] Really?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Really? I really like Audrey Hepburn.

[Nodnod!] Love education classes, she said. I sort of hope she teaches one here.

[ghostlighter]

Maybe I'll check her out sometime.

... Right. What did you say she looked like again?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

She had long blonde hair, and a big red bow, and red wings and a red tail. Her eyes were red too.

[ghostlighter]

Okay. Just... be careful around her for now? Please?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Okay. Um. What should I do if I see her do something bad? Should I kill her?

[ghostlighter]

... No. Only if she's trying to kill someone else. If she isn't, you think you could get me? Or, if I'm not around, that Hei guy.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Mrrt.] ...I can take care of it, too.

[ghostlighter]

How would you take care of it?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[....] It depends on the circumstances, s... Chris.

[ghostlighter]

Alright. Say... she's fighting someone. What then?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

...well, it depends on who she's fighting, I guess. If she's fighting Signore Hei, or Signore Doctor, I would help them.

[ghostlighter]

Okay... But what if it's someone you don't know, but it looks like they're having trouble, or they don't want to fight in the first place?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Well... It doesn't really matter then, I guess.

[ghostlighter]

[Chris's upbringing as a good witch says BZZZT WRONG ANSWER. What is 'Save the innocent'?]

No, it— If they can't defend themselves, you should try to get her to back off. There's no reason to have someone else suffer when you could do something to help.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

...but... [Frownyface.] What's the point? If I don't know them, then it doesn't really matter. And I could get damaged trying to help. So could you, or Signore Hei.

[ghostlighter]

The point? Well... you'd be keeping someone from getting hurt. And maybe some day they'd be able to pay you back for helping. [shrugs a little] I'd be fine.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Still isn't sure about this good Samaritan business.] ...I guess I could try.

[ghostlighter]

... Yeah? But if it turns out she's stronger than your guns or something, I want you to leave. It's great if you can help, but if you can't, leave it to someone who can.