[ mammon is a good demon who doesn't deserve this. but by the time she's returned, brilith is just... angry. angry and upset, and her voice is hoarse. ]
How can I, when he'll be killed tomorrow for nothing?
[Human death...doesn't mean a lot to demons. People die all the time. Demons live for years and years and years. They prey on humans. Feed on them, sometimes literally. Maybe if he had come here several months ago, he'd be more callous. What does a human life, matter, anyways...?]
[But now...]
It was the actual killer that did this. Distracted us, I think. Like, if we had caught the actual guy... [But nothing went right, horse murder and all...] I don't know. It's...it's just a mess.
[ she has no direction. there's no way someone is just... going to walk around with scales on them, eating the body parts of anyone who gets in their way. but she promised asch she'd try, and she refuses to give up on that. ]
Maybe they did distract us, but we have to find out how. We have to find them so they can't do this again. Otherwise Asch will die for nothing.
[He meets her eyes with that statement. Yeah. She's right. They have to play by the rules, still, and in the meantime, make sure this doesn't happen again. Somehow...but what can he do? Even with everything at his disposal...?]
[Mammon shakes his head slightly, but reaches forward, resting a hand on her shoulder. Sure, deep down, he doesn't care about Asch. A death is a death. People die all the time for stupid, inconsequential reasons such as being too suspicious or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But people around him are sad. Upset. People that he will never admit that he actually has a bit of a soft spot for.]
[Brilith is one of them.]
Yeah. We will. I'll help to make sure of that.[A short nod.] L-Let's try not to let this happen again.
[ even though she said that, even though mammon agrees, brilith just sort of... deflates, voice turning soft. ]
I don't even know where to start looking for the one who did it. We didn't even really have any suspects. But there has to be something we missed. If there's anything we can do to keep them from hurting someone else, we have to do it.
[ it takes a great effort to hold back from snapping at him that no, they obviously didn't do everything right because someone innocent is about to die - but it's not mammon's fault. he did try, very much so, and brilith does appreciate that. but did it matter, in the end?
it's what he says next that spurs her to speak with a shake of her head. ]
Don't break them. Please. I don't want you to end up like the others did.
I know you will. You've been helping us so much... [ she looks away, unable to meet his eyes. ] I'm sorry, Mammon. I shouldn't... I don't mean to sound like I don't believe in you.
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How can I, when he'll be killed tomorrow for nothing?
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[Human death...doesn't mean a lot to demons. People die all the time. Demons live for years and years and years. They prey on humans. Feed on them, sometimes literally. Maybe if he had come here several months ago, he'd be more callous. What does a human life, matter, anyways...?]
[But now...]
It was the actual killer that did this. Distracted us, I think. Like, if we had caught the actual guy... [But nothing went right, horse murder and all...] I don't know. It's...it's just a mess.
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[ she has no direction. there's no way someone is just... going to walk around with scales on them, eating the body parts of anyone who gets in their way. but she promised asch she'd try, and she refuses to give up on that. ]
Maybe they did distract us, but we have to find out how. We have to find them so they can't do this again. Otherwise Asch will die for nothing.
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[Mammon shakes his head slightly, but reaches forward, resting a hand on her shoulder. Sure, deep down, he doesn't care about Asch. A death is a death. People die all the time for stupid, inconsequential reasons such as being too suspicious or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But people around him are sad. Upset. People that he will never admit that he actually has a bit of a soft spot for.]
[Brilith is one of them.]
Yeah. We will. I'll help to make sure of that.[A short nod.] L-Let's try not to let this happen again.
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I don't even know where to start looking for the one who did it. We didn't even really have any suspects. But there has to be something we missed. If there's anything we can do to keep them from hurting someone else, we have to do it.
[ ... ]
No matter what it takes.
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[He was as thorough as thorough can be, which is a Big Deal for him, since he would've waste effort if there wasn't anything to be gotten out of it.]
We'll do it, Brilith. I don't want to keep playin' by the rules. I want to break 'em. That's how a demon works! A demon never plays fair, y'know?
[But.............where does he begin?]
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it's what he says next that spurs her to speak with a shake of her head. ]
Don't break them. Please. I don't want you to end up like the others did.
[ losing fingers, or worse... ]
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[He's silent for a moment. Anya and Galo were punished, yes. But even then, what is it to a demon? Humans are mortal, fragile. He's not.]
[But he'll bow his head anyways, closing his eyes.]
I'll do what I can. I will...
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I know you will. You've been helping us so much... [ she looks away, unable to meet his eyes. ] I'm sorry, Mammon. I shouldn't... I don't mean to sound like I don't believe in you.