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[Hmm. He sits in an introverted silence, thoughtful, for a long moment while watching Owner.]

As a demon? Is that... what you really are, or just something you told Charles he would understand?

[discomfort]

No, that is what I actually am. There are many different types of demons though, so other ones may seem nothing like me.

[ not every demon is a cute twink........ ]

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[skips britt's tag in my inbox out of anger because she's definitely dying today]

I see.

[so, like, lucien.]

It wasn't... my intentions to pry. I don't... have anything against them, I just have never met one.

[discomfort]

He told me you reacted badly.

[ sorry, charles doxxed it. he seems amused. ]

I do not mind talking about it. In fact, I prefer to get rid of any misconceptions while I can.

[satisficing]

[His feelings become a little more disgruntled.]

I did not think I... reacted so bad. He made it seem like I should be worried about them in some way, and then proceeded to tell me there were some on this ship.

[CHARLES!!!!!]

But I could not pass judgement since I had never met any.

[discomfort]

[ ah.

He did say he wanted to scare you. ]

Well, what is your judgment so far? I am not very scary, I think.

[satisficing]

[HIS FACE REALLY SAYS CHARLESSSS?!?!?!?! AT THIS BLEED THROUGH. HELLO!!! WHY THE FCK. This is bullying.]

I-- [CHARLES. He's going to get that fucking guy.] No, but it's only been less than a week.

[discomfort]

Ahaha, that's fair!

Do not worry. I don't eat humans or anything of the sort.

[satisficing]

Why would you say it this way...

[THIS IS SO SPECIFICALLY TARGETED FOR HIM]

[discomfort]

It's one of the more commonly asked questions.

In case you were concerned.

[satisficing]

[Makes a face like the other icon which I will not reuse because that's atrocious to do even accidentally.]

Do... demons... normally eat humans?

[discomfort]

Well, yes. Or sometimes not necessarily that-- it is fairly popular to steal the skin of a human, and then wear it so that you take over their life. Kitsune, tanuki-- they tend to auction them off.

[ sometimes, it is worse than just eating them. ]

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[He makes a little bit of a face--a grimace? A confused grimace.]

I see. [...] But you're... different? You don't eat them, so... what do you do?

[discomfort]

I simply run an inn, where both demons and humans can relax at if they desire. I only ask for a secret of theirs in terms of payment.

[ see?

he's a good demon. :) ]

[satisficing]

[francy i really am gonna ratshake you for finding this skrunkly ass dude after i played count d

ALSO VIKTOR IS TOO SMART AND HAS BEEN THROUGH (REDACTED) TO THINK THIS MEANS HE IS A GOOD DEMON]

So you "eat" secrets?

[discomfort]

[ shakes a lot. it's fine. ]

Mm... that is the easiest way to describe it, yes. I feed off them. But your secret will be safe with me! No other eyes or ears will witness them.

[satisficing]

[Demons are so weird... He's a man of science. Why the fck is he confronted by demonism...?]

There has to be a catch. Right? When you eat them, do they forget?

[discomfort]

Nothing of the sort. There is no catch, unless them giving up an intimate detail about themselves to someone else is a catch.

[satisficing]

[He is quiet, looking tiredly at Owner. He still thinks there must be some kind of catch. The transaction sounds too good, and he's had so many bad transactions in his life.]

Do the secrets matter...? Like... someone telling you... they have a fake eye as opposed to someone telling you...

...

...they murdered their assistant.

[discomfort]

I suppose it has to do with the weight of it, but the weight of every secret is different. For the fake eye, for example, is this something that genuinely plagues them? Is it a secret that is something that sits with them, or is it nothing but a superficial detail? And then there are people who don't think they have one-- in those cases, I can help you figure out what it is.

[ ... ]

But murdering their assistant, for example, would typically be a good one.

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[He gives Owner a curious and inquisitive sort of look. Oh, he does not like the idea of someone pulling a hidden secret out. Imagine acknowledging that. Then again, it would be better that way even if the instinct is conceal, don't feel.]

How do you not know if you have a secret...?

[discomfort]

It happens more often than you think. Let's say, perhaps... you don't remember anything about yourself. You still have a secret in there. So I'll just... pull it out, with your help.

[ he smiles. ]

So we'll both learn something.

[satisficing]

[His lips thin a little.]

This seems a little... nutritionally pointless, but I guess I don't understand the nuances of being a demon.

This is something you... enjoy?

[discomfort]

Enjoy?

[ he leans in a little closer to viktor. ]

Is everything you do about pleasure, Viktor-sama?

[satisficing]

[DON'T LEAN IN JAPANESE SATAN MAN WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS PLAYING A SATAN

He fidgets slightly with the crutch.]

No... not necessarily. Scientific progress has more downs than ups usually. But... I do enjoy my career, so... I just assumed.