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.
[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...
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.
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But murdering their assistant, for example, would typically be a good one.
[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.]
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 does not go very far, but he does skitter fastly away from the chair and Owner. He keeps his back turned for a long few moments before he finally looks apprehensively over one shoulder.]
Sometimes secrets are better left as secrets. That's why they're secrets.
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Do... demons... normally eat humans?
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[ sometimes, it is worse than just eating them. ]
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I see. [...] But you're... different? You don't eat them, so... what do you do?
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[ see?
he's a good demon. :) ]
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ALSO VIKTOR IS TOO SMART AND HAS BEEN THROUGH (REDACTED) TO THINK THIS MEANS HE IS A GOOD DEMON]
So you "eat" secrets?
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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.
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There has to be a catch. Right? When you eat them, do they forget?
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Do the secrets matter...? Like... someone telling you... they have a fake eye as opposed to someone telling you...
...
...they murdered their assistant.
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[ ... ]
But murdering their assistant, for example, would typically be a good one.
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How do you not know if you have a secret...?
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[ he smiles. ]
So we'll both learn something.
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This seems a little... nutritionally pointless, but I guess I don't understand the nuances of being a demon.
This is something you... enjoy?
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[ he leans in a little closer to viktor. ]
Is everything you do about pleasure, Viktor-sama?
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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.
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[ sorry. he does not stop leaning towards him. ]
But some things are more than just for enjoyment, no matter how pointless it may seem to others.
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I'm not... sure I understand what you're trying to say here.
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[ sorry. he doesn't believe in personal space. ]
In general, secrets are powerful things. The entire course of someone's life can be changed because of one, after all.
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[PLEASE SOMEONE CURSE THIS MAN TO KNOW PERSONAL SPACE.
He is VERY ......................... at the last part.]
I-I know.
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You didn't happen to kill your assistant, did you?
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[For a long moment, he forgets to breathe. And then very suddenly, he shifts the crutch and tries to nudge his way into standing.]
Sorry, I--I need some air.
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Oh! Of course, it is a little stuffy in here. Some exercise might be nice, right?
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Sometimes secrets are better left as secrets. That's why they're secrets.
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[ he waves. ]
But don't worry. I'll keep it safe.
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I never confessed to anything. I just don't feel very well. Sorry.
[THE WAY HE NYOOMS AWAY SO FASTLY BEFORE OWNER CAN KEEP LOOKING AT HIM.]