Thinking about high_seas...

[mephistophilus]

Are you certain, Mistress? It could be dangerous to give me so much freedom.

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[redcinemareel]

[She sees you. Not sure if she'll love to have to, or love to have you in pieces. Really, it's all the same for her.]

Freedom is dangerous. [Been burning islands since she arrived.]

[mephistophilus]

Yet you have been granted it. That got my Mistress thinking. {He wonders if he should thank Grell?}

[redcinemareel]

Granted is not the word I would use, honestly. [More like got it shoved down her throat and she happily swallowed?

He's welcome to bestow all his gratitude upon her. She'd love that.]


(ooc: apps close tonight, then open again next month!)

[mephistophilus]

What word would you use? Surely not cursed. {She can handle far more than a few pirates, surely? He expects more of her even when she frustrates and repels him.}



{ooc: It's in. /crosses fingers}

[redcinemareel]

Perhaps a blessing disguised as a curse. However, I would use kidnapped as the best word.

[It's not the pirates she's worried about. Actually...she doesn't have many worries. Her main concern is getting weapons. Lots of them.]


(ooc: excellent! good luck!!)

[mephistophilus]

Isn't that how blessings are usually given? {He's a demon. Optimism isn't his cup of tea. When blessings are given, they generally aren't in the prettiest of packages.} Kidnapped to freedom - that is an oxymoron, is it not?

{ooc: Thank you!}

[redcinemareel]

It depends on whom is telling the tale.

[She hums softly at the latter statement.]

I do like such a contradiction. So long as I can benefit from the circumstance.

[mephistophilus]

Those who are honest or those who are liars? The latter is easier to find than the former.

{They are selfish beings. That doesn't surprise him.}

We can agree on that.

[one_eyed_chain]

It's dangerous?

[mephistophilus]

Indeed.

[one_eyed_chain]

Is it because your eyes are red?

[He cocks his head to the side, his ears perked up as a curious red eye looked at him.]

Alice once told Cheshire that red eyes are bad for humans...but...

[He gave Sebastian a brief sniff.]

You don't smell human...

[mephistophilus]

My eyes have nothing to do with it.

{No one has asked him about them, at least?}

Then I am lucky to not be a human.

{He smirks and tilts his head.}

You smell like a feline.

[one_eyed_chain]

What are you then?

[He gazed at the other, his ear twitched a bit as he nodded at him.]

Cheshire is a cat....You can smell Cheshire too?

[Since clearly his ears and tail didn't give away what he was.]

[mephistophilus]

I do not reveal that to many.

{And yes, he can smell Cheshire - even without the ears and tail.}

I can. What happened to your eye?

[one_eyed_chain]

Cheshire won't tell...

[Sebastian shouldn't make him curious. Now he will surely think about it for a century.

At Sebastian's question Cheshire's ears pressed flat on his head, his tail swished anxiously.]

A mean boy ripped out Cheshire's eyes...Alice gave Cheshire a new one.

[mephistophilus]

Very well. I am a demon and a butler.

{He doesn't want to make a cat wonder for that long. His soft spot for felines opens him to Cheshire.}

How terrible. I'm glad you have a new one, yet...

You only have one.

[one_eyed_chain]

Demon....?

[Cheshire is immortal so he has plenty of lonely days to kill.]

Alice didn't take the other one....

[His ears drooped a bit, clearly unhappy that she hadn't taken the other one.]

Maybe she'll find another red eye...The mean boy had one.

[mephistophilus]

Have you heard of them?

{It is possible demons aren't known everywhere.}

What a shame. Are you in pain?

{Why yes - he would steal an eye for a cat.}

I was not aware that eyes could be surgically removed and implanted in another host successfully.

[thewatchdogswife]

[Her initial reaction is to be excited on seeing another familiar face, but then she registers the rest and halts.]

Eh? Why would that be dangerous, Sebastian?

[mephistophilus]

Lady Elizabeth,.. {He is cursing his Mun for not telling him about her.} It is nothing you need to concern yourself with.

[redcinemareel]

I'll trust a liar over anyone else.

[Everyone has needs, which are just more important wants.]

I'm sure we can agree on my more things, but let us watch where the ball drops, shall we~?

[mephistophilus]

I would expect nothing less from a foolish Reaper.

{He glances at her out of the corner of his eyes.}

It is out of our hands. There is little else to do.

[redcinemareel]

[GRINS]

Foolish? Come now, Sebas. You're guaranteed to be lied to by a liar, while the chances from someone honest are unpredictable. I find it more fascinating to figure out liars than those who mean well.

[mephistophilus]

Humans are prone to lies. I find it far more interesting when they are honest.

{Not that he cuts them any slack when they are honest.}

Liars are easy to ensnare.

[redcinemareel]

Honesty has its time and place, but I find that it can be boring, anyway you cut it.

[Even though she loves gossip. About the only truths that are worth listening to.]

Are they?