Elaine Belloc - Canon is Lucifer

[demiurgos_girl]

It's been a while, hasn't it? Three years I think. We've both changed a lot in that time, mun. You're busier now, and I'm... well, I've been doing my thing.

I'd definitely like a break, but it's going to be harder for us to step away from our responsibilities. You need to be sure that you really want this, and you're not just feeling nostalgic over those old posts you were reading.

And look, even if it ends up just being this one conversation... it's great to hear from you again, too.

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[madeyoudoit]

Religion, dreams, childhood, the birthday card industry. An entire species thrives off the belief that what visited once can come again and be just as good after. Nostalgia's good fuel. Don't burn it without reason.

[demiurgos_girl]

...Hello, uncle. It's been a while for us too.

I've got loads of nostalgia, enough to last me for the next infinity. It's just about the only thing I have left.

[madeyoudoit]

And an enduring appetite for self-pity. That would be the human touch.

[demiurgos_girl]

I've been trying to keep that side of me. Otherwise I might go all Yahweh on everyone. [That did sting, though.]

[Might as well change the topic...] How have you been?

[madeyoudoit]

The question you're refraining from is where.

[demiurgos_girl]

Well, yeah. You did leave pretty fast. I guess it's too much to ask if you've settled down somewhere other than here.

[She shoots him a look.] Maz still misses you. But don't tell her I said that.

[madeyoudoit]

And there was a reason why you were refraining. Remember it.

Mazikeen has her own tongue, I imagine. Failing that, another salvageable scrap she's cut fairly. I'd advise not to speak for her, but the business of sanctimonious guidance is a monopoly I've never cared to threaten. Upstairs still need their job.

[demiurgos_girl]

[Okay, she knew that was all a bad idea, but damn it she misses him.]

Look, I haven't heard anything from you in years. I'm trying to be nice because I wan't to talk. And you should remember that I didn't want this "job," but you- ["put me here," but obviously she's not going to say that-], but I'm trying not to make it the same as before.

[madeyoudoit]

Seeking the maker's validation. I suppose, as trial batches go, this has been a consistent flaw.

[madeyoudoit]

You're fine, Elaine Belloc. You just haven't realised it yet.

[demiurgos_girl]

[She stares at him for a few moments, then softens into a sheepish smile.] Whenever I talk to you I feel like I'm on this roller coaster of feelings. Okay, so I'm not allowed to ask where you are. Can I ask if you're okay? Happy, even?

[madeyoudoit]

Happiness is a second between wanting more and having less. I'll let you know as soon as I've reduced the span of eternal existence to micro-technicalities. It shouldn't take too long now.

[demiurgos_girl]

[She raises an eyebrow at him, but it's an affectionate gesture.] I wouldn't call happiness a technicality. [Though she looks unsure.] Right?

[madeyoudoit]

No. You wouldn't yet.