On his mun considering Haven for him

[fatherseyes]

You're getting too far ahead of yourself. You still have decisions to make regarding when to take me from. If not as I am now, then you have still more preparations to make before you can even consider games.

Moreover there are promises you made that should take priority. As well as your new job, which you should leave for. Now.

[You just don't want to go to that game.]

... that is beside the point.

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[katipo]

It's really not that bad.

[Peter, shut up, you got eaten by a creepy snake-man, how is that not bad.]

Besides, there are worse places out there. Like, way worse places.

[fatherseyes]

That may be true. It may also be true that there are worse places to be sent. However, I still don't like the idea of pretending to be happy with a lesser evil.

[That moment when your muse can take insane murderers, but probably not supernatural or unnatural things.]

[katipo]

[....It takes a special kind of guy to do that.]

Soooo you'd rather be happy with a greater evil?

[fatherseyes]

[Wouldn't being able to take supernatural things be more special?]

If it were possible to be happy with a greater evil. I'd rather not have to put up with another world's evil. There's more than enough in my own.

[katipo]

[Yeah, well, Peter's idea of what's special and what's not is kind of skewed.]

I hear you on that. But, so I can get this straight, we are talking about like big bad headless Mysterio villians evil and not Britney Spears evil, right?

[fatherseyes]

[That is a very good point.]

If by that you mean real evil and not simple annoyance, yes.

[katipo]

Hey, man, you talk to some people on the street and they'd swear that she's the spawn of Satan.

....Her songs are pretty catchy though.

[But anyway.]

How's the considering going for that mun of yours? Or have they moved on from considering to deciding?

[miracolossa]

Mundane is snickering about some strange 'sex island' that yours could have considered instead.

Apparently, she thinks you are lucky, and that it is a miracle that was not indeed the case. Personally speaking? I feel it was simply luck.

[fatherseyes]

...... Sex island...? Neither of us have the time or inclination for a place like...

[Well...]

I have no time for such a place. I'll consider it luck, though not particularly good luck, that it didn't cross her mind.

[miracolossa]

....No need to sound so indignant. Physical affection is what tends to drive you humans, at times. So much so, that some become deeply obssessed with prolonging the thrill of it all, but I digress.

So. You'd much rather be idle? Boredom tends to sow even worse things.

[fatherseyes]

That may be so, but to have an island that sounds as if it's dedicated to sex is... [He'll just shake his head.] It's not important, as I wont be going there.

Not idle. I have a job to do back home. I'd rather be doing that.

[miracolossa]

Suit yourself.

[Tosses her hair a bit.]

All work and no play numbs one's mind after a while, you know. Duty is one thing; resignation, quite another. But a job occupation serves only one purpose: to maintain one's social standing, or to raise it.

Do you not find that dull?

[fatherseyes]

At this point I only have one choice, maintaining or raising my social standing is no longer possible. I work, or I have no choice to be idle. At any rate, a job in law enforcement serves more purpose than only that.

[miracolossa]

....You remind me of a certain acquaintance of mine from my original gameboard. He remained shackled to the path he chose, despite the fact that with each new turn, his soul would break ever more, until he was reduced to but a shell of his former self.

[An exasperated sigh.]

A pity, really. You humans are truly flawed creatures.

[fatherseyes]

[Maybe the smallest upward quirk of lips you ever did see.] You could say that sort of thing is what happened. But in the end, even stuck as I am now, I think I may be better off.

[He folds his arms loosely.]

That's probably true, but flaws are necessary sometimes. If for nothing else than to make humans unique.

[miracolossa]

How so, if you...are stuck?

[Silly human logic confounds her. Hence the headtilt. Then, she fixes him with a slightly ominous gaze, made all the more unnerving by her hollow eyes.]

True. Which is why we Witches find your kind all the more fascinating, infuriating, and...amusing.

[fatherseyes]

As I have become, my only options are to remain idle in an isolation facility, or to work catching criminals. Being idle isn't like me.

[He'll meet that ominous gaze, but if he's unnerved he doesn't show it.]

'Witches'? I know about tales of course, but they were always human. [He sounds mildly interested in an explanation. What else is there to do?]

[miracolossa]

Catching criminals...a "hero of justice." You and my acquaintance would get on famously. He...idolized people like you. Protecting the innocent from the evils that fester inside man...a noble, but fruitless cause. You cannot weed out every bad seed. Light casts shadow. Humans will always have primal impulses.

[She grins a bit. It's still quite foreboding.]

The simplest way of putting my existence into perspective is that I exist on a higher plane than humans. In my gameboard, you wouldn't even be able to see or hear me. Only those we have chosen, or those who believe in us, can be graced with our presence.

We are close to godhood, in a sense.

[fatherseyes]

"Hero of justice"? It's nothing so glamorous. Society is judged by the Sibyl system on everything. What they would gain the most happiness doing, or whether or not they are capable of being criminals. My crime coefficient is over the acceptable limit with no hope of recovering to normal levels. Now I am simply a hunting dog, accompanying Inspectors in their duties to catch criminals.

[Having seen the smiling faces of many insane criminals, her foreboding grin isn't too terribly unnerving.]

Close to godhood, but not gods, then? If I weren't a consciousness inside my mundane's head, I wouldn't believe a word you said. For now however, I accept it.

So then, are there gods in this gameboard of yours?

[OoC: I am greatly enjoying your character! She is quite fascinating.]

[miracolossa]

Ah, government and their superficial laws. They're just words written on paper, or dictated through machines, made manifest by a single leader---who is really just a puppet controlled by his aides, who have their own agendas. Without all that, you humans would simply be animals. Truly...sad.

[Unlike her fellow Witches Beatrice and Lambdadelta, she doesn't do the harpy laughter. She simply chuckles.]

Worry not. I expected skepticism from you. To most--as you said--we are tales. But there are no gods. Only demons, and ourselves, and your kind.

[ooc: omg thanks. I haven't played as bern here in a while. And your ginoza is spot on.]

[fatherseyes]

That may be how government is outside of Japan, the Sibyl system is different. It's just that, a system. No humans are above the decisions made, if you are a criminal as judged by the system, then you are a criminal and nothing changes that, even if you've done nothing.

[Certainly, part of him may wonder about it, but it's been this way for far too long.]

Beyond tales, which are far from the truth in your situation, what would the difference between Witches like yourself and demons be?

[OoC: I'd never heard of the character before, but I'm definitely interested in learning more at this point. And thank you! I've been a bit worried about him, really. First time playing him and all.]

[miracolossa]

"System"? As in, a machine? That's rich. A human is no longer fit to be a leader, so a machine determines who is good or evil? So...that explains why you are tethered to your position. As an anomaly despite your own personal sense of justice, they segregated you.

You are very much a pawn, young man. So you should be more open to letting your Mundane show you new gameboards. You...seem to have a spark left in you. Put it to some use.

[She giggles.]

Demons are subservient to us, most of the time. But some are our equals, and we must gain their respect to make them allies. A Witch may begin as a trainee, but once she masters her magic, she serves no one.

[ooc: she's from a visual novel called umineko no naku koro ni. The storyline...is interesting but hard to explain because of so many plot twists. Give it a shot if you have the time to invest.]

[fatherseyes]

Humans are fallible. When you consider that, while it still exists, crime rates are down in comparison to the old way the country was run.

[He inclines his head ever so slightly.] The only thing to change about my position is the amount of power I hold. If I'm a pawn now, then I was before as well. Still... I will consider her choice.

[Best that could've been expected, really!]

So even if a Witch were to have less power than a demon, she would still be the one in control? Of herself at the least if none other. If having less power than a demon does occur, at any rate.

[OoC: I might look into it when I come to my next days off work! Lord knows I need more timesinks.]

[miracolossa]

Still...don't you enjoy the thrill of the hunt? Perhaps in this new gameboard, you could uphold the law without having the system of your native gameboard compromise your true ideals. There are a great deal of 'evil' Pieces out there. Wouldn't you like to put them in their place?

Witches are at the topmost level of my original gameboard's hierarchy. There is no such thing as a "weak" Witch, though some may have more talent than others.

[fatherseyes]

For years the 'hunt' was simply holding the leashes of hunting dogs. Something not enjoyable, but necessary. What it would be now remains to be seen. [A pause.] If this game she intends to send me to has need of what I can do, I will not hesitate to do it.

Then let me rephrase. Is it possible for a demon to be stronger than any one witch, and if so what then?

[miracolossa]

So you were a Game Master yourself. How interesting. Did you enjoy the authority?

[A giggle. She finds his straightforwardness amusing.]

There are a few rare exceptions, yes. At which point, a Witch must gain the demon's favor. If all succeeds, the demon will serve as an ally and equal, rather than as Furniture, like most demons do.