002 :: Video

[itsjustafruit]

[Crowley is sitting outside, based on the background in the video, probably at a sidewalk cafe that's closed for the unseasonable weather. Occasionally a small snow-slide passes behind him - it's possible he's sitting under an umbrella. He's holding a mug with steam drifting up and takes a sip that doesn't fog the sunglasses he still has sitting on his face despite the obvious lack of sun.]

See, now this is what I mean. Blizzards in July. I suppose they aren't so interesting if you're accustomed to living in the southern hemisphere, but I've always been partial to Europe, which makes this a welcome novelty.

Indulge my curiosity, since I've been away a few years - what curses have you experienced in your time in the City? Which ones did you enjoy and which did you hate?

[ooc: He's just collecting information to keep from repeating the deities' efforts if he decides to start messing with people/the City.]

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[worldofourown]

And what side were you on?

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[itsjustafruit]

The one with a better menu and musical accompaniment.

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[worldofourown]

And both were a bore?

[ Typical. ]

I'm unsurprised. In the end, the only side worth being on is your own.

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[itsjustafruit]

Not picking a side isn't an option for me, but playing the system is.

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[worldofourown]

I gather it wasn't all that fulfilling a play.

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[itsjustafruit]

On the contrary. Some of the management lacks imagination, but I've had a great deal of job satisfaction until recently. Now I'm going to have to put in extra hours to avoid a going out of business sale.

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[worldofourown]

And may I inquire the nature of said business?

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[itsjustafruit]

Intangibles. It's not really important.

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[worldofourown]

I suppose it isn't. Not here, at any rate.

...I didn't catch your name. You are - ?

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[itsjustafruit]

I'd have to throw it first.

The name is Crowley.

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[worldofourown]

Karl Fei-Ong.

Here's hoping your stay in the City proves amusing.

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[itsjustafruit]

I expect it will. This time I don't even have a killjoy from home along to get in my way. [Liar, he totally wants that killjoy here to get a good thwart on.]

What about you, Karl, you asked me a lot of questions and didn't answer mine. What curses have you experienced?

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[worldofourown]

[ 'Get in the way'? ]

Planning anything entertaining?

[ A beat. ]

...What curses? [ Considering. ] Nothing terribly dire. [ A half-lie. ] Turned into a girl. A child. Got married one weekend. Got cursed to speak - [ Hiphop ] - gibberish. Least favorite was being turned into a human.

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[itsjustafruit]

It's always good to know your audience before making plans.

Oh, the marriage ones are brilliant! Especially the aftermath.

[Eyebrow] What are you if you aren't human?

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[worldofourown]

I didn't mind the marriage, no.

[ The ceremony and after-party was one delicious orgy/bloodbath. ]

...Chiropteran. The uninitiated prefer the term vampire.

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[itsjustafruit]

You might not have, but the whinging and moaning from so many other citizens the day after is like a free floor show.

One of those. I'd almost forgotten how the City was rife with them. Do you know Hercules? He said he's a bouncer at a vampire bar.

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[worldofourown]

They whine and moan irregardless of the curses. They seem fit for little else.

[ Pathetic little pests. ]

...Yes, I know Hercules. I manage the bar he works for.

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[itsjustafruit]

They make brilliant stereo systems.

Is there actually any brain to go with all that oiled muscle?

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[worldofourown]

Their opera isn't bad either, I'll grant.

[ Chuckling. ]

You'd have to ask Hercules. [ Theirs is a strictly business relationship. ] Why the interest?

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[itsjustafruit]

See, they have their uses.

We had a chat.

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[worldofourown]

[ 'They', hm? Don't sound too human yourself, Mister. ]

Never contested that. But there are those who confuse their usefulness for something of greater value.

[ Vampires advocating human morals and behaviors. Disgusting. ]

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[itsjustafruit]

Faced with the prospect of not having them around, I'd rather have them. Consider the alternatives.

[He may be thinking of home more than the City, but how dull the City would be without humans as well. Who would he not-tip when he has a beer?]

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[worldofourown]

A lack of entertainment, for one. But it's when they develop delusions of grandeur that they need to be squashed.

[ Food is food. Nothing more. ]

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[itsjustafruit]

That's a familiar argument. Color me agnostic on that one, I just have a job to do.