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[indecent_butterfly]

[The image that comes on the feed is skewed, badly angled and obviously not intentional considering it's aimed upward from the ground. Who is being shown is still easy enough to tell for those who would recognize if not the body, the face, the leather, well there is always the black wings.

Strangely enough, Rosiel had once told nem that Lucifer would cut nem down, quickly without fear or thought. There was no doubt that could be possible, ne would expect no less; however, the idea that it could happen was. He would never care enough to make things that easy on nem.

Face with the reality that stands before nem though it's very likely to happen since ne's on nir knees in front of him unable to do anything, or unwilling to. As he steps closer to nem the device cuts out...]




((ooc: rescue and kill are intended for Michael (gotashortfuse ), feel free to come and watch the show however action wise, and network replies will come ICly after.))

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[gotashortfuse]

[The very idea that Lucifer would be here sickens him. His brother is the one who he has come to terms with, the one who lives in that human body now. Sometimes they could even get along. But this...this fucker. This isn't his brother.

This is just some stupid copy that is falling apart and it pisses him off that someone like Lucifer would be the one to be copied.

Fuck this place.

Fuck this place for taking Raphael and leaving him.

Fuck this place for making him confront Lucifer before he thought he was ready.

Fuck this place for trying to mangle that up by bringing this copy.

And fuck this place for making him dive through the air to grab this devil's collar so he can throw it away from the blow that the copy sends.

Shoving Hatter away from him, he turns to stand over her...him...it...hell if he knows. He's pissed and his wings are flared up behind him as he yells at the thing he just saved.]

WHAT THE FLYING FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? DO YOU WANT TO DIE, YOU SHITTY DUMBASS?

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[indecent_butterfly]

[Some people are lucky enough to still have all of that. Others are stuck with not remembering and back to missing the most important person in their lives for longer than ne cares to admit.

Besides, Setsuna told nem (but why ne has no idea) that Lucifer returns. This is just too cruel a thing to do to nem with everything else. Michael might be able to tell, but ne's still a little too desperate to do so.]

If he wished it, yes.

[Not that ne doesn't realize by now something isn't exactly right. ]

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[gotashortfuse]

[Well, this is a punch for that stupid painted face.]

Deal with that some other time when that's actually him!

[And now turning to face the Lucifer, the heat of the air around him increasing.]

Fuck you, bastard. This fight is mine.

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[indecent_butterfly]

Survive first and this One might agree.

[Because that's the only way you'll ever beat him Michael. The only way.

But ne's not stupid, unlike Barbelo ne knows Lucifer will always win when it comes down to it. If Michael wants to fight, let him. Ne's not sticking around close enough to get singed either way, but dissolves to reappear some safe distance away.]

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[gotashortfuse]

[Despite knowing this isn't really his brother, it doesn't change his feelings about it. He's angry that it would dare to look like that man, to say this is his fault. To say he has to die. His body shakes as he lets it get closer and closer.]

You're wrong...you're wrong...

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[indecent_butterfly]

[So boring. Always the same with little Michael isn't it? Anger and denial over the truth. It was better to just accept and embrace it, to live that truth happily.

Hopefully this doesn't take too long...]

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[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna just hangs in the background, wings flapping as he watches Hatter and Michael, primarily. He just wants to make sure nothing goes wrong, and no one else interferes. Any ghoul coming close is going to get slammed back pretty hard.]

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[indecent_butterfly]

[Unlike a certain idiotic Satan of Wrath (original in her case? not at all), Hatter knows ne has no reason to step between the brother when they fight. Michael can not (will not) beat Lucifer--if he wins it's only because it's not real. Which means ne can turn nir attention elsewhere, like on anyone else lingering in the area.]

Come to join the show?

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[beyourarmy]

[And Setsuna looks away immediately when Hatter speaks to him.]

No. Michael's gotta deal on his own. I'm just gonna be lookout.

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[indecent_butterfly]

If he can.

[Ne's doubting that very much. Besides, Setsuna's reaction is much more interesting.]

Then come and watch from here. You can see all the better.

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[beyourarmy]

No. [Flap, flap. Setsuna flies a little more out of reach. They can still talk, but he's not going any closer!]

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[indecent_butterfly]

[Ne laughs at him. So cute in his silly way.]

Why ever not?

[Still laughing, ne turns tossing a black feather toward something that's decided it's wanting to join in. Another step and the poor things head is blown apart--not dead (again) but enough to keep it down for the time being.]

Don't you want to play?

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[valentineluke]

[Really, Hatter? I mean REALLY??!! You of all people buying into this crap?!]

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[mortemscintilla]

[ He's stationed at a distance, watching the clash between Micheal and faux-Lucifer. Alert but unfazed; the scenery, the stench, they're nothing compared to Heaven's War, even as the replication breeds repressed memories. Snapshots of cadavers and rivers of blood. Screams. Explosions. But that was a war of politics and power-struggles. This is pure mindlessness. ]

[ Instead, he utilizes the chaos for reconnaissance. So many spilled secrets on the Network today. ]

[ So many windows into so many psyches. ]

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[indecent_butterfly]

[How very interesting it might be to compare war stories then, the war on Heaven (either one) between God's precious children was just as horrible as anything man could imagine and then some.

As for nir psyche...ne's never hid the truth. This is just the most open opportunity for it to be viewed. But the truth is obvious in the fight between the twins and now ne's bored--ne's never been one for conflict unless it directly involves nem specifically. Any of the ghouls around who aren't bothering nem are free to keep wandering.]

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[mortemscintilla]

[ He's not interested in comparing notes on wars. He's bred for conflict, but he's not a man who revels in it. Evil isn't rooted in slaughter and savagery, after all. That's just animal aggression. Humans -- non-humans -- sinking to their basest. Real evil is something calculating and cold, disguised as something civilized. It speaks to the logical part of your brain. It's the mindset of the higher-ups and war-mongers, not the soldiers on the field. ]

[ (Such little difference, in the end, between the voice of temptation and the voice of conscience). ]

[ He takes a moment more to gauge Micheal's abilities. Then unfolds from his lookout-spot to head to another checkpoint. If Hatter spots him among the lurching zombies -- oh well. It's not like he's trying to hide. ]

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[indecent_butterfly]

[Ne's bored, a dangerous thing normally worse now without nir ever so slight version of a conscious keeping nem from a small percentage of the population. Then again,

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[<small>Ne's bored, a dangerous thing normally worse now without nir ever so slight version of a conscious keeping nem from a small percentage of the population. Then again, <i><Li</i> was an open target with permission to do as ne pleased, so of course ne notices him.

Unconcerned with hiding, ne reappears a few steps in front of him.</small>]

Not the usual in spectator sports, but the City does offer such variety does it not?

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[mortemscintilla]

[ Tedious. He's used to being pestered by enemies; he's used to games and tricks -- but at some point he reaches the end of his limited patience. Hatter is skirting that edge now. ]

[ There's not the slightest hitch when she appears; Hei simply steps around her, hands in pockets, his focus elsewhere. ]

Depends on your idea of variety. Screaming idiots and rotting corpses are nothing new.

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[indecent_butterfly]

[No tricks, not this time. Nir mind is too tangled trying to figure out just why ne never noticed how similar he was to someone else. Ne falls into step beside him in any case as if perfectly normal.]

Not in this one but over all. Something new every day, or so.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

... Hatter?

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[indecent_butterfly]

[Sometime, a little later there's a reply. The fight between Michael and the ghoul can be heard in the background.]

Staying safe?

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Er, yes, thanks to Nathan. I assume you are too?

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[indecent_butterfly]

One is quite capable of fight or flight if needed.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

That's good...

It sounds noisy back there.

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[indecent_butterfly]

Someone is having the fight of his dreams, for that's the only one he'll ever win.