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Crowley looks like hell... and he should know (hellsking) wrote in portland_logs,
@ 2014-06-26 22:54:00

Entry tags:

crowley, elaine hammond

Who: Crowley and Elaine
Where: Out by a crossroad
When: Thursday evening
What: Crowley takes advantage of the situation at hand.
Status: Incomplete
Warnings: None at the moment

Algernon wasn't the only demon who had come through the wormhole. Algernon just happened to get lucky enough to find the body of some twit dumb enough to let himself get taken for a ride around the city. The reality of it all was that there were many demons all over just wanting for Crowley to command them. And he did, gladly and with specific details. They possessed people and reeked havoc on the city.

Hey, if this was something similar to what happened with the gender swap issue, then it was only a matter of time before things got boring again.

Crowley hated boring. And really who didn't? But to an immortal being, boring simply wouldn't do. If you had all the time in the world to kill, what would you do?

Crowley had his issues, sure, but he was still the King of Hell and a damn good Crossroads demon. Speaking of which... Some of his little demons had managed to catch someone at a crossroads willing to make a deal. This was what Crowley lived for. Dealmaking was his favorite pastime ever next to eating entrails.

The mission was simple. Go out into the city and put a bug in everyone's ear. Times were rough, but they wouldn't always be that way. And something could always be done about it. His demons had done a good job going about and spreading the lore of the Crossroads Demons around, how to summon them and all that jazz. It was almost too easy.

And now, someone had fallen into their trap. "Well well well, let's see what we've got here. Someone to bargain with perhaps?" He clapped his hands and stepped forward. "And how may I assist you today?"

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ehammond
2014-07-03 06:19 am UTC (link)

Clearly Elaine was not in a place she should’ve been and getting away could prove to be a bit more tricky than normal. But she also knew she needed to remain sharp and direct and not fall into any of these man’s tricks. So she listened as he spoke to the other demons as she learned that she was supposed to be summoned in order to come into contact with whoever was speaking to her.

He was referring to his “help” but speaking to her. She could think of plenty examples of not being able to get good help as he said. For one thing her own son pretty much sold her out to the press. But that wasn’t the kind of help he was referring to. There was also the chief of staff that was nearly completely useless. “It depends on where you look but generally I think it’s wiser to say it’s harder to find not only good but reliable help. But in general if you want something done, you either have to do it yourself or hope that who you have entrusted is a worthy of your trust.” She looked at him without batting an eye and not willing to break under pressure. “Those are some rather prestigious titles you hold Crowley. You can call me Elaine.”

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hellsking
2014-07-10 01:20 am UTC (link)

"Elaine," he replied simply. "You make some valid points there, Elaine."

He wasn't kidding either. He found that while he preferred to work in the background of a plan, sending in his cronies to do most of the dirty work, he still had to step in for the hardcore stuff. This was supposed to be a high class deal here. Instead, it was more like a nursery. He was working with mere babies, and there was nothing more annoying than a baby demon.

"It's like managing a shop, am I right? You can hire employees to sit the shop and keep it open, but you've still got to be there to make sure it runs properly." He knew all about managing seemingly useless people. It wasn't so much in the work they were given but in the way they were treated. He wasn't beyond torture, as that was one of his favorite pastimes of course, but a healthy working environment revolved around giving and taking. "Give us a moment here, gents," he said to his fellow demons.

He stepped toward her with a curious grin. "You seem to know a lot in the way of public speaking, or at least how to make your words sound good. Ever consider a career in politics?"

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