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Mephistopheles (feedsmycontempt) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2012-02-28 08:45:00

Entry tags:

ariel, mary, mephisto

Voice message
Hello, yes, now I've got it sir, thank you.

What happened to my Kingdom? I was walking in the woods outside the castle, when a great wind came through.

I truly hope it was a rogue court magician summoning the weather do his bidding, and not what it felt like to me. It felt like...

It felt like the Fates cobbled this path.

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	virginal_ 2012-02-29 04:13 am UTC (link)
	... Meph? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 05:37 am UTC (link)
	That is the first syllable of my name, yes. And I don't believe I've met you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	virginal_ 2012-02-29 05:41 am UTC (link)
	Oh. I'm sorry, I thought... nevermind, I'm just confused. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 05:48 am UTC (link)
	It is fine. I've been told there are moments where people... aren't quite themselves here. May I help you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	virginal_ 2012-02-29 05:54 am UTC (link)
	It's not just that, I was just - did you know that people can come and go from here? I knew you once. Well, not you, but ... not you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

feedsmycontempt
2012-02-29 07:38 am UTC (link)

Knew me?

You realize that while I cannot read minds - and believe me, if I could, yours would be one of the many I'd love to pick - I have a fairly strong impression that you don't mean as simple acquaintances. And as such, whichever being you did know was very much unlike me. Flattering as it may be, miss, and as fine a taste as he may have had, I have no interest in the carnal, or in romance.

I love only One. But I am rather intrigued, now. What is your name?

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	virginal_ 2012-02-29 07:44 am UTC (link)
	I don't, no. And he always said he didn't either, but ... I don't know, maybe he did more than he thought. My name is Mary. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 07:49 am UTC (link)
	It's my pleasure, Mary. Tell me, did the one you know enjoy fine dining? Because I've found myself quite hungry after that extremely strange journey. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	virginal_ 2012-02-29 07:51 am UTC (link)
	For a time he couldn't eat, but once he could, he did. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 07:58 am UTC (link)
	Then come with me to dinner, Mary. I'd love to meet the lady who won this other me over. I have found myself in London, and provided I can find a guide to lead me there, I'm sure I can find a very fine establishment to dine with you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	virginal_ 2012-02-29 08:03 am UTC (link)
	All right, that sounds nice. Plus, you'll get to see more of the city. I'll bring some cookies. The other you always liked them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 08:08 am UTC (link)
	For a given value of see. I'm sure they're positively delightful. Thank you. I am sending you the address of the bistro attached to this message. My thanks. [address of restaurant] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	virginal_ 2012-02-29 08:09 am UTC (link)
	I know. I'll be there soon, and you're welcome. I'm excited to meet you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 08:10 am UTC (link)
	I'm quite anticipatory, myself, Mary. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	defectedfromgod 2012-02-29 08:04 am UTC (link)
	By the holy Virgin, man. Did your counterpart come with you? This becomes trying. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 08:06 am UTC (link)
	My what? I'm afraid you've gotten me mistaken with someone else. Seems I've been here before, and I have yet to meet a familiar face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2012-02-29 08:09 am UTC (link)
	... oh, by the sainted angels. Is this a trick, or ... this world does play tricks. Are you telling me in truth you do not know me, your successor, Arignel, Prince of the Thrones? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 08:14 am UTC (link)
	I know no such angel by that name, and that mantle has not been worn by any for a very long time. I should know. ... Though that does explain the strange echo I've been experiencing since my arrival. The energy of a being that mirrors myself. That is you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2012-02-29 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. Oh, there's a long story I'll have to tell. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	I'd very much like to hear how someone managed to succeed me without my desire to have a successor. And what do you call yourself here on Earth, young sir? It's highly unlikely you wander about having folks call you with your distinctly angelic name. It would rouse suspicions, wouldn't it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2012-02-29 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	I am called Ariel. That was my original name, when I was human. I was an alchemist who had a rather fateful encounter with you. Or some being calling himself by your name. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	I'd hope that the alchemy stayed with you despite your new mantle. It is, after all, rather a fundamental in my own existence. And from your curt first message, I'm guessing you and this other me weren't precisely what one would call bosom companions. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2012-02-29 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	The alchemy has definitely stayed with me. I was one of the two, in addition to your sibling Azrael, who was able to rip t Well. That's a story for a later time ... and to be honest, we were not friends, but we were not enemies, either. I don't know what we were. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure that no matter what the two of you became in time, it started out as a man with a contract and his benefactor. I do not deal with a single man unless it is in that regard. In any case, which would you prefer? Me to your location, or you to mine? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2012-02-29 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Whatever you might come to recall, no contract exists now. That is the most imperative thing. I am one of the Host, and 'twas a gift given freely. I will come to you. I can visit anywhere in the world, now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2012-02-29 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	As my successor, I'd certainly hope you had that ability. It makes travel less utterly boring. And whatever contract you had with him, it wasn't with me, thus I would not be able to come calling for dues, regardless of its nature. [Address of Mephisto's London home, as it always has been.] (Reply to this) (Parent)