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Tweak says, "Save the cheerleader"

Ariel (defectedfromgod) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2010-08-08 01:05:00

Entry tags:

ariel, mephisto

WHO: Meph and Ariel
WHAT: Recovering memories
WHERE: The bookshop
WARNINGS: Not likely.

He'd set a closed sign on the shop upon arriving, telling the lingering customers that something had come up and there was no one else to watch the place. With the floor clear, he was left free to consider just what he was doing. Some part of him still felt nerves, felt fear of being surprised or played false again, but he talked himself down. The fallen angel was just that, and between the service he'd done Raziel and the very real fury and loss he'd seen toward God, he couldn't doubt. Not to that degree, not anymore.

He closed his eyes, knowing the medallion wasn't far away. If you have time, I think perhaps I'm ready. Before he changed his mind.

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feedsmycontempt
2010-08-08 07:14 am UTC (link)

"I'm still not letting you die," Mephisto said, a tone of amusement in his voice, "but you have earned my respect and gratitude, which is more than I can say of most. I lied to you about not ever lying to you, but now I'll tell you this. I will only lie to you when I know you cannot accept the truth." He paused, and then smiled faintly, head tilting, "Not that I lied to you in the time since I said that." He was rather proud of himself, actually.

"You are a good man, Ariel, and you never deserved my hatred. You earned yours towards me, and though I do not appreciate it, I will not begrudge you what you've earned. It may take time, and we both have that, but you'll learn to trust that I won't squander the gifts of friendship and purification that you have bestowed upon me. You're still a twit, though."

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