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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Marked as read.

And in three minutes, expect one nerdlord knocking at your door, Absinthe]

[innerdaemons]

[ Absinthe will be answering shortly; he has a hat on but he'll be taking it off, offering an over-gratuitous bow for Intensity before stepping out of the way so he can enter ]

Good morning to you.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Glancing around for a moment at the decor since this is his first time in the BARiTONES dorm. But that's really not the focus here.

He steps inside, nodding his head slightly to Absinthe as he crosses the threshold.]

Shall I just start with the questions? I have many.

[innerdaemons]

I'd feel remiss to not offer you a drink, for starters.

[ he's heading towards the very on-theme bar seating ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He chuckles at that, but also settles himself on one of the tall stools.

Yes. Very on-brand indeed.]

Of course. We wouldn't want to forgo the formalities.

[innerdaemons]

Do you have a preference, then, for what sort of drink I'll conjure?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

How about the house special? Provided it's not too sweet.

[innerdaemons]

I'll go with a favorite of mine.

[ he takes a a wine glass, filling it with water before he waves his hand; it turns into a deep red pinot noir, setting it down on the bar in front of Intensity ]

You can start with you questions, now, but I can't make any guarantees I'll have all the answers.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course. It'd be foolish of you to put all your cards face up on the table.

[Red wine, huh? Nice.

He pulls the glass closer to him, not yet a drink.]

Then first question. Why ☆ZRAEL?

[innerdaemons]

Well, despite our rocky start I'd already met several of them, and gotten rather favorable impressions of them.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Favorable in what way?

[innerdaemons]

Well, I enjoyed their company.

And I thought they'd appreciate my offering the opportunity after I hurt their poor feelings.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

A trip to Heaven at the behest of a Prince is not what I would consider a peace offering. But maybe you know better than I.

Which leads me to my next question.

How did Azzy know about the rift?

[This time he does take a sip of his drink as he watches Absinthe's response carefully]

[innerdaemons]

[ there's a raise of his shoulders, a grand sort of shrug. he seems as casual as when Intensity walked in, no break in his composure. ]

That is among the information I'm not privy too. He does seem to be a popular enough fellow -- I'm assuming he has informants.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Would you tell me if you told him? It was an inevitability anyway.

But I have more--- what's the word... "faith" that you'd at least get something good for it in return.

[innerdaemons]

I told him of the second hand reports of what was inside, but the rift itself - - it seems he already knew of it. And that is no lie, but I can certainly understand your suspicions.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And this backdoor - it goes to that place?

[innerdaemons]

If what Asmodeus has told me is true, yes.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And if your little scouting party runs into Mehniel. Do you have any specific orders around that?

[innerdaemons]

Not at all. I've made him aware it seemed fully deserted, but not that there was one left behind.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So then what is he looking for in particular?

A trinket he lost perchance.

[innerdaemons]

Is that an educated guess you're making? I truthfully don't know what he wants from inside there.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

One guess.

In one of the living quarters we wandered into, there was the outline of something that used to be there that wasn't. Something brought in from outside of Heaven.

I couldn't tell you much more than that besides it left the outline of a flower behind.

[innerdaemons]

-- Now, that is interesting. He didn't mention a lot possession of his at all, but it might have been something he chose to omit.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I see.

It sounds more and more like this a good faith mission to see just how high us idols are going to jump when Asmodeus tells us to.