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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Nov 17, 2011 23:35:12 GMT -5
"You may not be Otherborn," I said, "but you're Other just the same as us. You see things that most people can't; that's good enough in my book."
I chuckled.
"It's Neku, by the way, not Watcher. Or 'Boss'..." I gave Lea a sharp look, "...or 'Phones' for that matter."
I frowned.
"There's another piece of bad info, by the way. Demons don't enslave Otherborn. They can't. Their King - the one that most everyone on this side calls the Devil - doesn't allow it. There's some kind of sacred rule forgotten in history that makes it a huge no-no. They use Halfers instead, mostly, because Halfers don't break as easily as humans do, although they'll occasionally use humans as well."
I shook my head.
"And you can tell your sister, or you can let me tell her, that I will never force anyone to do anything against their will, and neither will Lea or any of the other members of the Network. We support Otherborn, we train them, but we won't and can't help them if they won't accept it."
Lea nodded.
"We're not demons," he said succinctly. "We don't enslave."
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Post by newleaf on Nov 17, 2011 23:51:13 GMT -5
"Glad to hear it. And it will surely be a relief not to have to try to sit on her and keep her out of trouble. Not that it works real well on her, and its been a REAL pain in the ass lately. And I promise to check my attitude at the door. AFter being trained all your life to hate demonkin and blame everything that ever went wrong on demons and devils and the big bad boss, its kind of hard to know how to react. Emmett taught me not to run my mouth off too much... well," he shrugs ruefully. "Sort of. So I think I will go back out there. Have another beer, then ride back to the yard and tell Tinker that this is an OK place and she has my permission to hang out here now and again, if she wants to. But..." he adds ominously, 'she comes home drunk, I won't bother to report this place to the cops. I will come out here my ownself and kick the ass of the idiot that sold her alcohol." he looks at Lea with a grin, "Or die trying anyway."
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Post by Riku Nomura on Nov 18, 2011 4:06:19 GMT -5
In front of The Veil a dark portal had opened up depositing Riku in front. He decided after going his ordeals in The Labyrinth, Riku decided legal age or not needed something to sooth his already frazzled nerves. As he entered he called out. "Hey Lea, you here? I need something tall."
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Post by newleaf on Nov 18, 2011 21:29:28 GMT -5
Oilcan stood up and stretched. "I appreciate this little talk. I think I will go get me another beer and think on everything you have told me so far. I think... he stops himself, "No, I know Tinker's going to like it here" He grins. "And come to think of it, it will be nice to have some nights when I know where she is and don't have to worry about her. Maybe be able to catch a few ball games on the tube, or get in some torch time uninterrupted. Have things be normal for a change." In a way he knew he was lying to himself, there would never be a time when he didn't worry about her. But it would be everyday, did she run out of gas or get in an accident worries. Not the kind that haunted his deepest nightmares. At least until she admitted to him she was getting involved in this Demon ButtKicking Network thing. Yeah, he might have a whole 2 weeks of normal. He really needed that beer.
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Nov 18, 2011 21:32:26 GMT -5
"Wait."
I put a hand on his shoulder, then pulled an index card from my pocket. I'd have to make a new one up, but it was the best way I'd found to give people the info I needed to know.
"If you or your sis ever ends up in any trouble, call any one of these people, and they'll fix you up, or send you to someone who can. My number's on there as well... the back's got a list of areas and people you should stay away from, as well as some notes on safe territory."
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Post by newleaf on Nov 18, 2011 21:36:11 GMT -5
Oilcan takes the card. "Thanks! Mind if I get a second one. I want one to keep in the tow truck, and I want to give one to Tinker. I'll ask her to look you up. But...she stubborn, and doesn't have a lot of reason to trust anyone but me. So... she'll probably do it in her own time and way. That's just the way she is."
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Nov 18, 2011 22:01:18 GMT -5
I dug a second one out of my pocket. "That's my last one, but I've got all the numbers memorized anyway," I said.
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Post by newleaf on Nov 22, 2011 21:05:41 GMT -5
Oilcan goes out to the bar and orders another beer from another of the waiters. He looks around appreciatively, drinks his beer and then pulls out his phone again. "Hey, Tinker." he says into the phone as he gets up, pays, and starts to head out. "This veil place it pretty cool. Lots of interesting people come in here. And its A-Ok. Yeah. I mean it."
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