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[splitthebaby]

[Today, there is a knock at your door! But it's not that usual vampire brat standing there once the door opens. Instead, it's a teen girl with white hair, also known as the Rat King going around as a human.]



Good afternoon. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about the supernatural?

[It's survey time....]

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[splitthebaby]

[Oh, good.]

Do you happen to know anything about demons?

[chalicejoker]

Can't say that I know much about them other than that they don't exist on my world.

[Got enough monsters there already without demons running around, thanks.]

[splitthebaby]

Do you know any here in Mayfield?

[chalicejoker]

[He's just going to glance back into the house for a moment before returning his attention to the person at the door.]

I'm starting to suspect I live with one.

[splitthebaby]

Only suspect? What makes you suspicious? [She tries to peer by him.]

[chalicejoker]

[He's letting her peer by and doesn't think Kreutzer's around, anyway.]

For one thing, she's incredibly malicious. And manipulative. Generally difficult to deal with. She's got these strange magical dolls...I don't know, it could be demon magic. For all I know she's got souls or something bound into them.

[splitthebaby]

You should report these things to proper Church authorities so they can look in on it.

Minor threadjacking; here's the aforementioned "demon" 8D

[suicidoll]

(Oh boy, Hajime just loved talking about Kreutzer to others, didn't he? Especially those who showed up to their door. Well here she is, walking in to the conversation since she's apparently the topic.)

Demon magic, you say? Those are such harsh words for someone who claims to be undead.

(Turning to face the girl now.)

I apologize on his behalf; he poses as human and doesn't understand the idea of common courtesy. My name is Kreutzer.

Re: Minor threadjacking; here's the aforementioned "demon" 8D

[chalicejoker]

[Hey, he did that ONCE. To someone who said they were a marriage counselor. TOTALLY VALID. Have a glare, Kreutzer. He's not saying anything, though.]

[splitthebaby]

I see.

You should be more careful about any usage of demon magic. If Ciel were to find out...

[suicidoll]

Unless science and alchemy are considered demonic, I'd hardly call it such. It's a simple process of manually sewing dolls and imbuing them with power from magical gems of my world.

(As if on cue, one of her dolls appears. She's also flying. With two satellite-looking options floating around her.)

There ain't nothing about me that's demonic! I'm a good doll!

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime's staying completely stone-faced.]

See? It's quite unnatural.

Especially when the dolls explode.

[He's still holding a grudge for trying to blow him up blowing up the kitchen, Kreutzer.]

[splitthebaby]

You can be as good as you wish but others can get caught in explosions.

[suicidoll]

I only do so as a matter of self-defense. Do you remember the ghost and slime event that passed recently? Hajime here got covered in slime; he tried to kill me and he had half the kitchen try to kill me. The explosion was to protect myself.

I'll confess to blowing up the tailor's during that event, but it was to save a man's life and prevent the haunted materials from strangling him to death and ensure our escape. The building was empty before I blew it up.

(She's making YOU the bad guy, Hajime. You're clearly the bad guy here.)

[chalicejoker]

[His expression STILL doesn't change. Poker face.]

I keep telling you, I couldn't help that. The slime was making me do crazy things that day. And I had no control over the kitchen; once that slime started vomiting out from the sink, everything started to try to kill us on its own.

Really, all I did was smash the dishes.

[Yep, all the slime's fault. All of it. Totally the slime's fault.]

[splitthebaby]

N-No more please. I'll ask Ciel to look over the situation. She may have questions for both of you or she may ignore it altogether.

[suicidoll]

Should we perhaps go with you, then? If my dolls will warrant the attention of others, then so should Hajime's origins as an immortal monster of destruction.

[chalicejoker]

[YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT HE TOLD YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE...and kind of repeatedly snarled it while under the influence of rage!slime. It breaks through his poker face.]

Kreutzer, I'm warning you...

[splitthebaby]

[Her eyes went blank for a second as she conferred with Merem psychically. Finally, she sighed and held her head in her hand.]

If you go anywhere with me, you will probably regret that decision somehow.

[suicidoll]

So you are saying we should wait here for yours and Ciel's approval to determine whether or not we're a threat? It's as if we're being given a lose-lose ultimatum. Is that what you're hearing as well, Hajime?

(No insults this time! HOW RARE)

[chalicejoker]

[He's got his arms crossed now, and he nods, scowling. His body language is becoming a little more aggressive. Frankly, he knows he's a threat and doesn't need to be told anything.]

I'm hearing something very similar, yes.

And I don't like it.

[splitthebaby]

It has nothing to do with me. I am a demon myself.

[suicidoll]

So it's entirely to do with this "Ciel" character? If that's the case, then I would like to speak with her myself. We shall see to this matter ourselves, won't we Hajime?

[chalicejoker]

[His arms are still crossed, and he nods.]

That we will.

[splitthebaby]

[You know what, EJECT.]

....speak with Merem Solomon instead.