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TDM 001!!

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A) MAY I OFFER U PIE IN THIS TRYING TIME(GARDEN LEVEL)
[OOPS YOU DIED. WELCOME TO THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. If you're new here, have a sheep cherub or imp slap a "HI MY NAME IS--" sticker on you, and frantically explain "DON'T WORRY, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, WE'LL HAVE YOU OUT HERE....AT...SOME POINT..." Wack. Also, you may noticed that your body may or may not have changed. What's up with that??? Who cares, at least you have as spiffy new cell phone! You're also told you're free to take the elevators up to Heaven or down to Hell. Good luck!

In the mean time--join the garden party that's going on! Or at least, it seems like a party?? Except all they are serving is pie. Apple pie. Blueberry pie. The classics. For you more Carnivorous types, there's stuff like mince pie, and...the name is smudged, but maybe don't eat that one unless you're a cannibal.

But along with a variety of normal pies, if you accidentally eat a weird pie, your character might experience the following:
Vinegar Pie - It's tasty but suddenly you're compelled to blurt out an Insult or ruthlessly tease the next person you see.
"Sweet" Potato - If you're a normally grumpy or aggro character, this pie will suddenly make you want to be more affectionate! This can be anything from wanting to hold hands or saying genuine nice things.
Humble Pie - Suddenly you feel complimenting or praising others and might downplay your own achievements, or insult yourself.

You can probably shake off the effects, but hey. Free pie!! ]

B) LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE (HELL LEVEL)
[TIME TO EXPLORE. Today in the Hell Level, the Hotel (Ho-hell? Helll-tel? Okay just Hotel) it's time for spring cleaning! Wait, didn't they just have that? An Imp says yes, but this is a different type of cleaning. Time to TAKE OUT THE TRASH!!!!

Which is to say, out of no where you might receive a PUNCH in the face by a local, or an imp! If the latter it's like being bapped by a sick little lamb. Still, even if a local punches you, you suddenly heal immediately? That's right, TODAY ONLY, this is a 'get into a scrap injury free' spring holiday, and you can rough house as much as you want with each other today in the Hotel, and NO DAMAGE will remain! Ever wanted to get cut in half and suddenly stitch back together? WELL TODAY'S YOUR LUCKY DAY.

If you're not into PG rated guro however, why don't you try exploring:
-The clubs! The nightlife in hell is FANTASTIC and genuinely fun!
-Games! Along with casinos galore, there are also normal arcades! Any game you can imagine, it exists.
-Or explore parts of Hell's Hotel that don't involve getting into a dogpile! ]

C) MARCH COMES IN LIKE....(HEAVEN LEVEL)
[TODAY IN HEAVEN THOUGH, there are advertisements for the ZOO!! A zoo in heaven?? Fuck yea!! But when you get there you see nothing but...........lions. And lambs. Just, everywhere. They aren't fighting though, but being super cute and soft and have tiny wings. You can pet them and pick them up--well the lambs at least. The lion might crush you. But you're dead anyway so give it a shot champ!!

Local angels explain that every 'spring' the zoo does this, and it's a sign of good fortune! You might wonder why you need good fortune in Heaven, but fuck it, when it Rome!! If you stick around long enough the zoo will change back to 'normal' and you can find other animals to gawk at.

If zoos aren't your thing though, check out heaven's:
-BEACH!! How is there an ocean and sandy white beach in the sky! Who cares, it's heaven! Beach episode time!
-Coffee shops! There are no coffee shops in hell! LIVE YOUR COFFEE AU DREAMS.
-Or just explore the Heavenly hotel in general!]

D) WILDCARD
[DO WHATEVER ELSE or send text messages on your phone!! ]

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-For current players: TDMs count as game canon AND threads may be used for AC if you wish!

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One good angel doesn't mean anything for the rest of Heaven.

[ it's carefully metered. so careful, because every instinct he has is to just let it out, all of it, but charlie doesn't deserve that. he's certainly not mad at her for being hopeful, for believing in the good in people, but he can't change. not now.

he takes a slow breath. in, out. keep your shit together, lucifer. ]

I believe that your friend can be good. But if she truly is, they'll kick her out. That's just how Heaven works, Charlie! They take anyone that thinks differently from them and treat them like they're—like they're some kind of monster.

[ when lucifer, the first and the favorite and the most loved, could go from that to what he'd become in a slow descent just because he wanted something different and better... and of course, then the sheer drop once he'd toppled off the precipice. ]

I'm sorry, Charlie. I can't believe that Heaven will ever change.

[ because if they can change, that means that everything they did to him, to everyone and everything he's ever loved, was for nothing. ]

... [baby steps. things take time to change. It was true about Redemption and surely it must be true about Dad's view about Heaven. --If he's even wrong.]

Well, how about looking at it like this? If I'm right... Heaven will change. For the better. If you're right... I'll have another friend to introduce to you.

[ at that, he laughs. it's clear he's trying, because it only sounds a little bitter, but he nods nonetheless. ]

Alright. I'll take that wager.

...Thanks, Dad.

[She turns back to the pool; Admiring the stillness. There's a certain beauty here, something that she could want to spend hours in this moment...]

...

[It takes her a long set of moments, but her facial expression slowly changes from admiration to apprehension in small stages before she finally raises her voice and disturbs the silence again.]

Whoa. Dad. [pause] Isn't it like it's too calm? --To a weird degree.

Of course, Charlie. I promised to be better for you and, well...

[ he's really trying.

in contrast to charlie's growing aprehension, lucifer ends up slowly sinking back until he's laying on the grass next to her to the point where he blinks up at her when she speaks, sitting up again. ]

That's just how things are in the Garden, that's what everything used to be like. Nothing really happened except the miracle of creation, yadda yadda yadda. I get it can be unsettling if you're not used to it though, haha! Do you want to move on?

...Yes. Yes. I would.

[she stands up]

It's definitely weird in a 'do things not change here?' sense. This doesn't feel like a calm moment. It feels like it's just... a calm moment that would stretch out a really long time? Into eternity? Then, it's not even a moment anymore. I mean, obviously it's not, if it's eternity! But...

...

[She blinks, then gives her Dad a look. A look that says... she thinks she really is beginning to comprehend why he wanted to gift humans free will. Beyond feelings evoked from reading her book about the story of hell.]

Oh, they don't change! Ever.

[ hahaha...ha...ha... he's fine. it's fine! the look charlie gives him stills him a moment though; just a moment. he takes a breath and gives her a cautious smile, then hops to his feet and holds out his hand to her again.

he knows she doesn't need it. that's not the point. ]

You've been around long enough to explore Heaven, huh?

[ not that he wants to spend any more time there than strictly necessary, but... ]

[She kinda shrugs.]

Well, it was just a day, and the creepy embassy...

[pause]

Oh, you mean this heaven! A little bit. I did some busking. Got a little bit of tips! Made friends with angels and demons who were up there for some reason.

Yeah, I meant this one.

[ ah yes, the Morningstar ditziness... she did inherit some things from her father. ]

I gotta admit, the moving back and forth at will thing is really weird, haha! After eons of being told it's a one-way ticket, there's just an elevator in this version and you can do whatever you want!

[ oh no, he's turning into a heaven-hating freak again. the menty b this man is going to have is extremely imminent. he takes a deep breath. ]

... I'm glad you're making friends.

It's fine! ...You might get some weird looks. But, you're still King of Hell! I mean... I've been telling people I'm Princess of Hell.

[She didn't think it was that awkward to claim that title anymore.]

Thanks! [She gives a nervous laugh. Charlie felt a little too old to be congratulated for making friends, but why say anything?] I'm sure you will, too?

Charlie, people have no idea who I am here. I don't think there is a King of Hell in this place, but if there is it certainly isn't me.

[ but he doesn't seem... he doesn't seem put out by that. it does sound like something he doesn't want to think about too hard, but he can at least talk about it briefly, mention it offhand, play at fake outrage over it like he's some kind of soccer mom demanding to see someone's manager when HE'S supposed to be the manager. ]

... Haha, yeah, maybe!

[ that's not precisely what he meant: someone from hell making friends with angels is unheard of, and here charlie is, talking about it like it's the easiest thing in the world. and maybe, for charlie, it is. angels here he's not too worried about, but he keeps thinking back to the angel she said she befriended in real heaven.

despite everything he's said, he really, really hopes they don't hurt that poor girl like they hurt him. ]

Edited 2024-05-02 14:17 (UTC)

You can tell them! "I'm Lucifer Morningstar, King of Hell!" See? Simple!

They're still our people!

Are you suggesting I make a non-hostile takeover of fake Hell?

[ but he's grinning. it's one of those big, real grins, the kind he used to wear when he was being adoring and teasing while being a little charmingly sharp around the edges. ]

We have sinners at home, Charlie.

[ said with the air of 'we have chicken nuggets at home.' ]

[She not quite but almost rolls her eyes] No, Dad, what I'm suggesting is...

[She makes a little closed mouth sigh. How does she word this...?]

I'm suggesting, that if we see people in trouble, we don't ignore them. That's all! --I mean, don't get me wrong, neither of us can be everywhere at once, nor should we insert ourselves in situations it'll make everything worse: I've learned that the hard way.

[pause]

--And I also know, Dad, if you started ending conflicts in our Hell, I know that would really upend the entire apple cart. But, if something is happening right in front of my face, I have to get involved. Doubly so if it's because of one of our people, or to save one of our people.

[The implication is there: she's done both.]

[ oh jeez, he's in for it now. but hey, he doesn't disagree with... about half of it! which is a start! he sighs, but when he crosses his arms over his chest it's not defensive. ]

It's not that I mind helping people, Charlie. I wouldn't have ended up where I did if I didn't try to help people, haha!

[ a little fallen angel humor. anyway: ]

So as far as helping people... That's fine. I'm not against you helping people, Charlie, and I've been doing my best to go back to it myself.

However. I hadn't wanted to have this conversation yet, but since we're already on the topic! Helping regular sinners is one thing, Charlie. But something you, as Hell's royalty, can never, ever do is get in the middle of Overlord politics. If there are Overlords pit against each other, let them. Don't get between them, don't get in the way of anything they're doing. I know it hurts to hear that, and I'm sorry. It's not a not helping people thing, it's an 'all of Hell's royalty is held to the same standard' thing.

If you were to step in places where I couldn't, it would be seen as though I were using you as a proxy and would have the same, as you put it, upending the entire apple cart effect. Some things have to be left alone. Hell, Charlie, I can't even get in between the other Sins' problems, and we're on almost equal footing! Hell's politics are complicated and the balance is extremely delicate. It's why your mother always took care of all of it.

[ lucifer's never had the head or desire for it. but now she's gone, and here he is. ]

[She's already shaking her hands when he says the word 'Overlords', but she waits until he's done to reply] I don't, I don't. I'm not stupid, Dad.

[Will she mention Vox trying to send Sir Pentious in as a spy because of Alastor? Or how that army of cannibals didn't pop out of nowhere? Or that all those angelic weapons had to come from somewhere? Or the deal with Alastor? ...No.]

I know you're not, Charlie.

[ there's a moment where lucifer just looks at her, appraising. he doesn't seem angry, or disappointed, but there is something strange there.

then: ]

But neither am I. I'm sure that in future you'll remember what I've said.

[ it's almost like he knows an army and enough weapons for them don't come out of nowhere. a beat. ]

Hey, let's go see if a place I know of in Heaven back home is in this one!

[ subject over. ]

Daaad, are you sure these strolls down memory lane are healthy for you?

[She's getting worried.]

Well Charlie, it's either that or we keep talking about the Overlord thing, but you don't have anything about Overlords to tell me, do you?

[ babygirl he's the literal king of liars.

finally he sighs and waves a hand slightly. ]

Let's just go down to Hell, you're right. At least that'll be comforting in the most horrible way.

Are you still worried about Alastor...?

[she'll just completely disengage and walk in a circle, pacing, before coming back.]

Okay, Dad, it's like this. I'm not getting involved with Overlords in their political struggles with each other. That's what you meant, right? But individually, when I've needed something, yes, I've gone to one.

--Some.

--Or they came to me.

Anyway! No one thinks I'm representing you, or even Mom!

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