Not many people can say they actually have a use for teenage angst.
I'm serious. I deal with a lot of crap nobody else my age has to deal with.
[That's part of the affliction of being a teenager, believing that nobody else could possibly understand. But on the other hand, it's true. Other 16-year-olds don't have their every move followed by the media, or a whole alternate self invented by tabloids.]
[That's part of the affliction of being a teenager, believing that nobody else could possibly understand. But on the other hand, it's true. Other 16-year-olds don't have their every move followed by the media, or a whole alternate self invented by tabloids.]
Really. Do you know how many kids bemoan about how hard their lives are? What makes you so different?
[There's a long pause, filled with his reluctance to share too much. One of the few things he likes about being here is that it's completely disconnected from his life back home. But...from what he knows about Lucifer, the man is something of a loner. He doesn't even like giving his own name to people, so why would he say anything about Wilhelm?]
For one thing, the whole country has been watching me from the minute I was born. Other kids are allowed to do stupid things and make mistakes, but if I do it, I have to give a whole fucking apology speech.
For one thing, the whole country has been watching me from the minute I was born. Other kids are allowed to do stupid things and make mistakes, but if I do it, I have to give a whole fucking apology speech.
What, are you some kind of celebrity? Secret love child?
Regardless, never apologize. They don't like it? Tough. They start getting you to bend a knee early and you'll never stop.
[and he's the prince of darkness
he doesn't say that. in the current grand scope of things he recognizes it Will Not Help right now since Wilhelm doesn't actually believe he's the devil.]
he doesn't say that. in the current grand scope of things he recognizes it Will Not Help right now since Wilhelm doesn't actually believe he's the devil.]
They'll expect an apology for that, too, I'm sure. Good news, you don't owe anyone anything here. Just, in this case, any stupid mistakes here might just get you killed.
[He recalls, suddenly, how Lucifer claimed to be a king that first time they met in the castle dining hall. But after everything he's learned about the man in the intervening weeks, he's sure it had been some kind of joke. Lucifer sometimes has that way of talking, like he's telling a joke that nobody else gets.
It's still hard to know what exactly to make of him, but Wilhelm likes what he says. Well, thinks. Whatever.]
I think I'm done apologizing. That's one of the things I actually like about this place. Even though we're not allowed to leave the town, I feel like I have more freedom here.
It's still hard to know what exactly to make of him, but Wilhelm likes what he says. Well, thinks. Whatever.]
I think I'm done apologizing. That's one of the things I actually like about this place. Even though we're not allowed to leave the town, I feel like I have more freedom here.
The illusory freedom will do you some good.
And all cages can be broken, you just need to find the right method.
I'll keep that in mind. And keep trying.
Um. If you could maybe not mention anything about my title to anyone, I'd appreciate it.
It's sort of like you with your name.
[It becomes too easy to say too much when you're not saying it face to face, doesn't it?]
Um. If you could maybe not mention anything about my title to anyone, I'd appreciate it.
It's sort of like you with your name.
[It becomes too easy to say too much when you're not saying it face to face, doesn't it?]
someone save this kid's inbox from the devil / backdated after the 4th party
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thedevilwhorose
2022-07-27 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
How'd the party go?
Oh? Anyone interesting?
I feel like our bunch here in Thorne are just... well. Very reserved, I suppose.
[he's going to have to find a way to do something about That]
Jesper?
Can't judge a book by its cover and all that.
Any of his gang with him here or is he alone like the rest of us?
Well, regardless, hopefully it was all fun and games. A breather. There's an odd tension to Thorne ever since that... Incident. Not sure about anywhere else.
Mages scurrying around, adjusting the wards. I don't know, maybe this is normal. Neither of us have been here long enough to tell.
Perhaps. It started after the whole nightmare problem was "resolved." What concerns me is that I know nothing about what's going on outside of Thorne. If they're just growing paranoid, or...
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