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[eudaimonikos]

INBOX text / audio / video / action Hello, this is Michael. I can't pick up right now, please leave a message. code credit

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[eudaimonikos]

...you do?

[Michael is usually better at taking compliments. But not in this particular circumstance!]

[feytality]

Yeah. The old you was really scary, um, no offense..... but you're so far away from that person now. You're really nice and cool and you're friends with humans, and you're kind of a dork. In a good way.

[ she's seen this before, with will, which is maybe part of why she's taking this in stride. ] I know that a lot of humans are bad, and some of us do such horrible things it's no wonder you thought we deserved to be tortured.... and I think it takes a lot of strength to see past that and just believe, especially if you're not human yourself. So the fact that you got there, even if it took you a long time.... I think it's really kind of amazing. It proves that anyone can change.

[eudaimonikos]

...none taken.

[How could he take offense to that, really? And the rest of it is...so sweet? Like, wow?]

I don't think any of you are as bad as all that. Like you said, anyone can change. Besides, an eternal punishment seems extreme - all your actions are only limited. Chidi had this whole reading about that.

[feytality]

[ she's got a very big heart in a tiny body!! ]

I don't know who Chidi is, but, I agree. I just mean.... looking from the outside, I can see why people think the worst of humans. But you only think the best of humans, even though I bet some of us haven't given you much of a reason to.

[ and that's why it's important. ]

For me, all that scary demon Michael stuff is in the past. I really like the you that you are now.

[eudaimonikos]

Chidi's a friend. He taught us all ethics. Literally, he was an ethics professor.

[Not just like, a really good guy. Although he's that too, sure.]

...thanks. I like this better, too. I know this really shouldn't be the point, but...I'm much happier now. [He'd been looking for something fulfilling the entire time, just not in the right places.]

[feytality]

Sounds like you've got a pro helping you out.

[ a pro nerd that is!!! ]

Kinda proves you're on the right path, doesn't it? Since just torturing and being a big ol' scary demon wasn't making you happy.

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, I don't know. I'm sure I would have said it did at the time.

[Things were boring a lot, or scary, or lonely. But there were moments; he was a demon, after all.]

Just didn't know there was anything else out there. It's not like demons can typically just take other jobs.

[feytality]

Well, once you realize there's more out there...... Maybe all it takes is a push.

[ combined with threat of extinction. ]

And now you can teach all the other demons, too.

[eudaimonikos]

[Michael laughs.]

Oh, no. That's a nice thought, but I'm scheduled for execution by two entirely different groups if I ever go back to the afterlife. Maybe this whole thing will shake that up a little, but I'm not gonna count on that.

[feytality]

I'm sure you can figure something out. I mean, these missions haven't exactly been walks in the park, and if you think about it... we're all kind of scheduled for an execution with the Hunger and all. So you've got loads of experience being an outlaw on the run.

[ thanks, maya. ]

[eudaimonikos]

...I guess I do.

[More with just going into hiding, really.]

[feytality]

And you're really smart! And old! [ wow. ] I bet you can do it.