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[quiescis]

[Unforuantely it's hard for Yuri to even notice what she's done wrong. Her mind is scattered and muddled up with headaches. So she simply replies,]

Oh? You were...?

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, yes.
Things have gotten more complicated with my body since I got here, but before this place, it was technically just a skinsuit.
For us, it's something like a custom-made, pretty expensive item of clothing.
It's common to wear a great many different ones, over the course of a career. Different roles require different physical forms.

And pretty much everybody does some time as a lava monster. Very traditional, good place for new interns.

[Maybe all she was after was some more demon lore! She did seem very interested before!]

[quiescis]

[Okay. She's into the demon lore. It's oddly calming.]

I have to admit I'm a little envious you have the option to change yourself...

[eudaimonikos]

[Well, he doesn't mind providing demon lore!]

It's not as fun as you're probably imagining.
Appearances are generated randomly, unless you're senior management.
I didn't choose anything about how I look now.


Well, I did pick the clothes and the glasses.
They gave me these awful wire frames at first, like I was a serial killer from the 1960s.

[quiescis]

Oh. So you weren't in control of what you looked like or what you could do in that form?

... Didn't that drive you mad?

The glasses are nice, though.

[eudaimonikos]

Just seemed normal, really. Not like we have control over most things.
You get a little more the more you climb the corporate ladder, but even a senior staff member can't just pick a new job.
I couldn't have helped any humans that way.

But it's fine. I like this body now.

[quiescis]

None of us have much control over anything then, it seems.

Not even demons like you.

I can't believe it.

[eudaimonikos]

You might say that we all live in societies.

I did become a rebel and flee to Earth, though, so I took a little more control than anybody ELSE!

[quiescis]

What was it like? Running away? Was it dangerous?

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, yes.
I had this whole plan for sneaking out, but it didn't work out. We ended up being chased.
I actually got caught! My friend Janet had to get me out.

She beat the crap out of my boss, and it was amazing! (ノ°∀°)ノ⌒･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*☆

[quiescis]

I see. I'm glad you managed to escape. It sounds like it wasn't easy at all.

But, what chased you?

[She might also be a little bit envious that he makes it actually seem so easy and carefree to do such a thing. But she doesn't say so.]

[eudaimonikos]

My boss again.
Also, the cops.

(￣(00)￣)

[quiescis]

[Okay, she actually happens to giggle a little bit at that one.]

You always seem to surprise me with what demonology really is.

[eudaimonikos]

The study of demons?
I really don't know what that would be.