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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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text; incredible misfire

[morningstud]

Maze, are you there? I just saw a seagull grab an entire hotdog and carry it off.

I got it on video.

[eudaimonikos]

Not Maze, but I do want to see that video.

text UN: tiger (misfire)

[phaseflex]

it's not funny if i have to explain the joke beyond it's the weed number or the sex number

[eudaimonikos]

[??????????

At least this is a piece of human trivia he's aware of! Very aware; he knows Jason.]

No, that just makes it sad.

text untheDoctor; misfire

[borntolove]

Always take a banana to a party. Bananas are good

[eudaimonikos]

Noted?

( misfire text | un: lilith )

[sathan]

If you're still here we should speak.

[eudaimonikos]

Sorry, who are you?

( text | un: mrs.s )

[aeva]

Did you mention our conversation to anyone?

[eudaimonikos]

No, why?

[He hadn't considered it a secret or anything, but frankly he just doesn't have that many people to tell.]

text

[bearattack]

so, ballpark figure, how many people know you're a demon now?

[But she's clearly not asking for any particular personal reasons!]

[eudaimonikos]

[Huh. How many people does he know?]

A dozen or so, maybe?

Video, un: hino

[incandescentfaith]

[Well...Rei hasn't intended to be as bad about staying in touch with Michael as she has, and she feels a bit terrible for that, but she's been dealing with a Lot since Usagi showed up. And even more, now, given her...condition.

A recording pops up at some point after July 4th, of Rei, completely translucent, with spectral wisps floating around her. She doesn't actually expect him to know anything about it, but since he had told her he was in charge of "The Good Place" she figures there's a chance.]

Michael. Good afternoon, this is Rei. I'm wondering if you have a moment to talk with me.

[She has been ghostified.]

[eudaimonikos]

Oh! Yes, of course.

[Michael had meant to keep in better touch with Rei, too. But you know - for someone like him, a silence of a month or two doesn't feel terribly significant.

Besides which, there's a few more important things going on here.]

This is a new look.

7/27 Private Video UnTheDoctor

[borntolove]

[After having run into Amara's ghost in the streets. The Doctor looks and sounds sympathetic.]

How are you?

private audio

[eudaimonikos]

I'm fine.

[He's not responding to video with video, as he typically does, and he does not sound fine.

But y'know, he's fine.]

demon delivery

[possessum]

[ Sometime in early September, left outside of Michael's door: ]

— a.... thing, made of clay, sticks, and googly eyes



— what is meant to be a fish, made of various art materials

[eudaimonikos]

[HAHAHA HOLY SHIT I LOVE IT

Michael does not know what to make of this, precisely, but he likes gifts! Also weird art! He will take both of these inside and figure out a place to put them!]

u know

[phaseflex]

[so while the halloween bloody harvest event where the vault hunters went to heck and punched a load of ghosts is questionably canon, amara still gets the gist of halloween. it's a pretty common holiday back home and it's not a hard concept to grasp. you do spooky things for spooky creatures that probably only exist in this strange town.

it is, at its core, a stupid human thing. amara isn't too interested in taking part in the festivities, but she does enjoy pumpkin. she also knows that michael happens to absolutely adore stupid human things, and would probably get a kick out of all this.

so, one day when michael comes home, there's a bunch of knives and candles on the kitchen table and two big-ass pumpkins. amara figures at the very least she'll get some seeds to roast and some chunks of vegetable to make some food with. she comments lightly when she hears movement nearby:] Hey, man. You got any idea where they grow these things? I've never seen any actual harvest fields... maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

[she takes a knife and holds it out, handle first.]

Thought it might be fun to carve some of these bad boys then get drunk and blow 'em up.

[eudaimonikos]

Oh!

[Michael lights up immediately - he does love stupid human things! He's touched!]

Oh, Amara, that sounds wonderful. You know, some humans will build catapults to launch them, too, but I think explosives probably outweigh that. [He takes the knife. Ooooh, what should he carve?] They probably grow them the same place they get all the fresh stuff around here.

[Which is to say, the fucking void or something? Not exactly a ton of local farms or factories.]

Text - UN:JmpinJackFlash

[51stcenturyjack]

Anyone who makes as many awesome tent puns as you is someone we want at our shindig!

[eudaimonikos]

Oh! Is that like a wedding? I've never been to a wedding!

[he missed his own best friend's wedding like four times, probably because he was evil all of those times]

A Gift Has Been Delivered!

[lightthedarkness]

[Sitting outside of Michael's door will be a very neatly wrapped BRIGHT baby pink box with a white ribbon. Attached is a little card.]

To Michael-san!

To help with restless nights.

Love,
Usagi! ／(^ x ^)＼

[And should the box be opened, inside is a giraffe kigurumi that lets the wearer have a full, restful night's sleep.]

video | un: P.Graham

[possessum]

[ It's around 2:30 AM when a video message is sent to Michael's fluid device.

The setting: What appears to be a small wooden room..... with moonlight showing through a window in the roof of it. If Michael happens to know what treehouses are, it's not too hard to register this is one.

The message sender: Paimon, made clear by the way he's holding the Fluid way too close and how he... tongue-clicks as soon as the screen comes up. He's huddled up in one of Peter's pullovers with the hood up, looking shaken. It's been a full month of Fern forgetting about him, and he has bad dreams about it often. ]

Michael? I am here. Are you?

video

[eudaimonikos]

[Fortunately, Michael doesn't make a habit of sleeping anyway. It freaks him out a little bit, to lie down and intentionally try to lose consciousness - what if something happened? Outside of rare visits to the Great Sleep, he just doesn't bother.

The room on his end is dark, though, because he's still got the death flu and lying in a dark room really just feels extremely necessary. In the harsh light of the phone, he looks particularly haggard; his first experience with illness hasn't treated him well. Still, he holds the phone up in the air so that he can see the screen, squinting a little as his pupils adjust. All the humans should be asleep, so a call coming in at this time must be urgent.

Seeing that it's Paimon makes him downgrade the potential urgency a little; he has no idea if Paimon sleeps regularly. But not much. He always tries to respond pretty immediately to Paimon's questions anyway.]

Yeah - yeah, I'm here. What's up?

text; un r.hansen

[suicidemission]

[ enjoy this flyer getting sent to your fluid, mate ]





[ a few moments later-- ]

pls don't bring ur dog, thanks

[eudaimonikos]

[Michael's definitely a little surprised to get this - it was his understanding that this holiday was reserved for family or close friends. But, heck, he's not complaining.]

Sure. That'd be a little much.

Forwarded to Christmas; Action

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul has put all his sneaky warrior-ninja skills to good use, breaking into people's houses in the early hours of the morning, and leaving them their gifts in spots where he's sure they'll find them, with a tag addressed to them from Maul. He doesn't quite realize this gesture could be taken the wrong way given this is Deerington and all, but it's the thought that counts.

Michael has helped Maul inordinately on his quest of self-improvement this past year, so he gets him a book that he's sure they can both relate to.]

[eudaimonikos]

[As he broke in, Maul probably saw this horrible guy sitting on a rack in the entryway. Watching. But, as Maul has no ill will towards Michael specifically, Hatrick will allow this intruder to pass!

And, as Michael is generally aware of Santa Claus, this seems like a reasonably normal way to deliver presents to him?]

Thanks for the book! I didn't know you did the winter holiday Christmas whatever!

gift | December 25th

[possessum]

[ Holidays aren't exactly relevant to his brand of demon, but Paimon's curiosity and desire to learn have had him very interested in what's going on with this. When he learned it was a time of giving, it's definitely been on his radar. Maintaining his bonds with others in this place is extremely important for him; he often bestows little gifts to people. Now here's a time designated for that.

He's been practicing his art, and he's evolved to making more detailed miniatures again (something a past self used to do.....) Of all people, he knows Michael will appreciate this. Delivered sometime on the 25th, left outside the door, is a figure:


The little doll is very intricately made, comprised of different pieces and parts of random things he's been collecting over time, glued and fastened together. As for what exactly it's meant to be, well...... it's something person-shaped. And it has a hat! Happy Holidays, Wise Demon Friend. 👑 ]

[eudaimonikos]

[Well, regardless of whether or not this had any kind of card or label or whatever, it's Pretty Clear where this came from!]

Thanks for the little guy! It's very cute!

text; un: ushiromiya (early february, sometime in the middle of the night)

[entreats]

If a friend asks you to go to a party together on Valentine's Day and calls it a date does that mean it's a date-date.

This is a serious question, I'll only accept serious answers!!!

[eudaimonikos]

[Oh! Dating advice! Michael has no personal experience, or even any real thoughts, to contribute to this, but he's seen plenty of human romances happen! Maybe he doesn't really see the point of it, but it seems to make people happy, so he likes seeing it well enough.]

Well, if they say it's a date, it must be one, right?
Is it a nice party? Like, where you'd dance together and stuff?

Action;

[lightthedarkness]

[Taped to your door there is a BRIGHT pink envelope. And inside is this note.]

un: eudaimonikos; text

[eudaimonikos]

[Oh! This is...this is really sweet, actually!]

Usagi! Thank you for the note! What's the occasion?

[Delivery]

[laminae]

[A few days before Valentine's Day Michael will find a package at his door.

It's a box of chocolates! And it comes with a handwritten note:]

Hey,

I just learned about this rad human holiday where you give people stuff if they're important to you, so I hope you like chocolate!

And if this isn't how the holiday works, sorry. I'm trying my best here.

-Fern

[eudaimonikos]

[Oh! That's - sort of unexpected, actually, but it's nice!]

Hey, thanks for the chocolates!

No clue if that's how the holiday works, for the record. We all lost interest in it when they stopped hitting people with animal skins.

action | Backdated to the last week of March

[spiritwalks]

[BAM BAM BAM!]

[A brown bear is slamming at the door with its paws. And not just any bear. Embedded in the creature's chest is an amethyst geode with a soft, otherworldly glow. If that wasn't weird enough, a pair of fish gills on its neck flare from the sheer effort of causing all this ruckus.]

[Hope you're up for an unexpected guest, Michael.]

[eudaimonikos]

[Hope you're ready for a lot of Warg barking from inside!

Luckily, it's not as though Michael really sleeps, and he's often hanging about, so he'll be down after a moment. Luckily, that wasn't one of the doors that Eleanor knows how to open by herself!]

Oh my god, whaaaaat?

text 29th un: tiger

[phaseflex]

hey im back
on my bed, conveniently
dying like an idiot sucks
can you bring me some water?

action

[eudaimonikos]

[Oh, yay! Amara's back! Oh, shit, she's probably feeling super shitty!

Michael's still mostly relieved, though. At first, he'd been confident that she'd return just like normal, but after that talk with Ange...he got kinda worried, that's all. He's been sticking around the house a lot more often to wait for her, so he's here to grab some stuff before taking the stairs up to her room two at a time.]

Amara! Oh, wonderful, you're back! Here, I've got some water and some Pedialyte - everybody says that helps - do you want to sit up, or should I grab you a very long straw?

[oh yep he's in full Fussing mode]