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7twistedwishes ([personal profile] 7twistedwishes) wrote2008-10-03 12:18 am

Weyland's Visit

On the other side of the door... Hell.

No, no fire and brimstone. A large room, half living room, half office, tastefully decorated and furnished. Thick carpet, a big couch, several recliners, an old-style desk, bookshelves, filing cabinets... and a computer too. Classical music plays in the background and the delicate scent of incense hangs in the air.

The Devil steps aside to let Weyland in enter. No need to make promises of release for him, since he is out of her purview.
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
He follows her into the elevator, and watches the sights that go past with interest.

"Do you ever go for walks and talk to the people being punished?" he asks. "Ask them whether they regret it--can they reform, or are they here forever?"
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you ever change their punishments, just for fun?" he asks. "Offer them tasks to carry out in exchange for their freedom, but then deny it? Then again, I imagine that would only be fun a few times. It would get old quickly."
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
"We should trade games," he says, "see if that can alleviate the boredom at least a little. Maybe you haven't played all of mine, and I doubt I have played all of yours.'

He glances out through the doors, and finishes his drink. "I shall be careful," he says.
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
He is well accustomed to ice, being from the northlands, and having been to the realm of the frost giants. But it feels different here--the sort of nightmarish, he thinks, that would have fit in very well with his own people.

So he walks carefully along the ice, observing his surroundings.
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
He frowns, but takes a seat, obediently.

"This is where you are, always?" he asks quietly. "How did it happen? How can you change it?"
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
He produces a lit cigarette from midair, brow furrowed.

"There must be something that can be done," he says. "Are you not simply carrying out your purpose as the rest of us do? Why should you be punished for doing what you were created to do? It is unjust."
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
He rests a hand on her arm.

"He is making you do his bidding," he says, "be his scapegoat, and this is your reward? Do you at least--in my world, there is a rebellion, there is a war against the gods, and the forces that oppose them will be victorious, or perhaps already were. Do you have that comfort, at least?"
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-04 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"It seems it must always be so," he says, "whatever world you go to, always the same. The chief among the gods must keep the others in their place, submissive. The world must be bent to his will, and no one else's."

He shakes his head. "I suspect we are all at least a bit insane. Immortality will do that."
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-05 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"What you need is a plan," he says quietly. "And allies. But I am biased. I have been imprisoned, and if it were to happen again there is very little I would not do to escape. I suspect you have more fondness for humanity than I do, and would not be willing to do as many of the things I would, in your place."
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-05 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I was not a god, but I have made myself into one," he says, taking her hand. "If you want to be freed from this place, I am sure there are ways... not easy, of course, but nothing worth having ever is. Would you like to be free?"
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-05 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
"If he can't find you, he can't lock you up," he says with a light shrug. "If he doesn't see what is happening until it's too late... there are always ways."
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[personal profile] mechanicalswans 2008-10-05 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Even the strongest can be tricked or trapped," he says. "There is no shame in that, only in giving up once trapped. There is always a way out. Is there anything special about the locks? Can they be broken, or picked, or... and the chains?"

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