[His own creator is an imperfect replica of someone else, and while that might not be reincarnation exactly, it proves there's enough possibility in his world to make such a thing reality.
Belial locks eyes with Lucy as she flickers her tongue and as she does he rests his chin on David's shoulder. He's clearly unbothered and far too comfortable given the situation.]
You're thinking about it, aren't you?
[he drawls beside the detective's ear, his tone as soft as velvet.]
Shall I teach you how to properly charm a snake, detective~?
We’ve been over this. I’m a fallen angel. But~ You’re quite sweet to pick little old me.
[And not what he expected him to choose. Of course Belial prefers the unpredictable, being the agent of chaos he is, but he’s always imagine mortals to prefer the mundane. A real serpent’s behavior hardly evolves. It’s embedded in its nature. But a personified one like himself, well…
‘Eccentric’ is putting it lightly.
Still positioned behind David, Belial reaches up with an upward palm toward his pet snake to which she leans in to rest her head along his wrist.]
Charming me isn’t so easy though, I’m afraid. I like sinking my teeth into more… substantial prey. Know what I mean~?
[Fallen angel equates to the Devil himself, as far as David was taught.]
No. Tell me what you mean.
[David is suspicious. If Belial is so intent on tormenting him, maybe he's also gone after others. Literal prey. Fishing for a confession could give him some sort of leverage, he thinks.]
[Belial’s dealt with enough interrogations in his lifetime to know what David’s after, or at least have a vague idea of it. To be sure though, he plays along as he gently strokes the side of Lucy’s head with his thumb.]
It means it takes a lot to satisfy me. I’ll starve myself for centuries before the right morsel comes tiptoeing by. You can’t begin to imagine the pain.
[His stroking abruptly stops to which Lucy puffs up in disapproval.]
But y’know… I’m kinda into it~ A little edging keeps the blood pumping. And, well–
[Suddenly, Belial lowers his hand to which Lucy snaps and lunges at David’s face out of pure instinct. Luckily, she stops herself a mere centimeter away from striking and with a seemingly annoyed bellow she sinks back down to the floor. In the rush, the pair of keys dislodges and ends up on David’s lap.]
–I suppose snacking on a couple of lesser offerings from time to time couldn’t hurt much~
[David's eyes go wide and he tries to shuffle back when the snake strikes. His heart beating fast, he lets out a relieved breath when the danger passes - and there are the keys. He makes a grab for them.]
[David will end up backing up into Belial’s chest when he moves, but eventually the fallen angel gives him enough relief and stands up to turn and start walking out of the sitting room. Lucy only lingers at the detective’s side a moment longer before she too slithers off at her master’s heels.]
‘kay.
[It’s a nonchalant, flippant response, without any further teasing or suggestion. Should David decide to stand himself up to head back out into the entry hall, he’ll find Belial already heading up the stairs to his left as if nothing happened at all.]
[There's a frozen moment where David waits, listening and expecting a trick. He really doesn't trust Belial to simply leave it at that. But then he finally gets up and heads out, glancing around as he notices Belial moving away. He remains wary and cautious, keeping alert as he heads for the door. If it opens easily, he'll be out without another word.]
[As Belial turns and disappears up the stairs, Lucy lags behind and pauses to rest on the landing where she has a vantage point to watch David head out the door. It does, in fact, open with ease, and without further tricks or complications.]
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Date: 2022-01-28 05:33 am (UTC)From:[Lucy raises her head, the keys around her neck jingling as she does. At least they're more in grabbing range now.]
Says you who somehow always crawls back to me one way or another. I'd say you're enjoying this more than me~
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Date: 2022-01-28 08:24 am (UTC)From:[He does eye Lucy at the jingling, watching for a good time to try to snatch the keys. He ignores the latter comment for now.]
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Date: 2022-01-28 09:36 am (UTC)From:[His own creator is an imperfect replica of someone else, and while that might not be reincarnation exactly, it proves there's enough possibility in his world to make such a thing reality.
Belial locks eyes with Lucy as she flickers her tongue and as she does he rests his chin on David's shoulder. He's clearly unbothered and far too comfortable given the situation.]
You're thinking about it, aren't you?
[he drawls beside the detective's ear, his tone as soft as velvet.]
Shall I teach you how to properly charm a snake, detective~?
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Date: 2022-01-28 10:25 am (UTC)From:[He asks in return.]
You or her?
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Date: 2022-01-30 08:19 am (UTC)From:[He'd probably prefer neither, but maybe one of them is more favorable than the other.]
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Date: 2022-01-31 06:38 am (UTC)From:They say it's better the devil you know, so I'd choose you.
[Belial is unpredictable but in some ways that's more comforting than the actual snake.]
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Date: 2022-01-31 11:00 am (UTC)From:[And not what he expected him to choose. Of course Belial prefers the unpredictable, being the agent of chaos he is, but he’s always imagine mortals to prefer the mundane. A real serpent’s behavior hardly evolves. It’s embedded in its nature. But a personified one like himself, well…
‘Eccentric’ is putting it lightly.
Still positioned behind David, Belial reaches up with an upward palm toward his pet snake to which she leans in to rest her head along his wrist.]
Charming me isn’t so easy though, I’m afraid. I like sinking my teeth into more… substantial prey. Know what I mean~?
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Date: 2022-01-31 11:11 am (UTC)From:No. Tell me what you mean.
[David is suspicious. If Belial is so intent on tormenting him, maybe he's also gone after others. Literal prey. Fishing for a confession could give him some sort of leverage, he thinks.]
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Date: 2022-01-31 01:12 pm (UTC)From:It means it takes a lot to satisfy me. I’ll starve myself for centuries before the right morsel comes tiptoeing by. You can’t begin to imagine the pain.
[His stroking abruptly stops to which Lucy puffs up in disapproval.]
But y’know… I’m kinda into it~ A little edging keeps the blood pumping. And, well–
[Suddenly, Belial lowers his hand to which Lucy snaps and lunges at David’s face out of pure instinct. Luckily, she stops herself a mere centimeter away from striking and with a seemingly annoyed bellow she sinks back down to the floor. In the rush, the pair of keys dislodges and ends up on David’s lap.]
–I suppose snacking on a couple of lesser offerings from time to time couldn’t hurt much~
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Date: 2022-02-01 05:13 am (UTC)From:I'm leaving. Don't stop me.
[But he doesn't yet move.]
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Date: 2022-02-01 08:56 am (UTC)From:‘kay.
[It’s a nonchalant, flippant response, without any further teasing or suggestion. Should David decide to stand himself up to head back out into the entry hall, he’ll find Belial already heading up the stairs to his left as if nothing happened at all.]
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Date: 2022-02-01 10:14 am (UTC)From:no subject
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