[ on account of having seen him transform, joshua has a pretty good idea of what he is, so he leans back in his seat, takes a long sip of his coffee, and: ]
You're definitely not from the Higher Planes. But, from what I've seen...
[ he has his coffee in one hand but the other hand is free, so he ticks it off as he goes: ] Lord of the Flies, avatar of gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins, possibly a demon? Did I miss anything?
[ most of it is guesswork, but beel doesn't need to know that. ]
[ a raised brow, because you've pretty much guaranteed that he's going to be calling beel by that title just to be Annoying, rip. ]
You don't say.
[ he's laying on the sarcasm a little thick, but not as thick as he would normally because contrary to popular belief, joshua does recognise a tentative truce when he sees one. ]
I know everything that happens in Shibuya, especially if someone like you came to pay a visit~ You could say it's something of an... internal problem.
[ haha. sometime josh thinks he's funny. ]
What happened to the previous demon king? Indisposed?
[ look at beel connecting the dots! joshua's so proud. (no.) ]
Once upon a time, I was human. Then I died, and that's when my life began~ ☆ [ don't ask how he can make the star sound in speech it just. happens. ] Can your angels appear on the human plane?
[ joshua laughs. ] I'm honoured to be your first, then.
[ salacious wink. I'm sorry but he saw the opportunity and Took It. ]
I took out my predecessor and Ascended about... a century ago? Give or take. Time gets rather... confusing after a while, it all blends together~
And I suppose that makes me a rule breaker of some sort - I had some business to settle on the human plane, Tuned down to appear visible, and now I'm stuck in this form.
And you, personally? I didn't think demonic lords deigned to walk among humans either.
[The wink doesn't get a budge of reaction out of him, so either he's really good at ignoring it or that point went flying right over his head.]
We don't, usually. Our laws are different than the Celestial Realm, and our prince wants to avoid another war. We'll still run errands sometimes in the human world, but you need permission to even make the trip without walking the whole way by foot. [Not to mention Lucifer never would let Beelzebub out on his own anymore.]
...
You had a predecessor? You killed an angel, as a human?
[ what is with all the oranges on this island ignoring his flirting :( why is it that only neku will entertain him smh ]
Not as a human. There's like... an in-between state. Purgatory, in your terms, maybe. [ a shrug ] She never saw it coming, and it's survival of the fittest, after all.
I'm surprised Father even let you near the heavens after that.
Or... your world's version of Father. I guess. [He doesn't really want to think about it too hard because that would mean acknowledging something like Joshua could have been his pseudo-brother in another universe and he's not ready for that conversation.]
I have a little bit of a reputation as a trouble maker in the Higher Planes that I have to maintain, and Ascending to actually being on the Higher Plane would be terribly boring. I quite like where I am and the domain I control, even if my city languishes now.
[ there's just a mild, brief frown for just a moment, and then it is gone. ]
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You're definitely not from the Higher Planes. But, from what I've seen...
[ he has his coffee in one hand but the other hand is free, so he ticks it off as he goes: ] Lord of the Flies, avatar of gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins, possibly a demon? Did I miss anything?
[ most of it is guesswork, but beel doesn't need to know that. ]
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Possibly?]
Yeah, you did. [But if Joshua doesn't know, he won't change that just yet.]
You know how to read the profiles, though. And you know my title. So you're smart and observant.
...
Do you know that angels carry a smell, Joshua?
1/2
[ he looks pensive for a moment, and then--
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I did not, actually.
[ there is still a smile etched onto his features, but his gaze is sharper, more calculating now, even if he keeps his tone light, airy even. ]
And I smell like one to you? How sensitive is your nose anyway?
[ undone by smell, of all things....... ]
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Sensitive enough.
...
You're not like angels I've met. Your scent is too... human. But it's still there.
I don't have anything personal against the heavens anymore. But I'd be pretty stupid to not expect the other way around sometimes.
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The Higher Planes are like that, sometimes. They know how to hold a vendetta.
But to answer your unasked question, my dear Lord of the Flies~
[ a pause for dramatic effect, but it's also mostly because joshua still has his coffee and is debating how much he should say: ]
I have nothing against demons. Unless you're trying to destroy my city, but we're all not where we're supposed to be right now.
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His lips thin at the pause, only to exhale firmly out his nose at the response.]
It's Beelzebub. No one actually calls me by that title.
[AKA please do not.]
Mn. I haven't been anywhere. If you've got a problem in your city, it's not my fault, and I can't help.
The current acting demon king wouldn't be ordering something like that right now, though. Either in the human world or towards the Celestial Realm.
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You don't say.
[ he's laying on the sarcasm a little thick, but not as thick as he would normally because contrary to popular belief, joshua does recognise a tentative truce when he sees one. ]
I know everything that happens in Shibuya, especially if someone like you came to pay a visit~ You could say it's something of an... internal problem.
[ haha. sometime josh thinks he's funny. ]
What happened to the previous demon king? Indisposed?
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No. Just asleep. His son took over a while ago, after the war.
Shibuya's part of Earth, isn't it? Why that city? Last I checked, angels couldn't interfere with humanity in that extent.
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Better asleep than erased from existence, I suppose.
Hm... [ he makes a show of thinking for A While. ] Put it this way: I don't interfere. I oversee, I judge, and I decide.
[ a wry smile follows. ] Plus, you can say that I'm a little bit... attached to the place where I died.
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[Full stop, nothing else mattered in there. Hello?]
You don't smell like a ghost. What do you mean?
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[ headtilt, because joshua is allergic to giving straight answers. ]
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It means you're probably not the type of angel I imagined. That's all.
Which were you first? An angel? Or something else?
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[ look at beel connecting the dots! joshua's so proud. (no.) ]
Once upon a time, I was human. Then I died, and that's when my life began~ ☆ [ don't ask how he can make the star sound in speech it just. happens. ] Can your angels appear on the human plane?
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[No wonder the name isn't ringing a bell.]
They can. I think most choose not to. Like I said, direct interference isn't allowed for them.
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[ salacious wink. I'm sorry but he saw the opportunity and Took It. ]
I took out my predecessor and Ascended about... a century ago? Give or take. Time gets rather... confusing after a while, it all blends together~
And I suppose that makes me a rule breaker of some sort - I had some business to settle on the human plane, Tuned down to appear visible, and now I'm stuck in this form.
And you, personally? I didn't think demonic lords deigned to walk among humans either.
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We don't, usually. Our laws are different than the Celestial Realm, and our prince wants to avoid another war. We'll still run errands sometimes in the human world, but you need permission to even make the trip without walking the whole way by foot. [Not to mention Lucifer never would let Beelzebub out on his own anymore.]
...
You had a predecessor? You killed an angel, as a human?
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Not as a human. There's like... an in-between state. Purgatory, in your terms, maybe. [ a shrug ] She never saw it coming, and it's survival of the fittest, after all.
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Or... your world's version of Father. I guess. [He doesn't really want to think about it too hard because that would mean acknowledging something like Joshua could have been his pseudo-brother in another universe and he's not ready for that conversation.]
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I have a little bit of a reputation as a trouble maker in the Higher Planes that I have to maintain, and Ascending to actually being on the Higher Plane would be terribly boring. I quite like where I am and the domain I control, even if my city languishes now.
[ there's just a mild, brief frown for just a moment, and then it is gone. ]