(log) march catch-all

[demonicmiracle]

Who: crowley + others
When: throughout the month
Where: all kinds of places
Summary: a collection of various threads so I don't spam the comm
Warnings: Gonna be a dead body in at least one thread, will update with others if necessary

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[twicelost]

[ It is, in fact, her greatest fear. Sirens are already in danger, what with pollution all but completely eliminating their ability to reproduce. Humans need only be patient, and they'll die out.

She will not allow that. Somehow, Katrina will find a way to stop that from happening, with or without Ryn, with or without ADI.

She only listens as Crowley talks, until he comes to the end. Humans. He does not count himself among them, or else he would have said "we".

Frowning, she watches him for a few seconds. ]

You not human. Only look human, like me.

[ It's a question and a statement. ]

[demonicmiracle]

[The question that's being asked likely isn't are you inhuman? It's what are you?

He told Donna he wasn't human, without going into the details, knowing that people can be rather unpleasant about the demon thing. Katrina likely has no reference for what it will mean, unless missionaries got into the ocean, too. But that seems unlikely.]

I'm a demon.

[That's not all he's planning to say, but now that he's less worried about her anger, he takes a second to get back to his feet, brushing off his clothes and hands.]

This body I've got is about the same to me as that shirt you're wearing is to you, and I've been around since before this planet even existed, never mind the humans walking about on it.

[In other circumstances, he might make a joke, but it doesn't feel appropriate with Katrina on edge and distressed about the dead siren.]

[twicelost]

[ He's right. Katrina has never heard of demons, and has had no exposure to the major religions of humankind. To her, he's just another species, another inhabitant of the world who clearly understands how humans are to nonhumans.

If he really has been alive as long as he says, then he knows better than anyone about how humans are. That sets her a little more at ease. She glances as the ashes that used to be a corpse, then looks back at him. ]

You have many memory. You know humans violent, weak.

[ To have all that knowledge... if she were as strong as she is and knew as much as he does, maybe she could solve her kind's problems back home. ]

You see what humans do. Why I fight. Why I not trust all. Why I not know what say to ADI.

[ What to say about the corpse, and in general, most times. Why she can't just commit to trusting the individuals in ADI, even if she aligns with their stated goal and has come to trust several of her fellow offworlders. ]

[demonicmiracle]

[Having lived alongside humans means that Crowley does know they can be violent and weak, but it means he knows they can be strong and kind and brilliant, too.

That isn't a conversation for right now, not when Katrina has just been reminded of how horrible humans have been to her people. He loves humanity, that doesn't mean he has to defend them at every turn.]

Yeah, I get the hesitation. Can't say I haven't been run out of town once or twice.

[Or discorporated, but that's a weird concept to explain, and not really the point at the moment.]

We can tell 'em there was a body that turned to ash when we touched it, but I see no need to say anything about sirens if you'd rather keep that between us.

[It isn't as though there's any way to dispute the claim, and maybe not mentioning sirens will make Katrina feel better about the situation.]

[twicelost]

[ He may be ancient, and know far more than she does, but at least he understands her in this one thing. Too many others can't even imagine it. It's strange, but comforting, to know someone who can relate to that fear. ]

Yes. Good.

[ Tell them the truth, but not the full truth. ]

You can walk?

[ The vision that he saw got him to his knees, after all. ]

[demonicmiracle]

[He's relieved that she's fine with the plan; it's the easiest option, and it means they can get the fuck out of here before something worse than a memory comes for them.]

Depends who you ask, honestly. [Haha, funny joke, 'cause of his poor grasp of how human hips are supposed to work.] I'll be right, it was a bit of a shock but m'not hurt.

[What he will do, first, is take the phone out again to snap the empty space where the body was, capturing some of the ash on the tree.]

Ready to head back?

[twicelost]

[ One day, she'll be fluent enough in English to understand jokes. For now, she's just glad he can, in fact, move on land on his two legs. ]

Yes.

[ Now even more than before, she appreciates that he took pictures. Otherwise, another Entity could try to convince them they're making it up. ]

Come. If feel weak, lean on my shoulder. I can bear weight.