IC Inbox [Recolle]

[thebeastwithout]

Garfield Logan

"Yo, this is Gar, why are you listening to this, for serious, just text me."

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[thebeastwithout]

[The mouse twitches its nose a little while longer before crawling around to Nanashi's back and tentatively reforming. Gar appears on the floor peering around Nanashi.]

...What is that?

[reaquila]

It's the demon.

[He says it so plainly like he's not scared of it.]

Think she comes from Ancient Egypt? Or whatever Ancient Egypt was in the past, I guess. This is weird. I can't explain it well.

[Retrospec makes it so difficult to explain past life abilities. ]

[thebeastwithout]

...It's a 'she'?

[Gar frowns slightly. He doesn't really want to know why Nanashi knows that.]

And, um.

What does she do?

[reaquila]

Okay, don't freak out when I say this.

....

[Gar's probably gonna freak out??? but here we go.]

She eats hearts.

Human hearts.

[It feels even worse now that he's said it out loud...]

[thebeastwithout]

...I'm technically not human anymore, right? I think.

[Gar doesn't step out from behind Nanashi either way.]

And ... what are you gonna do with her?

[reaquila]

You'll be fine then. I'm not human either so...

[They won't die at the hands of this beast.]

I normally have her stand guard outside when it gets dangerous. Recolle isn't exactly safe these days.

[thebeastwithout]

Uhhhhhhh... Y-You have her eat the hearts of humans that pass by?

[Gar looks scandalized.]

That doesn't seem very safe, either... Maybe you can just get her cow hearts from the butcher or something...

[reaquila]

I only have her attack people who are up to no good.

[Otherwise she just kinda sits there.]

Cow hearts? I dunno, I'll have to ask her first. Do you know how to talk to monsters gar?

[thebeastwithout]

M-Me?

[He squeaks. And then...]

I can, uh... talk to... animals when I'm the same species. But that's... not a normal animal.

[...]

I can try to be a crocodile...

[reaquila]

That's pretty cool. Yeah...it's not a normal animal.

[Going from a mouse to a crocodile in two seconds flat...that must be hard.]

If you try to be a crocodile will you be okay?

[thebeastwithout]

Well... I think so. They're not, like, huge or uncontrollable or anything...

I mean, you've got one chained down right there, right?

[Gar shrugs, looking faintly concerned, before he slowly gets on his hands and feet. ...The change is less instant than it was to the mouse, but soon enough, there is a large reptile crawling around on the floor.

...Does... Ammut speak Crocodilian...?]

[reaquila]

Right. I can control them sometimes? I've been trying to get better at the whole summoning thing.

[He scratches his head sheepishly. Ammut is part animal so it's possible that she speaks some animal.]

Don't really want these demons to be causing trouble for everyone. How hard is it for you to control your power?

[Gar must be having some trouble with his past life abilities too.]

[thebeastwithout]

[Nanashi gets a crocodilian croak, because Gar can't exactly communicate while he's got the wrong vocal cords. He makes an attempt to croak in Ammut's general direction.]

....Hi?

[reaquila]

[The demon growls back at Gar. Sounds like she's trying to say hello back.]

Whoa! That's cool Gar. I've never seen that happen before.

[Ammut's being awfully friendly for a demon that's chained down. She thinks that Gar is a fellow comrade. ]

I think she likes you.

[thebeastwithout]

[oh my god the demon was saying hi
maybe
he wasn't like totally sure
she kind of had an accent]

Um... You're Ammut...?

Do you... like it here...?

[what kind of question was that to ask a demon]

[reaquila]

[She says something like "IT'S FUN HERE" except in crocodile. "DO YOU WANT TO PLAY A GAME?"

Nanashi's just shaking his head at all of this. He reacts with a shrug when Ammut wants to play. ]

[thebeastwithout]

Oh. ...It is?

[He wouldn't have thought so.]

...Sure... I guess. ...Wait, is it a game for my soul?

[reaquila]

No, it's not. She's going to test your luck, I guess?

[Nanashi continues to observe the demon. HE DOESN'T COMPLETELY TRUST THIS. It could go south really fast. Ammut passes Gar a rock.

'OPEN IT.'

It's like a fortune cookie, only bigger. ]

[thebeastwithout]

[what
what is this

Gar the Crocodile stares at it dubiously for a few moments before he shrugs and chomps down on the rock. It's not easy to leverage, but he'll eventually pop it open with his teeth.]

[reaquila]

[ Gar's going to find 1 silver coin inside of the rock!!!! ]

There's something shiny inside. What the heck is that?

[ Nanashi can't tell what it is from his location. He's kinda checking you out, Gar. ]

Looks like a bottle cap.

[thebeastwithout]

[Gar... can't really tell either.]

...Thanks?

[Then he shifts back to human so he can actually pick it up and look at it and talk.]

...Oh, hey, free money!

Gosh, thanks, uh... Ammut.

[reaquila]

[The demon growls in affirmation and goes to sleep. ]

Wow, you got lucky. Nice. She just got tired all of a sudden. I think that happens because I'm not a good summoner.

[Doesn't seem normal. Oh well. Gar doesn't have to worry about being eaten.]

[thebeastwithout]

...Well, that was super weird.

[Gar pockets his silver dollar and hopes it's not cursed by demonic magic or anything.]

So, uh...

How many demons do you summon?

[reaquila]

Three of them? I can summon a bird and a fallen saint.

[There's the one standing before them too.]

Can't really bring out more than one at a time. Have you seen someone summon before?

[Gar might knows someone who can has this ability.]

[thebeastwithout]

...Nanashi, don't ask questions like that as if this is a normal thing...

[Gar continues to look slightly perturbed.]

No, I've never seen anyone summon demons...