003 - [Video]

[dontyoujustwish]

[Hello, Vatheon. This should be a very familiar face to most, but speaking in a very different way from the person it actually belongs to. Anya has familiarized herself with what's happening, but that doesn't make her any less upset about it.]

Oh, you have got to be kidding me. No one told me there were any curses awful enough to put me in the body of a man!

Actually, I'm not even a man. I'm a teenager! A teenager with a penis. Oh god.

And you... kid. Whoever this body belongs to. You had better be on your best behavior with mine. I know several things will be very tempting to your little teenage boy brain, especially if you've never seen a real woman naked, but I haven't given you permission to touch any of them.

...what is going on with this boy's wardrobe?

Comments

[goddammitaxel]

[No comment on the sex.]

I'm not sure how well this body would take to alcohol... I know the owner likes to pretend he is a big deal, but he's honestly something of a... Hm. A dork, I suppose.

[Wow, he hasn't used a phrase like that in years. Then again, it fits Axel to a 't'.]

You said something about marshmallows, didn't you?

[dontyoujustwish]

[Oh, she noticed that omission.]

I wasn't suggesting sex now. That would just be incredibly disturbing. Even traumatizing.

This body probably can't handle alcohol well either. But sugar? We could do sugar.

[goddammitaxel]

Thank you for bringing that topic up when I very clearly was attempting to avoid it.

[Sigh!]

Sugar, then. Do you want to grab some things then? I can keep the fire going. [And hopefully not set the entire park on fire, maybe.]

[dontyoujustwish]

You're welcome.

[Clarity is important okay.]

Sure. Do you have any requests?

[goddammitaxel]

Hmm.. I suppose honeybuns is something I haven't had in a while.

[...]

If you can find seasalt ice cream, I wouldn't mind any of that.

[dontyoujustwish]

Sea-salt ice cream...

[Not quite what she was thinking for a bonfire, but why not?]

I'll look for it.

[And with a little wave, she turns to head towards the plaza shops.]

[goddammitaxel]

[Hey, you asked if he had specific requests, there you go, that's specific. He'll take anything else offered too, of course.]

Alright.

[He'll just be here making sure the fire doesn't destroy the entire city as best as he can.]

[dontyoujustwish]

[She'll be back eventually, plastic bag in hand. Obviously there's no portalling involved here, but she does make an attempt at punctuality so that bonfire doesn't burn out by the time she gets back.

She opens the bag to show him her spoils.]

All right. We've got marshmallows, chocolate bars, and graham crackers. I found your ice cream but not the honeybuns so I got cinnamon buns instead.

[goddammitaxel]

Ah, what a shame. I guess they'll do.

[He reaches in to grab an ice cream.]

We should get rid of these first, then. It's only practical.

[dontyoujustwish]

Of course.

[They'll get melty very quickly with the fire. Anya pulls out the other one, unwraps it, and has a lick.]

...it's an interesting flavor. Is it your favorite?

[goddammitaxel]

It used to be.

[He takes his time with his own stick, letting himself remember how it tastes all over again. It's been a long long time..]

I never actually liked it too much, but someone I knew did. I suppose back then, that made a difference.

[dontyoujustwish]

You do put up with silly things for people you care about.

[goddammitaxel]

I suppose it's a part of being human, which I was more fully back then.

[dontyoujustwish]

It's needlessly complicated, isn't it?

[goddammitaxel]

IT is. But it's far better than nothing at all.

[dontyoujustwish]

You mean you want to go back to it?

[goddammitaxel]

You sound a bit surprised.

[dontyoujustwish]

I became human against my will. And then there came all these human feelings, like wanting company and being upset when people are injured. Life was much simpler as a vengeance demon.

[goddammitaxel]

[That earns a dry laugh, and he leans back slightly, still watching the fire flicker and twist.]

I suppose it depends on what you're used to. So you didn't feel emotions quite the same as a demon?

[dontyoujustwish]

Not really.

I mean, maybe I could have, but I spent all my time working. And I didn't feel unfulfilled or lonely not getting close to anyone.

[goddammitaxel]

I see. You specified 'human' emotions, so I thought I would check.

[dontyoujustwish]

So what's so terrible about how you are now that being human sounds like a better idea?

[goddammitaxel]

Well, not being able to normally feel any enjoyment whatsoever is usually a good reason not to stay as I normally am.

[dontyoujustwish]

I guess that is a good reason.

[goddammitaxel]

Quite.

[A particularly violent chomp onto his ice cream stick before he tosses it into the flames. Hmm, are they growing just a little larger...?]

The only time I felt anything even faintly regarding pleasure was when I was fighting or killing someone, and that didn't even last, it was nothing more than an adrenaline rush! It was almost enough to drive me insane.