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?

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[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.

[dontyoujustwish]

[She doesn't notice the flames growing, but offers the bag again now that he's through his ice cream.]

That's unfortunate. Vengeance was so satisfying for me. The thrill of eviscerating a man or watching him spontaneously combust... Now that lasted.

[goddammitaxel]

Sounds delightful.

[Still, he'll grab some marshmallows and look around for a good enough stick.]

I think you really would have gotten along well with that coworker of mine.

[dontyoujustwish]

Did she also delight in vengeance?

[She looks around a bit, too, since she's almost finished her ice cream.]

What did the two of you do anyway?

[goddammitaxel]

That's certainly one way of putting it.

[Maybe Larxene was a vengeance demon before she became a Nobody? That feels like it would explain so much...]

We were part of an Organization which gathered heartless individuals like ourselves. The goal was to find a way to get back our hearts. Honestly, it just worked best at giving us a purpose.

[dontyoujustwish]

Well, it is nice to have a purpose.

[Okay, marshmallow time.]

[goddammitaxel]

It is. It helped deal with the sudden gaping emptiness somewhat.

[dontyoujustwish]

And since coming here?

[goddammitaxel]

I've learned to keep myself busy. [He pulls the marshmallow away from the flame to look over it a little.] Investigating what's going on here, charting the night sky... I have a dog as well.