Tuesday Night, 8:00 PM

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos would be lying to himself if he said he didn't expect something to occur all week. So naturally, he... found out soon enough that two people "mysteriously" died. It was less a mystery now and he figures some might be wondering 'how' this is happening--but he doubts no one is wondering 'why'.

That said, he's made a decision to visit Faize for his own reasons and so it comes to no surprise to himself he's knocking upon the other's door lightly. ]

Good evening. Are you available, Faize?

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[symbologic]

[Faize breathes a sigh of relief, and smiles slightly.]

I am relieved. The last thing I want to do is cause offense by speaking too lightly of things I have only the vaguest of understanding of.

[At least the whole Bill fiasco hasn't completely ruined Faize on demons forever. There are good demons out there too! Like Dhaos!!! He sighs, looking slightly worried.]

I am concerned about what the rest of this week will bring as well. It is already off to a rather troubling start, and I very much doubt that the trend will shift for the better as the days wear on. [He shakes his head.] Though I do hope it provides us with more answers, if nothing else.

[dhaosu]

[ While Dhaos is a bit relieved, he still makes a pause, turning over some things in his mind. He looks down at his hands, which tremble a bit, and finally he decides to say something he has told only Urashima. ]

Faize... forgive me for slightly derailing this, but I am not a demon. I am the antithesis of what a demon would be [ A certain kind of spirit people would normally consider a demon's mortal enemy, in fact. ], but I was forced into working with demons, and making a deal with them to become their Demon King.

This is another reason you did not offend me with your words. All in all, you have been understanding, and that should be commended considering everything.

[ It is terribly hard for him to trust people, but he's trying. He knows without them trusting each other and working together, their enemy will tear them apart. And Dhaos is sick of it--enough innocent people have died. ]

And now, back to the subject, I doubt we will have anything much good awaiting for us at the end of this week either. But...I do hope us working together can eventually turn it around. It is tiring being unable to truly do much.

In addition, the one who informed me about the conflict with Loreleans is a ghost, by the name of Captain Salvatore Brigante, who once owned a ship that resided in the harbor in this town. The ship was called the Amarissa and was large as well as orange--a ship for passengers.

The tiny island called Lorelea is located in the Baltic Sea, and Lithuania once said she was very familiar with that area. She also told me Lettland was like an alternate version of her own land.

[symbologic]

[Faize's eyes go wide as Dhaos explains. Boy howdy, did he ever misunderstand the "demon king" thing, but can you blame him??? With as much as Dhaos seems to hate humans, it was a pretty natural assumption to make. Though he still seems a bit sheepish about making it, all the same.]

[Not wanting to derail further, he says nothing to that point, but he does nod his head in a way that makes it clear that he understands.]

I have suspected for a while that we are on one of many alternate universe iterations of Earth, but I suppose that confirms it. Lithuania and Poland would perhaps know the best of us, after all. Though I'm not certain what good that knowledge does us, admittedly...

Truthfully, I feel as though cooperation is the only way that we will be able to make the best of this situation. My hope is that everyone else will see that, before it's too late...

[There are admittedly a few people left standing that he's kind of concerned about. Buddy. Rhys. Yoite. Astrid, sort of. After a conversation tomorrow in the clinic, Break will also be put on that list because apparently he thinks some people here deserved to die. God, why did all the pure team players have to die??]

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos certainly doesn't blame Faize, indeed. The fact it said 'Demon King' on his card, besides his abysmal history with humans....and yeah, his usual reservations/attitude about humans in general make for an easy misunderstanding. ]

I am not sure, either. For what it is worth, it may have to do with why the town's appearance is apparently 'distorted' and surrounded by the void. Although, that is a reach, I suppose.

That said, I have never been to the planet 'Earth' until now, so I wouldn't have known until either of them confirmed the 'alternate universe' attribute.

[ If anything he doesn't find it too odd this was a thing, though.

For the other matter though...he was a bit concerned about it as well. ]

If everyone else does not, then we are...well. Not in a good position.

[ ... ]

Perhaps at some point, if we make it through this week...we should organize a meeting of some sort. Then, share what we have figured out and plan how to go from there, or try to.

[symbologic]

[Faize nods.]

I agree. If everyone pools their knowledge together, it will be much easier to plan how to proceed. We will simply have to see what the end result of this week is.

[LET HIM DIE.]