[If only his radio could pick up the tiny, horrid wheeze he lets out at getting called cute. (It probably picked it up a little.) It's not really something anyone's called him before - outside of trying to patronize him before he turned them into minced meat - but something about hearing it from this stranger over the radio, with a tone that feels weirdly familiar (yet not at all), is just - It's wheeze-worthy.
He tries to regain a little dignity by clearing his throat, though. Does it work? Absolutely not. But he tried!]
I was just wonderin'... what bein' "the Devil" entails. For you, I mean. You, specifically. I know what it mean in the good book, but I wanna know what it mean for you.
And - What should I call you? Don't gotta give me ya real name if you ain't comfortable with that. But 's either that or I go back to "ma'am", so...
Edited (punctuation has left the building ig) 2023-03-11 19:40 (UTC)
[ maybe the radio doesn't pick it up. why would that matter? the radio is for him, after all. venus hears his prayer as it is, quiet and simple and clear as day. for her, it's as easy as talking to someone in the same room. ]
Ha. It's Venus, okay? I'm not really into the whole "hiding myself" thing.
[ that's the easy question, at least. it's the other one that's a bit more complicated. not that she hasn't answered it a dozen other times, to a dozen other people. ]
"The devil is only the shadow of man cast by the light of God." All of God's perfection inverted and everted. If God's job is to welcome the pure and righteous, then my job is to look after the ones he's too good for. Make sense?
[She's not gonna be able to get him to drop the "Miss". That is simply a Thing. Time to learn how to accept unyielding politeness from someone who is horribly impolite!! He has to stop and think about her answer, though. His first thought is, of course, something along the lines of "The Lord isn't "too good" for anyone" - but the way Venus speaks makes it clear how she feels about that. And he knows things are handled differently in different universes.]
... Is that your answer? Or is it one you sayin' ad verbum? [A word that probably sounds fun with the way he talks.]
And, either way... does that include folks who were too good for Hell, too?
[ hey, she gets it. and whether it's standard southern courtesy or a healthy dose of respect for the devil doesn't matter, really! honestly, she's just happy to be treated like a lady by someone who gets it. ]
Hmmm... A little of both, maybe? [ it's an honest answer, at least. ] And I mean. If they're too good for Hell then they probably wouldn't want in anyway? But it's not like I'd turn them away. You know?
[It's a hum of interest, but also one of thought. (It's also slightly autotuned by his helmet trying its damnedest to figure out how he feels and match it tonally.)]
If it help you feel better 'bout that, I don't mean "too good" like they wouldn't wanna be there - Just didn't up there when I died. Thought for sure I would, was pretty sure I cinched it, but nah. Ain't Heaven neither, that's for damn sure.
[If he could laugh, that's about where one would be.]
You sound... lot nicer than I expected. For the Devil, I mean. But you gotta real warmth to that voice of yours, a real, uh... joie to ya. This really how you sound? Not puttin' on any airs to get in good with no one?
Ohhh, so like... Purgatory? Or some other situation. A ghost?? [ she's still reeling over ghosts being real and that was like two years ago. ] Either way. I mean, if you're not the heavenly host type then I feel like you're fine hanging down here?? And even if you did go to Heaven. I mean. As long as you're not a dick about it.
[ she notices that autotune. it's a little exciting! she wants to know more about that, a bit - but she also doesn't want to pry if he doesn't want to say anything. ah, well. she can't help but grin at that last bit, either way. ]
I spent most of my life trying to pretend to be something I wasn't for God's sake? And I'm done with it. Maybe I'm not a good person, but I can't be that much worse than his crusaders. [ she laughs, gentle and warm. ] And if you think I'm warm you should see me in person?? It's sort of a. Heat lamp situation???
Heh, sure. Let's call it Purgatory for now. Easier to swallow without gettin' to talk to ya in person, I think. Though, uh... we could change that, if you interested in the idea. Might consider myself a man o' God 'spite where I ended up, but I don't bite -
Don't feel bad if you wanna say no, though. I don't mind.
[Said with his best attempt at sounding gentle in return. It's not something he's great at (not nearly), but it's important to him to make it clear he means no harm.]
I mean... I'm talkin' to the Devil on the radio. That count?
[Which is to say: no, he's not doing anything right now.]
If you got someplace ya like, go ahead and suggest it. Someplace in public, though. Even if 's just me you meetin' with, I ain't gonna let you go out meetin' someone alone. Just ain't cool. That's my rule on the internet, so now 's also my rule on the radio.
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(It probably picked it up a little.)
It's not really something anyone's called him before - outside of trying to patronize him before he turned them into minced meat - but something about hearing it from this stranger over the radio, with a tone that feels weirdly familiar (yet not at all), is just -
It's wheeze-worthy.
He tries to regain a little dignity by clearing his throat, though. Does it work? Absolutely not.
But he tried!]
I was just wonderin'... what bein' "the Devil" entails.
For you, I mean. You, specifically. I know what it mean in the good book, but I wanna know what it mean for you.
And -
What should I call you? Don't gotta give me ya real name if you ain't comfortable with that.
But 's either that or I go back to "ma'am", so...
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Ha. It's Venus, okay? I'm not really into the whole "hiding myself" thing.
[ that's the easy question, at least. it's the other one that's a bit more complicated. not that she hasn't answered it a dozen other times, to a dozen other people. ]
"The devil is only the shadow of man cast by the light of God." All of God's perfection inverted and everted. If God's job is to welcome the pure and righteous, then my job is to look after the ones he's too good for. Make sense?
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[She's not gonna be able to get him to drop the "Miss". That is simply a Thing.
Time to learn how to accept unyielding politeness from someone who is horribly impolite!!
He has to stop and think about her answer, though. His first thought is, of course, something along the lines of "The Lord isn't "too good" for anyone" - but the way Venus speaks makes it clear how she feels about that.
And he knows things are handled differently in different universes.]
... Is that your answer? Or is it one you sayin' ad verbum? [A word that probably sounds fun with the way he talks.]
And, either way... does that include folks who were too good for Hell, too?
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Hmmm... A little of both, maybe? [ it's an honest answer, at least. ] And I mean. If they're too good for Hell then they probably wouldn't want in anyway? But it's not like I'd turn them away. You know?
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[It's a hum of interest, but also one of thought. (It's also slightly autotuned by his helmet trying its damnedest to figure out how he feels and match it tonally.)]
If it help you feel better 'bout that, I don't mean "too good" like they wouldn't wanna be there -
Just didn't up there when I died. Thought for sure I would, was pretty sure I cinched it, but nah.
Ain't Heaven neither, that's for damn sure.
[If he could laugh, that's about where one would be.]
You sound... lot nicer than I expected. For the Devil, I mean.
But you gotta real warmth to that voice of yours, a real, uh... joie to ya.
This really how you sound? Not puttin' on any airs to get in good with no one?
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[ she notices that autotune. it's a little exciting! she wants to know more about that, a bit - but she also doesn't want to pry if he doesn't want to say anything. ah, well. she can't help but grin at that last bit, either way. ]
I spent most of my life trying to pretend to be something I wasn't for God's sake? And I'm done with it. Maybe I'm not a good person, but I can't be that much worse than his crusaders. [ she laughs, gentle and warm. ] And if you think I'm warm you should see me in person?? It's sort of a. Heat lamp situation???
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Though, uh... we could change that, if you interested in the idea.
Might consider myself a man o' God 'spite where I ended up, but I don't bite -
Don't feel bad if you wanna say no, though. I don't mind.
[Said with his best attempt at sounding gentle in return. It's not something he's great at (not nearly), but it's important to him to make it clear he means no harm.]
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[ maybe they won't get along. maybe he'll try something. but that's not the impression she gets-
-and even if he does, she's the devil. what does she have to fear? ]
Doing anything now?
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[Which is to say: no, he's not doing anything right now.]
If you got someplace ya like, go ahead and suggest it. Someplace in public, though.
Even if 's just me you meetin' with, I ain't gonna let you go out meetin' someone alone. Just ain't cool.
That's my rule on the internet, so now 's also my rule on the radio.