Interview with the Archangel. Of Creation. (Liriel, Elly)

This started out fluffy in the <<OOC>>s. It turned serious. The log will probably reflect this somewhat.

Liriel is SO going to send Elly to interview Eli! >:)

ELLY QUITS. NO. NO. DON'T WANT TO. NOOOO! *cling to doorway*

Liriel says "Editor's perks. It ain't gonna be her, and Salva's too young! Forward MARCH, my brave Impudite!"

Elly is allergic to mercs!

Elly sob!

Liriel is allergic to them too, especially Eli! *boot*

Elly NOOOOOOO! CAN'T MAKE ME!

Salva says, "You sure I can't go?"

Liriel shakes her head. "You can go with her, Salva, but not alone. Elly's got the experience needed to pull it off."

Salva takes Elly's hand. Earnestly, it says, "I'll help you, Elly! It'll be fine!"

Elly hates. ;_; And steels her resolve OH GOD SHE'S GOING TO DIE.

Elly clings to the reliever.

Salva patpats. "It'll be fine, honest!"

Liriel smiles sunnily. "You'll be FINE, dear. Just don't let him distract you with sparklies, and it'll be a breeze!"

Elly .oO(Rules geas. Can't smite me. Rules geas. Can't OH GOD OH GOD I HATE YOU GOD WHY?!) "Well! Let's go!" :D :D ;_;

Salva leads the way!

Liriel sighs in relief once they're out. Phew!

Elly shakes the whole way! Holding Salva's hand!

Salva holds Elly's hand. "Really, he's quite nice -- if kind of irresponsible. He won't hurt you."

Elly explains, "I'm a..a...afraid of m..Mercurians."

Salva blinks more. "But... _all_ Mercurians?"

Elly admits, "I k-know they're not *all* bad, but my f-fear doesn't know that!"

<<Scene Start>>

Elly tries to get her professional face on! Is very grateful for the reliever. ;_;

Salva says, "Eli's really nice, honest! Um... the Mercurians are the ones with white wings, and the Malakim are the black winged ones -- just in case anyone ever told you it backwards?"

Elly says "No, no, I know. I'm fine with the Malakim, really..."

Salva blinks several times. "Um, okay."

Elly says "They're more, well, *predictable*."

Salva says, "They are?" It seems taken aback.

Elly says "Yes! They kill you or they don't. Plus if you can get them to agree to something, their honour *usually* holds them to it..."

Salva makes a little mumbly comment under its breath. "But... aren't Mercurians like that? Only less likely to kill you?"

Elly says "Mercurians... Mercurians have a grudge against my Band."

Elly takes out a hanky and dabs at her face and neck.

Salva waits for the important Saving Face. "Well, um. Well."

Elly says "Um."

Elly clears her throat and practices a smile. Smile! Smile!

Salva says, "Well -- look, you've got a Rules-Geas! That means you're a citizen of Shangri-La, right? So they _can't_ hit you, because that's against the Rules and Lady Lilith would be righteously P.O.ed."

Elly says "Yes, it helps. It really helps! I would so not be here right now if there wasn't something like that. But, still, it's a gut fear! It's not all that easy to get around!"

Salva pats Elly's hand soothingly. "Well, I'll be here, so, um, you'll be safe! Because if he tries anything, I'll call Jean!"

Elly smiles desperately at Salva. "Thank you. You're the kindest person ever..."

<<OOC>> Salva . o O (Now is not the time to mention that I was thinking about the blackwing thing. I can tell.)

<<OOC>> Ryukage snrrrrrrk. Awww!

Salva pats Elly's hand comfortingly, or at least as comfortingly as a small gold butterfly-winged reliever can. "Think you can go on?"

Elly nodnodnods. "You do what you can! ...I'll do what I can. But what do I *ask* him?"

Salva suggests, "Why he came here? Um... What he thinks of Lilim?"

Elly nodnods. "Those are options, those are options... um, we can tie in the Grigori thing... okay, I can do this, we can do this..."

Salva smiles encouragingly. "Great! And I'll film, and it'll be fine, right?"

Elly nods. "It'll be fine. It'll be fine. I don't know what I'd do without you!"

Salva says, cheerfully and logically, "Not find him!"

Elly blinks. "Um, yes, that too. But I meant emotionally!" .oO(Poor Angels just don't *get* emotional overtones, do they?)

Salva says, "Oh! Well, if you didn't find him, then, um...." It pauses. "I guess I dunno either."

Elly awwws softly. "Well, um, good! Okay, so it's near?" She inhales and exhales, wiggling her hands to calm herself.

Salva nods! It points to the Halls of Creation. "Right over there. Um. We have to go in, I think. Unless you want to wait and I go get him?"

Elly says "No, no, I don't ... I don't want him to feel like he had to go to an effort... let's go in, it'll be fine."

Elly says affirmations in her head! She's sexy, she's hot, she's hip, she's happening, it'll be cool, baby.

Salva hangs onto Elly's hand as they approach the Halls of Creation! Various angels raise eyebrows and look curious, and some wave in a friendly sort of way, but none stop the pair.

Elly nods back. Cheer, cheer! Look happy to be here and they'll accept you! ohgodwhyme.

And between two guarding Cherubim, through the doors... into the Halls of Creation....

Elly glances about, still holding onto Salva. This isn't so bad...

Where it was twilight and candles and warm lanterns outside, inside it is candles, lights, neon in artful form, torches, lanterns... Warmth, merriment, and brightness! Even where it's a little dim, it's bright -- almost painfuly so for an Impudite without sunglasses.

Elly winces and scrabbles in her pocket for her sunglasses. Oooog, headache...

Music is everywhere, and all scents from paint to cloves. Once sunglasses are on, tapestries can be told from the brightness of stained-glass candle-fronts.

Elly makes a startled appreciative noise.

Relievers, frequently 3-force angelic specks, are _everywhere_. So are other angels, playing tag, snuggling with each other, painting, sculpting, playing music, drumming...

Salva looks around, lost. It flutters to Elly's head-level, to whisper, "I... don't know which way to go now. Should we ask fledged, or relievers?"

Elly says "Um...who's *best* to ask? In hell, gremlins'll only steer you right if you bully them, but..."

While several Malakim -- and other angels, including some "fluffwings" -- give Elly dirty looks, none strive to attack her.

Elly ignores the dirty looks by smiling! Brightly! Helpohgod!

Caleb is holding a strong, deep drumline in the center of the music. Of those blackwings present, he not only doesn't glare at Elly, he twirls a drumstick in greetings with a friendly smile before continuing.

Fluttering around Caleb's head, with its own teeny drumset, is a little reliever.

Elly says "...I'll ask him! The drummer..."

Salva says, "Okay!" It follows Elly along.

Elly inches over, unless Salva warns him that he's OMG THE WORST BLACKWING EV-oh, okay!

Elly inches over to Caleb and listens, smiling.

Caleb finishes up his set, and hi-5's his Reliever. "S'alright, li'l dude," he says with a nod. "Totally chillin'. I dig th'lady's down w'somethin' our way, right?" he says, looking over at Elly.

The reliever giggles at Caleb and waves to Salva, who smiles wanly at the younger one.

Elly smiles blankly. "Um, hi."

Caleb leaps over the drumset and lands in front of Elly with a relaxed grin. "Yo."

Salva flutters protectively beside Elly.

Elly startles backwards. "Um... Hi! I'm Elly! We're looking for the Archangel....?

Caleb smiles. "Y'down with dad? Oh, totally. He's like- around. It's what he *does*, dig? Iffin y'look for him, you c'n find 'im, but only if it's, y'know, where you're zen t'be. An' if he wants. I c'n help, tho- s'easier when you're in the ba- uh, the children, y'dig?"

Salva goggles, lost after the third sentence or so.

Elly has a bright smile fixed on her face as her mind attempts to resort the words. "Um, if you look for him, you can find him, but only if it's hip and he wants to be found? But you can help?"

Caleb digs around in his pockets and pulls- oh. She gets it! "Cooool. Totally."

Elly says "Thank you! We're with the news, and it'd be appreciated!"

Salva peers at the half-drawn book. . o O (She understood all that??)

Caleb shrugs. "S'no deal if he ain't down," he warns. "An', y'know, I'll help with the sec if he, like, needs th'push for you,' he says apologetically. "But, y'know. S'up to him, not me, an' he ain't said no, yo?"

Salva watches Elly with the worship of the faithful, hoping she will intercede and translate.

Elly says "Thank you, though. I appreciate the *thought* - and the news will carry more *weight* if one of the ruling lords contributes, don't you know? Anything you can do would be wonderful - but I do understand. He has the last word - Ma'am wouldn't expect otherwise. 'No comment' is respected by the press, after all!""

Caleb blinks, and laughs a bit. "Rulin'? You'd do better t'blame it on th'rain," he says with a big smile, and puts a companionly arm on Elly's shoulder. "We'll jam; he's likely t'be in th'middle or on th'out; an' we'll find 'im faster iffin we look to th'heart."

Salva holds Elly's hand reassuringly, and peers at Caleb.

Elly stiffens at the arm around her shoulders, then forces herself to relax. She tucks a bit of hair behind one of her horns, nervously. "Going further in, then? I suppose it makes sense his room's in the middle - my boss's was at the *top*, you know. Similar reason."

Caleb chuckles. "Nah. His room's number n, y'know? M'just gonna see if he's *here* first, dig?"

Elly says "Well, of course it's number N. He's a Superior, in his cathedral! I dig. Thanks for the help!"

Salva says, uncertainly, "Archangel Eli may or may not be in his room?"

Caleb nods to Salva, and guides Elly into the heart of the party, periodically asking people if they've seen Dad. If not, he'll walk the labyrinth of people backwards, and start room hunting.

The implication seems to be that Eli's been here, he's been there, but nowhere _recently,_ and hey, he's been keeping an instantiation in his rooms, man! He's probably there.

Salva follows along, somewhat lost amidst the cheery chaos.

Elly follows trying to look cheery and not scared! They can smell your terror, you know.

Caleb nods and grins and dudes. "Totally," he says once at the very heart of the fun, and then starts to wander out again with his arm around Elly, smiling and whistling to the tune.

Caleb: not your traditional blackwing.

Salva holds Elly's hand. It's just confusing, not scary! Really!

Elly holds Salva's hand comfortingly. Whispers to her, "Never been to a party-?"

Salva whispers back, "Only Lightning ones, and they're, well, not so big!"

Caleb patpats Elly's shoulder and smiles.

Elly nods and squeezes gently. "We'll be out soon enough." Then she jumps as Caleb pats her! She tucks her wings in close to her back nervously. "Yes?"

Caleb says "Y'know, y'r almost Judge-stiff. Y'shouldn't be. There's no Deep'n'Dark'n'Dangah here, right? S'where existence flows *from*, not goes away, right?"

Salva giggles to itself.

Elly smiles. "Oh, I caught how some people were looking at me. That's fine; I understand it's a bit new. I'm just hoping to get my job done soon..."

Caleb shrugs a bit. "S'their prob, not yours, dig? Ah, s'right- th'rooms start here. Time t'go lookin!" He heads off to the last place he saw Eli's room.

Elly says "Mmmm...oh, good. Thanks!"

Elly follows along, moving Salva to one shoulder. She must be getting tired!

Salva is a little big for shoulders, but not too much so. "It's okay, I can flutter," it giggles a little.

The search leads past paintings, tapestries, photographs, statues, carvings, something made out of light and smoke...

Caleb checks to see if the Li'l Dude is with them, or still partying?

The little reliever of Caleb's seems to be fluttering along as well, playing its teenydrums.

Caleb grins. "Back, back, an' further back; that is where th'heart begins." He snaps in time with the drums.

Elly gives her a bit of a grin. Snaps fingers. "As long as you're okay." She continues along with the weirdkite.

Hallways with the scent of catnip, corridors redolent with cedar and spices. Stairs with incense drifting down them.

The little bongoing reliever settles on Elly's head.

Salva eyes its non-Choirmate.

Caleb says "So, yo, you're with th'Med? Up here- Lirified? *grins* Y'should be used t'blackwings 'forelong, then. Let's ee what's up here..."

The sounds of a printing press ka-chunk from down one passage. The sounds of anvils and hammers and forged swords echo down another.

A flock of relievers swoop above, and glitter drifts down as they giggle and flee.

And over there, is a nondescript wooden door, just minding its own business.

<<OOC>> Caleb says ""So, you're from the Media in this area? Probably with Liriel; you'll be used to blackwings before long.""

Elly peers up at the reliever bongoing on her head. "Blackwings? Oh, yes, you're fine... yes, I'm with Ma'am. Med?"

Caleb chuckles, and looks faintly dissapointed as he knocks on the door. "'Dia, right?" he says with a smile.

From behind the door there is a pause, then a "Who's there?"

Elly says "Oh! Yes. Med...eeee."

Elly gulps. Breathes.

Caleb says "S'Caleb, dad. An'this Imp'ite, from Liri- Hereabouts Med, yo? Sh'wants t'talk t'you. Brought a reliever with'er, an' th'L'il dude's with me."

The voice says, "Awww, you didn't do the knock knock joke... Come in anyway."

Caleb grins and opens the door. "Sorry, dad. S'th'drums, right?" He holds it open, and gestures for Elly to enter.

Elly breathebreathebreathebreatheSMILE. She enters, smiling cheerily.

Salva heads in first, still holding Elly's hand.

Inside, is a messy bed, a room with walls covered with posters, paintings, _paint_, feathers, gauze.... The floor has stuff all over it, too -- socks and shirts and costumery and legos. There's a desk under various papers -- half-done watercolors all over it -- and a computer in the corner, on the floor. Leaning back from the computer, paint and dyes making once-white wings a kalidiscope of color, is Eli. Or perhaps Ellie, since the Archangel of Creation has a tight sweater and a definite bosom at the moment. "Tomb Raider is hard!" she says.

Elly blink. Blink. Blink.

Caleb strides in and wraps his arms around Ellie. "Mom! Hi!"

Eli hugs back. "Hiya, sweetheart! What's this about Impudites?"

Caleb points at Elly. "Her, mom. S'an interview, yo?"

Eli leans a little more, and then waves cheerily. "Hey, hi there!" She looks... amazingly non-threatening, sitting on the floor. Hardly any Superior Aura at all, too.

Caleb hugs Eli-Ellie, and snuggles, unless told to head off.

Eli snugs the Malakite and bongoing reliever happily enough, too bedraped with angels to jump up and attack.

Elly waves quietly from just inside the doorway. "Um... hi, Lord!"

Eli grins, for some reason wearing blue-metal braces. "Come in? I promise not to bite. And you can call me -- well, whatever makes you comfy, 'kay?"

Elly moves further into the room... glances at the video game, not quite comfortable looking at Eli's face.

Eli looks quizzical. The video game appears to be Tomb Raider -- though with little fluffy white wings.

Elly says "Um, hi! I'm Ellone from the news,a nd this is Salva."

Salva waves, and holds up its camera cheerfully.

Elly has partially disconnected.

Eli blinks even more. "The news? Like, with the Balseraph who got blessed?" She blinks again. "Cool!"

Elly .oO(Phew.) "Yes! She's the editor-in-chief, and she suggested I might get an interview with you for our files?"

Eli blinkblinks more. "Woah. Cool. Sure! You want to do it here? Somewhere else? Your editor's place?"

Elly says "I'm sure your comfort is one of the first in our concerns! Whatever you'd prefer, sir!"

Eli waves a hand casually. "Your comfort, too, though! How else will you be doing your best, too?"

Elly .oO(How exactly do I explain that my editor pushed me out of the door so she wouldn't have to meet Eli, and yet not lie?)

Salva asks Elly, "Do you want to go to the... kitchens? Get some snacks?"

Elly smilesmiles! "That could be an idea! - the kitchen, casual interview over a luncheon?"

Eli grins. "Sure!" She gets up, looking nicely zaftig to go with her bosom.

Elly says "Thank you very much, sir! The Shangri-La news is in your debt!"

Eli waves a hand again, then patpats the bongo-bearing reliever. "Hey, no problem. I can use a break, y'know?"

The Archangel heads for the door casually. Salva flutters to hold it open for Eli, Caleb, and the other reliever.

Elly follows along, body weak with a weird combination of anxiety and relief.

Eli sets Caleb and the reliever loose in the kitchens to forage for themselves. Is greeted by various angels -- is toning down the Superior Aura quite a bit, actually.

A Seraph slithers over with munchies as soon as an out-of-the-way table has been picked. "Hey, mom," she says, giving Eli a kiss on the ear before heading off again and leaving Elly and Salva with a Superior.

(And munchies.)

Elly doesn't sit until Eli does. Doesn't trust herself to sit before Eli does. Might just fall over.

Eli plops herself down at the table and takes a cracker. "Here, have a seat? Honest, I won't bite, smite, or even start food fights!"

Salva sits on a reliever perch near the table, camera at the ready.

Elly takes a seat. "Um - thank you, sir!"

Eli rolls her eyes. "Kid, honest. No smitee. Here, have a cookie?"

Elly takes the cookie. "I appreciate it!" Smile smile.

Salva starts filming, quietly.

Elly exhales, focuses. "So! Can you tell me a little about the process you went through in the decision to make Shangri-La?'

Eli munches her cracker. The braces seem to have vanished. "Oh, man, you should ask Jean or Lilith. I mean, first I heard they were eloping, they sorta invoked me -- I was surfing at the time, and then one of my Tethers, I hear them calling. So of course I kind of surf over... got a lot of water there, actually, now that I think about it. And Jean explains that Lilith is this Third Avatar thing -- and she adds 'Maybe!' -- and they're going to try to do a third side, and do I want to join up?"

Eli continues, "Well, I figured that'd be _important,_ and it kind of tied into what I was looking for when Jean explained it more, so after I picked myself up off the ground and was breathing again, I said sure, I'd love to give 'em a hand! So here we are, right?"

Elly says "But there must have been more to it than that - deciding where to put it, how to make it, who should be allowed in the realm..."

Eli nods, and takes a cookie from the plate. A couple of relievers flutter by with tall glasses of milk. "Well, yeah. But Jean and Lilith had that all wrapped up. Jean thought that maybe she could make something, and they had a fall-back position of some of her Marches holdings. Probably would've done something weird with her dreamscape. Me, I'm not one for organization. Jean's good at it, and Lilith's paranoid about it, so I just came along and when they need me to give a hand, they say, 'Yo, Eli! Push!' And I push! Well, okay, Jean asked me about the Cathedral-moving stuff, and we worked on that together, but really, the politics? I hate politics."

Elly says "So you just let them go ahead? Very generous of you! How do you feel about the presence of the Lilim - and other assorted demons - in this realm?"

Elly smiles as if she doesn't have horns and leather.

Eli puts her elbows on the table, and sips milk through a swirly-straw that wasn't there a moment ago. "Well, I figure Jean has things under control, and Lilith is letting him do most of the work, so all I need to do is keep things active and fun, right? The Lilim are a bonus!" She grins. "Well, some of them." She points at a Lilim busily baking.

"That's Tia. She's great. She's really into the joy of cooking. Gluttony didn't quite scratch the itch for her, even though she even got an attunement. She's just moved right in. And Phantom -- poor kid. Not his fault he was born in Hell. So some of 'em, they're really great. I'm sad I'm not allowed to talk to 'em about redemption, of course, but those're the Rules, and it's better than keeping them stuck in Hell where they never even see a good example, don't you think?"

Elly can't respond honestly to that, so question dodges! "I'm sure the opportunity makes many angels happy. And the Grigori?"

Eli's face freezes in what is clearly meant to be a photogenic grin. "Yeah, well, Lilith wanted them along, so we have Grigori here too. Have another cookie?" she asks brightly, handing one over and eating one herself, with her other hand.

Elly takes one. "I take it you're not happy with the situation?"

Eli's expression gets honestly, wryly, sour. "The Grigori spent a long time perverting my Word, kid. Then, when they got found out... Well, some of them have spent a long time _still_ perverting my Word. It's not a nice feeling. I let them be, and mostly they let me be, and we can all pretend that we don't exist to each other."

Elly makes a note to edit the next bit out and asks, incredulously, "Wait. Half the Lilim here have served Lust and thus perverted your Word. Lady Lilith encouraged it at times. You're angrier at having to spend time with Grigori than you are with demons-?"

Elly .oO(This is why I hate Mercurians. They're all such *hypocrites*.)

Eli has a wry, somewhat dark grin on her face. "Half the Lilim here don't know any better, or didn't when they did it. Lilith's as complex as the next human, and there's hope for her. Neither of them are _Andre,_ after all. The Grigori -- they were _angels._ Some of them were _my_ angels. They didn't come to me for help, they should have _known_ better. They should have _known_ what they were doing."

Very deliberately, the Archangel eats a bite of cookie. "Now, get Fallen Lusties in here, like Andre, and I'll be just as angry. Or more."

Elly swallows the lump in her throat and smiles whitely. "I imagine the urge to pro-create was quite strong in many of them! Did you know they were capable of it?"

Elly had plans to tie this in with the Grigori piece, but is getting the feeling she might have to abandon that... eep.

Eli sighs, and finishes her cookie. "Yeah... Not at first, though I kinda had a feeling something was up with them. But the first kids... I swear, I would've neutered the lot of them if I'd know the future! The first kids were fine. Like... relievers, I guess, only mortals. Great kids, all happy and strong and healthy."

Elly nods. "So when you did know - did you warn 'em? Advise them?"

Eli says, "The Council, we all said, 'Well, it's not a good idea, so don't do it too much, but they're great kids. But don't forget what you're doing down there!'"

Eli lightly thumps fists on the table. "But then some of the kids turned out _bad_ -- twisted, _wrong._ Humans, born like... like demonlings or something. And they didn't _tell_ anyone! They... they started _kiling_ the bad ones, some of them!"

Elly nods, waiting to see if Eli's got more to say before she continues.

The Archangel continues, "Some went to ground, or got all caught up in keeping their... their kid monsters from eating all the other humans. Some of 'em just didn't say anything! I mean, they knew, and they said _nothing!_ Angels! Didn't try to get any help, no, it's just 'our little secret.' Dammit!" She thumps the table again, tears spilling out from the corners of her eyes.

Elly says "Not too different from humans, it sounds like. I've known a lot of humans - kids, the youngest of their lot, running away from home to have babies, yanking'em out with coat hangers, throwing them in garbage bins. Not because they hate the kids, of course - just don't know what to do with 'em. Or trying to raise them, still tiny and scared, and what happens? Half the kids grow up bad apples. Hungry, angry, abusive... it's a weird coincidence. And those kids who have babies? Almost all afraid of what their upstanding parents will do, so don't breathe a word. Like I said, weird coincidence - but then, I did work in a big city, and things like that happen in big cities. So, it sounds like you used to consider the Grigori as children among angels - like relievers, you said? Makes sense... they're the youngest choir, aren't they? The only one made after the Fall?"

Eli gives the Impudite a somewhat dark, 'and where are _you_ going with this,' look. "They're the youngest one God made... And... their kids were the reliever-ones. The good kids."

She adds, "And the Grigori weren't human. Aren't human. They should have _known_ better." She bites a cookie, almost sulking.

Elly says "Ah, sorry, I misunderstood. But I guess in a situation like there's, it's best to - what's the metaphor, throw the baby out with the bathwater? Get rid of the good with the bad. Anyways, do you still consider the Grigori your children - or did you never? Like I said, I sort of misunderstood your answer there." She waves her hands, then blinks and adds, "But their job was entirely corporeal-based. Doesn't that make a difference in having Celestials think like humans, or is that just an infernal thing?"

Eli gives Elly a _very_ dark look. "I consider a lot of angels my kids. More demons than I'd like to think about, too. The _point,_ kid, is that the whole _lot_ of them covered up that they were doing a bad thing that was hurting the kids they claimed to care about, and the humans they were _supposed_ to be protecting. Corporeal, Heaven, they were angels and were supposed to _act_ like angels -- not like a bunch of hormone-laden teenagers!"

Elly grips the edge of the table, knuckles white. "So, wait, when human kids get pregnant and scared of how their parents react and do horrible things, they're given help and put into homes. Human society's big on that, you know? Social work and all that. I guess it's not the same with angels?"

Eli folds her arms, multi-colored wings fanning out behind her and glowing pastel. "When _kids_ get pregnant, they're _kids!_ Human kids! Not hundred-and-seventy-year-old angels! Not five-hundred-year-old angels! Not angels who _live_ with Cherubim and Seraphim and Elohim and hear the _Symphony_ and _know_ they're all connected. They weren't _demons_ and shouldn't have been acting irresponsibly!"

Salva films everything, eyes all googly.

Liriel pages: Does that camera have a live feed to HQ computers? :)

Elly feels a zinger come over her. Knows she shouldn't say it, but... looks up, face white, more than a little terrified, and says "I don't see that you people did something much different from them. Their kids started going bad, they killed them and hid them and threw them out. The Archangels' kids went bad, they killed them and Outcast them."

Long distance to Liriel: arcangel giggles! Um, it probably _can_? But I don't know if Salva is doing it... Wait, Salva probably _is_ -- to make sure that it can give up the camera if necessary!

From afar, Liriel cheers!

Eli's hands turn into fists, folded against her arms. "We. Gave. Our. Children. A. Trial."

Elly says "Was there any chance of declaring them innocent?"

Elly scribbles notes, suddenly remembering her notebook.

Eli tightens her lips, closes her eyes tightly for a moment. "They insisted on being tried as one. Guilty of silence, guilty of breeding monsters, guilty of forgetting their duties, guilty of killing children and mothers and fathers. They were tried as one. They were Outcast as one. That was _their_ choice."

From afar, this probably means that Liriel is watching the whole thing live, and being alternately cheering Elly on and panicking. :)

Long distance to Liriel: arcangel laughs! Can see Liriel noticing that Salva has a feed going, turning on its monitor, and....

Elly says "Do they have choices now? Or is it simply no longer your responsibility, now that the kids are gone? I do realise that's a possibility."

In the office, Liriel gasps, "Dear GOD, what is she THINKING?!?" Totally forgetting herself with the "profanity" there.

Eli fans her pastel-glowing wings, face an alien mask, eyes dark. "They don't mend their ways. They don't -- with perhaps one <hissed> _exception_ -- they don't _want_ separate trials. They want to stick together in the Hell of their making, near as I can tell."

Elly swallows and gropes for tea or coffee or juice or whatever's nearby, takes a sip without tasting it. "And after the trial, did they have choices? Do they now? Are they no longer your responsibility? I can understand that. What happens to them is certainly not *my* business."

<<OOC>> Salva reviews invocation of Jean.

Eli says, cold and clipped, "Once they're Outcast, our job is only keep them from hurting humans, until they get a blasted clue." Her wings glow like nebulae, where new suns flare.

Elly says "Not to help them get the clue? Not to educate them? Interesting. Heaven *is* different than I'd been told..."

Elly makes a note.

Elly .oO(I am so. Freaking. Dead.)

Eli hisses, "We _tried,_ you Media-twisting Taker. We _tried_ to help them, _tried_ to teach them, _tried_ to make them see what was wrong. And they _insisted_ on _sticking together._

Salva twitches.

Elly looks up, face white and calmly slack. "Why are you insulting me? Because I'm asking things you don't want to be asked?"

The air around the table is like a veil, a curtain of clouds between the table and the rest of the room.

In her office, Liriel pages Salva; "Stop her! Please stop her! Cut. CUT!

Eli smiles, bitterly. "Because you started it, with that snide little dig about Heaven."

Salva fumbles for its PDA, which is apparently vibrating, and starts checking it.

In her office, Liriel pages: Tell her to back off! We've got a GREAT story here, and I'd like to keep her alive to work on it!

Elly says "Is it untrue? Humans make an effort to take care of their refuse. Jails are a place humans make these days to help *change* the ways of the criminal. Asylums are places to comfort and aid the insane. Heaven throws it out and there's only two places to go - down or Down.""

Salva juggles PDA and camera, trying to get at its mail.

Elly leans forward on the table, face twisting. "I've never seen justice in Heaven. I'm hoping Shangri-La can be different."

Eli says, with the air of someone holding onto patience by a thread, "Outcasting _is_ teaching. They're supposed to get a _clue_ down there and figure out that just maaaaaybe they should listen to the _whole_ Symphony and not just the little bits that flatter them. And, dammit, *I* didn't insist on trying all of them at once! Some of them, they could've stayed! Some of them, they _were_ innocent -- but they'd rather facilitate their co-dependent Choirmates than be _angels_ first!"

Salva coughs. "Er -- Elly?" it squeaks, clutching its PDA as if the Holy Grail.

Elly says "Outcasting is teaching? How? Sink or swim? 'Throw them in the river! If they drown, they couldn't be saved! If they swim, they can be taught!'"

Elly startles when Salva speaks, and blinks away sudden tears. Looks at her. "Y...yes?"

Eli snarls, "Show them what it means to _not_ be angel..." She breaks off to glower at Salva.

Starting from her office, Liriel notes that she has set up the computer to forward sound to her PDA, and is on her way out and over the Kitchens at high speed. There's an Impudite who needs saving!

Salva says, squeakily, "Um, Elly, Liriel says that, um, she wants you to end off what you're doing, and, um, I think she wants us back at the office?"

Elly says "Tell Liriel-!" Elly catches her breath and covers her face with a hand, suddenly shaking. "Tell Liriel I'll be there as soon as I can, okay? Thanks, honey."

Eli corrects, just a tad frostily, "She says 'Cut,' because she wants this Impudite alive for later."

Salva says, just a tad snippily, "No Seraphim at the table."

Eli gives Salva a dark look.

<<OOC>> Liriel flies FASTER!

Elly looks up at Eli, her face tearstreaked. Holds up her Rules-Geas. "You break your promise and kill me. You go ahead and do that, just because I say something you don't like. Isn't forgiveness divine?" She laughs, painfully. "I shouldn't have come here."

Salva looks back, bravely. Its wings shadow, ashes over the gold and fractal white.

Eli looks at the Geas, and something... softens. Quietly, she says, "Kid. I'm not going to kill you. You don't know what being an angel is like, or why what they did is bad, or what Outcasting was supposed to teach. You've got no clue."

Elly says "All I know is I'm more generous to your fellow angels than you are right now. That's all I know."

Eli says, gently, "And if some Band-sib of yours, Media-born and Media-raised, walked into the Prince's office and shot him with a VapuTech bomb, would you forgive her, and those who knew she was going to do it and kept silent?"

Elly says "My Prince isn't even 200. You're far over ten times that. I expect less desire for revenge from an ancient archangel, did you know that? I thought I didn't have any biases in *favour* of angels, but I did. Go figure. I expect less petty rage at something that happened that long ago - and something I bet hurt the parents as much as it hurt the grandparents. Maybe I've spent too much time in the nitty-gritty. Too much time interviewing fourteen year old mothers of two that would be three if they hadn't strangled the third. Maybe I don't have the aloof distance of ancient Superiority. But I expected more from an ancient Archangel."

Elly rises, shaking. "I have to go. My boss needs me."

Eli opens her mouth, shuts it. Takes a breath. "Go talk to Jean if you expect better, then. Because what they did, what they _continue_ to do -- I can _feel_ it. It's not what hits Gabriel and makes her scream. But it's still _hurting_. So go. Go and think about seeing humans killed in front of you, Impudite. And see if you could forgive."

Eli pauses again, and wraps her wings around herself like a thunderclap. And is gone.

Salva meeps, and flutters to Elly's side.

Elly turns back and says, to the air, "And how much does it hurt them? What other options do you have? You abandoned them. When they needed advice, needed someone to show them what to do, needed someone to teach them... you abandoned them. So what else do they have but what they know?"

Elly shakes her head. Swallows, voice raspy, and says "C'mon, Salva. Let's go home."

Various angels, and the green Lilim, look at Elly, confused.

And the pair exit the Kitchens.

<<Scene Stop>>

Epilogue

Liriel will be outside the Halls when Elly and Salva exit, and will hover, fuss, tell off and praise alternately. And haul Elly back to the condo and serve her whiskey or brandy. :)

Elly will pat Salva on the back, murmur an embarrassed apology at Liriel, and accept the whisky and/or brandy QUITE gratefully.

Liriel repeats, "You scared the crap out of me! Don't EVER do that AGAIN!!!" *fills up Elly's glass again, and takes a swif right off the bottle*

Elly says "*I* scared the crap out of me!" She tosses the glass back and holds it out for more hopefully.

Liriel keeps the brandy coming.

Elly demands to know if the cameras caught the expression on his FACE. ;_; *CHUG*

Elly hatesh shtupidly hyp...hipe...hippo... do wrong and blamesh it on ozzersh Mercuriansh.

Liriel confirms that it did indeed. So now we have extraordinarily great raw material for one-half of an amazing story. The other half being Interviews With The Grigori...

Liriel thinks that this will be journalistic gold, but only if it is presented neutrally, and giving both sides equal place and space to present their cause.

Elly agreesh. er, agrees.

Liriel proceeds to spend time with Elly, talking her down and debriefing her as best she can. >_> <-- feels guilty.

Liriel .oO( An Editor has Responsibilities to her employees. )

Elly says, simply, "He's crazy."

Liriel mutters that there's none as good at holding grudges, as Really Old Folks.

Elly sniffs. "He's all 'if it's YOUR prince, how would YOU' feel and I'm all YEAH, that wouldn't HAPPEN with my Prince, bitch!' Only I didn't say it."

Liriel says, "No, your Prince would have just destroyed any of his demons perverting his Word. As would ANY Prince.

Elly shrugs. "Hey, WE'RE not angels."

Liriel adds, "And he'd have done it on camera. Angels have rules too, and the Grigori knew what they did, and have been trying to avoid the consequences ever since."

Liriel mutters, "As far as I can recall, Gebbeleth counted the Grigori as one of his greatest victories. But personally I think he was overestimating his part. They certainly fed his Word, but... Eh. They're here now, and we're all going to have to deal with them. /We/ will start by trying to get them to tell /their/ side of the story."

Elly says "Oh, I never tried to say the Grigori are perfect. I've been reading up on them with the interviews and all. But Heaven's not clean of this either. They're the one who MADE the bloody Grigori, if nothing else!"

Liriel advises Elly to work on detachment. It's a prime requisite for a reporter. Get to involved and attached, and you'll get burned. And the stories you present will be too biased. We need to stay as neutral as possible, so that noone will feel that they can't talk to us and tell us their stories.

Elly sulks. "I'm normally really detached. But you HAD to go send me to interview not just a *Mercurian*, but a Merc *Archangel*...I have a *phobia*, ma'am." She drinks the whiskey. LOVE THE WHISKEY, FOR THE WHISKEY LOVES YOU.

Liriel sighs and fidgets a little with her tailtip. *mutter* "Yes... Yes, that wasn't such a bright idea, and I am sorry I forced you into that spot. You did well, all things considering," she murmurs reluctantly.

Elly's eyes shimmer. "Thank you..."

Liriel straightens up. "Well! Would you like to take a few hours off? Go grab a nice, hot bath and whatnot?" she says.

Elly smiles gratefully at the boss. "Thank you. I'd like that... Salva too, Salva needs a good reward!"

Liriel will let Salva name her own reward, yep. And email Jean with Praise!

Liriel . o O ("Salva showed remarkable calm during the whole incident, seeing to that a live feed was transmitted back to it's computer, and thus allowing me to watch. She also helped stopping the escalation of tempers, when she immediately told them my message. She seems to have grown on the experience, and I am most impressed by her performance in the face of a scene no reliever should have to witness. OOC: (i.e. Bad Eli! BAD!))

Elly nods! Proud.

Liriel emails that to Jean. :)

Excerpts

Liriel is SO going to send Elly to interview Eli! >:)

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles.

ELLY QUITS. NO. NO. DON'T WANT TO. NOOOO! *cling to doorway*

<<OOC>> arcangel laughs more!

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwww!

<<OOC>> Eli /knew/ Elly was going to do that. >_>

<<OOC>> Eli only eats Impudites for breakfast on alternate Tuesdays, Elly. You're safe. ^_^

Elly sob!

Salva says, "You sure I can't go?"

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwwwwwww!

<<OOC>> Jennifer says "Beth: Send Elly to interview Eli, but make her meet Ellie instead. Hilarity ensues."

<<OOC>> Ryukage snrk!

<<OOC>> arcangel will consider this!

<<OOC>> Unni HEE! XD'

Salva patpats. "It'll be fine, honest!"

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwww!

Elly .oO(Rules geas. Can't smite me. Rules geas. Can't OH GOD OH GOD I HATE YOU GOD WHY?!) "Well! Let's go!" :D :D ;_;

<<OOC>> Ryukage puts the puppet away for a bit. Awwwwwwwwwwwwws!

<<OOC>> Jennifer says "Salva is not going to fledge Seraph, I perceive."

<<OOC>> Salva furtively admits that it's kind of fond of the black wings thing.

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snrk/!

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "Liriel is raising a babykite?"

<<OOC>> Unni says "Ryu -- I suspect so."

<<OOC>> Unni says "Liriel isn't ready to admit it, but there's a sneaking suspicion in the back of her mind that Salva might get black feathers and chanis, yep. :)"

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwwwww. [giggles]

<<OOC>> arcangel notes that if anyone logs this, she might someday tidy it up? O;>

<<OOC>> Haru wonders if you want to go out of the OOCs? :)

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "Unni already asked me to try to snag it. ^^"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Goood."

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "--wait, not this, the other part. But I can snag both!"

Name set.

<<OOC>> Jeanpuppet CGI morphs into Salvapuppet.

<<OOC>> Unni says "The chibiBal thing is over, yeah? :)"

<<OOC>> Unni says "Go out of OOC then. :)"

<<OOC>> Ryukage will just crop out the stuff before the chibiBal and copy the mostly-raw log to you both once Elly's finished, if you don't mind, Unni and Beth? (Doublespaced, and I'll edit out pages and stuff, but raw other than that.)

arcangel is fone with that.

<<OOC>> Unni nods to Ryu. I'll post the chibiBal thing in the Weirdness section, and let Beth handle the Impudite torture. ^^

<<OOC>> arcangel squints at HarlEli. Want to be doing SSOEli? If it works, we keep it, if not, then whatever?

<<OOC>> Harle says "Um? I don't know enough about SSOEli, and he and INLEli are distincly different. And I'm have a heart attack trying to live up to your Eli, I think. ^^;"

<<OOC>> Harle says "I'd, not I'm."

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Awwwwwwwww. (Heart attack? Why?)"

<<OOC>> Ryukage back. Grins at Unni and nods. Cool.

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwwwwww. [giggles!]

<<OOC>> Harle says "Stress! AughgottagetthisrightImmessinguparentIaaaaaack!"

<<OOC>> arcangel awwww.

<<OOC>> Ryukage sympathizes muchly. [eyes the people who keep trying to /make her do Not-Her-Characters/ ahem] ^^

<<OOC>> Harle also has to run soon - needs to get to the bank before it closes.

<<OOC>> Ryukage +ics it?

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Sure!"

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/!

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Ah, well."

<<OOC>> Unni sympathizes in advace on Eli, who is in for an ordeal of Impudite Angst! ^^

Elly tries to get her professional face on! Is very grateful for the reliever. ;_;

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

<<OOC>> Unni ...almost feels guilty on behalf of Liriel the Evil Editor. o.o;;

Salva says, "Eli's really nice, honest! Um... the Mercurians are the ones with white wings, and the Malakim are the black winged ones -- just in case anyone ever told you it backwards?"

<<OOC>> Haru says "...thank you, winamp. 'Exquisite Dead Guy'."

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snrrrrrrrrrrrrrk/.

<<OOC>> Elly says "...Back 2 Good isn't much better."

Elly clears her throat and practices a smile. Smile! Smile!

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles.

<<OOC>> Moonshadow | Generic Mercurian: "You think that might have something to do with how you're a broken version of us, Elly?"

<<OOC>> Elly says "Yeah, and who broke me?"

<<OOC>> Ryukage notes idly that /all/ the demons who aren't BethNPCs are traumatized by Eli and/or Creation, to varying degrees. Heeheehee. "And /Jean's/ the ex-Divine-Wrath one!"

<<OOC>> Salva is too logical to fear.

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "Liriel, Elly, Betharan..."

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/.

<<OOC>> JEAN is too logical to fear.

<<OOC>> Jean forgot that the puppet was the reliever. Oops.

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/! || * Betharan nods. Exactly. >_>

<<OOC>> Unni says "Jean is EFFICIENT! Proper! Cool and calm!"

<<OOC>> Harle | Eli says, "But... but... I'm... ...this is all because of my Malakite attunement, isn't it? You're all just scared of me because I had the bright idea of giving my kids the ability to kill with boiled ramen."

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles!!

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snrk/!

<<OOC>> Moonshadow doesn't see what's so wrong about killing with boiled Ramen

<<OOC>> Ryukage | Betharan explains, "I'm less disturbed by you than I am by your Servitors, Archangel." Superiors? Archangels? She's /unfazable/ around. Creationers? She hides under the Elohite's desk and twitches.

<<OOC>> Ryukage | Betharan explains to Eli, that is.

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Awwwwww"

Elly nodnods. "Those are options, those are options... um, we can tie in the Grigori thing... okay, I can do this, we can do this..."

<<OOC>> Ryukage ...snrrrrrrrrk poor Elly if she asks /Eli/ about the /Grigori/... (Awwwwwww!)

<<OOC>> Elly says "Well, SHE doesn't know! :D"

<<OOC>> Ryukage heeheehee.

<<OOC>> arcangel heeheeheeheeheeheeheee!

Salva says, "Oh! Well, if you didn't find him, then, um...." It pauses. "I guess I dunno either."

<<OOC>> Unni awws helplessly!

<<OOC>> Salva is a Sparkie reliever! Emotional overtones are kind of... illogical!

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/!

<<OOC>> Moonshadow bounces

<<OOC>> Brian says "Arrr?"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Esssss!"

<<OOC>> Unni says "S?"

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "Tea?"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Yuuu!"

<<OOC>> Unni says "U?"

<<OOC>> Unni says "Special Unni?"

<<OOC>> Unni ;P

Elly says affirmations in her head! She's sexy, she's hot, she's hip, she's happening, it'll be cool, baby.

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwwwwwww.

Elly nods back. Cheer, cheer! Look happy to be here and they'll accept you! ohgodwhyme.

<<OOC>> arcangel can just see Caleb saying hi to Elly, just so yo know.

<<OOC>> Unni dies! Caleb damn near scared the living daylights out of Liriel, helped by Chadril I might add. ^^

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/!

<<OOC>> Elly says "They just wanted to cheer her up!"

<<OOC>> Brian is willing to try. He's still disoriented, but...

<<OOC>> Maya says "Hee."

<<OOC>> Unni says "Yeah! They did, the poor dears! XD"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Up to you if you want a Caleb Cameo, Brian."

<<OOC>> Unni says "That's the best bit!"

<<OOC>> Caleb is, totally, with the hereness.

Caleb pages: Let's see- either drumming with people or snuggling with Keri or talking to poor, frightened demons. :)

You paged Caleb with 'Drumming sounds good!'.

Caleb pages: Shall I pose in on that? :)

You paged Caleb with 'Sure!'.

Relievers, frequently 3-force angelic specks, are _everywhere_. So are other angels, playing tag, snuggling with each other, painting, sculpting, playing music, drumming...

<<OOC>> Ryukage back. Awwww!

<<OOC>> Ryukage ...snrrrrk image of Elly and Salva vs Caleb and ImprintedReliever...

Fluttering around Caleb's head, with its own teeny drumset, is a little reliever.

<<OOC>> Jack hides from upcoming Calebspeak.

<<OOC>> Ryukage yay! ^^

<<OOC>> arcangel . o O (Okay, it's bongos. So?)

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/.

<<OOC>> Unni inhales....AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Elly inches over to Caleb and listens, smiling.

<<OOC>> Elly says "...Silent Hill music. THANKS, winamp."

<<OOC>> arcangel laughs!

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snrk/!

<<OOC>> arcangel has a Dinosaur song with the chorus, "Oh set me free, I want to be a bird. The great primeval urge to fly within my breast is stirred. Oh set me free, I want what flying brings. Change these scales to feathers and these forearms into wings."

<<OOC>> Ryukage ... "Redeeming Djinn?"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Well, something like that!"

<<OOC>> Caleb says "o/" Leaping lizards/I'm a flying wizard/Hey! Out in the sun/And over the Ocean/That's where I used to be! Sun up above/Sea down below/That's who I used to be o/""

Salva goggles, lost after the third sentence or so.

<<OOC>> Liriel totally sympathizes with Salva.

Caleb digs around in his pockets and pulls- oh. She gets it! "Cooool. Totally."

<<OOC>> Ryukage snrrrk.

Salva peers at the half-drawn book. . o O (She understood all that??)

<<OOC>> Elly has had conversations with Prince Nybbas, you see.

<<OOC>> Ryukage giggles a lot. /Yes/!

<<OOC>> Salva ... had never realized that could be helpful!

<<OOC>> Ryukage | INL Nybbas smugs. He can get /Jean/ lost in /everyday/ slang. w00t, baby.

Salva watches Elly with the worship of the faithful, hoping she will intercede and translate.

<<OOC>> Ryukage GIGGLES.

<<OOC>> INL Jean mutters. It's confusing!

<<OOC>> INL Nybbas pats Jean's shoulder, smugly. "Y'just gotta get /used/ to it, babe. Think /short/'n'/fast/, not, y'know, thesaurus /over/use, capisce?"

<<OOC>> INL Jean goes to Yukito vessel and looks helpless and lost at Nybbas. Pathetically.

<<OOC>> INL Nybbas ...siiighs. And translates. (Well, tries to. Okay, it's /hard/ to jack out of the slang-abuse sometimes!)

<<OOC>> Ryukage /awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww/!

Salva holds Elly's hand reassuringly, and peers at Caleb.

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles.

<<OOC>> Ryukage grins. ^^

<<OOC>> Caleb translates. "He says you have to adapt to the verbal equivalent of digital relays rather than punch-cards, instead of the thousand-dollar words."

<<OOC>> Elly says "omg! kthx. lol!"

<<OOC>> INL Nybbas eyes Caleb thoughtfully... no, wait, black wings. Hmph. Doesn't get him in the Eli-package. Oh, well.

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/.

<<OOC>> INL Jean _likes_ his thesaurus.

<<OOC>> INL Nybbas explains, "Thesauri're /cool/, babe, but y'gotta be /usin'/ 'em right. Right /people/, right /timing/...Y'know."

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwww!

<<OOC>> INL Jean sighs, and drags INL Nybbas off to a private room. There, we'll just dispense with the slang and thesaurii altogether.

<<OOC>> INL Nybbas --smugs.

The implication seems to be that Eli's been here, he's been there, but nowhere _recently,_ and hey, he's been keeping an instantiation in his rooms, man! He's probably there.

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/!

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwww.

<<OOC>> Maya says "He's actually that Wedgewood vase over there, but hush. It's a secret."

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles.

<<OOC>> Caleb says "Yes, well. The longer I expose the Impudite to the Creationer Party, the better. :)"

Salva holds Elly's hand. It's just confusing, not scary! Really!

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwws at Salva!

Caleb says "Y'know, y'r almost Judge-stiff. Y'shouldn't be. There's no Deep'n'Dark'n'Dangah here, right? S'where existence flows *from*, not goes away, right?"

<<OOC>> Maya takes quite the wrong context for Judge-stiff.

<<OOC>> arcangel snrks.

<<OOC>> Jack innocents. "How else could you take it?"

<<OOC>> Caleb gets the Rolled-Up-Newspaper-Of-Purity.

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/.

The little bongoing reliever settles on Elly's head.

<<OOC>> Unni | Miniliever bongobongobongobongobongobongo...

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/!

Caleb says "So, yo, you're with th'Med? Up here- Lirified? *grins* Y'should be used t'blackwings 'forelong, then. Let's ee what's up here..."

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel thinks she probably resents that, Caleb. If she could translate it. ^^

<<OOC>> Ryukage | Betharan highly recommends not attempting to translate, Liriel. You might wind up with black feathered wings this time. [eyes her DI]

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel nods glumly to Betharan. Lucifer is all over the blackwings, whereas we get God feeling us up.

<<OOC>> Ryukage | Betharan adjusts her sunglasses. "...I suppose." .oO(And dead Elohite Archangels.)

<<OOC>> Caleb spreads the Blackwing Meme by speaking? Cool.

<<OOC>> Ryukage reminds Caleb of Betharan's DI parsing Calebspeak? Fears Liriel with a DI on the same. ^^

<<OOC>> Caleb innocent whistle.

<<OOC>> Ryukage .oO(Betharan DIs, and gets talked into stripteasing for her Archangel. Liriel DIs, and gets talked into gluing feathers onto her wings?)

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel fistshakies at God.

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwww!

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles.

<<OOC>> Unni says "Oh, I know what'd happen if Liri got a DI on translating Calebspeak. An unspecified period as a Seraph, with a CD6 resonance going. That would be HELL! XD"

<<OOC>> Ryukage ...GIGGLES. "/Yes/!"

<<OOC>> Elly says "Let's admit it, God's just having fun now."

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "Heeeeeeeeeeeheehee."

<<OOC>> Maya laughs.

<<OOC>> Unni says "If possible, it would be even MORE embarrassing and humiliating than the Malakite thing. :) || Yeah, God's having fun. And Lucifer is trying to retaliate by IIing the Malakim. :P"

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwww.

<<OOC>> Ryukage snickers at Unni.

Or perhaps Ellie, since the Archangel of Creation has a tight sweater and a definite bosom at the moment. "Tomb Raider is hard!" she says.

<<OOC>> Caleb blushes.

<<OOC>> Ryukage *snrrrrrrrrrk*

<<OOC>> Maya giggles.

Caleb hugs Eli-Ellie, and snuggles, unless told to head off, while his player idles into disoriented-land.

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles.

Eli grins, for some reason wearing blue-metal braces. "Come in? I promise not to bite. And you can call me -- well, whatever makes you comfy, 'kay?"

<<OOC>> Unni watches Eli twitch all over "Prince Eli"...

<<OOC>> Ryukage snrrrrrrrk.

You paged Ryukage with 'Pretty! -- http://www.aestheticism.com/cybershoppe/premium/higuriyou.jpg".

Ryukage pages: Oooo. Neat!

Eli blinkblinks more. "Woah. Cool. Sure! You want to do it here? Somewhere else? Your editor's place?"

<<OOC>> Unni says "Eeeek! EVIL!"

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/!

<<OOC>> Maya admires Eli.

<<OOC>> Unni | Liri twitchtwitchTWITCH! o.o;;;;;

Elly .oO(How exactly do I explain that my editor pushed me out of the door so she wouldn't have to meet Eli, and yet not lie?)

<<OOC>> Ryukage [/snickers/]

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel employed the Editor TailBoot of DOOM(tm).

Salva asks Elly, "Do you want to go to the... kitchens? Get some snacks?"

<<OOC>> Liriel gives Salva a CleverCookie!

<<OOC>> Ryukage awww!

<<OOC>> Elly loves on Salva!

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "...does the cookie have angelchoc? ^^"

Eli grins. "Sure!" She gets up, looking nicely zaftig to go with her bosom.

<<OOC>> Caleb nosebleeds, privately.

<<OOC>> Maya | When in the kitchen, Eli insists on making a nice healthy omelette. "Eat, eat, you're too thin. When did you last have a decent meal? I swear to god, your ribs are going to start banging against your spine at this rate..."

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snickers/!

Elly follows along, body weak with a weird combination of anxiety and relief.

<<OOC>> Ryukage watches Ellie resonate Elly's entire life story and do the Heyyouiel-Best-Friend thing...

<<OOC>> Ellie tells Ryu not to spill the beans!

<<OOC>> Ryukage giggles! And innocents? Was just wondering what Ellie thought of a certain incident awhile back... ^^

a :starts filming, quietly.

<<OOC>> arcangel remembers not to use : and puppet at the same time, in the wrong order. Bah.

<<OOC>> Ryukage giggles, pats.

From afar, Ryukage blinks. There's a form of "Nehemiah" in French: "Ne'he'mie" (where "e'" == e-with-accent.)

Long distance to Ryukage: arcangel boggles.

From afar, Ryukage | http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcamp/frenchname.txt !

Elly exhales, focuses. "So! Can you tell me a little about the process you went through in the decision to make Shangri-La?'

<<OOC>> Unni says "Elly, your just a hellborn Impudite! It's not like your a bad or anything, like the Grigori... ;P"

<<OOC>> Elly nods! Just a hellborn Impudite with no intention to redeem and a deep abiding homesickness for hell! Isn't *evil* or anything like those nasty outcast ANGELS!

<<OOC>> Ryukage snrrrrrrrk.

<<OOC>> Unni hi5s Elly. "So thus and verily, Eli will not smite!" :)

Well, okay, Jean asked me about the Cathedral-moving stuff, and we worked on that together, but really, the politics? I hate politics."

<<OOC>> Unni says "Grudge-fests, on the other hand..."

<<OOC>> Eli hushes Unni. That's not politics!

<<OOC>> Unni gives Eli an ancient Look.

<<OOC>> Ryukage ...notes, tangentially, that she really really really wants to see the first Fall in Shangri-La where the new demon stays a S-L citizen. Ahem. </Free-IST-DH> ^^

<<OOC>> arcangel snickers.

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "I mean, redemption's one thing, but /Fall/... ^^"

Elly .oO(This is why I hate Mercurians. They're all such *hypocrites*.)

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snrks/.

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel braces for impact of Angry Archangel Yelling At Editor.

Very deliberately, the Archangel eats a bite of cookie. "Now, get Fallen Lusties in here, like Andre, and I'll be just as angry. Or more."

<<OOC>> Eli is not going to blow up at a little Nybbite who doesn't know any better.

<<OOC>> Ryukage *snrrrrrrrk*

<<OOC>> Eli . o O (Unless she gets really really annoying.)

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel phews?

Elly had plans to tie this in with the Grigori piece, but is getting the feeling she might have to abandon that... eep.

<<OOC>> Elly shakes a fist at Liriel. You should KNOW her mode of interviewing is to pushing someone into making something slip! Dammit, snake!

<<OOC>> Ryukage snickers at Elly!

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel clearly phewed too early. Oh well.

Elly nods, waiting to see if Eli's got more to say before she continues.

<<OOC>> Brian says "You know, I *was* hoping you'd grill him on that one. He /needs/ that and we, his kids, can't do it right. >.> (sayeth the Caleb-brain)"

<<OOC>> Ryukage awwwwwwwwww.

<<OOC>> Jennifer says "Canon light: Nephallim don't get their disads at birth. The disads manifest when they get their 6th Force."

<<OOC>> Unni says "Gebbeleth must have been rolling in the Word-boost!"

<<OOC>> arcangel waves hands cheerily. This was back when canon was flexible.

<<OOC>> Ryukage snickers.

<<OOC>> arcangel says "I mean, Michael was an Archangel without Word, and that's pretty impossible, right?"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Clearly as things progressed, canon got solidified..."

<<OOC>> Ryukage heeees.

<<OOC>> arcangel handwaves! Watch the flying fingers!

<<OOC>> Unni grins!

<<OOC>> Ryukage giggles!

<<OOC>> Jennifer giggles, and had just written up a paragraph of character background of the Awakening of an almost-modern Nephallite, so it was at the top of her brain.

<<OOC>> arcangel coughs, and officially house-rules that some Nephalim are just so messed up that they start manifesting immediately. Like, don't roll a 666 anywhere, y'know?

<<OOC>> Jennifer :P and still isn't changing her background for a different game, 666 or no.

<<OOC>> arcangel giggles. Call it a bell-curve for house rules? O:>

<<OOC>> Maya laughs.

<<OOC>> Elly says "Stupid, stupid Elly."

<<OOC>> Ryukage snrrrrk.

<<OOC>> Ellen's Puppet blinks at /Eli/ saying that. Hormone-laden teenagers..

<<OOC>> Ryukage ...GIGGLES.

<<OOC>> arcangel pauses and yeeks. She DIDN'T stop logging after Liriel??

<<OOC>> arcangel oops.

<<OOC>> arcangel will just have mongolog, she guesses...

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "So, uh, do I still need to send you and Unni my copy, Beth? ^^"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "I guess not. O:/"

<<OOC>> Ryukage patpats.

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Thanks, though."

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "No prob. [grins]"

<<OOC>> Unni says "Beth, you can cut it in two at the OOC - IC mark in the middle?"

<<OOC>> arcangel says "Oh, I'll cut it into two logs, never fear."

<<OOC>> arcangel says "It's just MONGO."

<<OOC>> Unni meeps at Elly. ^^

<<OOC>> Ryukage ...asides to Elly, "And she /still/ hasn't smote you yet."

<<OOC>> Eli . o O (Dammit, noogieing her is probably against the rules too.)

<<OOC>> Maya imagines the headline on this one in Perdition. ARCHANGEL ELI TELLS SEX SECRETS OF ANCIENT GRIGORI.

<<OOC>> Ryukage /snrk/!

<<OOC>> Unni | Liriel nods glumly to Maya. "See why I left when I got the offer?"

Ellen's Puppet listens to Eli get all parental and responsible and serious and square.. he's been spending too much time with Dominic. :p

<<OOC>> Elly says "Psst, OOCs. :)"

Eli's hands turn into fists, folded against her arms. "We. Gave. Our. Children. A. Trial."

<<OOC>> Ryukage chokes. /Oh/ lord.

Elly says "Was there any chance of declaring them innocent?"

<<OOC>> Maya | Yes. If they had been.

Elly says "Do they have choices now? Or is it simply no longer your responsibility, now that the kids are gone? I do realise that's a possibility."

<<OOC>> Elly mutters. Bloody Medimputes.

<<OOC>> Elly says "Always trying to find the SORE points that make good STORIES."

<<OOC>> Maya says "Hey, Dominic himself would admire such a thirst for truth."

<<OOC>> Leti says "Aww, here I thought it was bravery. :P"

<<OOC>> Elly says "Nope! Stupidity."

<<OOC>> Elly says "Through and through, stupidity."

<<OOC>> Ryukage /giggles/.

<<OOC>> Leti says "The two aren't mutually exclusive, I'll note..."

<<OOC>> Jennifer actually thinks that Elly's doing a really good job of making Eli think over his prejudices.

<<OOC>> Unni is incredibly impressed with Elly, in a slightly horrified way.

<<OOC>> Salva reviews invocation of Jean.

<<OOC>> Ryukage says "Elly /rocks/. Except her self-preservation instincts and terror do not outweigh her Need (STORIES) right now..."

<<OOC>> Ryukage .oO(And she's in Eli's /Cathedral/, too. Meep.)

<<OOC>> Elly is waiting for all those other angels who Want To Defend Dad to kill her.

<<OOC>> Various Creation Angels say, "Hey, Mom/Dad can take care of herself..."

Eli smiles, bitterly. "Because you started it, with that snide little dig about Heaven."

<<OOC>> Ryukage .oO(But aren't angels supposed to be above things like that?)

<<OOC>> Ryukage ducks.

<<OOC>> Eli threatens Ryu with something Creative.

<<OOC>> Ryukage eeps!

Salva says, squeakily, "Um, Elly, Liriel says that, um, she wants you to end off what you're doing, and, um, I think she wants us back at the office?"

<<OOC>> Ellen's Puppet hmms.. too much togetherness? *summons a Lilim of Malphas to meet Eli's Need* We can fix that..

<<OOC>> Ryukage back. Eeeeeeeees.

Eli corrects, just a tad frostily, "She says 'Cut,' because she wants this Impudite alive for later."

<<OOC>> Maya says "Hey, Eli is not always fluffy."

<<OOC>> Ryukage nooooods.

Elly says "All I know is I'm more generous to your fellow angels than you are right now. That's all I know."

<<OOC>> Elly notes her player is currently in a cold sweat. Heeeee.

<<OOC>> Ryukage applauds the scene. o.o

<<OOC>> Liriel says "This scene is the BEST!!! I mean... Beth, Haru -- you ROCK!"

<<OOC>> arcangel O:D

<<OOC>> Liriel is on the edge of her chair, here!

<<OOC>> Ryukage sends Haru and Beth Essence. Is/so/glad this is Friday night so she's not multitasking. o.o

<<OOC>> Maya says "It is extremely impressive."

<<OOC>> arcangel blushes. And stays in the groove. O:>

<<OOC>> Elly thanks Liri and Ryu and Maya. Hopes to hell she doesn't get called for dinner before this is done.

<<OOC>> Ryukage meeps.

<<OOC>> Ryukage then pauses, chokes at Elly in context of Eli's walkabout. Oh, NICE.

Elly rises, shaking. "I have to go. My boss needs me."

<<OOC>> Elly says "AS IF ON CUE."

<<OOC>> Elly says "Mom called."

<<OOC>> Ryukage eeeee!

<<OOC>> Liriel 0.0

<<OOC>> Leti says "Shouldn't have said anything. :p"

Eli pauses again, and wraps her wings around herself like a thunderclap. And is gone.

<<OOC>> MasonK says "Archangels get to have the last word."

<<OOC>> Ryukage hugs Haru lots. And /applauds/ the scene. o.o Wooooooooooooooooow. NICE.

Elly LOVES YOU ALL dinner back soon I hope.

Jennifer says "Wow."

arcangel hugs Haru!

Unni is so impressed. "I don't have WORDS!"

You say "And that came from _fluffy side RP in the OOCs!_"

Unni says "This scene was just... WOW!"

Ryukage NODS!

Unni says "Well some of the goldenest moments crop up that way!"

Eli grumbles. He needs a Grigori FAQ, dammit.

Unni showers Beth and Haru with Essence.

arcangel grins

Elly returns. :)

Ryukage rewaves to Haru!

Jack waves to Elly.

Unni glomps HARU! You ROCK so much!

Elly glomps UNNI. WOW that went well!

Haru says "There, much better."

Ryukage giggles!

Unni [to Haru]: It's the best scene I've seen in AGES!

Haru says "I'm betting Salva's going to pass the footage on to Jean. *wg*"

Ryukage says "Haru: Well, I told her to OOCly and she nodded, so... ^^"

Unni [to Haru]: Yeah, and Liriel will be all for Salva doing it. Just In Case.

Haru says "Elly figures Eli's not going to KILL her. She just thinks he's going to probably try to make her time here Really Unpleasant now."

Ryukage awwwwwwwwwww.

Unni says "I'm just glad Salva kept a feed going to her computer, so that Liriel could watch the show as it unfolded, and get properly Freaked Out. :)"

Ryukage giggles!

Haru says "But does Liriel *regret* sending Elly, that's the question!"

Unni grins at Haru. "Yes and no." ^^

Haru [to Unni]: Oh? :)

Unni [to Haru]: Liriel was actually on her way over to the HoC the second she'd sent Salva the messages, to stop the madness herself!

Haru [to Unni]: On whose part was the madness, eh, eh? :D

Unni [to Haru]: She now feels that it was bad of her to send a young employee to do what she herself didn't dare to do. And the resulting getting-in-over-her-head of said employee wouldn't have happened, if Liriel had been a bit more careful.

Ryukage awwwwwwwww.

Unni [to Haru]: Eli and Elly both!

Haru dares Liriel to apologize to Eli for Elly's behaviour. Just dares her. :D

Unni [to Haru] grins. "I'm still debating that, actually." :)

Jack says "Does Liriel know Eli from way back when?"

Unni [to Haru]: If they hadn't stopped when Salva conveyed her Cut!-request, she would have zipped in and yelled at Eli for not acting the proper grown-up (there's a CHILD present!!!) and at Elly for pushing too far and not knowing when enough is enough. :)

Ryukage awwwwwwwww!

Unni [to Jack]: Yes, she sort of does.

Unni [to Haru]: At the time she would be too angry, upset and scared to stop herself. ^^

Haru [to Unni]: I note that Elly thinks Salva was SO brave for not falling apart when Eli GLARED at her. (Which the camrea almost certainly got, too.)

Unni says "I love character-defining moments, and this one came without Liri even being in the scene! :D"

Ryukage awwwwwwww!

Unni nods! "Liriel will be writing a glowing email of praise about Salva, to Jean." :)

Unni says "Salva will NOT get yelled at by the Bal. :P"

Haru [to Unni]: If Elly knows about the email of praise, she'll be more than glad to add a bit to it to second the sentiment.

Unni [to Haru] grins!

Haru says "I just can't believe that RP, though. I was literally in a cold sweat through the entire last half. I was half convinced Eli WAS going to hit Elly."

Ryukage says "Haru: It was /great/. I got sucked in and I wasn't even /ICly/ watching like Unni... o.o"

Unni [to Haru]: As it is, Liriel will be outside the Halls when Elly and Salva exit, and will hover, fuss, tell off and praise alternately. And haul Elly back to the condo and serve her whiskey or brandy. :)

Ryukage awwwwwww! [giggles]

Haru [to Unni]: Elly will pat Salva on the back, murmur an embarrassed apology at Liriel, and accept the whisky and/or brandy QUITE gratefully.

Unni | Liriel repeats, "You scared the crap out of me! Don't EVER do that AGAIN!!!" *fills up Elly's glass again, and takes a swif right off the bottle*

Ryukage giggles!

Unni giggles. "Elly got SUCH a scoop, though!"

Unni worships.

Haru | Elly says "*I* scared the crap out of me!" She tosses the glass back and holds it out for more hopefully.

Ryukage awwwwwwww. [giggles!]

Elly bows, and really fears next time she encounters Eli.

Unni | Liriel keeps the brandy coming.

Haru | Elly demands to know if the cameras caught the expressiosn on his FACE. ;_; *CHUG*

Ryukage suggests to Liriel that next time, Elly interview the /Lilim/ instead of the Mercurian/angels? ^^

Unni nods to Ryu. ^^

Ryukage .oO(Clearly, Liri needs to kidnap a reporter-angel to handle the Creationers without (PERFECT) drama and angst and near-smiting and stuff...) [giggles]

Haru | Elly hatesh shtupidly hyp...hipe...hippo... do wrong and blamesh it on ozzersh Mercuriansh.

Unni | Liriel confirms that it did indeed. So now we have extraordinarily great raw material for one-half of an amazing story. The other half being Interviews With The Grigori...

Ryukage awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. [/giggles/]

Jennifer says "Actually, that was a spectacular interview. Why change Elly's assignment when she did so well at it?"

Ryukage [to Jennifer]: To save Elly's sanity?

Unni | Liriel thinks that this will be journalistic gold, but only if it is presented neutrally, and giving both sides equal place and space to present their cause.

Haru | Elly agreesh. er, agrees.

Unni | Liriel proceeds to spend time with Elly, talking her down and debreafing her as best she can. >_> <-- feels guilty.

Ryukage awwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Unni | .oO( An Editor has Responsibilities to her employees. )

Haru | Elly says, simply, "He's crazy."

Unni | Liriel mutters that there's none as good at holding grudges, as Really Old Folks.

Ryukage snickers.

Jennifer whees and works on character background.

Haru | Elly sniffs. "He's all 'if it's YOUR prince, how would YOU' feel and I'm all YEAH, that wouldn't HAPPEN with my Prince, bitch!' Only I didn't say it."

Ryukage GIGGLES.

Unni | Liriel says, "No, your Prince would have just destroyed any of his demons perverting his Word. As would ANY Prince.

Ryukage snrrrrk.

Haru | Elly shrugs. "Hey, WE'RE not angels."

Unni | Liriel adds, "And he'd have done it on camera. Angels have rules too, and the Grigori knew what they did, and have been trying to avoid the consequences ever since."

Caleb is working about that. :)

Brian says "er, working ON that."

Whistling is killing Zombies with a thresher, meanwhile. In another window. In Hamlin.

Ryukage /snrk/.

Unni | Liriel mutters, "As far as I can recall, Gebbeleth counted the Grigori as one of his greatest victories. But personally I think he was operestimating his part. They certainly fed his Word, but... Eh. They're here now, and we're all going to have to deal with them. /We/ will start by trying to get them to tell /their/ side fo the story."

Haru | Elly says "Oh, I never tried to say the Grigori are perfect. I've been reading up on them with the interviews and all. But Heaven's not clean of this either. They're the one who MADE the bloody Grigori, if nothing else!"

Unni | Liriel advices Elly to work on detatchment. It's a prime requisite for a reporter. Get to involved and attatched, and you'll get burned. And the stories you present will be too biased. We need to stay as neutral as possible, so that noone will feel that they can't talk to us and tell us their stories.

Ryukage awwwww. [giggles]

Ryukage ... .oO(Liriel needs to start training Elohite reporters?)

Haru | Elly sulks. "I'm normally really detached. But you HAD to go send me to interview not just a *Mercurian*, but a Merc *Archangel*...I have a *phobia*, ma'am." She drinks the whiskey. LOVE THE WHISKEY, FOR THE WHISKEY LOVES YOU.

Unni says "Liriel WANTS an Elohite reporter! She wants two! Yep."

Ryukage /giggles/!

Ryukage tells Liriel, "Start kidnapping the Elohim, then!" ^^

Ryukage .oO(Or, heck, /advertise/. You're running the Voice, right? ^^)

Unni | Liriel sighs and fidgets a little with her tailtip. *mutter* "Yes... Yes, that wasn't such a bright idea, and I am sorry I forced you into that spot. You did well, all things considering," she murmurs reluctantly.

Unni nodnods to Ryu. :)

Haru | Elly's eyes shimmer. "Thank you..."

Ryukage awwwwwwwwws at Liri and Elly. And grins at Unni.

Unni says "Ryu, can you grab this bit and email it to Beth? As a coda to the Big Scene."

Ryukage says "Sure!"

Unni | Liriel straightens up. "Well! Would you like to take a few hours off? Go grab a nice, hot bath and whatnot?" she says.

Ryukage giggles.

Haru says "Though in one bit she was drunker, and that was just playing about and not, well, 'real'. :)"

Haru | Elly smiles gratefully at the boss. "Thank you. I'd like that... Salva too, Salva needs a good reward!"

Ryukage says "Eh. It mostly works! ^^"

Ryukage awwwwwwwwwwwww.

Unni | Liriel will let Salva name her own reward, yep. And email Jean with Praise!

Unni | "Salva showed remarkable calm during the whole incident, seeing to that a live feed was transpitted back to it's computer, and thus allowing me to watch. She also helped stopping the escalaton of tempers, when she immedeately told them my message. She seems to have grown on the experience, and I am most impressed by her performance in the face of a scene no reliever should have to witness. OOC: (i.e. Bad Eli! BAD!)

Unni says "Transmitted, even."

Ryukage /giggles/!

Haru | Elly nods! Proud.

Unni | Liriel emails that to Jean. :)

Unni notes that Malakim will have fun resonating Liriel now. ^^

Ryukage /giggles/!

Ryukage says "What, between the DI and this? ^^"

Ryukage says "And the Backstory, and..."

Unni says "Yeah. :)"

Ryukage pities the poor Malakim. ^^

Unni points to the resonance stuff: http://www.pvv.org/~solas/innomine/sso/extra.html