the emperor's omen

[putonagoodshow]

Who: Ideo Hazama and open!
Where: Sagittarius, generally
Summary: Ideo's a little frustrated after a certain network post went up. So, he's off to work off stress!
Warnings: Ideo being broody as usual...???

It had taken him a good ten minutes to literally pry himself from his computer in R&D. He'd left Ceu in charge of the lab, made his way through the building's fluorescent lights, and braced himself for the strong winds. The weather was predicting clouds tomorrow, and with how blustery it'd been, he could easily believe it.

He hadn't bothered to bundle himself up however, just stepped out on to the street with his lab coat flapping. If he got a cold, it'd sort of be a welcome relief- he hadn't realized how tense he'd been lately until that post. Maybe he was working too hard?

Or maybe he was just overly worried...it was sort of the season for him.

Ideo didn't really have a destination in mind; he just walked the streets with his shoulders hunched, waiting for his nerves to calm down enough that he could return to work. But he didn't realize how far he'd walked from the building...

Comments

[meaningdies]

"They defeated all of the other candidates for the throne of Bel and collected their power."

He shrugged. It sounded simple enough. Obviously not as simple to do, but the explanation was short at least.

[putonagoodshow]

...well, that seemed alarming, and Ideo only had a passing knowledge of the Bels.

"All of the Bels? Including Belial? I can't imagine the Baron would be happy to hear that." A pause, and Ideo pursed his lips. "Are they here?"

[meaningdies]

"The person who claimed their power? Yes. He's my brother, in fact." At the thought of Belial having an issue, he snorted. "Belial was an impulsive idiot. I'm not surprised he was almost a non-issue in terms of battles."

Granted, he hadn't been the one to fight him, but he'd watched of course. He was always watching.

[putonagoodshow]

"I suppose there is something of a family resemblance, then." Whatever that means, he'll leave up to you, Naoya.

However, it was Ideo's turn to snort at the latter comment. "Possibly in your world- but the Baron is quite an important figure here. Belial and Nebiros are some of the strongest demons in the city, up there with Nyx and Lilith. And that's ignoring their daughter's potential. You might be surprised by the differences therein."

[meaningdies]

Probably that he's somewhat of a demon himself, which isn't something he hasn't heard before. "Hm. Interesting. Well, we'll see. I have no intention of going after them in any case - they're not the ones from my world so it would be pointless to do so. Though... 'daughter'? Whom might that be?"

[putonagoodshow]

"Alice."

The word was almost a warning than a word.

"She has the most potential of any demon I have come across- I suppose it is likewise due to her once being human. That seems to be a fascinating consistency across multiple universes, in truth..."

Hold on he's theorizing internally.

[meaningdies]

He'll wait for a few moments. He knows that feel.

"It does seem to be that humans have the most potential for adapting to new situations and states of being. It's always been this way, from what I can tell."