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Earth King ▲ Amaimon ([personal profile] ceilingdemonis) wrote2011-12-22 08:36 am

fifth ▲ and now for something completely different

( Phone; lol what filters )

Do ornaments come in skull shapes? Those would be much more interesting than all these round ones.

( 835 Hastings Boulevard, front yard )

[ Amongst all the forgetting and sadness, there is one house that looks to have bucked the dreary trend. Amaimon has taken the giant tree the town has as its own Christmas tree as a challenge and has proceeded to decorate the hell out of his quaint little suburban home. Everything is covered in lights. Every damn inch out of the outside he could find Christmas lights for, especially now that so many people went and got rid of themselves so the town could have power. But that isn't the worst best of it...

The best of it is the colossal pine tree that has grown in the front yard overnight. Yes, overnight. There had been no trees the day before and now? A tree that rivals the town tree stands in the yard.

But it's still in the process of being decorated by dozens of little green plant men, who are clambering around the branches, hanging baubles, lights, and tinsel with Amaimon supervises from below. The demon points out bare spots or waves at things he wants moved a little to the left between decimating the box of candy canes that will never, ever make it onto that pine.
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[identity profile] forever-cheery.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aurora was passing by, but stops to admire the tree. She breaks out into a smile at the little green men, too.]

O-Oh! How cute!

[identity profile] answerer-sword.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Many of the sentient inhabitants of Mayfield had negelected to decorate this year. They were too focused on other things.]

[This is why it is surprising to see gaudily arrayed house with a tree being decorated by cute little plant men. Bazett can only stop and stare at the house.]

It must have taken a lot of work...
encored: (without grudge or grumblings)

[personal profile] encored 2011-12-22 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[what is it with people in Mayfield and their tendency to put gaudy, horrible things in their yard around Christmas time!! he pauses in his walk to squint up at the giant tree and the bizarre things decorating it before looking over to Amaimon.]

...Is there a point to this?

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's the best tree, isn't it? She has good taste to stop and admire it.]

Hm? [He looks away from waving the little plant spirits around.] What is?

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's right. Be amazed by his tree. It is the best one.]

Not really. You just wrap everything in lights. That isn't particularly difficult.

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sup Charles, your weird friend actually looks like a demon now and not just some human dude. He stops chewing on a candy cane and looks at the tree thoughtfully for a moment before turning to him and answering.]

Observing the rest of the town, I came to the conclusion that to be the best at Christmas you must have the most stuff in your yard.

[He is going to win at this holiday so hard. Aw yeah.]

[identity profile] answerer-sword.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
But...you did so much...

[The only way it would be more impressive is if he used magecraft to make it sing and dance or something.]

And are you sure you should be working on this tree when we are clearly in the middle of a crisis?
eveningcalm: (It took him longer to undo my bra)

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[personal profile] eveningcalm 2011-12-22 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That would defeat the point of Christmas.

[identity profile] forever-cheery.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
The little, um... [She doesn't know what they are, so she just points to them.] Them!

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. The Greenmen. [He looks back up at the tree.] Hmmm. I suppose they are...

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
I made the greenmen do most of it. There are as many as I want there to be.

[Singing and dancing more his brother's thing, sorry.]

Crisis? [Staaare.] What crisis?

phone

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Lucky for Izumo, with Rin having vanished himself, he hasn't even the faintest idea of who you are.

Not that he would have really recalled what any of the boring exwires sounded like anyway...
]

It would? Why?

[identity profile] answerer-sword.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
I see...you must be a magic user then...

[She's a little irritated at how he is disregarding the town's current "game."]

People have been erased and replaced. In addition, our memories of them have been altered. Do you not think it is important for us to find a way to reverse this effect?

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Magic? No. I don't use that.

[He just blinks at her. It isn't his fault this month's little game is so dull.]

Have they? Do you mean the list? The town did not erase anyone I knew, so I really don't care about that.

[identity profile] answerer-sword.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Then how do you control the little plant men?

[She is already very irritable from her nights without sleep. At this point, she just wants to punch him.]

There were people I know on that list.

[She knows that she must have known at them at some point, even if she can no longer remember knowing them.]

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
They are my kin. They listen to me.

[Yeah, he causes a lot of those 'punch him' feelings.]

And? I do not see why I would care if people you knew were on it, either...
encored: (the observ'd of all observers)

[personal profile] encored 2011-12-23 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
[well that's some wild aesthetic change. for his part, though, he's doing a pretty good job in not showing much surprise. people turn into trolls at random, at least Amaimon doesn't have grey skin...

but wow he's getting quite the boggled stare now.]
How in the world did you come to that conclusion? And why is being the supposed best at Christmas even a concern of yours? [but he is moseying a little closer to get a better look at the tree decorating things...]

[identity profile] forever-cheery.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
They are! Are they your pets? They're doing a nice job of decorating, too.

[identity profile] answerer-sword.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[That is a curious statement.]

You do not resemble them much in appearance.

[She takes a deep breath and tries to calm down. Objectively, she knows that he is right. He has no reason to care about her disappeared allies.]

I suppose if you are really uninvolved with this current situation, I cannot force you to care. I just wished to solve Mayfield's current problem before anything even worse happens. If this is what they are doing during the days before Christmas, imagine what they will do on Christmas Day.
eveningcalm: (As one final fuck you to the courthouse)

phone

[personal profile] eveningcalm 2011-12-23 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's erased, too, so that's doubly covered! This is just Izumo childishly antagonizing Amaimon without repercussions while she has the chance.]

Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, moron.

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
They are kin. I suppose that is something like a pet...

Of course they are. They are the best at this.

[As of right this minute, of course.]

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
If they like to possess earth and plant for their bodies, that is their own choice.

[Which is close enough for him, considering he's the Earth King. Who needs a resemblance? Anyway, he's blissfully uncaring towards her attempts to remain calm.]

Solve it? Why bother? There aren't even any clear rules to play by this time. [Mayfield, always cheating. Huff.] If they do something besides this on Christmas day, I hope they make it more interesting.

[identity profile] answerer-sword.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
This town has an odd definition of "interesting." I doubt it would match with your preferences.

[He would have to be really twisted for his tastes to match that of the town.]

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh how he missed his pointy ears and long sharp nails and... well. All of it. Just be glad it's a formality for demons of his tier to hide their tail or Charles would be dealing with that as well.]

By watching all the other houses decorate. From the tree they put up in the middle of the town. The holiday shows on the television. [Isn't it obvious, Charles? C'mon, man, pay attention.] Because I am trying to understand human customs. They are curious things...

[And one or two of the tree decorating things stop to look back at him, even wave at him. They're awfully friendly looking little plant dudes.]

phone

[identity profile] ceilingdemonis.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not a moron! [Except he'll likely recall this conversation and voice later, if and when the town fixes itself. Watch it.] If Christmas is all about that, then why does everything have a big fat man on it instead?

Do humans think Jesus is a big fat man now?

[no, really. is he behind on the times again here?]

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