Certification

[ask_nicely]

It turns out that Adana's space station is not in Bartalamos' jurisdiction. She wouldn't be inclined to care much, except that means that in her new jurisdiction, she does not have a license. Since she is very much a summoner, and would not like to be an illegal summoner - she will take their test. She's fortunate in the fact that this particular government plays fair with foreigners that have summoner's licenses. She does not have to go through the grueling paperwork process, or wait ages in line, or take a test she knows all of the answers to, anyway.

What she does need to do, though, is demonstrate a capability to summon and bind a daeva, securely. Their definition of secure is different from hers. Theirs involves binding a daeva to two phrases and a task. This isn't the kind of thing Adana likes to do to her summons. It's mean, and it feels like she's reducing them to being less than people. There is one that she knows of that's used to it, at least. She doesn't know if that makes it worse, or better. So she will ask, first.

This circle is quite a bit neater than the last one, and is missing the 'no talking' clause. Calling friendly neighborhood demon, want to get summoned?

Comments

[from_scratch]

"I noticed. It's okay. You are not a jerk." Hugs. Wingful hugs.

[ask_nicely]

"Thank you," she says, pillowing her head on his shoulder. "... What should we do with - with unpleasant killswitch person in a box over there?"

[from_scratch]

"I don't know, you didn't want me to kill her. Do you have some kind of authority you'd like to turn her over to?"

[ask_nicely]

"I guess I could throw her to Harmony's police force along with the comm logs and get her arrested for extortion and possibly murder, it sounded like she's done this before."

[from_scratch]

"Sure," says Cam agreeably. "Are you going to be arrested if you show up with a loose demon?"

[ask_nicely]

"... Yeah, probably. And then people will try to shoot you and it will be unpleasant for everyone involved."

[from_scratch]

"I understand that people will shoot at loose demons but I have never understood it in a tactical sense."

[ask_nicely]

"I think the theory is slowing you down long enough to throw the summoner responsible at you so they - or uh, we - can send you back. Or, if the summoner isn't cooperative, kill them and send you back that way." Wince.

[from_scratch]

"Right. So please don't get arrested on the charge of having a loose demon, that sounds inconvenient and pointless for everyone involved."

[ask_nicely]

"Yeah, I'll avoid that. One brush with threatened death's enough for one day, thanks."

[from_scratch]

He hugs her and pets her hair again.

[ask_nicely]

She laughs, a little. "I'm okay, really. Or - well, still kind of shaky but I am on the road to being okay."

[from_scratch]

"I'm not in a hurry."

[ask_nicely]

Adana nods, still curled up in his arms. Wings are really comfy to be hugged with. Shirtless hot demon guy's not so bad, either.

"Did you at least like the book I handed you?"

[from_scratch]

"It's all right. I haven't read it yet."

[ask_nicely]

"That's something, at least. I'm going to take my little victories where I can get them. Optimism!"

[from_scratch]

He laughs and snuggles her.

[ask_nicely]

She is snuggled! "You're incredibly huggable, you realize, I was not expecting this at all when I was freaking out and summoning a demon for the first time," she teases.

[from_scratch]

"One hundred percent guaranteed huggable demon parts."

[ask_nicely]

Adana giggles. "Aren't I lucky!"

She considers herself quite lucky. Snuggles! Snuggles after scary things are great.

[from_scratch]

"You are very fortunate in several ways, although apparently not in lunar colony air filtration or in safe travel between space stations."

[ask_nicely]

"Yes," she agrees. "... Oh god, if I tell my brother he will velcro himself to me for the next decade. It'll be terrible."

[from_scratch]

"That... yes, sounds terrible, is there no way around the terrible terrible velcro?"

[ask_nicely]

"I mean I could tell him to buzz off but he would be upset with me after."

[from_scratch]

"That sounds plausibly not as bad as a decade of Velcro Sibling."