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]

"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."

[ask_nicely]

She giggles. "Maybe. I might just - neglect to tell him, but if he found out after he would be even more upset."

[from_scratch]

"You could tell him I'm going to be your bodyguard instead," Cam suggests lightly.

[ask_nicely]

Head tilt. "Would you actually want to be my bodyguard?"

[from_scratch]

"I dunno, do you do stuff like building space stations to accommodate large quantities of refugees often or was that kind of a one-off for you? I like being helpful and have no close friends in Hell and I like you. But I will probably be slightly annoyed if you spend most of your time doing chartered accountancy and I just sort of stand around."

[ask_nicely]

"It wasn't a... one-off, I would say, but it was way flashier than what I usually do. Working with angels, and all that. I mean, from now on I will probably do a lot of managing of the space station, but I do other stuff, too. I've actually been trying to persuade the lunar colonies in general to communicate and help each other out more. Which is slow progress."

[from_scratch]

"What would you do with a long-term pet demon?"

[ask_nicely]

"You're not a pet," snorts Adana. "But - get lots of replacement parts for lunar colonies so I don't need another space station to prevent catastrophe, then probably head planet-side and start fixing things there, too. Things that people need and that would last a while, I mean, making truckloads of food for starving people is great and all, but it's not - long lasting. The minute the truckloads of food stop showing up they're right back to square one, unless I help get a proper infrastructure set up. Which is what I would focus on doing."

[from_scratch]

"So you'd have me making nice farmland and disaster relief contingencies and stuff? Sounds fun."