ask_nicely | Certification

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?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

From:

from_scratch

"Well, yes, I did mention topsoil earlier."

From:

ask_nicely

"You did, didn't you? Sorry, I am used to having to think of all of the things to do myself, this is a nice change!"

From:

from_scratch

"I'm very helpful. Appreciate me."

From:

ask_nicely

"Consider yourself quite appreciated!" Snuggle.

From:

from_scratch

Snuggle! "Awesome. I'm really glad you let me talk, that first time."

From:

ask_nicely

"Me, too. It was mostly just blind panic because - you know, impending death. But I'm glad I did it, too."

From:

from_scratch

"I know you were in a hurry," he laughs. "I didn't say, 'thanks for deciding to trust a near-randomly-chosen member of the demonic species, that's always a swell idea'."

From:

ask_nicely

She giggles.

From:

from_scratch

Snuggle.

From:

ask_nicely

Snuggle! She probably should not be snuggling a shirtless demon, but he did just save her life, and he has been really nice and helpful. Also he talked about making an ecosystem, she kind of wants to just stay snuggled after that part. Large-scale altruism projects are the kind of thing she supports. A lot.

"I will have a fun time explaining you to the angels I work with."

From:

from_scratch

"And what are you planning on needing angels for? Or are they just that friendly, however racist they may be?"

From:

ask_nicely

"Sometimes it's really useful to just change a thing a little bit rather than making something else entirely. So I might need to do that, and I've gotten pretty good at spotting things that could use an angel specifically."

From:

from_scratch

"Fair enough. Maybe I can win them over with my stunning good looks and charm."

From:

ask_nicely

"Maybe," she agrees.

From:

from_scratch

"They will probably tell you I am evil or something. Depending on which angels you get, I suppose, maybe there are friendlier ones."

From:

ask_nicely

"I mean - if you were evil you would have already won and got to do whatever you wanted in the solar system. But you didn't knock me out, lock me up, throw away the key and run off. Instead you're - here and comforting me. So I'm really not likely to believe any of them."

From:

from_scratch

"Maybe you better gag those mean rumor-spreading angels just to be sure. You know if you let daeva talk they can convince you of anything."

He is obviously teasing.