--Demon--

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[Ash kind of hates getting sent to America on jobs but hey, the food's good so he'll deal with all the bullshit. He just wishes everyone was localized and not spread out so much so he could find more people and do his demon shit.

His demon shit is, specifically, finding people who could use a pact and funneling them towards the demons who can form those and cursing the occasional asshole. He's just not quite strong enough to form pacts himself just yet, though he has a couple of people who've expressed interest and don't mind waiting until he's stronger.

And so he wanders around this city's center, looking for some trouble.]

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[Fugo can't exactly say he appreciates being sent to America, either.

Well. He'll take it over being stuck upstairs, so to speak, or worse, being sent to Italy, so here he is.

He tries his best to help people, but... sometimes it's a bit easier said than done. Today has been a pretty bad day for it, in fact.

Whatever. He's sticking around down here instead of slinking off back upstairs. He likes it better among the humans.

... Still. Angel sulking on a bench probably stands out a bit.]

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[Oh. Well ain't this interesting. Ash makes his way towards the angel, not approaching but very clearly watching.]

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[If the angel's noticed Ash's presence at all (he has), he's making no indication of it.

Some angels might get worked up about a demon's presence or try to chase them off, but honestly, Fugo doesn't really care. He'd intervene if pact business was going on right in front of him, but that's not happening, so!]

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[Yeah, he's curious. Ash walks over and sits down next to the angel, poking at something on his phone. Will he react?]

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[Fugo just looks over and raises an eyebrow at the demon... but that's about the only reaction.]

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Ain't gonna say anythin'?

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What, were you expecting me to say something?

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Yeah. Most of your people will, seein' me around.

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You're not doing anything where I'd be obligated to intervene, so...

[He shrugs.]

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Yeah? Ain't that the lazy way of doin' things, angelface?

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[That earns a slight wince, but Fugo just sighs.]

"Lazy"... yeah, I guess.

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[Now, demons don't get burnt out. If they get tired of whatever they're doing, they just stop doing it for a while until things are better. But they do prey on the burnt out, because they're easy targets. Ash knows burn out when he sees it.]

Or the exhausted way. You okay?

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Nope.

[Wow, he must be in a really bad way if he's admitting to it to a demon.

God. Fuck it. The demon isn't wrong, Fugo really is exhausted.]

I want to do what I'm supposed to and help people and make things better for them, but what would actually do any real good I'm not allowed to do, and what I am allowed to do never helps.

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Angels get burn out?

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The ones who care, at least.

[The ones who chafe under the restrictions, the ones who question and challenge, the ones who ask too many questions. The ones who care and want to help but can't.

... It's a one-way ticket to falling, usually.]

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Seriously? C'mon, we're goin' to my place down here.

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Err-- alright?

[What.]

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You probably'd throw a fit I said we should hit up a casino or some shit but video games ain't against the rules, yeah?

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[And that actually gets a tiny smile out of him.]

... They're not with the times enough upstairs to have banned those yet. And I've wanted to try for a while now...

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Pokemon okay? Or is evolution illegal?

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[Snickering, excuse him--]

It should be fine.

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Hell yeah, this way.

[It's an apartment in a rougher part of town, since that's just where Ash is most comfortable.]

It shouldn't be profane ground, but lemme know if you start burning up or somethin'.

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[And Fugo happily follows close behind.]

So far so good, at least, but I'll let you know.

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[Ash grabs his Switch and boots up the game, passing it over to the angel to play. He doesn't even know the guy's name, but fucking hell he so clearly needs a hobby?

They spend a few hours like that until Ash gets hungry.]

There anything you can't eat?

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[Boy oh boy does Fugo need a hobby. But he has a fantastic time with the game. He... can't even remember ever having this much fun before, actually.]

The only thing that'd actively get me in trouble is chocolate.