boy somehow. At the time it had seemed like
prayer had worked, and that God was on his side, but so far everyone had
assured him that it didn't work that way. "The thing in the cave?"
There was a pause, and a
considering look.
Zack started to nod, just a tiny
bit.
"That... Actually makes a
lot of sense. It would explain it nicely. You should try to learn how to use
magic. The Greater Demon kind. Anne can hook you up that way I bet. You'll want
to work that out with her though, since I'm betting that she's the one you'll
be getting your power from, at first."
He gestured to the chairs and
sofas.
"Have a seat? I wasn't
really doing anything, just watching the news be mishandled in order to control
the minds of the masses."
Both of the others chuckled a
bit. Jonas winked.
"Part of my job is skewing
those media perceptions. I'm an aide for Richard Swerlin. It's a real enough
thing. About seventy percent of what we call news is just people making stuff
up and lying to influence what other people are thinking." He didn't seem
too happy about it.
There was a slightly awkward
pause then. It was the part of meeting any new person that was kind of hard for
him, Tyler knew. That moment when he was comfortable enough to accept that the
person with him seemed all right, and that he didn't think he was going to have
to fight them, but when he didn't know enough to select the next topic of
conversation safely.
Jonas was Rebekah's boyfriend, he
thought. Still, bringing her up might make the guy feel threatened, since Tyler
was living with her. True in a giant mansion that was big enough for everyone
to have their own space, but what if the man didn't get that? What if that kind
of thing was threatening to his ego or just bugged him?
So Ty went to having a guest over
one-oh-one.
"Would you like something to
eat? We have blood." He turned to Zack and grinned. "I was going to
make some grilled cheese, and more tomato soup. Would you like some?"
The Greater Demon made a
considering face.
"Sounds good. Do you have a
cook yet?"
"Nope! I did get some new
people in, but I don't know if they can cook. They're busy cleaning up right
now. The lady seems like she might know her way around the kitchen. I need to
have them killed." Before he could even go on with that one, the Greater
Demon nodded.
"Slaves? I know that Darla
has a machine that can do that for you. You can kill them, and have them
brought back really safely. Other than that... Well, I could do it, with
healing. It's a bit risky with Humans, but I've done it on a few that have
worked. Eve might be able to as well, and she won't bargain with you half as
hard as the rest of us. I suppose you could get Anne to do it for you too, but
her preferred way of doing things would just have them enslaved again." It
was a lot of data, and helpful, even if it was given as casual conversation.
"I haven't even had a chance
to go over that yet. A guy showed up with them on my doorstep and didn't want
them anymore. That was how I took it. Anyway, food." He moved toward the
kitchen, which had the other two following along with him, since they were a
gang now, it seemed.
Zack helped with the food, and
Jonas was more than willing to get his own blood, warming it in a pan of water
to the temperature he enjoyed. The interesting thing was the amount of food
that the Demon came up with. He didn't make a small pan of soup, but gallons of
the stuff, in a giant thing that was either meant for canning or designed to
steam things. Now it held all the tomato soup in the house.
Then he got out a griddle and
started eight sandwiches at one time. That wasn't the end of it though, since
he got ready to make about twenty-four more than that. Tyler looked at it, and
raised an eyebrow, which got the Demon to shrug.
"I need to eat more than
most people, and you should start doing that. Right now you're a net drain on Anne.
She told me how she built a power exchange into your system, even though you
aren't
prayer had worked, and that God was on his side, but so far everyone had
assured him that it didn't work that way. "The thing in the cave?"
There was a pause, and a
considering look.
Zack started to nod, just a tiny
bit.
"That... Actually makes a
lot of sense. It would explain it nicely. You should try to learn how to use
magic. The Greater Demon kind. Anne can hook you up that way I bet. You'll want
to work that out with her though, since I'm betting that she's the one you'll
be getting your power from, at first."
He gestured to the chairs and
sofas.
"Have a seat? I wasn't
really doing anything, just watching the news be mishandled in order to control
the minds of the masses."
Both of the others chuckled a
bit. Jonas winked.
"Part of my job is skewing
those media perceptions. I'm an aide for Richard Swerlin. It's a real enough
thing. About seventy percent of what we call news is just people making stuff
up and lying to influence what other people are thinking." He didn't seem
too happy about it.
There was a slightly awkward
pause then. It was the part of meeting any new person that was kind of hard for
him, Tyler knew. That moment when he was comfortable enough to accept that the
person with him seemed all right, and that he didn't think he was going to have
to fight them, but when he didn't know enough to select the next topic of
conversation safely.
Jonas was Rebekah's boyfriend, he
thought. Still, bringing her up might make the guy feel threatened, since Tyler
was living with her. True in a giant mansion that was big enough for everyone
to have their own space, but what if the man didn't get that? What if that kind
of thing was threatening to his ego or just bugged him?
So Ty went to having a guest over
one-oh-one.
"Would you like something to
eat? We have blood." He turned to Zack and grinned. "I was going to
make some grilled cheese, and more tomato soup. Would you like some?"
The Greater Demon made a
considering face.
"Sounds good. Do you have a
cook yet?"
"Nope! I did get some new
people in, but I don't know if they can cook. They're busy cleaning up right
now. The lady seems like she might know her way around the kitchen. I need to
have them killed." Before he could even go on with that one, the Greater
Demon nodded.
"Slaves? I know that Darla
has a machine that can do that for you. You can kill them, and have them
brought back really safely. Other than that... Well, I could do it, with
healing. It's a bit risky with Humans, but I've done it on a few that have
worked. Eve might be able to as well, and she won't bargain with you half as
hard as the rest of us. I suppose you could get Anne to do it for you too, but
her preferred way of doing things would just have them enslaved again." It
was a lot of data, and helpful, even if it was given as casual conversation.
"I haven't even had a chance
to go over that yet. A guy showed up with them on my doorstep and didn't want
them anymore. That was how I took it. Anyway, food." He moved toward the
kitchen, which had the other two following along with him, since they were a
gang now, it seemed.
Zack helped with the food, and
Jonas was more than willing to get his own blood, warming it in a pan of water
to the temperature he enjoyed. The interesting thing was the amount of food
that the Demon came up with. He didn't make a small pan of soup, but gallons of
the stuff, in a giant thing that was either meant for canning or designed to
steam things. Now it held all the tomato soup in the house.
Then he got out a griddle and
started eight sandwiches at one time. That wasn't the end of it though, since
he got ready to make about twenty-four more than that. Tyler looked at it, and
raised an eyebrow, which got the Demon to shrug.
"I need to eat more than
most people, and you should start doing that. Right now you're a net drain on Anne.
She told me how she built a power exchange into your system, even though you
aren't
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