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[meaculpable]

--One of you lot once said that insanity is merely the act of repetition, wherein rather than expecting the same tired and tested outcome, one comes to believe that his actions have purpose. That he will, in fact, somehow change his allotted fate through stubborn force-of-will alone.

[ Those of you who know him well enough may tell that Lucifer is slightly...annoyed. ]

Though I've never fully come to appreciate the mortal need for witticism, I suppose it apropos that my third visit to this Port finds me seeing that nothing has changed, that you lot have yet to find your freedom.

[ He says the word like a curse. ]

Four here exist with the power to remake the universe at their whim. Two with the power to ignore the laws of this Creation entirely.

[ You can almost hear him smile. ]

I wonder. [ And here, he deliberately trails. ] How long will it take until one of us visits Delirium's realm.

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[paterelohim]

You think we aren't already crazy? Everyone is.

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[meaculpable]

Ah, the prophet. Your kind tend to monopolize the term, I've found.

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[twili]

Third time's the charm? I believe that is how the saying goes?

[Of course, she's one to talk as she's working on attempt number two.]

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[paterelohim]

That's racist.

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[meaculpable]

Speciest, I believe is the term.

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[meaculpable]

[ He gives a courteous -- if brief -- smile. ]

If one were prone to confusing charm with Stockholm syndrome, I suppose.

Not exactly HERE, but...

[aslandish]

[ Already calling him out, eh, not!son? ]

voice;

[awakenings]

Well, you've only been gone for a few months. That's not really enough time for anything to change, is it? Especially not for someone like you.

[gaveherwings]

[Oh. Drat. Curse your intrigue, Lucifer- he's counting silently, in his head... hm.]

Four?

So. Allow me to pose one question of your freedoms, your 'choice', and your endless and unfathomable dominion over man and the universe- Why visit this place, a third time?

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[paterelohim]

Whatever, it's basically the same thing if you think of the "human race".

[doeswhathewants]

Why should your third visit here be apropos in finding nothing has changed?

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[meaculpable]

The "even Rome was not built in a day" excuse can only carry a species for so long.

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[awakenings]

[Lightly joking:]

Maybe you just have high expectations for us. Though, I'm mostly inclined to agree with you.

[meaculpable]

Consider the following: though I've little desire to linger around long enough to be blamed for your species sins, this particular corner of the multiverse may very well be yet another of the endless permutations of my former kingdom.

And, if so, it may be my punishment -- for Hell is nothing if not ironic -- to believe that I am capable of escaping, only to be forced back here whenever whatever power is capable of keeping me here decides that it longs for my presence again.

[meaculpable]

Despite mankind's propensity for reinvention, they still somehow manage to remain completely predictable.

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[that_is_asecret]

This is your third time returning to the city?

[Core you are a strange one]

[ace_of_knaves]

Lucy! I get worried when ya vanish like that, man!

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[meaculpable]

Or are gifted with a rather narrow view of the world.

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[meaculpable]

Careful, they say I've a talent for rhetoric and division.

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[meaculpable]

Yes.

[meaculpable]

It is always a change of pace to see you still alive, Jester.

[doeswhathewants]

By your third time, I should think being called back here is just as predictable.

Or are you exempting yourself?

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[that_is_asecret]

I see, I see!

[He rubs the back of his head]

What sort of freedom are you talking about?

THIS is here :|; -- audio;

[aslandish]

[ He doesn't answer immediately, but when he does, there is no small amount of weight to what he says. ]

The danger is greater than you know.

[meaculpable]

Were I to have any choice in the matter, I would be inclined to agree.

Memories of this place do not last, once you've managed to escape.