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[ He's dreaming. He has to be.

But even once Valmont's done rubbing his eyes in disbelief, they're still there. All twelve talismans, lined up nice and neat on his nightstand.

Well then. He still doesn't know what's going on with this world, but if it brought the talismans here, to him... he might not dislike it quite so much as he did before.

And so, if you see a guy this weekend levitating around town, occasionally shooting fire out of his hands and/or laser beams out of his eyes, and looking giddier than anyone here has ever seen him... Well. That's probably V. Feel free to talk to him/try to keep him from blowing up something of yours. He's in a good mood. He might listen. ]

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[France's expression is sympathetic as he watches Valmont return to the ground.]

No, it's not. It's bound to be -

[He makes a vague motion ending in a shrug.]

Whatever it is that turns us all effectively human will be reinstated. It's always disconcerting.

[He doesn't sound particularly upset about it, more just somewhat annoyed.]

I take it that you are actually human, though? You have usually held your current form?

[ A sigh. ] Yes, I'm human. Regrettably. [ He holds up a hand, the dragon talisman still glowing within it. ] I'm getting my power from these. Though apparently not for very much longer. [ Damn. Damn and hell. ]

You wouldn't... know somewhere I could lie low for a bit, would you?

[France is actually really interested in that talisman. He's got a thing for objects that have stories behind them, and that obviously is something has a story or more behind it. He doesn't even try to hide his curiosity when he meets Valmont's eyes again. He smiles, bright and welcoming, tucking the rolling pin into the pocket of his apron.]

Would you like to come in for some coffee and a fresh croissant?

[ Well. When he'd started the day, he hadn't exactly expected that he'd be taking a break from his destructive rampage to have a nice sit-down chat with the country of France. But all that blowing things up does rather tend to make one hungry... ]

Do you know, I think I'd like that. But make it tea, if you would. [ Coffee, really. The drink of commoners and Americans. ]

[Once the boy is just a few paces from Valmont he stops, giving the last talisman to his Gardevoir. Then he focuses his gaze on the man standing before him, eyes almost shining behind his bangs.]

What was it you said? About you saying you wished me luck in trying to kill you?

[All of a sudden, Valmont will feel that familiar force holding him in place. It hasn't wrested his ability to move or speak like before, but he'll be disappointed if he tries to run.]

I don't need luck.

No - I didn't mean it, I didn't, I'm sorry, please don't kill me, oh god, please -

[ He can't escape. He hasn't got any powers left. So this is it. He's going to die. When it came down to it, somehow he'd never quite pictured that he'd go out begging for mercy at the hands of a fifteen-year-old psychic. He'd rather enjoyed not picturing that, as it happened.

Bugger everything. ]

[Well, finally something interesting. While Valmont is busy blowing up things and looting, he'll have an onlooker quietly watching the proceedings with a smirk playing on his lips. At his feet stands a very fluffy Torchick with her wings spread out in front of him, as if she thinks that will protect him from danger.

He leans heavily on a smooth, white cane, his one visible eye focused on Valmont.]

You sure know how to have fun.

[Nagi's response to Valmont's begging is exasperation. Whereas Schuldig feeds on the raw, often tainted emotions of others, Nagi has begun to feel exhausted by it all. It's partially for this reason that he elects to stay quiet as he pins Valmont's arms to his sides. He will die, but not as he would back home. Let him figure that out for himself.

In the pursuit of having this over with swiftly and to avoid hearing any more of his pleas, Nagi takes his head firmly and gives a sharp twist to the left to break his neck. It should kill him instantly, leaving him to vanish as Tsukiyama said the grunts back at Tohjo Falls did.

...in theory, at least.]

[ His voice rises in terror as he suddenly finds he can't move his arms. ] What are you going to -

[ It actually doesn't hurt that much. All right, for a brief second the pain is unimaginable, but then - nothing. He takes a moment to reflect on this before realizing that the reason he doesn't feel anything is probably because in a second he'll be dead.

And then he is.

Rocket Grunt Valmont whited out! ]

You've made talismans? Interesting. I had thought that was solely the province of insufferable demons. I do hope all of yours did something useful. [ He's a little bitter that some of the talismans don't actually have any combat abilities. ]

I define "invincible" as "incapable of suffering injury or death". Both of which, by the way, I am. I am flattered that you think of me as a god, though.

[ It really does have a nice ring to it. Perhaps he should look into deification. He's certainly powerful enough that he could probably amass at least a small cult. ]

Nothing quite as powerful as a demonic one, though I do have a specialty in summoning demons. And some demons can be insufferable, yes. Some are actually quite adorable.

[Jack Frost, please.]

Hm?

[ Valmont turns his head at the sudden voice, pausing in his rampage for a moment. He doesn't recognize this man, but he appreciates his taste in canes. ]

Ah, I'm glad you approve. I'm quite enjoying this new hobby, myself. [ He waves a hand at the destruction he's caused so far. This happens to be the hand with the dragon talisman in it, which means that he's causing even more destruction by doing so. ] I'd invite you to join me, but I'm afraid I'm not much for sharing.

[ Understatement. ]

Summoning demons?

[ He steps back - or floats back, as the case may be. ]

Oh, no. You'd better not summon any of them around me. I don't care how "adorable" you think they are.

[ To say his experience with demons has not been positive would be a gross understatement. ]

Oh, relax. Any that I summon would be under my control. I assure you, I know better than to make mistakes like that.

[He rolls his eyes. What kind of idiot does this guy take him for?]

Besides, you have an advantage here with your talismans. Considering I don't know what they do, fighting you would just be stupid.

Oh, I'm not worried about having to fight them. I find demons can be at their worst when they're allegedly on my side. [ He shudders. Never again. ] The reassurance is... appreciated, however.

Well, you see, I'm no stranger to this type of fun.

[Seeing as he just recently blew up a dust shop to do a little burglaring of his own.]

But please, don't let me stop you. I'm just here to enjoy the show.

[You see, some people are capable of civil conversation as opposed to going "hey, let's fight the guy with lazer eyes"]

I know one in particular, but given his reputation no one should ever be surprised.

[Loki, please.]

Where did you find those sorts of things, though?

Hmph.

[She doesn't react very much to that, or well. What she does do is pull a dagger out of her cloak and, with pinpoint accuracy, hurl it at the floating man.

Fight on, it seems.]

[ WELP that certainly is something sharp and pointy coming at him. Under normal circumstances that would have been a direct hit, but the rabbit talisman activates just in time, and he super-speeds out of the way. That was close, but he tries to act nonchalant as he calls down to the girl. ]

Really, is that all you've got?

What, talismans? Or demons? Although... I suppose the answer is really the same, given that the talismans came from a demon in the first place. [ He ponders this. ]

As to why they showed up in this world, I've no idea, but that's hardly important, is it now?

I meant the talismans.

[This place doesn't make sense, it's okay.]

Originally? All over the place, really. This one [ he raises the dragon talisman again ] was inside an active volcano, the levitation one was in a Bavarian castle... really, "four corners of the earth" just about describes it. Honestly, you'd think the demon could keep better track of his own talismans.

[ Disregarding that he couldn't keep track of much of anything when he was, you know, a statue. ]

Unless he specifically scattered them, either out of amusement or out of the need to prevent anyone from gathering all of them. Or someone else did, perhaps. There are a few people in my world who knew about demons before they started showing up in the middle of Tokyo.

Oh, he didn't do so himself. He was quite clear on that point. Apparently they were scattered so he would no longer have access to his powers - and having seen him with full access to his powers, I can hardly blame the person who did it. [ Says the guy who now has full access to the very same powers, without a trace of irony. ]

Tokyo, you say? We summoned a demon in Tokyo once. Lovely city. Would have been better with at least two fewer demons in it.

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