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[odaystar]

"Speak my name and I will hear it."
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audio ; backdated to the 22nd

[waywardscion]

Hello? Lucifer.. It's Noctis.



(There's a significant pause, his voice is low, his words slow to natural.)



We spoke briefly before, just a few times, I was wondering.. a few things, one was.. well. We got a letter saying we could put our sins on someone else, but.. I want to take a sin from someone. Can I do that?

[odaystar]

Ah, yes... It's been a bit.

As for your question... if you can, convince the to write your name on the paper. If not, I suppose we may be able to work out some deal. It will cost you though.

[waywardscion]

It wouldn't be easy to convince them. I'm willing to pay for it, what will it take?

[odaystar]

Tell me the sin first.

Most likely a sharp price... deals generally always have those.

[waywardscion]

I.. I don't know that.






Whatever Prompto has, whatever I can take for him, I want to. I'm prepared for what the price may be.

[odaystar]

You can't take his whole list, I'm afraid.

It would cost you far too much and it would be... ill-advised.

[waywardscion]

I'll take what I can. Please, let me do what I can for my friend.

[odaystar]

Sign away some of your soul to me. Do a little corruption.

That sort of thing.

[waywardscion]

(He can't help but ask:) Doesn't my soul already belong to you?

I don't really know about corruption; I can't force anyone to do something they don't want to do.

[odaystar]

It belongs to Hell because you were deemed worthy of it. But it will be released eventually after your debts are paid.

It's not about forcing. It's coercion, you know. Encouraging what's already there. But if not that, what else are you good at?

[waywardscion]

Nothing, which was why I thought I deserved to be in Hell in the first place.

So, encouraging things.. like sin? Doesn't matter what kind?

[odaystar]

It doesn't.

[waywardscion]

Okay, I will do this, I will let you know what happens. Sin can be .. rewarding, right? I mean, nobody has to get hurt.

[odaystar]

Of course not. Not necessarily.

I wouldn't ask you to hurt someone.

[waywardscion]

I appreciate that, uh..

How are you? It was a little crazy around here .. I just, was .. I was wondering if you're alright?

[odaystar]

I'm well, Noctis. Or as well as ever.

I've managed to recover from the spell. How are you though?

[waywardscion]

I don't know, this is a bit much. I'm not the only one suffering, you are too.. the others here with me. I was wondering about you and your father.

I .. I've heard others here talk about being familiar with your story. I don't think anyone can really know unless we been there.

My friend, he's been sleeping for some time, I'm worried about him. San. I wonder though, if that's better because he's not awake for some of the stuff that happens here.

Have you ever been asleep like that, here?

[odaystar]

The story they tend to hear favors my father more often than not. I doubt you have heard anything good.

He's asleep? I suppose I can send someone to check on him, if you want.

I had to rest after the spell ordeal, so it may be that he has to recover more energy.

[waywardscion]

I appreciate it, the staff I asked said sometimes we go into those kind of sleep - some wake up and some disappear, but he's alright.. he's not wasting away, he just.. it's like time stopped while he slept, meaning he doesn't eat, drink.. go to the bathroom, he's just sleeping.

I think the victors can write whatever they want about what went down. I'm assuming you were on the losing end of the war, though.

[odaystar]

Only time will tell, I suppose. It isn't that unusual.

I underestimated my Father... I suppose that was my own fault. Or rather, I let my arrogance get the best of me.

[waywardscion]

So.. you're in this place for eternity? What sort of room does that give you to grow?

(Perhaps that was a bit of a projecting on himself as well. The fact that he felt inadequate to handle what happened on his world, to fight the darkness, to save his people, to keep those he loves alive.. if it's taken from him, like this, how can he grow? How can he get stronger, make better choices?)

I don't know.. him, your father, but I don't understand why he would let his son stagnate here in Hell. Unless this place is somewhere you can grow in.. if you can ascend from here.


Have I got it.. wrong?

[odaystar]

I was supposed to be... it was a punishment that was supposed to last for the rest of my existence.

At first, I was resigned to the fate, but... I want more now.

I hope one day that I will have redeemed myself enough to leave here. I hope we all may leave one day.

[waywardscion]

This cycle of suffering and torment, you're with us in it. To hear you have hope gives me hope too. If you left, where would you go?

[odaystar]

I would just like to go home, I think. I miss it.

You?

[waywardscion]

Home, I guess. I don't know if I can go back. I'd like to go back.. I haven't finished what I started and I left Eos in a bad state.

I think I'm the only one that can save it.

I kind of.. think you're the only one that can save this place.