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[He spent the first full day locked in his room.

He didn't even try to wash it away. The outburst on the journals, with the way the stain faded against his skin -- it was clearly something not meant to be washed away. Streaks of red across his forehead, his eyes, his nose, his ear. Like he'd fallen from a great height and smashed his head against the ground.

He spent hours in front of the mirror, staring at himself. He can see the castle's little joke. "Blood" a shade too bright, close enough to be mistaken, but to a discerning eye.... To his eyes, perfectly trained, it looks like betrayal plain on his face.

He hasn't eaten, he hasn't slept.

On the second day, he doesn't care.

He goes about his business. He tends to his bees, he collects (steals) supplies from around the castle, back straight and eyes hard like he doesn't look like he made himself into a crime scene.

In the kitchen, sitting on the counter eating an apple, he opens the journal in his lap to read. Eventually, when he speaks, his tone is flat and bored.]

It isn't actually required that everyone come up with a sermon. As a reminder.

((Open over the journal or in person, if you like!))

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Who says those things are mutually exclusive?

They usually are. Direct opposites, and all that.

Taking away autonomy can't produce misery? They don't need you, then, they're miserable enough themselves.

Now you're getting it. Well done, I knew you would eventually.

Presumably you knew how to do your job once, though. Somehow I doubt the rest of Hell shares a "kick back and let the humans take care of it" mentality.

Most of Hell meddles far too much. I've been a field agent since Eden, though. I watched humans and quickly figured out they could make their own lives, and each other's lives far more miserable than Hell ever could.

Sounds like you could stand to hold workshops.

I doubt the others would care to listen to me.

Not going to get any go-getter points with that attitude, no.

Whyever would I want something as pathetically mortal as go-getter points?

Because you like us.

I like humanity. Not a silly little points system. Big difference.

Yes, but humanity loves their point system. And they love using it to ruin the lives of their fellow humans. Haven't you ever been in an office before? That's where you should be focusing your efforts.

I have an office, I just don't like going to it.

Besides, that sounds like an awful lot of effort on my part.

Only a little, if you do it correctly.

I'm not a big fan of any sort of effort, to be honest.

You say so, and yet....

And yet what?

Color me skeptical.

Are you trying to be cute again? It's always hard to tell.

Just making an observation. You're free to rebut, if you like.

Your observations always come across as insults. Just an observation of my own there.

I say what I see. It's hardly my fault if someone doesn't want to hear it.

Have a lot of friends do you?

[Rude!!]

I somehow find ways to manage without having to pander to delicate sensibilities.

[read: John has a remarkably high tolerance for bullshit.]

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