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Woden's dead.

[ By now plenty of locals and imPorts alike have probably seen the viral bluetube footage of Baal and Inanna crashing Woden's big show, beating on him before teleporting him away. What is far less public, though, is what happened after. ]

It's been a hell of a week. I'd apologize for all the havoc he managed to wreak before now, but that damage is already done. All I'm sorry for is that it took so long to put a stop to it.

To set the record straight: yes. I killed him. I did what I had to do and no, I don't regret it. He needed to be stopped and this was the only way to do it. He hurt too many people already and stood to hurt a hell of a lot more even if we managed to contain him. Taking that chance wasn't an option. [ He pauses, expression both solemn and guarded, before it hardens slightly. ] I'm not taking further statements or answering questions about this, but you still all deserved to know the truth about what happened. That's all I'll say about it.

Hey.

[ Says someone off screen, and then the camera shifts over- it's Cassandra Igarashi, sitting at a table behind Baal, not looking like she was mentally prepared for this. In fact, compared to her spitting panic in her last post about Atropos, she looks absolutely drained. Particularly considering how blunt she gets about this: ]

Woden is Professor David Blake.

[ She takes a long sip of coffee. ] I can give you all the proof you want. So keep a wide fucking bearth when the Porter plucks him from hell. [ And then- for once- she seems finished. ]

[ The camera shifts again, shakier than before, and comes to rest on a rather ragged looking Inanna. Like Cassandra, Inanna looks in desperate need of a good, long nap. Even their voice sounds strangely worn down. ]

We know this is a serious matter, but please try to understand that everything we've done has been to try to protect you and the natives of this world. We can't erase anything Woden has done to you or your friends, but we will be doing everything we can to keep him from doing anything like this ever again.

I'm here if you have any questions that aren't about proof of Woden's identity.

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[ David’s heart has just about dropped into his stomach. Cold creeping through his veins as he plays the video once. Twice. Thrice.

David Blake had been someone he considered a friend. Someone to talk to about the comparisons of their gods, even if David himself had been reluctant to reveal his own divinity to Blake.

To find out that was the very man that had used him, had turned him into the monster known as Apep.... ]

Give me. Your proof.

[ He doesn’t know if these gods recognize him, and frankly he doesn’t care. He’s too angry. Shaking with barely contained rage. ]

[ Adachi's curled up on his bed when he gets this news, finally free and cuddling Riza-chan like his life depends on it. His sanity does at the very least, and the little Poochyena is more than happy to be resting heavily against him, anchoring him. ]

Could have saved some for the rest of us.

[ He may sound bitter, and he still wants to beat the hell out of Woden for what he did to him, but hearing that someone killed him was a relief all the same. ]

Good. Because there's nothing to regret. He deserved what he got.

[For doing all...that after people were still recovering from the horrors of the Shimmer.]

Ugh, I hope he comes back. Murder him again when he does? For me? Thanks.

[anyway, onto more pressing matters:]

Can one of you knock out Cass so she sleeps for once?

[ Cass just puts up her middle finger at Riptide like a mature, adult human being. ]

If he comes back...

[ Because that's the frustrating part, isn't it. Not that Baal is a big advocate of murder -- not that he's an advocate of it at all if and when it can be avoided -- and not that Baal doesn't usually see the fact they don't stay dead here as a good thing, but in this case...

It'd be bad enough, if any of them as gods were to go rogue and not stay dead. But Woden? David fucking Blake? Baal doesn't even know where to start with that. That guy as never even one of them, what more could he possibly want? ]

Do what you want to do. I'm not going to be the one to stop you.

[ Baal expected a little more controversy in reaction to this news, and it's somewhat of a relief that it's not the case. Not because Baal is afraid of controversy, but after the last couple of months, it's nice that for once things can just be easy. ]

He did. And probably worse. [ Baal pauses. ] At least it's over. He may never have been one of us, but we'll still clean up the mess he made.

[he flips her off back???]

There's already a queue forming in the event of that. We'll see what happens, but you'll probably have some competition.

[ No on-the-record promises, but... that will something to figure out, if and when it's a problem again.

And: ]

We don't do that.

[ ... Usually. ]

[ Woooow. She rolls her eyes as if she didn't do it first. ]

We already had to do that to somebody this week. We'd be going above our quota.

[ Well, who's this? Did David make more friends? Of course. She recognizes David Klein, but not especially well.

If she sounds annoyed, it may have to do with the fact that she was shaking with rage herself when she found out. Not the world's best topic. ]

Do you want the flash drive of things I ripped from his computer, the boatload of quote-unquote circumstantial evidence that amounts to something far more than circumstantial, or the packet of cocaine I found in his goddamn office? Because I think they paint a pretty fucking shitty picture, all around.

All of it. Every bit of it. I want to take Woden down for everything he's done. [ A pause. ]

Except the cocaine. I hope you handled that with gloves because otherwise the chain of evidence is already fucked over. You may as well flush it before he tries to somehow spin it as you planting evidence.

[ He's pacing, as he does when he's stressed. Gods, he could use a cigarette right now. ]

... If possible, Cassandra, I would like to meet with you in person. Maurtia Falls 006, if you please.

thanks

It'll be all right.
So will you.

[ For a moment Inanna is looking off screen—presumably in Baal's direction—brow furrowed with worry and a concerned sort of disapproval. They sigh heavily and turn their attention back to their own screen, fixing Adachi with a somber, tired look. ]

You were put through enough without adding the burden of taking a life to everything you're already carrying. [ A beat. ] Are you... Do you need anything?

[ Inanna manages a tired smile, a flicker of amusement breaking through the exhaustion. ]

After all this? I'm booking everyone a spa day.

Good. Can I come? Not, like, into the spa. I'll just stand outside and make sure she doesn't escape.

Yeah. I know.

[ but it's still nice to hear it ]

I could always come over and do it...

I'm not usually a fan of repeated murder but... you're going to slap a nullifier on him, at least?

[he shrugs.]

At least you got him this time. Thanks.

How's Hades?
You have someplace to stay?

I don't advocate murder. But this was... [ He shakes his head. ] We were out of options. Now we have some time to plan out round 2 in advance.

That's the idea, though.

[ Something like a nullifier, anyway. ]

It's fine. I get it. I hope other people can too.

[it's a fact of life for people like them. ones constantly at war with one thing or another, physically or otherwise.]

Good luck with it.

Thanks.

[ This is probably about the time he should say something more diplomatic, something PR friendly where he says he'd understand if blah blah blah blah even though it's complicated issue, but this is Baal. ]

Fuck them if they don't.

Yeah. I get that.

[...]

Is he likely to try and get revenge? 'Cause, like... I can just step on him.

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