video;

[dissemble]

[Hello, Heropa and other assorted cities. Have you ever visited the big prison where they keep imports? You should, if only to see for yourself the appalling state the import-only section is in. Not particularly attractive, and the solid grey wall behind Lucifer shows signs of rather old graffiti.

It's that and the orange jumpsuit which give Lucifer away as currently being an inmate of Heropa's most secure. The corners of his mouth are turned up and it looks like his expression should be a pleasant one, but most people probably know by now not to mistake that for a smile.]

I really have to commend whoever it is behind this little trap. You've put a lot of work into making sure there's no way home without your say-so.

I hope it's worth it.

[There's a rumble in the background, someone talking in a deep enough tone that the feed can't quite pick it up.

Lucifer looks offscreen.] It certainly does, Bill. It certainly does.

[Another, slightly more disgruntled offscreen rumble and he turns back to the camera.]

My devoutly agnostic guard Bill here would like to mention that anyone thinking of following in my footsteps should think again. Apparently there's space enough in here for everyone who doesn't do what they're told.

Seems I'll be getting to know you all better after all.


One way or another.



[Oh, yes. You may have read in the papers or seen reports on tv about the start of Lucifer's trial. He empathised thoroughly with two weeping mothers who had lost family members, ignored all the lawyers, pointed out that he was technically not guilty of at least a third (but more like three-quarters) of the charges he was being brought up on, and (correctly) accused the one of the jury of possessing child pornography.

The less said about the Satanists camping outside the courthouse the better.

Stay tuned!]

Comments

[centurybaby]

Who says I haven't?

[ But she's making a bit of a face. ]

This isn't my fucking universe. It doesn't always obey me. And it won't send me home.

[dissemble]

How hard have you tried?

[centurybaby]

Not as hard as I could, I guess.

[dissemble]

[There we go.]

You try it and let me know where you went wrong.

[centurybaby]

I could do a lot of fucking damage if I fuck it up. I already did a year in an imPort prison before this.

[dissemble]

Oh?

[centurybaby]

Yeah. Apparently the authorities disapprove of teenagers taking over foreign countries. Who knew.

[dissemble]

If this were any kind of fair world, that wouldn't be a concern.

[centurybaby]

I like to think of myself as a benevolent dictator. They didn't see it that way though.

Doesn't matter though. Superhero types are always looking for the next fucking villain.

[dissemble]

Someone to call the next villain.

[centurybaby]

Big shoes to fill.

[dissemble]

Not really.

All you need to do is disagree with whoever's in power. [This makes him sombre for some reason.]

[centurybaby]

I already do that. All Holiday does is give me disapproving paternal one-liners.

[dissemble]

There's disagreeing and disagreeing.

[centurybaby]

Yeah? When I start a fucking riot, you'll be the first to know.

[dissemble]

Good luck, Messiah.