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[She does a little backtracking in her own mind -- Mammon's Island was in May, so it's been just under a year for him.]

There was a Hellburbia almost two years ago. This one wasn't Barbas's doing, it was a punishment from Lucifer that was basically designed to teach us how good we have it here -- we still have our free will, after all!

[You can almost hear the sarcasm.]

It wasn't meant to last forever. It was short, less than a month.

[ That changes the narrative a bit and hearkens back to Tech's original theory that Barbas and Lucifer are actually putting on a show because they want to play with the sinners' emotions -- steer them toward loyalty toward Lucifer. It would make more sense than Lucifer being so incompetent that he got trapped in a version of a spell he himself had cast before. ]

so basically this whole thing was a remix with the only difference being barbas intended to make it permanent? geesh, there's a whole lack of creativity going on in the torture department. where do we bring our complaints?

[ An attempt at humor. Though he's not feeling very humorous right now. Fuck this whole situation. ]

but so long as barbas is still around and the doctor is still kicking inside of fitz, is there a chance this could happen again?

I've found very little is noted in the way of complaints given that it's -- well -- Hell. I think it was probably more a matter of convenience than concern for ingenuity, though.

[But she smirks a little as she types it. He's right, it is dreadfully one-note.]

There's a chance. At this moment I'm not certain how we all might proceed on making sure it doesn't happen again.

could we just....idk, kill barbas? like with him gone, that would be problem solved.

[ Yeah, maybe he's over here casually suggesting murder but like....prove him wrong that it wouldn't fix things!! Can't have a spell if the one casting it is dead, right?? ]

although come to think of it, do the demon lords follow the same resurrection rules that we got? i know a few of the sinners who have died here and revived, so if demons can do the same, then i guess killing them isn't a solution either.

Not that I'm opposed to the idea, but Lucifer has alluded to a delicate balance amongst the celestial beings present that shouldn't be disrupted. And until proven otherwise I have to assume the resurrection rules do apply, so really the only thing a murder might do is put a bigger target on one's back. The only plus is those rules seem to apply for everyone.

Edited 2022-03-27 03:04 (UTC)

idk if this is useful at all, but i was kinda a nerd back in hellburbia. and one of the things that stuck with me afterward is being able to translate some of the ancient demon languages. maybe there's an answer hiding in one of their books? i feel like every time i open one, i risk getting cursed lol but i'd be willing to look into it if it can help fitz.

[O rly.]

That would certainly open up my options for research, if you're willing to help. I'm pretty limited in what I can read myself, language-wise. So that could be helpful, yes, thank you.

yeah, you got it. we're kinda fam now so i got your back. you're like my stepmom now, right?

...i promise not to say that ever again and make it weird 😂

anyway, even without fitz being my fake dad, he's done me some favors having some computer parts sent my way from the office. so i owe him, even if what he thought he was sending me was junk

anything in particular you want me looking into?

[Well, it's definitely not the worst thing she's ever been called, and no one's ever been the worse off for more people in their corner here.]

Ha! I suppose we are, in a way. It's not any less strange than having memories of giving birth to people you definitely didn't give birth to, anyway.

Honestly, I'll take any forward progress at this point. I've been trying to look into the taboo on Barbas's name and what that may entail -- I don't know if it came up when you saw him, but Fitz can't seem to bear to have his name said and talking about him doesn't fare much better. But he said the Doctor and Barbas were going to be sure that whatever work they were doing, he couldn't undo it, and it involved giving blood willfully. And I suppose while technically Fitz wasn't the one giving it, it is the same blood. I don't know if that work was the Hellburbia takeover or something else worse.

[Bloody ridiculous, isn't there some kind of magic court you can go argue in about these things? Probably not. But Jemma would do it.]

And of course if we could just... throw the Doctor away that would be neat and tidy.

[A girl can dream.]

it didn't, really. but we didn't talk about that guy too much. i didn't stay long and he'd asked me to check in on you. but that gives a good jump off point if nothing else. looking into spells that invoke names or something along with blood magic.

the latter, not sure anyone can fix that. except fitz.

[And that is a messy prospect and always has been.]

Unfortunately. But that's my Fitz, giving even his worst self the compassion he won't give himself.

Thank you. Let me know if you find anything.

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