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[4thprince]

Fourth House of the underearth. It's the house I belong to. ( Kai sits up on his elbow and looks at Nate, watching him strangely. )

I don't know Oxford. But you're a witch? One that fears demons?

[guylining]

[ Nate's leaning back by now, but he's turned towards Kai. He lifts an eyebrow.

He's never heard of any houses of the underearth, which in many ways is comforting. Kai's different enough already from the demons he knows. ]

I wouldn't say fears.

[ Though, it's true enough. He's spent a long time fearing Ineroth. ]

But you remember the bit about eating me, yeah? I wasn't being a dick, it's what I'm used to.

[4thprince]

I'm aware demons can eat people. ( he rolls his eyes. ) Just as easily as another human could stab you when you sleep. Do you judge all humans for their violence? Or are only demons not allowed to be nuanced and unique from each other?

[guylining]

[ Nate gives him a wry smile. ]

I judge humans for a lot. Witches, too. But none of them have spent an extended amount of time trying to stab me, whereas demons...

[ He trails off. ]

I wasn't trying to judge you, I want to be safe. That's all.

[4thprince]

As do we all. ( Kai responds. )

Where is Oxford? ( before he goes on anymore of a tirade. )

[guylining]

England.

[ A pause. Honestly, there's no reason to assume... ]

Uh, Earth. The human realm. Or one of them, anyway.

[4thprince]

Well not my mortal realm. ( Kai leans back agains the wall his bed is against. ) We're all from different worlds from what I've gathered so far.

[guylining]

Yeah.

[ Nate sounds neither surprised nor overly concerned. You could've told him this was Tuesday and he'd react the same way. ]

Not all magical ones, I don't think. I got a lot of talk out there about monsters and rituals to keep them under control. Sounds culty, I think.

[4thprince]

They've certainly started their work indoctrinating you. ( Kai smirks a bit as he nods to Nate's whole attire. )

[guylining]

[ Nate glances at the clothes and makes a disgusted sound. ]

It was that or keep walking the streets naked.

[ He pauses, then frowns at Kai. ]

Which I'm guessing is the option you took?

[4thprince]

( Kai gives a snort of laughter, then nods his head to the end of the bed where a lump of clothes sit. ) No, I had just already stripped down for sleep.

Unfortunately I was unable to grab any nightclothes on my way to a bed.

[guylining]

Yeah, join the club.

[ god, he's going to have to get nightclothes. He's going to have to wear clothes in bed because he's sharing a bedroom. How do people live this way? ]

So what horribly revealing kinkwear did they give you? I'm glamouring mine in the morning, I can't be seen in those. Even if the rest of the town can.

[4thprince]

( he shrugs. ) I didn't pay it much kind. Pants and a top to get me through the crowd. Neither covered much but they got the job done.

[guylining]

Yeah. Better than nothing.

[ A pause. ]

So what's your take on the whole monster sex cult thing?

[4thprince]

Kind of hard to have a take. ( he sits with his back against the wall now. ) I'm quite irritated about being kidnapped for the second time in less than half a season. I don't particularly like being forced into an environment such as this.

I don't really think there's a positive take on this for those like us.

[guylining]

[ Those like us. Nate looks sharply up at him. He hasn't really been thinking in such unifying terms. ]

I don't love it myself.

This is your second time, what was the first? A world like this?

[4thprince]

( he shakes his head. ) It was in my own world. I awoke from being kidnapped only days ago.

[guylining]

Oh.

Well, that's...terrible timing.

[ Nate chews his lip. ]

You were surprised, that a witch might be afraid of a demon.

[4thprince]

( ah, back on that. ) Witches work with devils. Entities. Whatever you want to call them.

And a lot are descended from demon blood.

[guylining]

[ Nate nods.

Although, he might have to put a pin in that. ]

So then was it witches, who hurt you? Kidnapped you, I mean.

[4thprince]

( this does take Kai by surprise. ) No. What did I say that would imply that? Humans and expositors kidnapped me.

[guylining]

Nothing, I guess.

[ he's sitting up too, now. The sheet has pooled in his lap, and he sits cross-legged. ]

It's just...I can't imagine humans capturing a demon. A witch could do it, no problem. [ Well. There'd be problems, certainly, but the point is that the spells exist, and by now Nate is extremely familiar with them. ] But a human? Most of them wouldn't even know how to find someone like you.

[4thprince]

( Kai watches Nate, then bursts out laughing. )

The eyes aren't a dead giveaway?

I think you're too caught up in the demons of your world. They don't sound anything like my people.

[guylining]

[ Nate smiles, and then shakes his head. ]

Trust me, no one would look at your eyes and think "demon". At least not right away. There'd be contact lenses, cosplayer, weird goth kid, and plain old not even noticing, all ahead of that. Humans are incredible at not noticing what's in front of them.

[ He shrugs, and leans back against the wall. ]

You're probably right, though. I'm working with what I know.

[4thprince]

( Kai shakes his head ) Not in my world. In my world the eyes would tell everyone everything. We don't have... any of those things that you mentioned.