DEERINGTON INBOX

[teamfun]

FROM: SUBJECT: EDDIE so i'd like to prelude this with the fact that i... LUNA Hey, Louis? I have a... boy-related question? CHLOE soooooo max came back idk if you heard LUNA a gift CHLOE you look like a tool DARYL clem huh PETER Birthday business GWEN CAKE DIARMUID Louis!!! I have learnt at last what The Club is, and I am ready to attend!! ROGUE Hey. You alive? LUNA I have a bit of an update for you. AMARA you home? i have something for you DARYL Louis. You alright? You good? AMARA louieeeeeeeee i woke up and went home for a little while RUBY Penny quick! SHIRO I mean it's not like it's a FANTASY LUNA Yes, I can help you over video again... WILL they're brown EDDIE ok first of all it is completely normal to put... PETER G I know I complained about it, but seriously... SCOTT i saw a spider in my bathtub yesterday and screamed. GWEN i think i came up with the next piece of modern media you should try! CHLOE Hey, nerd; you've got a girlfriend, right? THE MUTE Corndog.jpeg AMARA Selfie PETER G Oh hey dude, this is Peter. The Graham one LANCE Hey man You there? KURT Christmas gift HUNK Hey, man! You got an address? THOM I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours? DIARMUID Louis, I bid a moment of time! EDDIE louis- hey sorry if this seemed ominious PETER Hey! It's Mr. Parker!

TO: SUBJECT: CLEM Hey. HEY. Guess what Summer Santa brought me? HUNK I have a bet with Shiro and I know I can trust you to tell the truth. CHLOE quick poll STEVE hey bitch you're still not awake LANCE hey, where've you been? my inbox has been weirdly empty of shitty memes MOIRA Hi there you've been recommended as a doctor i need to talk to CHLOE Hey. I'd ask if you're okay, but that's a bullshit question

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[teamfun]

Of course, you're cool. The coolest. One day I'll get you a little trophy saying just that.

[Rosie loves dem pats, give her all the pats.]

Well, you know as much as I want to be a big damn hero and use it on someone else, and as much as I know I'd feel shitty if I didn't. [He rolls his shoulders in a shrug. ] I know way, way more people can potentially die if I die like an idiot here.

[phaseflex]

Damn right.

[hypo passed over, amara's happy to give all her attention to the doggie. best girl.]

Ah, yeah. Morals are buggers, aren't they? I won't be mad if you don't end up using it on yourself. I just trust you'll use it on the right person.

[teamfun]

[He'll take it, turning it this way and that in his hand.]

Morals are the worst, I hate them. And yeah, I mean, I don't know what qualifies as the 'right' person if someone needs help? Surely that's enough?

[phaseflex]

That's for you to decide with it now, Lou-lou. [she claps his shoulder.] I trust you.

[teamfun]

Thanks, I appreciate and acknowledge the trust. Do I have to store it any special way? Like keep it out of sunlight? Shit like that?

[phaseflex]

Cap the needle for safety and put it somewhere out of sunlight, yeah. It's going inside you, so you don't want it too hot or cold. I mean, it won't affect how well it works but it'll hurt like hell.

[teamfun]

Aye aye, captain. Thanks for this. Hopefully, I won't have to use it, but given THIS place, that's... pretty fucking unlikely.

[phaseflex]

It has nothing to do with Deerington. People get hurt regardless of where they are. Having contingencies for your life is something you should do anyway to protect those who love you.

[teamfun]

...Okay, yeah that's fair. Honestly, our contingencies back home are making sure we have someone to smash your brains in if we ever die, so- yeah.

[spoor]

Shit. Ain't that familiar. [ The amount of time it took dealing with the Saviours before Negan really did show up spring to mind. ] That Sister needs put down, and fast.

[ Sure does wanna start looking. ]

Kinda preferred it when magic was just pulling rabbits out of hats. [ Fuckin' magic, man. ] Didn't you mention some bullshit about turning into some kinda smoke monster last year? Shit like that might happen this next month?

[teamfun]

No fuckin arguments there, my man.

Yuuuuuuuuup sure fucking did. That was October- October is a piece of shit in this place, by the way, like... the worst fucking month ever. I guess it goes all out for Halloween. Last October the gound was made of like... fucking organs and shit and everything. Also, there was creepy shit with the literal blood red moon.

...Basically get ready for the worst Halloween ever is what I'm saying.

[spoor]

Ain't make much difference when everyday's like damn Halloween for folk like us. [ The ground made out of organs? He ain't much liking it, but it's... not the worst? You deal with enough blood and guts and you kinda just roll with it after a while. ]

Yeah. Ain't that just swell. [ Jokes aside, the current change to this place means he's got work to do. Louis is alright, that's the main thing. Like with back home, he's gonna keep rolling with things. ] Listen, I'm gonna check out these walls now shit seems to have settled again. See what their deal is. Looks like they're around the whole damn town.

[ From what he can see, anyway. But, there's a pause, he's considering for a moment, thoughtful. ]

I don't know where you're at right now, but get home and stay there. You hear?

[ Is... this.... caring? ]

text; un: quibbler

[creidim]

[ JUST DID A BAD THING~~ ]

I have a bit of an update for you. About Peter and our demon... friend.

I'd like for you not to panic. I may have done something... somewhat questionable.

[teamfun]

I know, I get it. But most of the people here aren't as super fucking lucky as we are with the endless horror show.

[Most people here get to lead relatively normal lives where they don't have to worry about being eaten by the undead every single day. It's wild. ]

Shit, that's great. So we're trapped.

[Louis 100% wants to call Daryl out on giving a shit but it's been a terrible few days so for once he will show mercy, instead giving a lazy salute.]

Aye aye, staying at home, no getting killed and turning into an undead monster for me. Try to not die too, please.

[teamfun]

...
okay luna
honey
saying "i have done something somewhat questionable"
while also telling me not to panic
kind of has the opposite effect

are you okay?
did the somewhat questionable thing hurt you? or him?
...them??

[creidim]

No, nobody's been hurt? I did tell you not to panic, Louis. Should there be a time where you do need to panic, I would let you know.

[ And well, she might as well just come out with it: ]

So, I've formed a pact with the demon inside of Peter. He's called Paimon and he's actually a Goetic demon.

[ .... surprise?? ]

[spoor]

Man, they really got places out there that's all rainbows and shit?

[ Ditto, man. That's wild. ]

Alright. [ Even if he did give him shit, Daryl ain't gonna even acknowledge it. This is just how he is. ]

I ain't died yet. I ain't about to, neither. [ Meaning he's lived this long enough, he ain't about to start dying on people now. But yeah, he's got it. ] I'll check in later.

[teamfun]

luna

L U N A

do you know what counts as a reason to panic?

FORMING A PACT WITH A DEMON LUNA

that's reason to panic luna!!!!

also omg he told me his name was Pandemonium what a lying shit
also are you okay?
is peter okay?
and i have no idea what a goetic demon is
is it like a spirograph?

[Louis, that's geometric]

[teamfun]

Sometimes literally. I've seen some fucking insane shit.

[One day, Daryl, one day, he will sit you down and tell you about the time he became a My Little Pony. Won't that be fun?]

Okay dokey, good luck out there!

[creidim]

It's really not! It's fine! Everything went fine! It worked!

[ So many exclamation points.... ]

Pandemonium...? Wait, let me check that.

[ Wait until you actually see the notes she's made, she's been hitting the research pretty hard over the last several weeks. Trust the Ravenclaw to be all about that.

But sorry, Louis. She's going to be going silent for a good ten minutes. ]

That actually... makes sense, in a way. 'Pandemonium' can be interpreted to meaning 'little spirit' or 'little demon'. I don't think he... technically lied. Just offered you something else other than his actual name?

I'm fine, it was scary? But I'm alright. Peter is, too. He's just... tired. My plan was to try and help Peter gain some power over Paimon's influence but I think his 'ultimate' title is still wearing him down, regardless.

Um, no. It's not like a spirograph...?

Goetic demons are ones found in one of the five parts an occult book known as The Lesser Key of Solomon. In one part, Ars Goetia, it's concerned with conjuring demons. But the thing is he's not... well, how people think of demons, really.

So he's actually a djinn?

[teamfun]

that's a lot of exclamation points for something that went fine
are you sure it's gonna stay fine?
please don't die by demon luna i really like you and it would make me sad
you don't want to make me sad do you? :(

huh
okay well i'm still gonna call him panny
it works all ways

ugh yeah
that ultimate bullshit really threw everyone for a loop
hopefully when it stops it'll be easier? idk

wait
wait wait wait wait wait wait wait
so he's a genie?
like
do we get wishes??

[spoor]

Well, shit. Huh.

[ Okay, that might be... too much for him. People turning into horses? Ain't no way he's turning into some dumb pony. ]

Uh-huh.

[ aka 'thanks'. Such a way with words. ]

[creidim]

I am using them for emphasis that everything went fine.

Honestly? I don't know. I didn't really plan on bonding myself with a demon, and this kind of magic isn't exactly my type of magic. So really, I don't know what this means from now on. But I do know that Paimon doesn't want to hurt me. I even asked him and turns out he has to answer my questions truthfully?

There'll be no sadness happening for you here, Louis.

That's what I'm hoping happens. I think no matter what, Paimon's going to be a lot stronger this month. But with doing this, I can stop him taking over Peter completely. I can keep Peter here. Paimon knows that I don't want Peter to disappear.

[ And, well... if that's what she wants as his 'summoner', then... ]

A genie, yes.

I guess so? That's essentially how he functions. He's mostly related to knowledge and secrets, but the books say he can also grant people 'riches'. Basically, he's a demon who's subservient to whoever's summoned him.

[ Is she essentially the boss of a demon? Kinda, yeah. ]

[teamfun]

[At least that hasn't happened HERE yet, Louis feels that sort of insanity is a Wonderland speciality. But still. Wild times.]

Catch you on the flip side, don't die!

[teamfun]

Huh, so basically you've put him on a leash? I mean, hopefully, this won't turn around and bite you both in the ass. But it might be better than him being lose and everything inevitably going to shit. I'm 100% on board for Peter never disappearing, please.

...Soooo that would be you? Riches are overrated but knowledge and secrets might be useful someday, you never know.

But honestly, keeping Peter stable is the most important part of all of this.