don't know what i want but i know how to get it; i wanna destroy the passerby

[heckblazer]

WHO: John Constantine, some bad children, various bad adults, maybe you?
WHERE: Roundabouts various cities
WHEN: Early to mid-February
WHAT: John's February Super Fun Wow Catch-All Extravaganza
WARNINGS: To be tagged as necessary



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[heckblazer]

[ At least now there's only mild irritation on his face rather than wavering on the brink of a panic attack. ]

Sure. Just never call yourself a sexy ghost again.

[purple_reign]

Well...since you asked so nicely.

[They take another gulp from the bottle and, after a moment's thought, offers it back to John.]

What should I call myself instead?

[heckblazer]

[ There's a moment where John almost doesn't take it. But dealing with Inanna does require a certain amount of nerve sometimes. ]

Aren't you already a deity? If it's not broke...

[purple_reign]

Sure, but new pet names are always nice to have.

[heckblazer]

Woz' there something wrong with Sparky? These things gotta happen organically, y'know.

[ Besides, they'd enjoy it too much. Persephone was more fun to torment. ]

[purple_reign]

Of course not. Sparky's a good name too, just not very sexy.

[Because that's super important.]

[heckblazer]

[ Its an annoying little conundrum John has got himself in. Normally he'd be glad to subvert a deity's authority with silly nicknames, sapping out the decorum they were generally owed. But in this case, said deity wanted it. ]

Wasn't aware that was an area y'needed help.

[purple_reign]

[They're goddamn delighted by them, honestly. Pet names are little subtle means of affection.]

It doesn't need to be helpful for me to like it.

[heckblazer]

[ You can practically hear John's side-eye. ]


Comin' from the one who likes all kinda stuff they shouldn't. Right.

[purple_reign]

But those are all the best things.

[You know it's true because how could anything a goddess likes be bad?]

[heckblazer]

[ You are entirely looking at it, kid. ]

Mosta' the best things with notable exceptions, more like.

[purple_reign]

Normally I'd say something about the Word of a Goddess, but I don't think that'll work on you.

[They reach for the bottle again, stretching out across the mattress.]

[heckblazer]

[ He's all too glad to hand it over, still aching all over from his hangover. ]


Yer' gonna be all - [ He gestures lazily, doing something like jazz hands] - sparkling n' supportive no matter what shite I pull, ain't'cha.

[purple_reign]

I am a goddess of love. What did you really expect from me?

[heckblazer]

So ya do like to remind me.

[ Of course, he's still almost positive that he'll find some way to try even their patience, to disappoint that infinite, divine hope. But if he shuts up about it, it keeps them from continuing their bloody exhausting mental game over it. ]

It's not all bad, I suppose. Wouldn't still be kicking if it were.

[purple_reign]

Not all of it, huh? Is that your brand of complement?

[Inanna sits up enough to down the rest of the bottle without spilling it everywhere. Truly a mastermind of mind games, this one.]

[heckblazer]

[ There's a shrug with his usual guile. ]

I'll probably live longer if I don't piss off every last deity, I guess.

[purple_reign]

[They grin, lop-sided and darkly amused.]

I get the feeling you'll live a long life no matter what. You're too cunning and stubborn not to.

[heckblazer]

That, and they dunno what to do with me once I get down there. So it's not entirely me own merits - not that you should tell anyone that.

[ He glances at them suspiciously. ]

But right, not like that's where you'd want me to end up.

[purple_reign]

[They hum a tone of agreement, polishing off what's left of the drink.]

No more than you want me to end up where I'm going.

[heckblazer]

[ The frustrated sigh he emits isn't that loud, at least. ]

Its a shite impasse we're at, innit? There anything else we can chat 'bout? I'd even take bloody weather smalltalk at this point.

[purple_reign]

[There's a long pause while they run through different topics of conversation.]

Hm... Have you had a chance to meet Tara or Ammy yet?

[heckblazer]

[ Another thoughtful drag from his cigarette. He could make it look cool if he weren't such a mess of a person. ]

Ammy, yeah. Odd duck, but it's too late for me to complain 'bout being stuck with your gang.

[ That, and she saved him from being beat to death on the side of a road but god forbid John say a thing that lets the bloody children think they're cool. ]

[purple_reign]

Odd dog is more like it. [They were all a little odd, to be honest, but they weren't about to mention that.]

She's sweet though. One of the nicest of us.