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[strippedofgrace]

[There is a stereotypical businessman working at his computer. For our purposes it doesn't matter what he looks like, because very soon a hand taps on his shoulder.

The guy looks around and immediately scrambles away. The hand belongs to one man with sharp teeth and devil wings... as well as a very silly outfit but you be the judge on that one.

The devil tsks.] You lied to Saint Peter. You told him your girlfriend was dying in the hospital and you wanted to be there for her when she passed away. Which is sort of true, except it's your ex-girlfriend who you hadn't seen for two months.

[The businessman is stammering something but the devil goes on.] Peter's a sucker for sob stories and he let you come back to life, and for the two weeks from then until now you didn't go near that hospital. Well, guess what? She's dead, and your time is up.

Now, you were kinda borderline before this. You cheated on your wife, you stole from your company... But that was a pretty big lie you just told. So, guess what?

[He leans in close to the man's face with a grin full of teeth.] You're going to Hell, man.

[The man gives an unearthly wail as fire consumes him, leaving nothing but his clothes and his computer. The devil sighs and starts picking up his possessions.]

Getting rid of their stuff is the worst part... eh, what's this blinky light mean? [He presses random buttons on the computer, and one of them cuts off the recording.]

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[fortheworld]

[SILLY COSTUME BUDDIES]

The devil that judges the dead, is it? I wonder what the Church would make of this recording.

Welcome to the Community.

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[strippedofgrace]

[Yes awesome!]

It answered- Oh, this is that internet thing. Yeah, guess I'd better reply.

It's nothin' they don't already know, is it? People go to Hell when they're bad.

[fortheworld]

Yet validation has its own worth, does it not? Though I suppose such a thing would be easy enough to fake. And harder still to explain.

[does this mean she'll have to be religious now? oh joy.]

[strippedofgrace]

If the devil gets people to believe in God, that's hilarious.

[fortheworld]

It stands to reason one comes with the other. Though can it be called belief if you have proof?

[strippedofgrace]

I dunno. I'm not really into big philosophical questions. The only philosophy I go for is that you can't have a justice system if there's no punishment for bein' bad. 's why you have jailers and stuff, right?

[fortheworld]

The logic follows. A known and enforced set of consequences to undesirable actions that otherwise hold none, correct?

[like, say, corruption and embezzlement in political figures...]

[strippedofgrace]

Right. Especially when people think they won't get caught - with Hell you always get caught. It's a good job.

[fortheworld]

Certainly efficient; a pity about the publicity.

[strippedofgrace]

It helps to be scary! Nobody cares if they get taken in by the nice devil man down below with the cookies.

[fortheworld]

Not that I disagree, but how should I put it:

Is the Devil to be considered a good man or a poor one, for their role?

[strippedofgrace]

Good man. Everybody says good things about hard work.

But a really bad angel.

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[fortheworld]

[that gets a bemused chuckle]

Well, I can hardly deny that.

[fortheworld]

[she curtseys]

Thank you for your work.

[strippedofgrace]

Eh? Uh... well... you're welcome.

[He's embarrassed now great.]

[fortheworld]

[she nods]

Well met.

My name is Oriko Mikuni; if you have any questions regarding this Community, I will answer as best I can.

Admittedly, a lot of it is unknown.

[strippedofgrace]

Really? Everybody's been trying to get me a computer, wouldn't have thought that.

[Guess who doesn't know the difference from the community and the general internet yet.]

[fortheworld]

This may sound a little absurd, but this Community connects between worlds. I am most likely not in yours just as you are unlikely to be in mine.

Who it connects to itself is seemingly random.

[strippedofgrace]

Really? How come nobody told me that? That makes it actually interesting.

[fortheworld]

Well, I'm telling you now, am I not? It seems as if you've only just arrived, as it were.

[strippedofgrace]

Guess I'd better get my own computer. Not keeping this one, that's blood money.

[fortheworld]

I cannot confirm if the Community connection will follow you or not; there are cases of it being passed along by items and following people through different mediums both.

[strippedofgrace]

I don't keep people's stuff. There's principles here.

[fortheworld]

[she nods]

Then; I hope we will see each other again soon.

[yes_im_kawaii]

Auuuu! Why does this place keep showing creepy things?