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[jacksonian]

[ voice / video / text / in-person ]

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video;

[jacksonian]

But what did create it?

video;

[brushoff]

It's more of a who than what.

text;

[itistolaugh]

look what you're missing

[ attached is a photo of a pretty smiling woman with a truly monstrous pizza ]

text;

[jacksonian]

[ no
no
nO

Oh god
He could start crying, because that photograph is pretty much everything he desires in the world. But he's savvy enough to be suspicious: ]

What's the hustle?

[itistolaugh]

???
nobody says hustle anymore come on

[jacksonian]

[ What on earth is going on...That's a weird response. Especially if she wants something in return. Which...she must, right? This is a scam, right? So, more directly: ]

What do you want?

[itistolaugh]

to make you feel bad about that stupid fad diet why are you being weird
i expected crying emojis not an interrogation

[jacksonian]

[ Okay, Mark has been accused of a lot of things in his day. Being on a fad diet is not one of them. ]

Who is this?

[itistolaugh]

harley
is this not jeff?
lol whoops sorry new phone my numbers are all messed up

[jacksonian]

[ Oh. It makes more sense now. Though he's not fully convinced this isn't some sort of hustle. ]

So Jeff's on a diet and so you're texting him pictures of beautiful women holding pizza to torment him?

[itistolaugh]

everyone needs a hobby

[jacksonian]

That's a weird one. Who's Jeff, anyway?

[itistolaugh]

jeff winger. we have a whole frenemy thing going on insta and bwitter so i've been taking a lot of selfies with carbs lately

[jacksonian]

[ And sending pictures of incredibly beautiful women with carbs, he thinks. When will he get to meet an incredibly beautiful woman with carbs? ]

Oh. Him. Do you actually like him?

[itistolaugh]

why would i send pics of myself to someone i don't like that would be weird
sending pics to total strangers on accident doesn't count obvs
who is this btw??

[jacksonian]

[ Uh. ]

That's a picture of you?

[itistolaugh]

lol yeah
did you think i had pics of some rando with pizza

voice;

[shifting]

...I think you might be worryin' a little too much, but I'll try and take that to heart.

In any case, I'll send over the paperwork on the building I found. And I hope I've got your support, even if you wont' help me run.

[jacksonian]

[ How is a woman that pretty talking to him
How is it possible that women who are that pretty are real and not a figment of his fevered imagination ]

Maybe you downloaded them. I don't know. Anyway, he's definitely not worth your time, you know.

voice;

[jacksonian]

Yeah.

[ A hesitation, and then, a bit gruffly - ]

And if I'm not just worrying too much - remember that, uh, your business is an investment for me. And I protect my investments.

video;

[jacksonian]

Fine. Who.

video;

[brushoff]

Lucifer.

[ SORRY, MARK....... ]

video;

[jacksonian]

[ A pause. ]

Like - the Lucifer...here. He did it?

video;

[brushoff]

[ And now comes the damage control. ]

Not entirely the Lucifer here. It was the Lucifer from my world—and I didn't even ask him to. All I did, while looking upon my portrait, was make an idle wish that the portrait would age and grow old, while I remained as young as I did on the day Basil painted it. I never thought it could happen in the first place, let alone cost my soul.

Of course, I don't regret it.

video;

[jacksonian]

[ Damage control accomplished; that calms him down. And he grunts in acknowledgment, and asks the natural next question: ]

Can anyone do that?