It's true that we should take pride in our fortitude. On that note... Power-chan, I believe that your heroic exploits will increase the credibility of Public Safety in this case as well.
[And her villainous exploits will also serve Makima's interests in another way. If she went wild over the discovery of blood, others could see that Devils (and Fiends and hybrids) were wild creatures.]
You are at liberty to speak with the others much as you would Denji-kun. You may report to me as the leader of Special Division 4. Though I recommend not directly discussing my individual actions too much. You see, people here are unfamiliar with the authority of Public Safety. I would like to build up an equivalent authority gradually so that my past and present actions can gain democratic justification.
[ Power is the most intelligent of the Fiends, but it doesn't necessarily mean she's smart. She folds her arms, drawing her thumb pensively over her lower lip. ]
So you wish to make these people trust you to lead them?
[ She tries to translate. ]
And you do not want me to tell them you are the Control Devil.
That's right. If pressed, you are to maintain the fiction that I am a twenty-five year old human woman who worked up to a merely intermediate position in Public Safety.
[Is that what she is now...? Just a salarywoman with a god complex? She's lost so much. Makima takes another step closer. Imposition still remains.]
Likewise, Chainsaw Man is to be discussed strictly as an eccentric new hunter of Devils. I believe that even the nonhumans here are not of provenance to be trusted so greatly.
[ Power visibly twitches as Makima steps closer, and while she doesn't back away, she does lower her chin. Her fingers curl in on themselves. She has no idea where she compares to the other Devil now in strength, but she's too afraid to test it just yet. She has no reason to when she believes Makima to be the best bet to make. ]
And what of being a Fiend should I say?
[ She's already let people know she isn't human, but like all Fiends, her head gives her away anyhow. ]
I imagine there may be others who sense your status readily, or at least could infer something along the lines of Devil and human, so it seems reasonable enough. If you have some wish to explain yourself differently, I'll see what can be done.
[Makima makes to pet Power on the head, peering at her horns in a sisterly way.]
Are these cameras you mentioned feeding you well enough? I don't know if we have the right equipment to drain your blood...
I see no need to explain myself differently. I've no cause like you to endear myself to these mortals and they cannot hope to overpower me. Except... I might call myself Devil. It seems there's no need to make a distinction here.
[ She doesn't want to admit to a weakness by calling herself a Fiend and explaining it. Surely Makima can understand.
She accepts the petting, though it is in the way a stray animal accepts such things... warily, tolerating, on their best behavior in a new environment. ]
Human fare nourishes me and there are supplies in this kitchen. I only wish it were pure blood...
Tis strange, though. The blood of the camera, it tastes unlike any I've known, and I have tasted much.
[Gears are turning in Makima's head. It seems this is a favor that comes with a price.]
If they blackmail us with pictures, I can always say that the limited supply of pure blood is why your hellish features are so diminished compared to other Devils.
[She runs her thumb over her palm thoughtfully. She'd gotten off the topic before but Power has sharp senses and can flaunt them more openly in her different role.]
Perhaps it really is a creature, one that would be impossibly large in ordinary past experience... Bioluminescence might be a better explanation than fuel transported to the ocean at great cost.
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Date: 2023-06-16 02:35 am (UTC)[And her villainous exploits will also serve Makima's interests in another way. If she went wild over the discovery of blood, others could see that Devils (and Fiends and hybrids) were wild creatures.]
You are at liberty to speak with the others much as you would Denji-kun. You may report to me as the leader of Special Division 4. Though I recommend not directly discussing my individual actions too much. You see, people here are unfamiliar with the authority of Public Safety. I would like to build up an equivalent authority gradually so that my past and present actions can gain democratic justification.
[Because she is always right.]
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Date: 2023-06-16 02:59 am (UTC)So you wish to make these people trust you to lead them?
[ She tries to translate. ]
And you do not want me to tell them you are the Control Devil.
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Date: 2023-06-16 04:52 am (UTC)[Is that what she is now...? Just a salarywoman with a god complex? She's lost so much. Makima takes another step closer. Imposition still remains.]
Likewise, Chainsaw Man is to be discussed strictly as an eccentric new hunter of Devils. I believe that even the nonhumans here are not of provenance to be trusted so greatly.
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Date: 2023-06-16 05:16 am (UTC)[ Power visibly twitches as Makima steps closer, and while she doesn't back away, she does lower her chin. Her fingers curl in on themselves. She has no idea where she compares to the other Devil now in strength, but she's too afraid to test it just yet. She has no reason to when she believes Makima to be the best bet to make. ]
And what of being a Fiend should I say?
[ She's already let people know she isn't human, but like all Fiends, her head gives her away anyhow. ]
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Date: 2023-06-17 05:29 am (UTC)[Makima makes to pet Power on the head, peering at her horns in a sisterly way.]
Are these cameras you mentioned feeding you well enough? I don't know if we have the right equipment to drain your blood...
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Date: 2023-06-17 05:49 am (UTC)[ She doesn't want to admit to a weakness by calling herself a Fiend and explaining it. Surely Makima can understand.
She accepts the petting, though it is in the way a stray animal accepts such things... warily, tolerating, on their best behavior in a new environment. ]
Human fare nourishes me and there are supplies in this kitchen. I only wish it were pure blood...
Tis strange, though. The blood of the camera, it tastes unlike any I've known, and I have tasted much.
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Date: 2023-06-18 04:59 am (UTC)[Gears are turning in Makima's head. It seems this is a favor that comes with a price.]
If they blackmail us with pictures, I can always say that the limited supply of pure blood is why your hellish features are so diminished compared to other Devils.
[She runs her thumb over her palm thoughtfully. She'd gotten off the topic before but Power has sharp senses and can flaunt them more openly in her different role.]
Perhaps it really is a creature, one that would be impossibly large in ordinary past experience... Bioluminescence might be a better explanation than fuel transported to the ocean at great cost.