“No..I..” He stuttered. “Why would I do that? Steal souls?” Tadeusz‘s eyes look down. “I don’t steal souls,” he states quietly.
I Never Should’ve Woken Up / one on one / closed / mature-ish?
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Em lowered her shovel away from him. She leaned it against the table before walking across the room and flicking on the light.
"So lets get this straight," She said, pulling a chair out from the table and sitting in it. "You're here because I accidentally summoned you?"
Tadeusz blinks, adjusting to the light. “I mean, that’s only what I could really think of that actually made sense,” he admitted. Tadeusz stood up straight this time, to full height. “I don’t know, what were you doing before you… hypothetically summoned me?”
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Em rested her head in her hands and let out a soft groan. "I was trying to read a book in my basement, but I couldn't read the language so I tried sounding it out." She explained before looking up at him.
"Damn. You are tall." She mumbled when he stood up to his full height.
“Oh.”
Tadeusz seemed to think. “A strange book..? I’m not completely sure either right now..“ he paused. “I mean, it may have been some sort of summoning book or something. That would make sense.”
He glanced down at her. “Or maybe you’re just short,” he jokingly said, though after some thought he brought a finger to his chin and looked up, adding quietly in a mutter. “Yeah, you’re probably right though. I am tall.”
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"Oh course it was a summoning book." Em let out a sigh. "It had to be a summoning book."
"I am above average, excuse you." She snapped back, though there was a small smile on her face. "You'e freakishly tall."
"We should probably introduce ourselves." Em said, sticking out her hand. "I'm Emerald, but you can call me Em."
Tadeusz looks back at her again. He holds out his hand, careful with his nails. “Tadeusz Kielar, at your service. Although..” Should he give her his given name? There was no harm in doing so, after all…
“..Although, Torzonas is my given name. You can call me by Torz if you want to. Nice to meet you…” He pauses. “…What now?”
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Em smiled. "Nice to meet you Torz. Uh…sorry about the shovel." She said sheepishly.
"I have no idea what should happen now." She said with a shrug. "What do you usually get summoned for?"
“It’s fine.” He closes his eyes, thinking. “I uhh..”
“Well, that’s the problem. I don’t ever get summoned by anyone, this is the first time someone else actually summoned me.” Torz opens his eyes again and shrugs. “So frankly, I don’t know.”
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"Well, I don't know either." Em said with a shrug. "I guess I could go get the book and try to send you back but I don't want to read off random lines and keep summoning demons in my house."
"If I get the book, do you think you could read which one I need to read to send you home?" She asked.
Torz faltered, seeming as though he was going to say something but stopped. “Eh….” He seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.
“Ooh, please don’t send me back home..!” He quickly said, his tone becoming more panicked. “I cannot go back to Hell again!” There were many reasons for that, of course..Torz would explain if need be. “Please let me stay here!” He leaned down again.
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Em jumped at Torz's panicked tone. "O-OK! I won't!" She said, reaching out and placing her hands on his shoulders. "Calm down. I won't send you back to…Hell."
Torz stares at Em for a few seconds, before closing his eyes. “Oh, thank you..” He says, in gratitude. He opens his eyes again. “But seriously,” he whispers, “what now?”
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"I guess your going to stay at my house?" Em said with a chuckle. "Does that sound good to you?" She asked.
Torz stayed still for a few seconds, thinking about what she’d said.
His response didn’t take long, though. His tone was almost excited. “Oh, that sounds good! But where will I stay?” He’s always wanted to have conversed with a human, and here he was at this very second. And now, he was living with one?!
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"There is a extra bedroom that is just filled with boxes at the moment. I could clear that out and then I could buy an air mattress." Em explained, slowly. It seemed pretty obvious that he didn't know too much about how things worked here. "How does that sound?"
He nods quickly. “That sounds good!” He lifts his head, glancing around the kitchen.
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Em let out a long sigh. "Good." She said, sitting back in her chair. This wasn't wasn't she expected to do on a sleepless night but I guess it was something she would have to deal with now.
Torz looked back again and shuffled up to the table, pulling out a chair to sit down across from her. He crossed his legs and leans forwards, setting his chin in his hands.
“What are you going to do now that everything is…somewhat settled?”
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Em gave him a confused look. "I probably should go to bed, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to go to sleep after this." She said, resting her head on the table.
"I expected to get up, read a bit, and head back to bed. Didn't expect to summon a demon." She mumbled.
"Mm, I'm sure you'll be able to get to sleep if you try hard enough. In the meantime, if you can't right now, I think that would make a good time to get to know each other. Maybe you'll sleep better?" Torz tilts his head, ending off in a question.
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Em looked up at Torz, tilting her head a bit as well. "You don't seem to know too much about humans." She said, propping her head up on her arms.
"Didn't you say something about…'first time being this close to a human'?" She asked.
"I mean..I have been close to a human," he began to take on a more unsure tone. "But she didn't really like me that much for whatever reason." He looked down for a moment, then looked back at her. "But you, you're different!"
"I don't really know that much about humans, that is part of the reason why I came to Earth," Torz explained. "To learn more. Because I was curious."
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"Wait, came?" Em asked, not sure if he was referring to him being summoned or when he was here before. Though it sounded like he wasn't talking about this time, to her.
"Well, the first time, it was by choice. A demon can go to Earth if they want, only once though. The rest of the times you either get summoned or you just stay on Earth." He explained. "It's a bit confusing, but I guess it's been that way for a while now."
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Em nodded, though she was confused. She was getting tired and it was getting obvious. Her eyes were partially closed, and her head was nodding off a bit.
Torz pauses, then speaks. "You can go to bed, if you want," he notes her current condition.
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Em snapped awake at the sound of his voice. She stared at him a bit before nodding. "Yeah. I should." She said rubbing her eyes.
"Do me a favor." She said, standing up. "You can look around all you want but please don't touch the cat or the snake."
"Okay. I won't." He blinked, glancing around. There wasn't too much to do at night for Torz at least, so he'd presumably also go to sleep once he got bored enough. Torz stood up, stretching.
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Em nodded slowly before wandering out of the kitchen and to her bedroom. She opened the door to find Rebel curled up on her pillow, purring to his hearts content. She maneuvered her way around him before settling down and passing out as soon as he head hit the bed.