see the devil don't mean to be evil~ (closed)

(Cloudy 👉👈)

(dsjadvn sorry this moves pretty fast and my brain went into full procrastination mode. "You can't be overwhelmed if you just don't reply!!" anyways sorry my brain is a Dumb Bitch)

Sophie didn't miss the stranger's own exhausted look. "It should take us about fifteen minutes to get there," she said. She smiled when Pitch introduced himself and his sister. "Well, it's nice to meet both of you. And yes, this would be the mortal world. Most of us humans just refer to it as Earth, though." She noticed when Sierra nabbed her gum and candy, but didn't say anything–she had plenty more at home, anyways. The woman turned her attention towards the kids' father. "Also, may I ask why you keep calling me 'trickster'? Have I done something to mislead you?" A bold question, maybe, but Sophie wanted to know what the demon thought she had done.

(Np <33)

"The hair." Uktakt pointed out, as if it was obvious. "Purple is a very good sign of, well, tricksters. If it bothers you, I can call you something else." he said politely.

"Just call her Sophie or whatever she said her name was." Pitch shrugged a bit and stuck his hands in his pockets as he strode along, sucking idly on the jolly rancher in his mouth. "Are we almost there? I feel like I'm about to pass out or something. My brain is just like… not functioning right now."

"Why don't you shut up? Damn, I'm just trying to get a good night's sleep here." Pitch huffed indignantly and scowled, trying his best to look intimidating despite the fact that he could hardly keep his eyes open from the exhaustion. He was dragging his feet a bit as he walked, and he clearly wasn't lying about being tired.

"I mean I'd like to get back to sleeping, damn. You and your stupid technicalities…" Pitch yawned and stumbled a bit over a tree root, nearly toppling over onto the ground, but managing to stay up on his feet for the time being. "Nngh…"

Uktakt scooped Pitch up in his many arms, carrying him gently. "You can rest your head on my shoulder, it isn't as good as your bed but it'll do for now." he said, patting Pitch on the head.

"Mmm…" Pitch rested his head on his father's shoulder and yawned, not taking long to drift off to sleep. He went limp in Uktakt's arms, his breathing relaxed and easy.

(Lil beep to make sure this doesn't die :0)

(;-; I'm trying, sorry! Also sorry about this one being double late, I typed it up on the bus and forgot it existed as soon as I got home)

"Ah…" Sophie would have explained her hair to the demon, but… that could wait. It seemed like he had more important things to deal with. "Just 'Sophie' works. Is there any name–or title, I guess–that you want me to call you?" she asked.

Meanwhile, Cerberus had been behaving himself quite well since his incident. The dog padded up to Sierra curiously, making to sniff her arm. "Hm? Oh, that's my dog, Cerberus. He's really sweet. Soft, too! If you want, you can pet him. Let him smell you first, though. It's a dog thing, just him making sure you're not gonna hurt him."

(dsanvlkn did not see that post lemme edit)

(there we go!!)

"Uktakt, Lord of Darkness works just fine." he shrugged, walking slowly so that she could keep up, normally he was a very fast walker, something that tended to annoy his children. Edara, meanwhile, slipped out of the hole in the ground quickly, she could never be without Uktakt for long. The ground closed up, and she quickly caught up. She made a hissing noise at Sophie, but quickly stopped at the stern look she was given.

(Pitch isn't doing a whole lot but uh)
Pitch shifted a bit in his father's arms, huddling closer to Uktakt to try and steal his warmth. He yawned and relaxed after a few seconds of readjusting, seeming pretty comfortable.

Sophie probably shouldn't have been surprised at the long title, but her eyes widened a little. "I'll, uh, try to remember that," she said with an awkward laugh. Meanwhile, Cerberus simply wagged his tail and attempted to move closer to Sierra. "Most animals have wet noses, it's a sign that they're healthy," she explained to the girl.

Uktakt gently removed Sierra's hand from the dog. "Don't do that, you'll end up sick and foaming at the mouth by the time the day has ended." he scowled. "I don't know what kind of wolf this is, but I do know the dangers it possesses."

Cerberus's tail wagged and he leaned into the pets until they stopped, "Yes, that's his–" Sophie stopped when Uktakt removed Sierra's hand. "He's not dangerous and he's not carrying any diseases, if that's what you're worrying about," she assured the demon. "And he's not really a wolf, either–he's a dog." Her eyes widened a little as something clicked. "Uktakt–if I can call you that, the full title's, uh, long–when was the last time you visited the mortal realm?" Please, any gods that are out there, tell me he's just confused about the era… this is way too much to explain…

"Oh, I don't know, yesterday? Or wait, I built my children long before that… oh, I don't know, between ten years and two thousand?" he said. "Nothing could have changed that quickly without my knowing."

(Just a lil beep to make sure this doesn't die aha. Pitch is still sleeping ^^;)

(Actually, I think I might have to drop this for a bit. Probably should have done so earlier, but I don't think I'm in the right headspace for a whole lot on my plate rn. I'll probably come back to it once I'm feeling better about things, but for now I feel like it's mostly a lot of stress? I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with worthwhile responses and it's just Not sparking joy right now. Really sorry…)

(I'm bumping this just so it doesn't disappear, people can reply as they are able.)