a meme i did on nanowrimo’s forums
too lazy to re-bold things
Elliot Andeville: A bookish young man who seeks to learn about demons and expose the wrongdoings of Heaven.
Zhirael: The Demon Lord Elliot sells his soul to in order to obtain information. Surprisingly affable and mostly harmless.
LaPlata Costina: A Higher Angel who was stripped of her power and cast from Heaven for unknown reasons. Friends with Zhirael.
Harold "Harry" Meyer: Elliot's blunt and outspoken childhood friend. Kind of a bully, but genuinely cares about people.
Mercedes Thurston: Another one of Elliot's childhood friends. She's intelligent and a good leader, but also stern, stubborn, and hard to get along with.
Filael: A coquettish Lesser Demon who is an acquaintance of Zhirael's. Pretends to be human at night and runs a cafe for fellow glamoured demons.
Arnaldo "Arnie" Andeville: Elliot's loud and vivacious grandfather who never stops telling stories about the time he survived an event where part of the mortal plane collapsed into Hell. To be fair, that's a fairly exciting story.
Clemence Meriwether: The local librarian. Perpetually fidgety and anxious, but she unconvincingly attempts to be authoritative anyway.
Barry Hodgson: The local newspaper editor. Red-faced, passionate, and motivated, but also secretly extremely paranoid and stressed 24/7.
Vernon Andeville: Elliot's younger brother. A baby.
1. Harry and Mercedes get married. Filael turns into an animal and shows up at their doorstep. What happens next? I think this might actually happen in canon, aside from Filael rusing her way into their household by pretending to be something adorable and fluffy. Probably to steal all of Harold's cash. 2. Elliot steals something from LaPlata. How did it happen, what is stolen, and do they give it back? Elliot gets horribly smited even if all he steals is a french fry off of her plate. Stealing from bitter higher beings is generally a poor idea. 3. Zhirael must adopt Clemence or Arnie. Whom do they pick and how does it work out? Definitely Arnie. Zhirael likes to listen to people ramble, so he probably likes old people a lot. That aside, Clemence would probably pass out at the thought, and Zhirael isn't as interested in causing others agony as his job title implies. 4. Filael and LaPlata start a band. They need two more members. Whom do they pick, what do they name the band, and what sort of music do they play? They pick Zhirael and Elliot, because they're all friends anyway. All of them have skills when it comes to classical music... aside from Filael, who breaks out the electric guitar in the middle of Elliot's emotional violin solo. Filael changes their name every 5 seconds and no one cares enough to dissuade her. 5. Mercedes and Arnie crash a carnival and get arrested. What did they do? Arnie has probably destroyed half of the games through his sheer power and hot-bloodedness, and in the midst of yelling at him for it Mercedes gets arrested alongside him for disturbing the peace. Arnie is no longer allowed at carnivals. 6. Barry and Harry are trapped in a small space for a long time. Vernon is their only hope of rescue. Where are they trapped, and what happens next? Do they get free? How? They're probably trapped in a closet due to a wacky babysitting incident that ended with a Tom-and-Jerry-esque chain of events that got a bunch of junk stuck in front of the door. They talk about how their names rhyme while Vernon chews on everything in the room. Elliot regrets his decision to trust either of them with children. 7. Vernon and Zhirael decide to play a practical joke on the others. What do they do? Not much, as much to Zhirael's displeasure it turns out babies are poor strategists. 8. Elliot takes over the world. Why? And why is Clemence against it? Simple: the easiest way to gain the knowledge he desires and expose the corruption in Heaven is to just take over everything himself! Clemence is against this because she doesn't really like dealing with people in positions of power, much less people she (probably) fired at one point for consorting with demons too much. 9. Arnie betrays Mercedes for Mercedes' own good. Why? She doesn't know a good carnival party when she sees one, obviously. 10. Vernon is depressed. What does Elliot do to cheer them up? Peek-a-boo. Lots of peek-a-boo. 11. Barry and LaPlata find a precious artifact that has Clemence's name on it, although anyone can use it. The artifact has the power to control one person's mind. What do they do with it? LaPlata immediately uses it to make Barry forget he saw anything, then proceeds to keep it locked away somewhere. That's not anything someone should be allowed to possess. 12. Filael must choose between saving the thing they value most or letting Harry die. What happens? She doesn't know Harry at all, so definitely the former! rip harry 13. Barry decides to sacrifice themselves. Clemence tries to dissuade them. Filael agrees with Barry. LaPlata volunteers to go in Barry's place. What's going on? Clearly the precious artifact has gotten into the wrong hands and someone must sacrifice themselves to destroy it. Barry subconsciously feels guilty but doesn't understand why (since his mind got erased), and LaPlata naturally blames herself. As usual, Filael has no attachment to anyone here and couldn't care less what they do. So, in summary, Filael constantly wins out! It was a good day for her.