#interview with mephisto:

[arrowheadedbitch]

Post show, mid fictional made up season 3, mephisto is friends with lolirock now and when Doug interviews him it's the most chaotic video ever posted to his blog ever

[room25-morgue-street]

🩸Mephisto as Lestat is a fatal combo me thinks,,,

wooo i finally finished this!! @dweebsfilingcabinet gave me so much inspiration for this au, they are awesome 😵‍💫🫶

[frobby]

the fact that yukio reads shounen jump is lowkey funny to me cuz like outwardly he seems like the kinda guy who is above shounen like when u ask him what hes fave manga is he would tell you to get back to studying or something but no he diligently reads jump every month

[farminglesbian]

"Nur Frauen können Mephisto spielen"

[idolgifted]

Ya girl got the job! I start Monday!

[unintentionalseductress]

Hi!!! If you're still taking requests, can you do a bodyguard headcanon for the LADS boys pls and thanks 🙏

After talking to @ballorawan740 a little more, an extra detail added for the request was that MC was hired as a bodyguard for a young girl by their family. So I made all the men single dads for this HC. IDK who had they this child with or how it happened, just go with it.

Hey Miss Bodyguard...

Zayne:

He's a rich, famous, doctor stretched thin. He hadn't expected being a single dad would be this challenging. Being the youngest person to win the Starcatcher award was no small feat after all.

His fear stems from his refusal to work with Ever. He's terrified that they'll take his daughter as leverage.

He holds interviews of course, because how else can he find the best person to keep his little girl safe? When you walk in, he feels a connection that was absent with the other candidates. You got along easily with his child, and it was obvious that you cared for her more than beyond seeing her as a paycheck.

He keeps things professional and beyond offering you a drop home at night or sometimes bringing takeout, he mostly keeps to himself, but he's drawn to the way you spend time with his daughter. He sees how happy she is around you, and he's confident in your abilities to keep her safe.

It's his daughter that points out he likes you. "Miss...I think my daddy like you!" she'll say matter-of-factly while she gets her shoes on for school. Zayne nearly chokes on his coffee, his ears turning red as you stifle a laugh behind your hands, ushering her out the door. Later that day, Zayne calls asking if it would be all right if he asked you to dinner. You accept of course, because how could anyone resist the stoic, handsome, doctor with the cute daughter?

Sylus:

Sylus has a never-ending list of reasons as to why he needed a bodyguard for his daughter. He was the leader of an organized crime group after all, and there were several people who would gladly claim his head on a platter.

He tried to entrust Luke and Kieran but after an almost near accident at a gun range he decided maybe they weren't the best choice.

His daughter is suspicious of you when Sylus hires you. You simply looked out of place in the N109 zone and part of her didn't feel like you were 'one of them'. She would constantly complain to Mephisto and insist uncle Luke and uncle Kieran weren't that bad, and that they were sorry about the gun range incident.

You finally gain her trust when you teach her how to shoot soda cans with your hunter's gun. She's impressed and says you're not a bad shot, the highest compliment she could think of.

She expresses her approval to her dad and says to him, "daddy, she can outshoot you. You should shoot guns together." Sylus who is tossing a salad for their meal glances at you thoughtfully just as you're about to walk out the door. "Is that so? Well, what does our bodyguard think?" You'll freeze for a minute and retort that you had to think about it and leave. Sylus smiles reassuringly at his daughter. "That's a yes."

Xavier:

Xavier decides to ask you to be his daughter's bodyguard after finding out there are traitors amongst the Backtrackers. Their anger at him for deciding to stay in this timeline with his daughter knew no bounds. He feared they would kidnap her and attempt to fly back to dying Philos. They'd never make it, he knew, given the condition of their spaceship. His bigger concern was them getting stuck in the deepspace tunnel with no way to find their coordinates.

Xavier's daughter has an easy relationship with you. She's seen you around the building before and you always have candy ready for her sweet tooth. If Xavier was too busy to give her attention, then down the elevator she came to knock on your door.

On multiple occasions Xavier has come down to retrieve his daughter from you, reminding her that it's not ok to visit when you were off duty. This upsets her and she looks at you teary-eyed and you insist that she's not a bother.

At this point his daughter bursts out loudly, "Daddy, I'm always either at our place or hers. Miss should just move in with you so that I don't have to come downstairs anymore!" Both you and Xavier laugh awkwardly, both of you blushing before bidding each other good night.

But after Xavier has put his daughter to bed, he considers the idea. It seemed practical, but he knew you'd never go for it. So instead he asks you if you'd be interested in joining him for hot pot one of these days.

Rafayel:

Rafayel somehow believes that because you are his bodyguard, it means you are his daughter's too. Even after you told him it would cost double since you're trying to protect two people he shrugs it off and asks Thomas to write you a check for more.

The young girl is similar to her dad and has an artistic flair, painting breathtaking landscapes and adorable little cartoons alike. She often watches you chastising her dad for not following rules and not being safe enough and senses there's more there.

She can't help but notice that some of her dad's portraits feature people with features similar to yours; the same nose, the shape of your eyes, or the fullness of your lips. When she points this out Rafayel shakes his head in denial.

Determined to be right, she pulls you into his studio where all the portraits are kept while he's out one day. You do see the resemblance but try to console the girl that artists can find inspiration from anywhere, and it might not be as simple as him having feelings for you. Of course, she pouts (so much like her dad!) and that's when Rafayel walks in.

You ask him to correct his daughter, that your relationship is strictly professional. Rafayel sighs dramatically, then says, "Yeah, it's professional. But only because I can't get her to change her mind." His daughter smirks in triumph and you leave the room blushing, wondering how you got tangled up with this family.

© unintentionalseductress original work | no copying, plagiarizing or translating

@brekkersgf @ladyparamount @otomegamesforlife @shddyboo @supernaturalbaesduh @sweets-kozume @theimmortalbuns @venussakura

[l3viat8an]

*MC and Solomon are being interviewed about their relationship*

Solomon: I’m definitely the one that’s in charge in the relationship.

MC:*rolling their eyes* Solo, stand up.

Solomon:*stands up*

MC: Sit down.

Solomon:*sits down*

MC: Look at me.

Solomon:*grinning like a fool, and turning to look at MC*

MC: Good boy~

Solomon:*blushing and clearing his throat* As I was saying, watch this! My star, could you please go fetch my spell book?

MC: Of course.

Solomon: See, MC would do anything for me!

Mephisto:*regretting the whole interview*…..this was pointless.

[facets-and-rainbows]

Blue Exorcist Character Guidebook 2: Mephisto

Info on Mephisto from the new guidebook! Each character has a profile followed by relevant questions from fans, and then there's an interview section later where Kazue Katoh gives commentary on each major character and each manga arc. I have more guidebook than time, so I'm skipping the parts that are just like...summarizing who he is and stuff. So this will mostly be fan questions and Katoh's commentary

Biographical info

Gender: Male Age: (°w°) Rank/Titles: Director of True Cross Academy and head of the exorcism cram school, Honorary Knight for the Knights of the True Cross, King of Time Anniversary [T/N Katoh gives demons these in lieu of a birthday]: August 28 Blood type: ( ʹ - ʼ ) Height: 195 cm (184 cm without the "horn") Weight: 74 kg Skills and interests: movies, manga, anime, games, music, toys, miscellaneous subcultures

Fan Q&A

How do members of the Knights of the True Cross usually find out that Mephisto is a demon king?

I think some people might find out from books, the internet, etc even before they become exorcists. They do publish demon field guides that you can find at regular libraries, and Mephisto seems like the type to mention it in online interviews. Rin was the only one who didn't know.

How long has he had his current body?

About 200 years.

Which media from Assiah has had the greatest impact on him?

I imagine he would have been shocked the first time he saw a cinematograph.

Mephisto really likes all sorts of entertainment; has he ever tried making something himself?

Demons in general (not just Mephisto) tend to be bad at creative pursuits, though there are exceptions. Mephisto has a certain respect for human creativity.

Why is he so fond of Beelzebub?

Beelzebub just kind of struck a chord with him. Meanwhile, Beelzebub also likes being spoiled by Mephisto.

Which other demon kings get along with Mephisto the best?

In order: 1. Beelzebub 2. Amaimon 3. Egyn 4. Astaroth 5. Iblis 6. Lucifer [T/N it took me like an entire minute to work out that Azazel is the one missing from this list. Presumably because he's a rock]

Has Mephisto ever altered the past?

He sure does say a lot of things that imply that! [T/N: Katoh. Katoh. Katoh.]

How rich is Mephisto exactly?

He's actually one of the world's top businessmen and investors. His total assets are probably over one trillion yen [T/N: Jesus f*ck][T/N: that's about US$6.7 billion]

Author interview

Mephisto is a character who can solve just about anything; does that make him hard to write? Honestly, he's super easy to deploy. Mephisto has the plot in the palm of his hand and can fix stuff behind the scenes; he's the one pulling the strings. For adaptations and spinoffs, I just say "if you need to fill in a plot hole, make it Mephisto's fault" (laughs). But I do think it's dangerous to overdo it.

He even took on a sort of narrator role in chapter 44, didn't he? Around Volume 10, I was trying to treat each chapter like its own self-contained oneshot. Mephisto didn't even feel out of place as an omniscient narrator for one chapter, and for me that really drove home what a convenient character he is. Though I'm always wondering when and how to show Mephisto's own serious motives and inner thoughts, since he does fall into that eternal comic narrator role.

He can suddenly turn terrifying just when you were thinking he was comical. Hidden depths. Fundamentally he's on the humans' side, and he's often in charge of comic relief, but I do want to show his demonic side too. Same with the familiars; I want to portray the demons as something humans are afraid of.

[sy4luvs]

MEPHISTO INTERVIEW WITH BLOG OWNER ! @sy4luvs

blog owner - “how do you deal with all this trauma?”

“I will call my momma”

blog owner - “that’s beautiful man”

“call my momma a bitch”

blog owner - “oh…”

side note: i was giggling sm just thinking about this 😭#freemephisto from mc 🤩

[sylusslittlekitten]

Luke and Kieran’s Advent Calendar

Day 26 – Interview with the Birthday Boy

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LUKE: Welcome to another completely unauthorised, emotionally charged, borderline illegal event we’re calling…

KIERAN: Interview With the Birthday Boy. Because if he won’t tell us when it is, we’ll just keep asking until he snaps.

LUKE: For legal reasons, this is an emotional interrogation, not torture. KIERAN: The cake to the face was self-defense. SYLUS (off-camera): “It wasn’t.” LUKE: See? He’s fine.

KIERAN: Scroll down to witness Sylus lie, deflect, and maybe feel a feeling. LUKE: And remember: “No” is not a personality trait, Boss.

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[CAMERA ON. SYLUS. STONE-FACED. CLIPBOARDS INCOMING.]

LUKE: “Question one. State your name for the record.” SYLUS: “You know who I am.” KIERAN: “We’ll accept ‘Birthday Boy’ as an answer.” SYLUS: [Stares] “No.” LUKE: [Writing: “Birthday Boy refuses to cooperate.”]

KIERAN: “Question two: When is your birthday?” SYLUS: “…Irrelevant.” LUKE: “That’s not a date, Boss.” KIERAN: “We’ve celebrated it 25 times this month. You’re going to crack.” SYLUS: “You’ll run out of cake before I tell you.” KIERAN: “We won’t. We made a spreadsheet.”

LUKE: “How old are you?” SYLUS: “28.” KIERAN: [Stares.] LUKE: [Long pause.] KIERAN: “That’s not your real age.” SYLUS: “Prove it.” LUKE: “We tried. You wiped the birth records.” SYLUS: “Exactly.”

LUKE: “What do you want for your birthday?” SYLUS: “Peace and quiet.” KIERAN: “Denied. You’re getting intrusive affection and a plushie shaped like a knife.” SYLUS: “I’ll accept the knife.”

KIERAN: “Question five: Do you think you're loveable?” SYLUS: “No.” KIERAN: “Wrong. You lose. Try again.” SYLUS: [Long pause] “…Pass.” LUKE: [Gasps] “That's not how birthdays OR interviews work.”

KIERAN: “Have you cried this year?” SYLUS: “No.” LUKE: “Not even when we drew a family portrait and put it in your locker?” SYLUS: “…You broke into my locker?” KIERAN: “Avoiding the question, Boss.”

KIERAN: “Question seven: Do you like us?” SYLUS: “No.” LUKE: “Lies. You smirked yesterday when we tackled you into that beanbag chair.” SYLUS: “I was aiming for the dagger behind it.” KIERAN: “Aww, he planned a murder and a cuddle.”

LUKE: “On a scale of 1 to 10, how hot do you think you are?” SYLUS: “Irrelevant.” KIERAN: “You say that like it’s not a 12.” LUKE: “He’s deflecting because he knows it’s 12.”

KIERAN: “Do you believe in soulmates?” SYLUS: “…” LUKE: “That’s a yes. Write it down.” SYLUS: “That’s a threat.”

LUKE: “Question 10: What exactly is Mephisto made of?” SYLUS: “Steel, synthetic feather polymer, and a grudge.” KIERAN: “So you did program it to scream at us.” SYLUS: “I deny nothing.”

KIERAN: “What kind of poetry do you like?” SYLUS: [Freezes. Looks away.] LUKE: [Flipping through his book pile] “Is this Byron? Did you annotate a Keats line?” SYLUS: “It was a footnote.” KIERAN: “He’s in his Romantic era. Tragic, brooding, full of yearning.” LUKE: “You’re a walking iambic pentameter, Boss.”

KIERAN: “Question 12: Would you like to read a Thirst Tweet?” SYLUS: “No.” LUKE: “‘Sylus could say “move” in that voice and I’d throw myself off a building like it was a command from the Gods.’" SYLUS: “…That’s not even the worst one I’ve seen.” KIERAN: “There’s worse?” SYLUS: [Flatly] “There’s fanfiction involving Mephisto and scented oils.”

[LONG SILENCE.] LUKE: “We need a part two of this interview immediately.”

KIERAN: “Are you going to fire us after this?” SYLUS: “I’ve tried. You keep showing up.” LUKE: “So that’s a no.”

LUKE: “ If we left you alone for your birthday next year… what would you actually do?” SYLUS: [Quiet] “Probably wonder where you went.” [SILENCE.] KIERAN: “…We got him. We emotioned the Boss.” SYLUS: “Redacted.”

KIERAN: “Last question. Just one word.” LUKE: “Do you feel loved?” [LONG SILENCE. THE CAMERA ZOOMS.] SYLUS: “…Yes.” KIERAN & LUKE: [Airhorns and confetti cannons explode.] SYLUS: “I take it back.” LUKE: “Too late. It’s in the transcript.”

KIERAN: “Bonus Question: Do you want a hug?” SYLUS: “No.” [CUT TO: SYLUS, IN A HEADLOCK HUG.] LUKE: “Shhh… let the affection happen.”

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[opiopal]

yall wanna know something I think abt a lot? teenage/ little sibling mc au's. Mc gets brought down to the devildom at like 15-16 yr, obviously there is zero romance and instead they just get kinned as the 8th sibling in the HOL.

you guys wanna know what else I think of a lot? little sibling Mc being an agent of chaos when their found family trope isnt paying attention.

I can't help but imagine that once mc is kinned they get crazy spoiled. not spoiled rotten but they know they can get away with a LOT because they're now seen as the cute youngest that doesnt know any better. but obviously they do since they are a teenager who knows how the world works.

and I mention the agent of chaos thing is because they were already attending highschool before hand, so they quickly notice how highschoolish RAD feels, so they were able to jump into the social ring a lot faster then regular Mc. and thus have the ability to get information from people who trust them/like them. so it ends up being useful to them. and now to my leading point: imagine a sort of friendship with Mephisto. its really more like, a symbiotic relationship. they are around each other for a reason. and that reason is RADs newpaper club.

it first started out with Mc staying after at RAD with lucifer to help with a few things, eventually Mc was put in a random room to hang out in after they did all that they could. which turned out to be the room for the newspaper club. after a while they get bored because their D.D.D died and they snagged a paper that was meant for the next day. eventually Mephisto enters the room, goes to tell them to leave which quickly they say "Dia told me I can be in here, if you have a problem with what the lord wants you could always go tell him that!" which shut him up fast. a good couple of minutes go by before the silence is broken by Mc speaking up and going, "You know, this is kinda boring." offended, he whips around, "excuse me?"

"theres nothing interesting here. interviews.. talking about things that everyone already knows about.. like, I could google half this junk." "I- well what would you know!?" "a lot actually. you dont appeal to any of the students here."

he glares for second before inhaling slowly, remembering that diavolo might be nearby.

"oh yeah? as if you could do better." "I could actually," "well i would love to hear it then."

he says sarcastically. though Mc speaks anyways.

mc adjusts how they were sitting and scans over the paper for a second.

"a gossip section would do it good." "what?" "come on dude, its non-sports club 101, if you want people to pay attention to you, you need to appeal to them. I was in theater for a while and we'd bribe people with free food if they sat through the whole show. this place loves drama. and lucifer being drawn riding on a unicorn isn't funny enough to get more then one person to buy it."

slowly they start talking a bit more casually and stop being so hostile. eventually Mc says that they could tell him the gossip they hear if he wants to make a part in the paper for said gossip. so, from then on they slip notes to him about student drama. which does indeed get more papers told!

though one day, someone pisses Mc off. not really that they were the one insulted, but they heard a few demons talking shit about their older brothers. so for the next week Mc takes a good amount of notes on those demons. which eventually they go to Mephisto with their notes and gave them to him. when he questions why these particular demons, he's met with a very angry "if those cunts want to talk shit and not mind their business then why shouldn't their own business get talked about." for a moment he wants to press further... but unfortunately for him he found himself actually caring about this human very much so he couldn't help but just want to make them feel better... and this much of a consititant story would draw people in so its totally not that he kinned this kid as well, totally!! so for about two weeks the gossip section has an ongoing story that causes nearly the whole school to get a paper to stay updated.

of course every bit of gossip uses code names to keep people from being outed on anything. and honestly some of the gossip might end up being people bringing it to the newspaper club themselves, so maybe a small confessions page ends up being opened.

obviously this is something a little cracked, and just a not very thought out thing that exists bc it makes me giggle when I'm daydreaming before I fall asleep<3 and honestly I wouldn't be surprised if there was already a gossip section in the school papers, but unfortunately I was never ever able to make it past the first few lessons of session 2 of obey me, which sucks:/

[fridgemissionmaster]

Mephistopheles x Reader: March Prompt/Day 25 Bridge

Prompt list/available prompt requests here, making a fic everyday of march

“Human.”

“Mephistopheles.”

As much as Mephistopheles revered his prince, there were some things about the man he just couldn’t understand, such as why leave responsibility of the fragile human exchange student in the care of people so reckless and why be doing this at all. As much as he didn’t like them he could understand trying to make better relations with the angels, if nothing else it would be the most peaceful method to keep war at bay, but humans? A single generation of them was but a blink of the eye, not even a hundred years, to make good relations would take going though several generations, would they even be able to remember these negotiations so long down the line.

“MC, with the recent interest in human holidays I want to interview you.”

“Huh? You want MY help?”

“Well that sorcerer certainly isn’t human anymore nor has he walked amongst you people in so long, I thought you would have more experience with such things.”

And his worries only grew after meeting you. For demons and angels life is much more slow paced, relaxed, meanwhile humans try to get everything done as fast as possible even if it leads to subpar results simply because they just don’t have the time. They barely bothered with the matters of other humans, their world, let alone making relations with others.

“Do you not see! Clearly this is to test me!”

“Okay, I get it, but why did you call me here Mephisto?”

“Honestly, MC, You… are the only one equipped for the job, this is to help Lord Diavolo, please.”

Just what could anyone possibly gain from this exchange? Surely Diavolo could see something he couldn’t, but was it? Why wouldn’t that man tell him so he could at least try understanding? But no, all Diavolo would do was whisper his secrets to the most stubborn, most inept, most cowardly man to exist!

“You look awful. No wonder you asked to hide here.”

“Thank you so much! I swear those brothers are out for blood after learning they ‘had a second chance’ for white day. Not all humans celebrate White Day anyway! Why can’t I just have lunch in peace and not have people fighting for my attention. If I have to miss lunch one more day because of their nonsense there will be hell to pay!”

“Honestly, those brutes. Why haven’t you put them in their place already like at the carnival?”

“Ugh, can you imagine how much Lucifer would complain about that? Just not worth it.”

“Well as long as they don’t cause trouble here you can stay as long as you like.”

“… could I help you fold the papers?”

“Huh? Uh… wash your hands, AFTER you’ve completely finished your lunch. I don’t need you fainting from malnutrition under my watch.”

“That’s… not how it works.”

Mephistopheles couldn’t see the point. There was even the possibility he never would.

“… MC, what is this?”

“A human world card game? Where did you even get this?”

“I stumbled across it at the bazaar after looking into the odd lights you mentioned yesterday.”

“I don’t recognize it, it looks cute though.”

“… Fine, I have the time right now, we can try a round.”

“Eh? Why?”

“You said it looked cute, don’t you want to try?”

…

“You’re back!? W- DON’T JUST SHOVE THINGS INTO SOMEONES HANDS SO SUDDENLY, I COULD HAVE DROPPED IT!”

“No you wouldn’t, now come on, open it!”

“… what.”

“Happy late birthday!”

“…… you… can’t just-”

“Just what?”

“Honestly, do you humans hold suck little value for everything that you can just so casually hand off something so precious.”

Was it even possible for such a gap between cultures, technologies, ideals, lifespans to be bridged?

“It’s odd, how the human world sun’s warmth feels different from any other… Do you ever miss it?”

“Sometimes, yeah… Oh, gimmie your cane and lean on my arm. This bridge can be a bit wobbly.”

“Ah, thank you.”

“And if I remember rightly after the next bridge and we’ll be back at the start!”

“A rather small park, and so empty too.”

“Actually there’s been a lot of work, like that outdoor gym area was still under construction when I last saw it, and they just built that little… dock area thing to watch the lake.”

“Hmm.”

“So, where do you want to go next?”

“You mentioned a games shop before, right? What about there? I want you to tell me about some of your older games.”

Even now he held little fondness or understanding for humans as a whole, but what did it matter if he couldn’t understand. As long as there was a willing to try, something could come of this, whatever it could be. If anything… perhaps not being able to see ahead made things more exciting.

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[smahell]

i miss otaku fm with all my heart and soul and i've been patiently waiting for satoshi kada (leviathan's va) to get back into the studio, and interview everyone all over again. i miss the live drama recordings, the stupidly funny plots, the realistic slip-ups and quirks from each of the cast members. i miss a toast in hell's kitchen and genuinely learning and listening about the talents behind the game, and people's amiable messages and questions towards them in Tell Me!

honestly i'm on my knees begging for a third season where maybe he interviews the vas for thirteen, mephisto and raphael since i haven't seen/heard much from them too in terms of personal messages to fans.

satoshi kada, with his radio, acting and tv experience is such a sweet and soothing personality who brings such warmth to every single project he works on, including obey me. i just wish solmare really really recognized how impactful these podcasts were, no matter long or short, and the abilities of this main cast because goddamit..in such a time where nightbringer is being scrutinized and obey me itself is falling in popularity, absolutely none of the voice actors have forgotten or even brushed aside obey me.

"oh it's because they're working for the game, they'd get fired if they criticized it"

//NB: ik this video is sort of old but i have plenty more proof that the vas still play the game, I thought this was just the best example.//

fuck, most (if not ALL) of the vas play the game??? they get the exact same experience as you and i!! and every boys in the house clip i see them happy to be there together, praising and celebrating the game and just having fun man. it's honestly so touching.

i miss the anime episodes: the ideas shared between the vas and the writers, and every episode seven with the va's analysing their performances and characters makes me laugh till my stomach hurts. you *should* consider how entertaining the anime is; it's obviously rather low budget but you can really tell ( even though this wasn't the obey me universe we know and love) it still kept people on their feet and entertained me like some twisted ao3 crackfic istg. you can tell that the anime was made with fans in mind, and that's where the writers for it really flourished. to this day I still see people talking and sharing screenshots from it..

basically.. let's try not focus on the fact that "obey me is getting worse", let's all look to a future and try and be positive about things, yeah? because behind this silly little demon dating sim are talented writers, artists, coders, ambassadors and fans that have kept the game alive for 5+ years.

i wish obm does flourish more in the future, and the devs focus on creating a game(s) and content that inspire, enlighten and make everyone smile.

please, as a ty, take my silly photos of my favs. I must spread the word..

[mrsselfdestrvct]

finally made a english translation of mephistos official interview from b’s-logs april 4th 2024 edition! (ammonas is supposed to be demonus, I got a friend who doesn’t know obey me to help with this)

THE LAST PART… ooooh mephisto I love you so much 💗💗

[alexzalben]

Alex genuine question fan to fan here do you think Nick was both Rio and Agatha’s child or just Agatha’s?

I sort of think it has to be Rio, just for economy of story, if nothing else? If there is another father, it has to be:

Random guy, which isn't that interesting

Important guy, which immediately capsizes the story to be about him

Related to above: Mephisto, which Jac Schaeffer has repeatedly said in interviews she doesn't care about

Some sort of demonic/virgin birth type situation, which weirdly turns Nick Scratch into a Jesus figure and again, amps up his importance over Agatha's

"I don't know who his father is" which opens up a mystery that will consume the conversation.

...So with that in mind, the absolute best, tying things up with a bow solution to Nick Scratch's parentage is to make it with the person we already know was Agatha's partner, Rio. You've also got a potential Mystique/Destiny/Nightcrawler situation there (if you know what I'm talking about from the comics) with some interesting ideas about gender-fluidity.

Plus, it's the most romantic option.

Obviously there are plenty of other ways things can go, and as long as the story works it'll be fine. But as is right now, given we have three episodes left, Rio and Agatha is the best -- and most heart-breaking -- option on the table.

[fickleminder]

the matchmaker

Happy birthday Barney woooooo 💜

- You’re a matchmaker who works mostly with nobles, seeing as they’re the ones still rooted in traditions and such. Personally you believe in marrying for love, but this pays the bills so…

- You’re damn good at your job too. You know how to read your clients; you can suss out what kind of demons they really are underneath whatever front they put on for you. You can tell which personality traits are likely to work well together, and if you’ve had a hand in helping lesser demons from bad families escape to safer and more comfortable lives, they would never tell.

- One day this little demon no more than several centuries old walks into your office asking for a marriage partner.

- “Not for me, for my big brother!” He clarifies while you’re mentally cursing the noble families who still follow child bride practices.

- Said big brother barges in not two seconds later apologizing for his rudeness and trying unsuccessfully to stop his sibling from spilling his entire life story.

- You recognize Mephistopheles immediately. Not only is his family well-known in your network, but you’ve done business with many of his associates and one of his underlings had interviewed you for an article before.

- Apparently he’s under pressure from his family to marry, despite not being open to the idea at this time. You know how messy noble politics can be, so you don’t pry and instead get him started on the process. At the very least, you can match him with someone he won’t completely detest. Best case scenario, he finds an accomplice to fake a relationship with.

- (After a preliminary screening, it seems like Mephisto’s ideal partner is Lord Diavolo himself, but rumor has it he’s already infatuated with one of his students, so he’s off the table. Not that you’d go anywhere near the prince, especially with that butler of his constantly by his side.)

- You soon discover that Mephisto is one tough customer. He finds fault in every single match you send his way, even when you suggest that he pick someone just for show. He insists that even a fake partner has to check all his boxes, but you suspect he’s being overly selective on purpose to delay any potential marriages.

- But he’s never rude about it either. His matches tell you about how he’s always the perfect gentlemen on their dates, how he’s polite even when turning them down at the end of the day. He’s essentially wasting everybody’s time, going through the process for the sake of it while trying to change his family’s mind, but he’s still paying you for your efforts despite everything, so you continue to do your job.

- You tweak Mephisto’s matches with every feedback he gives you, and you start to wonder if there’s anyone he’d be willing take a chance on, even if it’s to play pretend and get his family off his back.

- His little brother tries to help out. The little demon often visits you behind Mephisto’s back, telling you stories and sharing every tidbit of information he can think of to better help you help his brother find happiness. He doesn’t quite understand why Mephisto doesn’t want a partner (he’s used to fairytales with happily ever afters), but he’s determined to make sure his older brother gets his happy ending too.

- One day one of your old clients visits you out of the blue, looking much healthier than when you first found her taking shelter in your office building. She warns you that there’s been unsavory characters loitering in the area recently. She recognizes some of them from her old circles and warns you to be careful.

- You’re no stranger to this. There’s a reason nobles have entourages of bodyguards with them wherever they go, and working so closely with them has put more than one target on your back over the centuries. You always make sure to keep magical wards in the area to warn you when demons with malicious intent have entered the premises, and stash a few teleportation talismans for a quick getaway if needed.

- It’s during one of the days Mephisto’s brother drops by to chat with you that your wards go off. You don’t hesitate to grab the little demon before activating your talismans, teleporting both of you to safety. You don’t reappear in front of your house, no; you don’t know if your own home has been compromised, so you told the frightened demon in your arms to picture the safest place he could think of—

- You land in a puddle of mud in the middle of a nondescript field, barely managing to catch him before he gets all dirtied as well. There’s a stable nearby, and the guards stationed there immediately notice your arrival and surround the two of you.

- Things happen quickly after that. Mephisto’s brother vouches for you even as he’s crying for his sibling, and after verifying your identity and giving a brief rundown of what happened, the two of you are escorted to the family manor.

- Mephisto finds you within the hour, throwing decorum out the window and bursting through the main doors to rush to you and his brother. Poor kid wouldn’t let go of him for the longest time, while you stand quietly in one corner to let them have their moment, not wanting to track mud over the pristine marble floor more than you already have.

- “You kept him safe…” Mephisto acknowledges you with an indescribable look in his eyes and, to your surprise, grabs you in a hug as well, muddied clothes be damned. “Thank you.”

- He promises to personally fund and oversee the repairs, your office having been thoroughly thrashed by the attempted kidnappers when they had trespassed in search of his brother. They’d been stalking him for weeks and knew he often snuck away from his bodyguards to see you, and they thought it’d be a golden opportunity to ransom him for a hefty amount of Grimm.

- Mephisto also prepares a security detail for you, despite you insisting you’re not high profile enough to warrant one. He decides that so long as you’ll be working closely with his family, he’ll make sure you’re protected too.

- Business goes on as usual after that. Mephisto still meets with you to go through his matches, still turns everyone down at the end of the day, but somehow you get the feeling he’s already made up his mind. Sometimes he doesn’t even look at the documents you give him before rejecting the candidate, which kind of annoys you given how much work you’d put in—

- And then his brother tells you that their parents already backed off the marriage idea weeks ago. Whatever phase they were in had passed, and now they were focused on the next big thing in noble society.

- …Oh. Well then.

- The next time Mephisto meets you in your office, you bring up the subject of payment for your services. He confirms that your fee is scheduled to be deposited into your account at the end of the month as usual, but you suggest he takes you out for dinner instead.

- Mephisto pulls at his tie and looks away, only mumbling something about picking you up at 6 before marching out of your office with steam coming out of his ears.