The Roof, Wednesday Morning

[demonbelthazor]

Before classes Wednesday morning, Bel headed upstairs to the roof to check on the garden have a cigarette.

For some reason, he was getting a strange distinctly emo vibe from the plants.


[ooc: Open for interaction because I don't want to work.]

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel heard Victor's approach. "Hey," he said in greeting. Ivanova appeared to be in class lost in emo lost in thought.

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Hey." He approached Bel and sighed. "I'm really sorry to inturrupt, but can we talk about something? If not now, then maybe later?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Sure, what's up?" Bel asked.

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor paused a moment, a little thrown off. He recovered quickly, though, and said, "I've been going through a few things lately that are really stressing me out. I'm just...tired of fighting with people over stupid bullshit, so I'm trying to fix things." He held out thebag for Bel to take and smirked a little. "Here's every copy I own of the tape of you and the Morality Bot. You'll have to talk with Veronica and I think Nadia to get the last ones, but here's every other copy of the tape. It's kinda my peace offering, if you're willing to take it."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel eyed the bag warily, as if expecting some sort of trick. "Thanks," he said, taking the bag. "Change of heart, huh? I can identify with that."

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, it seems like I've been getting a reputation as an asshole, and even though I'm not, certain people don't seem to want to listen. So, I figured I'd stop worrying about them and work on myself. I'm sorry if I made you upset with the posters I made, but I was just trying to have some fun, y'know." He looked down and rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Not like anyone showed up, though. Too bad, too. You would've cracked up at what I had planned."

[demonbelthazor]

"Guess there's something about demons and video tape that backfires," Bel said. He put down the bag and lit another cigarette. "You were the second person to try to broadcast something to humiliate me. Didn't work for them, either."

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Actually, it wasn't as much of a humiliation for you as a revenge on everyone else. See, people were supposed to come in, point and laugh, yadda yadda yadda, and then these bots I bought from Agatha were supposed to go off and drench everyone in glitter. It was kind of a way to balance the scales, because I never meant to hurt you specifically; I was just trying to pull a prank. Believe me, though, I definitely learned my lesson."

[demonbelthazor]

"Consider yourself lucky, too," Bel said. "Demons don't take well to mockery. Fortunately for you and Nadia I've been trying to be more human than demon." He took a drag off his cigarette and grinned. "But I can appreciate the attempt to glitter everyone else. Too bad it didn't go off. There are a few people I wouldn't mind seeing embarrassed like that."

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

And Victor didn't take well to threats, but just let it go. Like he had said, he was tired of fighting, and even if that meant that he had to sacrifice some of his pride, being at peace was more important. He hoped that someday, someone would be proud of him for it.

"Well, if you want, I still have the bots I was using. They look just like air fresheners, but when they go off they spray glitter in a stream. You can borrow them sometime if you want."

[demonbelthazor]

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind," Bel said. "Who knows, maybe someday I'll have use for them." He sucked in a lungful of smoke and blew it out thoughtfully. "And like I said, I can identify with wanting to turn over a new leaf. It's hard, isn't it?"

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"Well, it's not as much as turning over a new leaf as it is repairing the old one, but yeah, I get what you're saying. Sometimes you have to give up your comfort or your pride just to get what you want. it's really tough sometimes, but...I think it's worth it. How about you? I mean...do you want to talk about it?"

[demonbelthazor]

Bel took a final drag on his cigarette and dropped it and ground it out. "Not much to say," he said after a moment. "I've done a lot of unspeakable things in my life. Comes with the territory. But I don't do that now, or I don't want to, at least. Hardest part is controlling my temper."

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor just had to grin at that. "Y'know, you remind me a lot of Professor Logan abck at my old school. From what little I know, he's had a tough past, too, and he has one of the worst tempers in the world. But his intentions are good, and he's a really cool guy once you get to know him. I think you two would get along really well."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel grimaced. "With a name like Logan, I find that hard to believe, but I'll take your word for it," he said.

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor grimaced as well. "Sorry, I take it you're not a Logan fan. Don't worry, though, this Logan's, like, a hundred years old and really hairy and shorter than I am. Has a set of three razor-sharp claws on the back of each hand, too. But anyway, the point was that he's trying his hardest to save the world with the other X-Men, and even though he may be a little scary at times, he's basically a good guy, so I think that if you keep at it, you can be as good as you want to be, too."

[demonbelthazor]

"Not even remotely," Bel said with regards to Logan. "He's an ass. But thanks for the vote of confidence. And with someone like this other Logan at your back, I bet you'll do fine, too."

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Victor sighed. "I hope so. I hope things don't get bad enough that the Headmasters send someone to deal with it. That's one of the reasons why I'm trying to make amends, with people, y'know? I wanna have fun at this school and make friends, not enemies." He smirked a little. "I'm kinda like Blair like that. With less sugar."