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Does anyone know a better way to convince people that monsters and demons are real than by summoning a giant fly and scaring somebody nearly to death? I feel a little bad for him, but I don't want him to really be hurt, and better something that listens to me than something that will actually attack.

[Under his breath:] Maybe I should have tried Lilim. ...That'd be scary in a different way. [He shrugs and moves on.]

My name is Aleph, if we haven't met. I'll add my services as a swordplay and gun instructor to the list of people offering. I have pretty good credentials. I'm also willing to spar with anyone who wants to keep in practice, especially if they'd prefer to fight a group.

What else did I want to say for this... oh.

Why orange?

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So do monsters that could actually hurt him. Besides, he probably wouldn't have followed me anywhere.

They're not all Mara.

Well, which one of your demons is less likely to freak someone out?

Lilim, but could have been mistaken for a girl with very realistic-looking fake wings. Rangda is on the same level of scary, Shiva's too close to human, Anubis is somewhere in between.

Hrmm, so maybe Anubis might have been a better option. But still, at least now the kid who you showed the giant fly to is aware of what sort of stuff this tower has, even if it did terrify him.

What's done is done. I hope he turns out okay.

Or you gave him a crippling fear of flies. [Pause.] Okay, that was a bad joke, but I'm sure he'll be fine.

Flies are generally harmless anyway. You just have to watch for the giant death-inflicting ones.

Oh, I've seen those. The ones with fangs are the worst.

But other than that, no big deal.

Exactly. And there's always something nearby to use as a fly swatter or shield, just in case.

Remind me not to talk about this conversation to Beelzebub, he might be offended.

[Cue a quiet huff of laughter.] I mean him no offense, it's just a habit when you have a best friend who is scared of bugs. I'm sure he's a nice, um, giant fly.

He isn't that bad, for a demon. They all take some getting used to.

Well, that's good to hear. Since I think the one time where I met most of them was when we fought.

I'm keeping them under more supervision since the Mara incident.

Sounds like a good idea, considering how the Mara incident went...

[#things I will never live down]

Nothing that bad has happened since then, besides this.

[You will forever be known as 'the guy with a dick in a chariot', Aleph.]

And a giant fly isn't that bad. Sure, pretty scary at first, but there's worse in the tower.

Much worse. I guess I'm lucky I'm used to this.

Ehe, yeah, that's true, and it's the same for me too.

... So, what prompted this instructor thing you're doing?

It's a waste to know how to fight and how to teach, and not use it to help others.

Hmm, that makes sense. In that case, I wish you luck in your instructor, uh, things.

Thank you. What are you up to, April?

Eh? [Cue a rather stunned look.] Uh... Just doing research and working on the monster list. So, um, not much.

Still, it's probably more productive in the long run than what most people are doing now.