[Wake]

Caligula chuckles at the disgust in Astelis’ voice, his tail swishing in amusement, “Years ago, I might’ve said the exact same thing,” he said in a kindly voice, “At times, even I hate my routine, but I believe for the most part they’re built from necessity. After a while it sort of grows on you.” He scratches the stubble on his jaw, “‘Stockholm syndrome’ may be the word for it…” He commented with dry sarcasm.

[Helexia]

“My job rarely focuses on a straight exact routine, things are always bound to change for good or for the worst but that is why I love it so much.” he says smiling a bit. “Unfortunately I have been at work for far too long. A lot of my coworkers and friends have been concerned about my devotion to work and recommended being here for a change of pace. Hopefully this won’t be disappointing.”

[Cyan]

Aureolin thought for a second about how to answer Celest. “Living as a human isn’t drastically different from being an angel. Humans see Heaven as the perfect post-death paradise, but I think it is more like the better sequel to life on Earth. Wars that plague Heaven and Hell have even greater reach in the human world, as fighting continues nonstop there. Humans do have their share of kindhearted, selfless, and trsutworthy people, alongside their cruel, corrupt, and greedy brethren. Both worlds have those who would gain where others suffer loss. In a general sense, the human world has more strife, but also that many more life experiences to learn from. I hope that makes some kind of sense.”

[Cyan]

Aureolin paused for a moment, hesitating to speak about her own life. “As for my time as a housemaid…well, I..served as the sole housemaid to an infamous master swordsman better known as the Beast of Blades. As a warrior, he was unparalled and undefeated. As a person, he was…unusual. He lived to fight, but would not fight just anyone. Only those who were as strong or possibly stronger than him were worthy targets. He dedicated all of his time to mastering his weapon, and was not a talker. In all honesty, I still know nearly nothing about him or any of his family. He wouldn’t even speak to me very often, just occasionally to ask minor tasks of me, and on rare occasions, how my swordwork was coming along. Most of the time, I did housework on my own accord. At that time, I was absolutely head over heels for my lord and would do anything just to be near him. It was the only reason I ever agreed to serve him.”

[Helexia]

“Aww the human world sounds so disappointing. I thought it would have been at least a bit more different than Heaven but I guess not.” Celest says with a sigh as she leaned on a nearby wall.
“Sounds like an interesting life. He must have really been an amazing person for you to want to serve him and I’m sure you’re very skilled with a sword if you we’re training under someone like that. Hmm..Aureolin would it be okay if I were to ask you to teach me how to use a sword?” she says sweetly.

[Wake]

Caligula nodded sympathetically to Astelis’ story, “It worked out in almost the same way for me.” He said, pushing himself out from the wall, beginning to walk back toward the house, “Prior to this, was working intensely on the longest novel in my career… I won’t bore you with the details, but it was fairly intense work that wore me down.” His tall lazily swayed demotivatedly, “I mentioned I’m taking this as a vacation, that’s why.” He sighed, then glanced at the front page of his notebook, “In fact, I’m fairly sure the book goes on sale about a week from now.”

[Helexia]

“Must be a very good book for you to work so hard on it, perhaps if you ever have a copy of it I’ll take some time to read it. It’s been so long since I’ve had the chance to read something that wasn’t a file.” Astelis says trying to think back to the last time he actually read something non-work related.

[Wake]

Caligula sighed, “If we’re being frank, I haven’t read the whole thing to date.” He ran a hand through his hair, “The entire process was hell and I know that made it reflect my emotion more than I originally intended.” He explained, putting his hands in his pockets and letting his shoulders hunch forward in an expression of melancholy, “I believe my editor enjoyed it, but I’ll have to wait for the reviews to come in.” He sighed again, shaking his head slightly, “I bet the tonal change throughout the book is gonna be off-putting… aah my career…” He murmured in despair.

[Helexia]

“Wow I guess hell really does work out its workers. Sounds like a really hard and stressful career to be in, I don’t think I can ever deal with what you must go through.” Astelis says cheerfully. “My job is pure black and white. Facts are facts unless something new comes in to disprove it. It keeps me quite entertained with all the new information and projects that I can take on!” he says happily wanting to go back to doing his work again.

[Wake]

Caligula scratched his beard, “Ah, a hardcore skeptic then, I see.” He said with a nod, “It certainly is a pragmatic way to live life, but I don’t think the world is free of nuance.” He pushed up his glasses with a soft chuckle, “If that was the case, I’d probably be out of a job after a while, so I guess I don’t really have much of a choice than to believe that.”