Melody, Cole, Spider, and Kade walk into Harmonia's living room through the front door.

“Hi,” says Knight.

"Hey." Kade says.

“Hey,” Cole says.

Melody looks around. "Hi!!!"

Cole tries to slink away to the kitchen.

“So this is the new person?” Knight asks.

Kade follows after Cole. "Yep! Give them a warm greeting."

“Okay, Would you like something to eat….?” Knight asks.

"Hi!! I just had a full loaf of bread so I'm okay but thank you!! There's so many new people here!" Melody exclaims.

Orpheus is laying on the couch, grinning dopily. Holding the depowered hard light ax to his chest.

“Okay! Oh wait, I almost forgot introductions. I’m Alice C. Knight but people just call me Knight.” Knight says.

"Cool!!!" Melody looks to Orpheus. "You have a silly face."

Orpheus sits up and looks at her, tail wagging. "Aww... Thank you?? I think! You're cute in a wholesome way."

Melody grins, tiny tail wagging. "R-really!! You're so nice!!!!"

Orpheus chuckles.

Ari strolls in, sitting on the couch. Whos the newbie?”

“I knew I forgot something,” Knight says. “What’s your name?”

Orpheus shuffles to the end of the couch to make room for Ari.

"Hi!!!" Melody turns and smiles at Ari. "My name’s Melody!"

“That’s a pretty cool name,” Knight says.

Spider looks over at Ari. "The fuck are you wearing?"

"Are you the king of this kingdom? Am I prophesied to defeat someone evil!!!" Melody asks.

Orpheus grins at Ari, looking them up and down. "You make the look work."

“If anyone is the leader, it’s Harmonia,” Knight says.

Ari grins. “I got a painting made, I was hot as hell. Got to keep the clothes.” Vey turns to Melody. “Yes, I am absolutely the queen you should bow down immediately.”

"Okay!!!" Melody immediately fucking bows.

Orpheus does an exaggerated bow as well.

Spider chuckles. "Christ almighty.”

“Ari is joking.” Knight says.

Melody looks confused. "But she's dressed like a queen!”

Ari punches Knight. “He's just a traitor. Send him to the dungeon!” She waves a hand at Spider as if she’s a guard.

Melody gasps.

Knight stands there with a pissed-off look. “Do that again, And I will make a nuke look like a tea party.”

Spider laughs though it quickly turns into a coughing fit.

Ari scowls. “C’mon let me have this!”

Melody looks at Spider. "Are you okay?"

Orpheus gets up and drops his weapon on the ground, trying to pick Knight up like a housecat. "As you wish, your Majesssty!" He doesn't seem to really be paying attention.

“HEY- WAIT WAIT!-“ Knight exclaims.

Knight is picked up and carried.

Ari grins, but looks to Spider. “Thank you my loyal ssssssubject! And Spider, are you alright?”

Spider eventually stops coughing. "I'm fine.”

Orpheus sits back down next to Ari. "Dungeon'd.”

Melody turns. "Are they going to the dungeon!!"

Knight runs in but trips and eats shit. “NO DUNGEON CAN HOLD ME!”

Orpheus cackles and gives a small yap.

"Oh no-” Melody walks over to help Knight up.

Ari laughs. “You dare help the traitor? This is treason! Tell me your name you neirdowell!”

Knight gets helped up. “Thank you”

"W-wait no I didn't mean it like that!!! I'm not a traitor!!!" Melody looks panicked.

“That's what they all say,” Spider says.

“I think the bit has gone on long enough,” Knight says.

Kade comes in and takes a sit on the couch.

Ari laughs again and offers a hand for Melody to shake. “Allllriiiight. I'm no queen, but my name’s Arimidex, call me Ari.”

Orpheus gets up so Kade can have a seat and then sits on his lap with a grin.

Melody takes it. "Good name!! So you're not a queen?"

Kade ruffles Orpheus’s head.

"Are you okayyyy?" Orpheus nuzzles into Kade's hand.

Kade smiles. "Of course! When aren't I?"

“That sounds like a lie,” Knight says.

Orpheus shoves his snout into Kade's chest. "I can smell the bad mood on you."

Ari nods. “I wish, this is just some clothes I got after having a painting made, what's your name kid?”

"My names Melody!!!!" She smiles at Ari, her tail wagging.

Kade pets his head some more.

"C’monnn!!! Do you wanna have fun? I'm in the mood to break something!" Orpheus exclaims.

“Oi, Ari,” Spider says.

Cole walks in with an arm behind his back as he tries to slink into Fort Fuck Off without being noticed.

"I'm sure I'm fine! Break something like what?" Kade asks.

Ari nods and looks at Spider. “That's a sweet name, fitting for your voice too! Yeah, Spider?”

“You remember what we talked about the other day?" Spider asks.

Melody giggles. "Thank you!! What's that word?" She asks, pointing at the fuck word on the Fort Fuck Off flag.

“It’s a curse word,” Knight says.

Very quietly in the fort Cole says slightly angrily,

"Profanity is a socially offensive use of language,[1] which may also be called cursing, cussing, swearing, or expletives. Accordingly, profanity is language use that is sometimes deemed impolite, rude, indecent, or culturally offensive; in certain religions, it constitutes sin.[2] It can show a debasement of someone or something,[3] or be considered an expression of strong feeling towards something. Some words may also be used as intensifiers.

In its older, more literal sense, "profanity" refers to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring or deserving of reverence, as well as behavior showing similar disrespect or causing religious offense.[4]"

"I don't knoww!" Orpheus says.

"You think about it, and come back to me then," Kade says.

"A curse word? What's that? Fuck?" Melody asks.

Cole giggles quietly in the fort.

"I wanna know what you want to do," Orpheus says.

“It’s a word that is generally used for NSFW material and actions,” Knight says.

"Nsfw?" Melody asks.

“Not safe for work or, in more lax terms, Sexual Content,” Knight says.

"I don't know what I wanna do," Kade says.

"Sexual content? I am confused," Melody says.

“You’re Amish aren’t you?” Knight asks.

Cole says not so quietly,

"In media discourse, sexual content is material depicting sexual behavior. The sexual behavior involved may be explicit, implicit sexual behavior such as flirting,[1] or include sexual language and euphemisms.[2]

Sexual content is a large factor in most content rating systems, such as those used for television programs, films, and video games. Its increasing availability, especially the Internet, has increased people's exposure to sexual content. Such exposure is not always wanted.[1]

Research has suggested that exposure to sexual content affects people's thoughts and behavior, though there is disagreement as to the extent of the effect.[2] Gert Martin Hald, a psychologist at the University of Copenhagen, who authored a study which found that watching "sexually explicit media" only accounted for 0.3 to 4 percent of behavior changes, said, "Our data suggest that other factors such as personal dispositions — specifically sensation-seeking — rather than consumption of sexually explicit material may play a more important role in a range of sexual behaviors of adolescents and young adults."[3]"

“Thank you for the Wikipedia Article Cole,” Knight says.

"Whats Amish?"

Cole sips something in his fort.

Ari tilts their head, “The one about talking?”

"Nah.” Spider grins and holds a hand out palm facing upwards, nothing happens for a minute until suddenly the air around her warms up slightly and a small flame ignites in her hand.

“You ever hear of something called the internet?” Knight asks.

Ari’s eyes go wide in awe. “That's so sick!!”

Cole smirks and pokes his head out of the fort and throws a small icicle at the fire. “No fire in the house.”

"No, what's the internet?" Melody asks.

“Oh Sweet Baby Jesus you’re a cinnamon roll,” Knight says.

Melody looks around at the ice and fire. "Woah, magic!!!"

Spider closes her hand, extinguishing the flame. "Boring."

"I'm Mister White Christmas.” Cole throws another harmless icicle at Spider.

"Magic!!!! That's so cool!!! Can you make me something?" Melody asks.

Spider sidesteps. "Tosser.”

Cole looks at Melody and smiles. "Uh, I can make you a flower made of ice?"

"Please!!!"

A frost poppy forms in Cole's hand and he offers it to Melody. “Here you go.”

Melody takes it gently. "It's amazing..."

“Thank you.” Cole smiles.

"Of course!!!" Melody exclaims.

"Is there anything else you want?" Cole asks.

"Um!!! What else can you do??" Melody asks.

“Tell me a random object,” Cole says.

Sparrow is still fiddling with the beer can.

Spider looks over at Sparrow. "So are you still with us?"

"A toy horse!" Melody exclaims.

“Yeah, I am." Sparrow says.

Cole snaps and a toy horse appears in his hand. "Ta-da.”

“Nice,” Knight says.

Ari disappears.

"Can I talk to you? In private.” Spider says to Sparrow.

“Sure, dear.” Sparrow gets up.

Spider heads into the hall with Sparrow following.

Melody exclaims. "Oh my gosh!! It's amazing!!"

“You can have it if you want,” Cole says.

"Please!" Melody exclaims.

Cole gives her the toy horse.

She takes it, holding the objects gently. "This place is amazing...."

“It’s really not,” Knight says.

“Knight I will punt you,” Cole says.

“What? We’re currently going through an apocalypse.” Knight says.

"I know but still you don't need to be a depressing bitch all the time,” Cole says.

“This is like the only time I have been depressing.”

“Fair,” Cole says.

"Ehhhh, you've been pretty depressive since the switcheroo happened but I might also just be a dumb bitch who hasn't been paying full attention! Hey Cole can I have some raw meat?" Orpheus asks.

“What switcheroo?” Knight asks.

"Sure you can have raw meat I guess.” Cole snaps and a t-bone steak appears in front of Orpheus and he begins to EAT it.

"Wait, apocalypse?" Melody asks.

“Quick Question, Do you happen to know about Abaddon or seen any red skies?”

Cole ducks back into the fort and boops Orpheus on the nose.

"I mean the sky’s been red but... Abaddons only in the Bible..." Melody says.

Orpheus's ears are scritched.

“Hoooo boy this is going to be fun.” Knight mumbles. “Okay, Around October Abaddon ended the world. The Kiss, which is the name of this group, has been fighting against them to keep this world from being destroyed. The Red Sky is Abaddon’s doing.”

"Demons were also just in the bible but look at me!” Orpheus exclaims.

"Cool!! So I'm helping save the world!!!" Melody pauses. "You're a demon?" She looks afraid.

"Orpheus-" Kade says.

“Goddamn it-” Cole mumbles.

“There’s also like two different Hells, One that is basically Heaven and Hell mashed together. That’s the good one. And there’s a second that’s actually Hell.” Knight says. “And some of us are Demons seeking repentance by saving the world and defeating Abaddon.”

"Oh, yeah! You're also a demon...Don't think too hard about it, alright? It's really not what you think. If... you want. We could talk about it? I was… You know. Raised Catholic too. Or... you know." Orpheus pauses. "Can you not lie to her face, Knight? That's not true." He sighs and stands up, having finished his steak.

"We are lying for a reason.” Cole groans.

“It’s better to ease her into it,” Knight says.

Melody looks at her hands, panicking. "B-but- demons are evil- I'm evil-"

“You’re not evil,” Knight says.

"Anyone mind giving her a hug?" Kade asks.

Melody tears up, panicking.

Knight tries to give Melody a hug.

"No, it isn't." Orpheus sighs. "Knight, shut up. Let me handle this." He seems irritated and annoyed. "I've actually gone through this. Myself." Orpheus goes to hug Melody, but stops because of Knight beating him to it. He stares at Knight. He now seems pissed.

Cole just facepalms and groans.

Melody stumbles away from Knight, looking around then to her hands in panic. "W-was I bad? Am I bad?? How am I a demon?"

Knight just leaves.

"Melody." Orpheus kneels down, looking at her. "Can you look at me? Please? I want to talk to you, alright?"

Melody does, tearing up. "O-okay..."

Orpheus tries to shuffle closer to her. "...We aren't demons in the way you think, alright? You aren't evil. You didn't get sent to 'Hell' because you're evil. You shouldn't think that." Orpheus holds out his paws as if offering something for her to hold. "You seem like a good girl, alright? I can't imagine anything evil you've done."

Melody takes them, shaking a little. "A-are you sure? W-werent humans made in God's image? If I'm not human anymore then does he not love me anymore?"

"No, Melody. ...It was Melody, right? Humans were made in God's image, but that doesn't mean he hates the inhuman. God doesn't hate anyone! He forgives. God forgives, people tend to forget that… You aren't evil for dying and becoming fluffy, that'd be stupid! ...You just have to realize that not everything you taught was entirely true, alright? Angels and demons... they're real. Just... not entirely as we were taught, haha… Think of our hell as... More Hades. Or the Underworld in general... It's not a place where evil people go. It's a place where souls go once they die! ...Do you want me to prove you aren't evil?" Orpheus asks.

Melody seems to calm down but still nods. "P-please...."

Orpheus lets go of her right hand, moving his free paw behind his back...With a small burst of flames, a black box appears in it, one that would be used to store a necklace.

He grabs it tight and shows it to her, letting go of her left hand and holding it between his paws.

Melody looks in awe. "H- how?"

Orpheus smiles, opening up the box. "An angelic friend of ours.." He pulls out an old and well-loved rosary. Able to be worn as a necklace, the beads are wooden and the cross is a silver that hasn't been polished in a while...He seems slightly uncomfortable holding it.

"..Here, Melody." He puts it around her neck. Nothing special happens, nothing at all.

"It's... mine, back from when I was really faithful in my childhood, ehhe...I don't need it anymore. But look! Nothing happens! You can wear it just fine, okay? If you were evil, it would burn you or something!! ..Everything is alright, Melody. I promise.” Orpheus tries to hug her.

Melody cries happy tears, hugging him tightly. "Thank you.... I'll treasure this..."

His tail is wagging a lot now. "No need, none at all!!" Orpheus hugs her and pats her back, giving it a gentle rub. "...If you ever need to talk about anything, I'll be here for you, okay? Maybe even like... prayer buddies or something, ehhe..! ..You aren't alone is all I'm saying."

"Thank you thank you thank you-" She holds him tightly. "I... I don't remember how I became this...." She admits to him.

"How you got all fluffy, you mean?"

"Mhm..."

"..." Orpheus sighs. "That's understandable. I don't think you should worry too much about it, though! Why linger on the past?"

Kade waves from his place on the couch. "If it helps any, I can relate to the experience. And can agree! The excitement of the present is much better than focusing on the past."

"Okay!! I'm just worried about Mama and Papa...." Melody says.

"..They're probably fine, Melody! Everything will be fine."

"Okie, thank you... did I get your name?" She asks Orpheus.

"..."

"...."

"...Uhm..." He whimpers to her. "...Eric. B-but you could also call me Orpheus! Like the guy from the stories, if you'd like.. around others, mostly!" Orpheus glances at Kade.

Melody smiles. "I like both your names!!" She kisses him on the cheek and hugs him again.

Orpheus smiles, giving a lighthearted chuckle, and ruffles her hair. "Thank you! Melody is a great name too."

Melody’s tail is going so fast!! "Hehe thank you!! Papa says my voice takes after my name!!"

"I can see what he means!" Orpheus says.

Melody giggles. "I know how to play piano and violin!!"

"That sounds so cool! Did you do church choir?" Orpheus asks.

She nods happily.

"I bet you were great. I was an altar boy for a bit, but otherwise I just.. Went."

Melody nods, yawning a little and rubbing her eyes. "I have a snoot now,,"

Orpheus's tail is w a g g i n g. He seems happy! He also. Boops her snoot. "A cute one at that. Boop."

Melody giggles and boops his. "Hehe!! Yours is cute too!!"

"Ehhe.. thank you...Are you tired?"

She nods, yawning again. "Big day..."

"You can sleep! I'll keep watch if you're scared to." He pets her.

Melody smiles, leaning into the pets. "Okie!! Can I cuddle you maybe... you look warm and soft and stuff..."

"..uuh..!!! Sure!!!" Orpheus hugs her and lays back onto the ground so she's now on top of him.

She curls up on him. "Good night new friends!!"