March 21, 2022

Harmonia appears in front of Beelzebub. He's got a long dining table with long benches and two large chairs at each end. He sits in one and Harmonia sits in the other.

"Hi,” He says awkwardly.

Harmonia looks around in confusion. "Uhhhh hi? Where am I?"

"You're in The Hall, eighth layer of this Hell. Welcome! I am the only one here and I was watching the group who came here last night and I saw you looked like a bug and I thought you'd wanna chat maybe!!" Beezlebub smiles and a shadowy person with horns that look like they'd form a halo if it wasn't for the crack separating them comes out, wheeling in a feast enough for at least 100 people. "What would you like to eat, we have just about anything you can imagine!"

Harmonia's eyes widen and light up (literally) as she looks at it. "Oh my gods... do you have deer soul pizza? Wait, are you Beezlebub?"

"...That's. Uh. Very... specific?“ He leans down to whisper to The Butler. It walks through a green Door, and returns shortly with 37 large pizza boxes. It wheels them over to Harmonia's side of the table, and places them down. "And, yes I am Beelzebub! You can call me Bell, though. Most people do, ever since Lucifer started calling me that.“

"Oh- okay- You seem chiller than the Beezlebub from my Hell.” Harmonia grabs the boxes and wants to dig in but also doesn't want to be rude so she looks for silverware.

There is silverware but Beelzebub doesn't care, seeing as they pick up a whole turkey, put it in their mouth, and swallow it whole. "This Hell is... rather chill, I guess. Not much goes on here, we don't get many people.“

"Fair. My Beezlebub tried to eat me.” Harmonia notices and just starts digging into the pizzas.

"..Oh. That's...unfortunate. I'm sorry.“

"Its fine. He's like really big, it's crazy." Harmonia seems to be enjoying herself. "This food is amazing! Thank you,"

"Of course! I'd love to be a great host for my guests.“ Beezlebub... smiles? Kinda? His smile is weird due to his mouth being that of a fly. But he looks happy!

Harmonia smiles back. "You are!! Um so, my name's Harmonia.”

"That's a lovely name, and the origins of it are fascinating."

“The myth?” Harmonia asks.

"Yes! Stories like that have always amazed me.“

"How so?" Harmonia leans her head on her hand, listening to him.

"Just hearing things and reading about Gods and Goddesses... makes me wish I was one, heh.” Beezlebub sighs, smiling.

"Fair. I'm not one unlike my namesake. But like everytime I die I just come back so that's a win!" Harmonia takes off her ring to show the void on her neck. "So Abaddon killed me the first time and a friend resurrected me so now when I die I just kinda come back.”

"Oh jeez. I'm sorry, she can be so rambunctious. She's young, y'know? I'm sure she didn't mean any harm…” He tenses up as he speaks. Clearly afraid.

Harmonia looks away. “She did but it's not your fault or anything.”

“I’m sorry,,”

“It’s okay. Are you okay?”

“Yes,” He shakes his head no.

She takes out her phone and types, Is someone listening?

As she speaks. "That's good! You have a nice place here-"

"Thank you! But I think we should go back to your place!"

And in a flash of green they're back at Harmonia's house.

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"SHE'S FUCKIN WATCHING ME, DUDE!! I can't talk bad about her or she'll try to fucking smite me!!“

"SORRY MATE-“ Harmonia says, sighing. “So Abaddon’s more powerful than you?”

“Well, yes, but no, but also yes?” He responds.

“What do you mean?”

"She can and will kill me if I disobey her, and Lucifer will assist her in that. If it was just us two fighting alone, I believe I could defeat her, but she has Lucy's help."

"I see... but she can't watch you here?"

"She probably can but she has COMPLETE authority over The Hall and Hell as a whole, everything she and Lucifer say goes, and they are always watching.“ Beezlebub wipes the sweat from his forehead.

"I see... well you're safe here. She doesn't attack us too often anymore for whatever reason.” Harmonia explains.

"Okay,, I can't stay here for long, she'll notice I'm gone."

"Alright. If you want I’ll go back with you and be better with my words?"

"It'll be fine, I don't want you putting yourselves in danger."

"Fair enough. She's not someone I like to mess with..." Harmonia puts a hand on her stomach. "Oh! Um, I wanted to ask a question.”

“Yes?“

"Yesterday I got like, vines all over me? I passed out but apparently a demon girl gave me a shot and they fell off. Do you know what the vines are?"

“… Were they a deep red?”

“Yeah.”

"That's something that happens in Violence. It's overgrown with them. A specific type of Violence Demons, the Fogbringers, spread the vines. They act as a method of Hallowing. It probably didn't work on you due to the Playwright."

"...I see. So basically it's supposed to hallow people? So I'm good? Like no side effects or anything? Also, you know about them? The Playwright I mean.” Harmonia asks.

"Yeah, Abaddon came and complained about it. Also, yeah, you're fine."

Harmonia smiles. "Nice. Thanks for talking mate. And the food, it was great.”

“Anytime,” He smiles.

“It was nice meeting you.”

"You as well," He nods, before a plague of cicadas covers his body. When they disperse, Beelzebub is nowhere to be seen.