>>5975571“So they are long lived but recruit slowly as each demon while strong can be mobbed by numbers and experience so they take decades to stock enough magic to create their mana stones for recruitment. I don't know the exact requirements since they might recruit once every few years and I have only been here for a short while.” Says Betty as she writes down something as she moves a bag of flour out of the way.
“What about Hellscream?”
“I only have public information so she is part of a major branch of the demon circle. She is the last sibling to begin her education in Astra as the rest have already graduated and left for careers. Parents into politics, brother in R&D, and her sister into the military for the past 50 years.”
“So they left her alone for uh tenth of her life?”
“Ahh yeah the math checks out. Yes, for a tenth of her life she was left by herself as demon parents usually just hang around for the first fifty to hundred years before moving on.”
“How do they not grow up worse?”
“Demon parents ensure they meet the standards of high society from whatever culture they have.”
“Sounds harsh.”
“I assume so. Back to Hellscream I assume she adopted a human mindset and craved socialization in life.”
“You can guess that?”
“Isn't it obvious? There are no demon holidays, they don't decorate their towers, try to avoid conflict early on, they adopt the country's culture, and have not pushed their own. So that implies their society is either degraded or doesn't exist and from what I could look up on the internet. They just appeared some time after the Age of Ash and quietly kept to themselves before branching out.”
“The demons didn't record anything?”
“It looks like no one recorded much during that time so the ancient demons might be refugees or migrants that settled down. Or they did record but kept it to themselves.”
“Do you just like history or have a degree in psychology?”
“I dabble in sociology, psychology, and information gathering. It is always important to know as much as possible since you never know when you might need it. I… don’t get out much.”
“Last question. So I am a Prisma and Animus informant. So how do I handle being a spy?” Asks William as he checks behind himself out of paranoia.
“Guh?” States Betty as her arm knocks over a few containers off the shelf as she holds up her arms to deflect anything hitting her face. Dropping the clipboard as Betty takes a moment to process the words she heard.
“How are you not lying?”
“I stumbled into leaders looking at me and I just thought it was better to take advantage of a horrible situation.”
“You are pretending to play spy when you have no experience in lying?”
“I did not lie, I told the truth and sold it to Animus.”
“You stupid fucker.”
“Hey I came to you first right away when I got hired and I didn’t want to get converted into a furry then and there.”
“My god what did I get myself into?”
