[Oooh, that one stings. Which, conveniently, proves the point beyond question. Ow.]
I can say with confidence that I do.
[A breath, blown out, and a moment of thought.]
That explains why he was so insistent. If I had done half the things he's responsible for and experienced remorse for all of it at once, the guilt would be excruiciating.
[And that's only what he knows about. Ford's sure there are plenty more atrocities Bill has committed over the years that have faded into obscurity, Bill himself the only one alive to remember them.
...he hopes Bill felt at least a little bit bad about faking the moon landing. It's not the most important thing, of course; the personal suffering he and his family experienced at Bill's hands and the destruction of entire dimensions absolutely take precedence, but still. It could have been on the list. The long, long list.]
[...a sigh. That tracks with his experiences so far. Killing Bill and getting dragged here, being released from the deal and still being a viable conduit for the empathy spell...
Deciding to see Bill dead or graduated before he goes home, and risking all else to ensure it happens.
It sure feels like there's no escape.]
You don't happen to know a spell that will kill him permanently, do you?
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I can say with confidence that I do.
[A breath, blown out, and a moment of thought.]
That explains why he was so insistent. If I had done half the things he's responsible for and experienced remorse for all of it at once, the guilt would be excruiciating.
[And that's only what he knows about. Ford's sure there are plenty more atrocities Bill has committed over the years that have faded into obscurity, Bill himself the only one alive to remember them.
...he hopes Bill felt at least a little bit bad about faking the moon landing. It's not the most important thing, of course; the personal suffering he and his family experienced at Bill's hands and the destruction of entire dimensions absolutely take precedence, but still. It could have been on the list. The long, long list.]
[Voice]
[Which is an agreement, of sorts. He doesn't put much store in them, but for a demon, it seemed a good enough revenge.]
Yes, and he would not have had the practice humans have at ignoring and justifying the actions that should cause them guilt.
[Voice]
[Ford could deal with having less conscience right about now.]
[Voice]
[Voice]
Damn it all.]
Well, thank you for your time.
...
...be warned, if you try anything like that again, I will be ready for you.
[Voice]
Do as you will. Tell your demon not to speak on my family, and I will have no reason to try.
[Voice]
And hey -- he's not my demon. He is a demon that I was involved with, thought I'd killed, and can't seem to get away from!
[Voice]
[Voice]
Deciding to see Bill dead or graduated before he goes home, and risking all else to ensure it happens.
It sure feels like there's no escape.]
You don't happen to know a spell that will kill him permanently, do you?
[Voice]
[Voice]
Ah, well. I expected as much.
[Voice]
In any case, good luck. [He even means it.]
[Voice]
[He'll keep his eyes open for any self-identified saints. It's a long shot, but something to keep in mind.]