::The landlord shimmers into the cave and waits for Demerous to arrive. He plays with the keys in his sweaty palms and once Demerous arrives, roughly thrusts them into his hand.::

"Orb key. It'll let you know when someone is intruding here. Entry is shimmering or blinking only. No teleporting power, no entry. It helps to keep the 'good' scum out."

::Demerous stares at his hand, now soiled with a sticky, foul smelling liquid.::

(I don't think I could handle another encounter with this... thing...)

"Uhmm, you probably shouldn't - ever - enter my lair again... It's for the best"

::He gives a slightly intimidating smile to the Landlord.::

"Oh... and thanks for the lair..."

"You probably shouldn't - ever - speak to me in that way again, or you'll be out on your ass."

::He glares at Demerous in an extremley intimidating manner.::

"And you don't scare me kid. Remember that."

::He spits on the floor of the cave with a sickening snort. He then shimmers out.::

(Hmmm...)

::Demerous stares at the saliva.::

"What the fuck...?"

::It just hits Demerous that the little, excuse of a man just stood up to him, further more threatened him.::

"Ugh... I need to leave... the stench is lingering here!"

::He changes into a fresh shirt and blinks to P3 Restrooms.::

::Arriving back at his lair, not too long after going out, Demerous is disheartened.::

(It still smells in here!)

::Making his way to the bathroom, he realizes that he should go shopping.::

”Yeah… why not, I need to pick up a few things…”

::After Demerous finishes in the bathroom, he washes his hands and touches up his hair.::

”…And who knows, if I’m lucky, I may get to try out my other power…”

::Demerous blinks to The Market.::

::Demerous slumps on his bed and proceeds to undress.::

”This shower is really past due…”

::With a yawn, he enters the shower and executes the usual.::

(I really should have followed someone back at the cemetery.)

::After drying himself, Demerous walks to the lounge room and examines himself in the full length mirror.::

”Good to see everything is still there.”

::With one swift movement, he turns off the light and gets into bed.::

(A quick nap won't hurt…)

::Demerous wakes up, and once “things” have subsided, rises out of bed.::

”Yawn…”

::Finding clean clothing, he slips it on and makes his bed.::

”I really have to start doing things… I haven’t done anything constructive at all lately.”

::Demerous applies some aftershave and blinks to The Forest.::

"I though I wou-..."

::Appearing in his lair, Demerous stops talking.::

"Ugh... he is a little too lucky for his own good, I would much rather die with haste then having a slow, painful, drawn-out death."

::Taking his mind off what he is soon going to do to Shinji, Demerous' body reminds him of the terrible pain it just underwent.::

"Fuck, I need ice..."

::Stumbling to the freezer, he finds a bad of frozen peas and applies it to his genitals.::

"Bah"

::He twitches slightly as the frozen vegetables make contact.::

"Some training would go down very well... I need to strengthen my powers if I am to dispose of Shinji..."

::In a strange hop and limp movement, Demerous makes his way to the bathroom where he attends to his various wounds and aches.::

"A small breather then...."

::Substituting the last words of the sentance with laughter, Demerous makes his way to his bed in hope that resting will help repare his body faster.::

::Rubbing his eyes and brushing his hair back, Demerous wakes feeling a lot better, yet the beating he took was still apparent.::

(I need alcohol.)

::Picking up a remote, he pushes ‘play’. Loud music blares out from the strategically placed speakers around the room.::

(I love this song.)

”I wonder where that witch is, did he make it out of the forest? Oh well, alcohol first…”

::Putting on some clean clothes, he carries out the usual morning maintenance, switches the stereo off and blinks to The Cavern

::Demerous blinks in and walks into the living room. He sits in his chair and is just about to turn the TV on…::

”Actually, I could really go for a good meal… or drink, maybe I should try that place I went to before, even though it was closed.”

::Demerous takes a quick look in the mirror and blinks to P3 Restrooms.::

::Taking an unusually longer time to blink to his apartment than normal, Demerous finally appears in his lair.

Standing up, with the help of his bed, he walks to the stereo and inserts a CD, hoping the music will ease the pain of his mind.

As the music begins to play, Demerous immediately notices something inside him change… he is able to think clearly.::

(I do not wish to revisit that…)

::Still feeling different than before the fight, he shrugs it off an walks to the bathroom.::

“Fuck.”

::Seeing his reflection in the mirror he notices his damaged face. He proceeds to take his clothing off which reveals quite a few more injuries. Turning the shower on and getting in, he washes and tends to his wounds.::

(I really have to promise myself to take situations with a lot more caution. Going into that apartment complex and starting a fight was extremely stupid. I must keep this promise...)

“Yeah, just like a fucking new year’s resolution…”

(NO, I will keep it. I have to.)

::He turns the shower off and gets out. As he dries himself he is most glad to see his bed.::

"Thank fuck, much more comfortale than sand, I bet."

::Walking over to it, he slips under the covers and falls asleep within a matter of minutes.::

::Demerous wakes from his rather lengthy slumber and stumbles out of bed.::

(Hey… I feel great. Not 100% but much better at least.)

.::Walking over to the mirror, he notices most of his wounds have healed except for a few here and there.::

“Goddamn.”

::Getting out his make up, Demerous applies some concealer and blush to the unhealed parts of his face, then applies the usual eyeliner.::

“Excellent.”

::Looking in the mirror once more, touching up his hair, he wonders where he should go.::

“There is nothing better to wake up to than a good swig of alcohol… P3 bar it is.”

(Maybe you should stay here for a little while longer until you fully heal…)

“Shut the fuck up.”

::…With that, Demerous blinks to P3, then the bar.::