fiction

[kierthos]

i saw another demon today. it was carrying a briefcase and talking to hell. normal phones have cords. this one didn't. phones to talk to the devil don't need cords. the demon had little horns that no one else could see. none of the normal people could see them. i guess other demons could.

i've seen what's in the briefcases the demons carry. contracts. contracts with people who have sold their souls. maybe if i burn the contracts, they'll get their souls back. maybe not. i think i'd have to kill the demon to get the briefcase. i'll have to ask saint peter what to do. he comes to me some nights when i can't sleep. i'm not sleeping much lately because i want to see saint peter again. he's nice. he tells me that i shouldn't kill demons until i'm ready. i think i'm ready, but saint peter knows best.

he gave me a knife. saint peter did. it's a small one. maybe i'll get a bigger one once i kill some demons. maybe not. it's blessed by saint peter. he said it was. if it was normal, it couldn't hurt demons. i cut myself on it by accident and saint peter said to be careful. it bled a bit but not much. i bleed red. i like saint peter. he's nice. when he says i'm ready, i'm going to kill a demon. i'll have to catch one alone, because they travel in groups, with their briefcases and hell-phones. i'll have to make sure they're not talking to the devil when i kill one, because saint peter said that would be bad.

i'm not sleeping a lot any more. saint peter showed up last night and said i'm almost ready. but if i fall asleep, demons are in my dreams. if i'm ready, maybe i'll stop dreaming about them. maybe not. the dreams are scary, but i know they're dreams. they're not real, like the demons.

i have a knife to kill demons. i killed one today. he was alone, and talking on his hell-phone. i heard him say he'll call back once he gets to the office. but he didn't get to the office. i knew he was a demon because he had the horns. saint peter said i was ready, so that's why i was looking for a demon. the demon didn't know saint peter sent me. he said go away you filthy bum i don't have any money for you. that's okay. i wouldn't want hell money anyway. i stabbed him with the knife. he looked surprised that a bum would have a knife from saint peter. he bled some. it was red. but not like my blood. it was darker. then he died. i took his briefcase and burned the contracts inside. then i ran. saint peter said i can't stay around and take credit because the police don't believe in god. they would lock me up and keep me from killing demons.

there's one less demon now. saint peter said i did good. then i fell asleep. no dreams about demons. that's good too. i'll kill another tomorrow. demons are stupid. i bet i can kill a lot of them.

Comments

[pinballsorceror.livejournal.com]

wow, what is taht from?

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[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Me. I came up with most of it in the 5 minute walk home from work. No idea where I really got the idea, but it started with the first line. Somehow, the idea of a homeless, possibly deranged (possibly not) man seeing demons just jumped in my head and I ran with it.

[neosplinter.livejournal.com]

Summary. Cell phones=demonomania?

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[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Well, from the point of view of the character, he knows that normal phones have cords. The receiver is connected by a cord to the rest of the unit, which is connected via a phone line to a wall socket. (Whether the character would express it in those terms is highly unlikely.)

However, look at cell phones. No cords. Take someone from the 1930s, who is used to 1930s telephone technology and give him a cell phone. He might possibly recognize the intended purpose of the cell phone, but he probably won't. Even if he does, he would be incredibly skeptical about it working. It's not plugged into the wall. How can he possibly connect to the operator at the switching station?

Now, the main character is thinking none of this. That was just a basis for the following point: What if your view of reality is so distorted that you see demons? Who would demons be talking to if they were using something that looked like a phone, but couldn't possibly be a phone, because there is no cord? They must be talking to the devil.

It's a completely illogical conclusion that reinforces this apparent delusion (and it's only an apparent delusion. I never said, but for all I know, the main character is not crazy, and really does see demons walking around in business suits). Besides, I really liked the idea of demons using cell phones to call Hell for additional instructions.

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[neosplinter.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. I never meant to dispute the idea; I was simply teasing a bit. In fact, I really enjoy the concept. Oftentimes I HAVE thought cell phones were the tools of the Devil. At any rate, I offer you congratulations.

Interesting...

[egearman.livejournal.com]

Was a touch worried until I saw the 'fiction' title.

hmmm... maybe it's because I watch too much Law & Order, but I have the 'other side of the coin' idea of this swimming through my brain.

The cop (whether a dectective or not) who is looking over the scene makes the wrong conclusion. Since the briefcase is gone, it is assumed that something inside was the reason for the murder.

Like I said, it's just an idea... if I could write worth crap, I would put it up.