[ A polite one, though! There’s no particularly strict or stringent feeling behind Sebastian saying it as there had been with previous times that they’ve played at bargains. It at least makes it clear that whatever Sebastian is up to, it’s more fanciful in nature. Though whether that’s better or worse remains to be seen…
(answer: neither, it’s stupid) ]
In part, it is just a matter of taste. If you were to ask a different demon, they would be likely to tell you something else that helps them pick out a soul worth harvesting or cultivating further. There is the stereotype about demons particularly loving souls of virgins, and it is because many have a taste for an unblemished, “fresh” soul. They are not bad, I admit. But I prefer complexity. I wish for those who are thoroughly blemished, who know all the evils of the world… And yet, they strive for something more than the darkness in which they are mired. Will they overcome and grasp at that flicker of light, or will they pulled into the undertow? It is always an exquisite struggle either way.
[ It’s a bit of a preamble, but he thinks it’s useful context. There is a certain part of it that he has trouble explaining concretely, since it’s based on a sense that Set simply doesn’t have. He had gotten a taste of it when stepping into Sebastian’s mind as he goaded Ciel into abject cruelty, but it was still a momentary experience. But before he gets into more of those specifics, he does want to give his answers back to Rin. ]
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[ A polite one, though! There’s no particularly strict or stringent feeling behind Sebastian saying it as there had been with previous times that they’ve played at bargains. It at least makes it clear that whatever Sebastian is up to, it’s more fanciful in nature. Though whether that’s better or worse remains to be seen…
(answer: neither, it’s stupid) ]
In part, it is just a matter of taste. If you were to ask a different demon, they would be likely to tell you something else that helps them pick out a soul worth harvesting or cultivating further. There is the stereotype about demons particularly loving souls of virgins, and it is because many have a taste for an unblemished, “fresh” soul. They are not bad, I admit. But I prefer complexity. I wish for those who are thoroughly blemished, who know all the evils of the world… And yet, they strive for something more than the darkness in which they are mired. Will they overcome and grasp at that flicker of light, or will they pulled into the undertow? It is always an exquisite struggle either way.
[ It’s a bit of a preamble, but he thinks it’s useful context. There is a certain part of it that he has trouble explaining concretely, since it’s based on a sense that Set simply doesn’t have. He had gotten a taste of it when stepping into Sebastian’s mind as he goaded Ciel into abject cruelty, but it was still a momentary experience. But before he gets into more of those specifics, he does want to give his answers back to Rin. ]
So, with all that said. Please, do tell.