[ Wonderful. Belphegor is officially aware that Mammon is hiding something. Hearing his own name instead of some insufferable nickname spoken by Bel would be welcomed at any other time. Now, however, he knows that it's being used to display that he's been caught.
There's an audible sigh, one that is long with hints of frustration. Not say that Mammon is upset with Bel. Rather, he is fairly upset with himself. He purposely put himself within a position where he is bound to be bombarded by all sorts of annoyances - questions, pokes to the face, whining, nearly empty threats, and whatever else Bel will choose to do in order to draw out an answer that he deems suitable. The only way to really deal with it is to carry on without being honest until Belphegor becomes bored enough to no longer pursue the true answer (which could take weeks), or Mammon can be direct, truthful (which is much easier said than done).]
It's none of your concern. [ As if that is some viable answer to please Bel's curiosity. He knows that the other won't end it there. And although he partially wants the matter to be left alone, he cannot help but continue to want to leave slight indications that there's more he wants to say. He didn't mean to turn this into a sort of game, but it is hard for him, who has always claimed to need nobody, to outright admit that he wants somebody. ]
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There's an audible sigh, one that is long with hints of frustration. Not say that Mammon is upset with Bel. Rather, he is fairly upset with himself. He purposely put himself within a position where he is bound to be bombarded by all sorts of annoyances - questions, pokes to the face, whining, nearly empty threats, and whatever else Bel will choose to do in order to draw out an answer that he deems suitable. The only way to really deal with it is to carry on without being honest until Belphegor becomes bored enough to no longer pursue the true answer (which could take weeks), or Mammon can be direct, truthful (which is much easier said than done).]
It's none of your concern. [ As if that is some viable answer to please Bel's curiosity. He knows that the other won't end it there. And although he partially wants the matter to be left alone, he cannot help but continue to want to leave slight indications that there's more he wants to say. He didn't mean to turn this into a sort of game, but it is hard for him, who has always claimed to need nobody, to outright admit that he wants somebody. ]