Page 24 of Winners, Losers, and Champagne Kisses
“It's time for you to be your own people. You might need me to sort this, but you need to figure out who you are without me. You’re all strong, powerful people. Figure out where you want to live and what you want to do. If you want to help me try to fix the afterlife, then do that. If you want to start a dog rescue in the middle of nowhere, you can. There are plenty of winged supernatural creatures. Go marry one and create hybrid babies. Be happy.”
“You’re nothing like I thought you’d be, but in a good way,” Michael said.
“Before Gabriel does their statement, all of you need to read the comments online. Like, seriously, read the room,” Benji said.
Yes, definitely. We neededallthe facts. And after we did that, they were telling us everything we needed to know about fighting angels.
Ihad my issues with social media, but I had to admit it could be used for good. Especially where the Coalition was involved. Benji’s followers were going to wonder why Gabriel didn’t have their shirt off since it was kind of a requirement if you wanted to use his platform, but most of us knew better. I didn’t know much about angel magic, but they clearly didn’t have the same senses shifters did nor could see auras like witches could. I got vibes off Jophiel, Ariel, and Gabriel that they were more hiding their gender than wanting to transition.
But first, we reallydidneed to figure out what was going on so that we didn’t blast Gabriel to the masses and they say the wrong thing. The angels didn’t have cell phones and onlyMichael had an idea how to use one. He’d been in the room where the angels could watch humanity. The others had either been held elsewhere or they had been searching other realms and more concerned with their missing Father than technology.
They didn’t particularly want to learn. They just wanted to get this over with, so Pax invited them to sit with him while his text to speech read it out. They seemed happy with that. I pulled Benji and Medusa to me so I could cuddle them while I read what I needed to read.
Saul was savvy enough to know to also post that stupid video on the internet on the off chance the news refused to play it or didn’t play the entire thing. I quickly found it. Oh, Benji and Dionysus’s followers were having a field day there. I recognized some of the usernames. They were mostly getting destroyed by the people who saw my video. There were only a few people asking when and where they needed to fight.
Icemaiden17.uk:What is going on in America right now that your politicians are encouraging violence?
LaSolita17:A bunch of idiots who don’t know you shouldn’t bring a gun to a magic fight. Dumbasses.
AlleyKaty:aren’t we supposed to be tagging the people who are much stronger than us to deal with it?
Jamiedragons:Speak for yourself. #usernameselfexplanatory
Crumpet:Ladies and gents, trust me, never piss off a dragon.
Jamiedragons:Too late.
Stranger_danger1984:Fam, we need to think strategically, not violently.
Motherofgoblins16:Some of us have a reason to think violently #usernameselfexplanatory.
Berni:This is bigger than us. We can be both organized and violent.
Amelia:We can’t be violent. If we want to come out of this on the other side, we have to be above reproach when this is over.
Ericot:Did you see the video Benji posted? It sounds like we need to get that message out. It has proof the angels didn’t have to cause all that violence at the prison.
Wayne1975:That was a deep fake. They made it with AI. Angels can’t really do that. The demons are lying to cover their tracks. We’re coming for you.
CJ_Tempest:because you’re a fucking idiot
Wayne1975:No, bitch. I’m on the right side of things. We going to make it illegal to be supernatural and get all of these demons out of my country.
Booknerd_89:Ladies, I think you know what to do.
Wayne1975:I’m not afraid of a bunch of women
Babsbamm:@thesexyhybrid
Fallingstar:@theoneandonlyorgygod
Berni:No, don’t tag them over this loser. We need to figure out where the real bad guys are. Does anyone recognize anything from the video?
Amelia:I’m pretty sure that’s the penthouse at this hotel in my city. It’s a small city, and that hotel is mostly used by criminals.
BethanyBurr:I’ll bet you’d get a really nice, tastefully done nude if you dropped either one of them a pin.
Heartbreak.kid:I used to work there and I’m pretty sure you’re right, sis. I also know how to watch it without anyone knowing.
