Okay, so. Ostensibly, Foster wants a demon that would threaten HIM by making that pact. Like... whose influence over him was, in fact, a real risk. In some fashion or another.
And on the one hand, while someone like SOLLUX is probably temperamental enough that it could work, Psi keeps his shit together better. And he doesn't seem inclined to mindgames.
But... Foster doesn't know that, probably. Psi is smart and resourceful enough to get by in this world without engaging in that whole war thing.
That would probably impress Foster. More than traditional demon behaviour.
It would not occur to him that Psi is just a goober.
It'd be up to Psi whether he wants to try and encourage that illusion or not but either way Foster would still get... whatever it is he's after, powerwise, so like, he can't complain too much. I'm still trying to put my finger on what au flavour of dramatic control Foster is after here though lmao
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Okay, so. Ostensibly, Foster wants a demon that would threaten HIM by making that pact. Like... whose influence over him was, in fact, a real risk. In some fashion or another.
And on the one hand, while someone like SOLLUX is probably temperamental enough that it could work, Psi keeps his shit together better. And he doesn't seem inclined to mindgames.
But... Foster doesn't know that, probably. Psi is smart and resourceful enough to get by in this world without engaging in that whole war thing.
That would probably impress Foster. More than traditional demon behaviour.
It would not occur to him that Psi is just a goober.
It'd be up to Psi whether he wants to try and encourage that illusion or not but either way Foster would still get... whatever it is he's after, powerwise, so like, he can't complain too much. I'm still trying to put my finger on what au flavour of dramatic control Foster is after here though lmao