We recently had this conversation and I realized I have new headcannon.

  • @[email protected]
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    1525 days ago

    Maybe the Devil is a bit of a hobbyist who enjoys a good jam now and then. Sure, he’ll claim a soul if his opponent isn’t worthy, but mostly…

  • @[email protected]
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    1425 days ago

    You think those rewards are just that? Rewards? What comes next with all that fame and money? What happens in the end?

    From your point of view this must look like a 16 karat streak of bad luck. Truth is, the game was rigged from the start.

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    1325 days ago

    I always loved the idea that the path of a musician is inherently full of sin, especially one that has the pride and hubris necessary to challenge the devil. You lose? Your soul is taken. You win? Your soul is offered by your own, thoroughly voluntary, attrition.

  • Live Your Lives
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    324 days ago

    There’s a simpler explanation for this: only the really good ones live to tell the tale.