Madness and Genius - Marvin's Haven

Marvin had been out when he'd arrived, but the gentleman had arrived, had simply entered the haven with no real issue and sat down and put his feet up to wait for the man to get home.

Marvin saw the stranger and bristled while boosting his stamina in case of trouble

"Who the hell are you?" He said while trying to read his aura

(Marvin WoD Aura Perception Result: 3- Alive, Calm, Amused)

"Good evening, Marvin. To answer your question," he smiled, a full on almost giddy smile, "who the hell I am is Markus Jacobs. I'm here to offer you my assistance, Marvin. That is, if you want it."

He stood up and offered the Malkavian his hand.

Marvin frowned. "Your assistance in what?" This time Marvin attempted to enter the man's mind and probe for his true intentions

Marvin collapsed onto his couch with a sharp intake of needless breath and just sat there staring off into space for several minutes. Finally he spoke

"Well aren't we special " he said in a slow halting tone "who or what are you?"

The man smiled, "I, Marvin, am the answer to all of your prayers. All I ask for in return, is for you to have a little... Faith."

"Faith in whom? " he said cautiously

"In God, in me, and in Humanity."

"Two of those three I'm willing to agree with. I've no idea who you are or why I've been chosen by you or in fact why you would choose me. And I fear the Infernal "

"And what is 'Infernal,' Marvin?"

"Demonic, or afilliated with demons in some fashion "

"And what is a demon, in your opinion, Marvin?"

"One of Lucifer's fallen angels "

"Lucifer had no fallen angels, Marvin. Lucifer had no angels. He was not the Creator."

"The angels who were cast out with Lucifer then. Are you an agent of the Creator then? "

"I am an agent of the Creator. His Mandate guides my hand."

"And what do you wish from me?"

"I only ask that you have Faith, Marvin. In exchange for that faith, I will help you, so long as your goals are not to the detriment of Humanity."

"To serve man " he murmured "can I ask for proof you are from the Creator? "

"And what would you accept as proof, Marvin? Is is so hard to believe that one might actually serve the will of God? Or are you so jaded that it is difficult for you to conceive of the existence of truly honest or decent people in the world?"

"Cautious and uneducated. Like Mulder, I want to believe. Your words excite me, I have no reason to doubt or trust even as I hope you are what you present yourself as. "

He paused. "Tell me of your mandate please "

"Mine is the mandate of redemption and reconciliation. To return the world to a state of grace through faith and forgiveness. But my mandate is also to cull those who cannot be redeemed, generally by their own choice."

"Other agents of the divine would strike me down simply for what I am. How is it then we are having this discussion? "

"Zealots and fools would strike you down for what you are, Marvin. God did not curse Caine. What God gave him was a gift. It was perhaps the greatest gift that he could have given him. That his children should suffer is, ultimately, the result of those children."