Short Leash

"Short Leash" is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of Satan and Me. It was posted on March 24th, 2015.
== Summary ==
Back at a hotel, Natalie tries to get Satan to explain what exactly happened after he disobeyed. He refuses at first, saying he doesn't owe her that and that she usually tries to stay out of people's personal lives. She points out that he boiled her and orders him to explain, and after a moment, he reluctantly does. He says he's never been in a contract for this long and didn't know what would happen. Hell has spilled out of him before, but he tattooed the seals on his body as a precaution to try to contain them. Natalie realizes his tattoos weren't pointless and the they weren't just for a macho aesthetic. He grabs her collar and yells, asking if that's what she's thought this entire time. She asks why he still freaked out if the tattoos are meant to restrain Hell, but he says it can't always work. He voices his displeasure in their conversation. She explains that he really scared her on the bridge, and asks if that was "who he really was" as Michael warned her about. Almost ashamed, he avoids her eye contact. She smiles at him and says that was only a part of him, and that she wouldn't be best friends with a monster. His horns flare yellow and he looks surprised when Natalie's phone suddenly rings. She curses that it's Max and she answers. As she talks, Satan recalls his siblings saying nice things to him and disregarding his concerns before he fell. He stands up and walks out the door into the rain, and Natalie goes after him, asking where he's going. She says he's on a short leash after his stunt, and asks why he can't take it easy for once. He explains that he's not a little kid or a house cat.
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