This is true. Except in the Lower Realm, you might be given an open-weaved basket to shovel your way out of drowning while the stuff is on fire.

This is not the only similarity with our own day-to-day living, whether we are trying to imagine our Happy Place while sitting in a meeting or smiling and nodding at the appropriate times after having been cornered by an unrelenting colleague or loved one. The reason for this is simple: Constant exposure results in contamination. Thus, given that many denizens of the Low Realm not only pay a great deal of attention to what happens on Earth but actually involve themselves in the events there, the two worlds cannot help but influence one another. (This goes a long way to explain the development of such things as HOA's, software licensing agreements and extended warranties on cheaply made products --diabolic innovations if ever there were.)

The impact of this cross-cultural exchange on the Lower Realm has resulted in the adoption of a number of hallmarks of contemporary human society, and not just in terms of fashion and big financial institutions. While there remain, of course, certain traditionalists within the diabolic and demonic ranks, the overall change should not be surprising. After all, if you are in for the very long haul, who would want to be confined to the developments of the sixth or even tenth century (as flattering as that loincloth or iron corset might be)? In the sticky and bitter end, the Lower Realm possesses a unique blend of function and sensibility, all with just enough familiarity to provide a laugh or two at the dire expense of someone else.