Hangus, after drawing the Lucky Stick, had been chosen to go first while the rest of the clan went on their everyday jobs.
And walking down the main street of Cyril, the Gladiator discovered that it was harder than it seemed- until he saw a little unattended viera toddler and an ice cream stand.
So Hangus's plan went something like this:
To be evil, you need to be greedy too. Ssso he would buy a two-sscoop ice cream and sssteal the little girl's as well! To show how evil he could be! There was nothing more evil and vile and foul than that!
So Hangus put his plan to work.
"Excussse me, madam, may I pleassse have a- oh!"
The Elementalist behind the stand dropped a huge scoopful of melted ice cream onto thefront of the stand. She attempted to get over the frozen stand to clean it, but got stuck.
"Here, madam, let me help you," Hangus offered, taking off his sock and sopping up the brightly-colored sweet-sticky slop-puddle with it.
She looked surprised. "Well, thank you, I supposeI should-"
"Oh no, the pleasure isss all mine," he replied. "Can I have two scoops of ice cream?"
So Hangus got his ice cream, paid for it,and proceeded with the plan.
Oh, I'm going to be ssso evil they can't stand me! he thought, bending down to the little viera girl, and attempted a stare-down.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Erm..." he flushed, not knowing what an evil foul-minded criminal would do. "I'm Hangusss," he said, taking her ice cream.
"Huh?" she looked confused.
"I'm Hangusss.The Gladiator," he said, looking at the half-licked off Kiddy scoop in his claws. "Here," he said, handing her his uneaten two scoops. "Have it."
Her eyes brightened and she looked up at him with a delighted face. "Momma would never let me get two scoops," she commented. "I've never had two scoops before..." Her face reflected wonderment as Hangus decided that he was evil beyond the worst.
Heh heh heh... I'm so evil... he thought, watching her happily eat her ice cream. Taking candy from a baby! There's nothing more evil than that!
"Bye Uncle! Thanks for the ice cream!" she called.
"Welcome!" he called back, walking away with evil thoughts in his head... I am so evil!
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At evening, he related his adventures tohis clan and the Class-A criminal with three Defenders standing behind him to judge.
That's going to be me someday! Hangus thought, thinking of a bounty on his head and a place in the month's Wanted! list.
But when he got to the part about him giving her the ice cream, thesmirk wiped off the criminal's face.
"And it was an even bigger ice cream than hers?" he demanded in disbelief.
Hangus nodded proudly. "Aren't I evil?" he asked, beaming.
The criminal's response surprised him. "No! You're not evil! You're nutcases, all of you! NUTCASES!"