A job, profesional and personal
IMP gets hired for a special task, and Blitz talks things out with an old acquaintance, specifically, Verosika's brother Sastian Mayday.
Rated T for some adult themes, language and violence.
(Pride Ring, Imp City, IMP office building, Succ Inc waiting room, at the same floor as IMP')
A regular day for the posse, sitting around during breaktime to chat and drink coffee before it was back to the grind of taking calls from demons that didn't know how to make their relationships work. And on a day Verosika was off at a signing to be some overlords' arm candy, it was the prime topic.
"You think that Van Utterhorn guy'll get lucky?"
"Josh, we've seen his wife" a succubus in overalls giggled and an afro-haired woman pulled her in for a hug "He's lucky getting out of the house, let alone be next to V!"
"Sounds like a woman that knows how to control her man" a purple demon nodded approvingly "Not bad"
"Not everyone has 'em in a short a leash as you do Mayberry"
"I'm not on a leash Kiki" Kat retorted and tripped Mayberry so she fell over him with a yelp "I'm too hard… to control" he squeezed his girlfriends rear "Kat, stop it!" the squirming sinner giggled whilst both trying to get back up and hide her blush from the laughing succubi "This wasn't what I had in mind when I brought you guys donuts"
"You sure?"
Mayberry blushed slightly "How about we talk about your boss again? Who's Udderhorn?"
"Minor overlord" the silverhaired succubus leaned in over the couch "Old money type"
Giggling, strawhaired Apple chimed in "And that's it from him"
"Leonard Van Utterhorn-" Milky straigthened out, composed herself and continued with a stuffy and british tone of voice "His granddad's whatever dad was the first overlord Leonard, Lucifer's ow-"
"Guys, quiet!" the tallest succubus sniffed the air deeply, and looked around "I smell a guy"
"Well duh, there's two others right here"
"No Kiki" Ace sniffed the air again "Another guy, new…" he took a very deep sniff and smiled wolfishly "Hunky"
Mayberry pushed herself off her boyfriend and she walked towards the coffee machine "How does that even smell?"
Ace shrugged "Like... hotness... you just got to know okay"
The door swung open, and everyone knew what he meant.
Because in strode a tall, broadchested male succubi in a tight blue t-shirt, sprayed on white-and-black jeans over black shoes, and a green jacket tied around his slim waist. Cleanshaven, high cheekbones, short ruffled white-pink hair, red eyes, confident expression and a smile that made dimples appear.
"Hey there girl" the succubus smiled at Mayberry and leaned down "Can you help me? I'm looking for someone special"
The sinner looked at the red eyes flecked with pink that only made them more enticing, the confident smile, lilac scent and took in the smooth voice that made her feel like she was at a spa with Barry White singing for her and her alone. Mayberry could only blurt out a meek "I have a boyfriend"
"Lucky guy"
"And he's into threesomes" Mayberry continued and behind her Kat was nodding enthusiastically, eyes never leaving the broader lust demon.
"Even better" the succubus smiled and straightened up "Though my girlfriend might want in on it, and then there's our boyfriend too" he shrugged and the smile turned sheepish "But that's not what I'm looking for today"
He flashed the group a grin "I'm looking for IMP, they're in this building right? There's only a cardboard sign down at the door"
Almost immediately there was a tired sigh from the group, looking at the succubus in disappointment "It's the other office on this floor"
"The one covered in red paint?"
"Nope, it's blood" the smallest succubus cringed "A client tried to get frisky with the receptionist yesterday"
"Kay…" the newcomer looked worried for a moment "Better watch out for that" his smile returned "Thanks, I might drop by after I've talked with Blitzo… Blitz… got to remember the O-is-silent"
none of the demons, sinner or succubi, didn't look longingly after him "Why'd he deal with him instead of us?"
Then the penny dropped "Shit, he might interupt Loona's drinking!"
"Or flirt with Moxxie and piss off Millie!" Milky held a hand over her mouth
"Wait up Himbo!" the entire posse and Mayberry tripped over each other as they ran into the hallway, and ended up in a pile before the, only slightly puzzled newcomer.
"You got to be careful! They get crazy in there sometimes! And the receptionist is super touchy!"
"Hey, is good" the new syuccubus smiled confidently as he opened the door and looked inside "I can take care o-Holy funny bisquit!" he blurted out as soon as he opened the door.
Inside IMP's office, the hellhound secretary looked up from her phone "The fuck do you want?"
The words had barely escaped her mouth before the succubus were next to her "No wonder that other guy couldn't keep away!" his eyes turned to stars as he looked at the hellhound "Just look at you!"
"Wha-" Loona stared at the demon as he raced straight up to her desk and expected her closely.
"What do you eat? Must be great, just look at that fur! Fangs are sharp and well taken care of, lean and muscly" he held up Loona's arm and studied her hand "Claws are gleaming and just beautiful! Seriously I got to know your routine?"
Blinking, the hellhound's mouth began to hang open, just like the male and female imp that were inspecting weapons "The fuck?"
"One problem is a bit of potty mouth, no worries, I learnt to hold it in, and so can you"
When Loona got up and began to growl at him, the posse looked aghast as the newcomer failed to realise what sort of danger he was in, instead lookinh starry eyed at the furious hellhound, completely mesmerized.
"Awesome! She's feisty too!"
Before the succubus could be torn to shreds however, a door to the toilet opened and an angry voice thundered "The fuck're you doing with my daughter?"
The head imp looked furiously at the soon-to-be-slashed-in-two succubus who was beaming at the hellhound.
Then he blinked, and his expression changed from fury to confused recognition "Sass?"
"Hi Blitzo-ooo-the-O-is -silent, sorry" the succubus smiled nervously before briefly giving Loona another appraising look.
"Another ex boyfriend sir?"
"Huh?" Blitz blinked and almost slapped his subordinate "That's Sastian Mayday, baby dick, he's Verosika's brother"
The imps looked at the newcomer, who flashed them a friendly smile and a thumbs up "Big brother, nice to meet ya"
Both the imps, sinner and succubi, looked at Sastian with a renewed interest, and envy "Is the entire family hot as fuck?"
"Yes Millie" Blitz grumbled "Except for that wortless pi-"
"We-don't-talk-about-him!" Sastian blurted out quickly, one hand raised in protest a frown marring his face.
"Right…" the head imp responded "What you want Sass?"
The succubus' grin returned, though it looked genuinely nervous.
"I'm actually here about a job for you guys"
The imps' eyes widened momentarily before they narrowed again "Is this a joke?" he tapped his foot, and ahnd on the hip while the other pointed at Sastian "Does Verosika know you're here?"
"No to both"
Blitz gave the succubus another suspicious look before he seemed to notice the crowd that'd formed in and outside IMP's office "…We'll talk in the conference room" he waved at the other succubi "Close the door when you leave, Mox, coffee"
"And please don't tell Verosika I'm here" Sastian called out "She'll get super pissed, I'll drop by with donuts and storecoffee later"
"Serve it in a maid costurme and we've got a deal"
Sastian looked dejected and his voice turned sheepish "I only brought my speedoes, is that ok?"
The succubi, sinner and M&M all clapped "You can change in here" Millie pointed at the floor "Nu-uh" one of the succubi called out "We saw him first!"
"Apple, baby, there's enough for everybody there" the afrohaired succubus waggled her eyelashes at Sastian.
A very annoyed groan from the head imp put a damper on the happiness
"Succubitches, Out" he pointed at the door "Sastian, In" he pointed at the conference room "No discussion."
"You heard him" the hellhound put down her bottle and walked towards the posse "Go over to your own crib"
Knowing the alternative, the posse left in a hurry.
(The conference room)
"So…" Blitz looked at Sastian from the end of the table, both demons twiddling their thumbs and trying to avoid eye contact "How've you been"
"Oh you know" Sastian couldn't contain his proud smile "Got a family, girlfriend and two daughters"
Blitz nodded approvingly "Congratulations, there's nothing more wonderful than being a dad"
Sastian giggled "I know! Siana and Erisa are great, even better now we don't have to change them or anything" he sighed "I just wished they'd stay kids longer"
"I wouldn't know" Blitz looked lovingly at the wall and when Sastian followed suit he saw the big picture of IMP, the lead imp hugging them closely "Loony was a teen when I adopted her" the smile turned sour "I only wished I found her sooner"
Sastian gave the imp an understanding look, though there was something hurried about him "Aaand Got into a new field recently"
"I heard, petshop right?"
Sastian nodded "Yeah, I really love working with animals and hellhounds…" he smiled before he looked straight at Blitz "And you've been busy too" he spread his arms "Your own company, beautiful daughter, and you're the coc-lover of some bird" Blitz avoided his eyes "Yeah things have changed a bit around here" he looked at Sastian again, expression determined and stern "Lots of things changed…"
"Yeah it did…" Sastian groaned "Seriously that was a hard breakup man, my baby sis was all crushed"
"Beneath the next guy or girl?"
Sastian sent him a harsh glare "No, she was all destroyed" he tapped his fingers on the table "But I'm not here about that… I mean, I kinda am, but not like you think"
"I think you can't take me in a fight"
cringing at the assassins' stern expression, Sastian tried to prevent his teeth from clattering "…That part of what you think is true"
"And you wouldn't poison me, you don't have it in you"
"…Also true…" the succubus shrank away in his chair.
"And you wouldn't hire an assassin either, period"
Sastian didn't make a sound as he tried to draw back further into his seat, hoping it'd swallow him under the gaze of his sister ex.
"So why're you here?"
A nervous smile made the imp tilt his head "Sas, what's this about? Seriously, we haven't talked since... what happened, and it's not like we're good at reaching out"
"Well..." Sastian leaned in over the table twidlling his thumbs "I said I've got a petshop, but I'm more of a franchise owner of Creeps and Critters... You know, before I get my own thing going"
"Yeah not everyone can start on their own right off the bat" Blitz sipped his coffee, the mug hiding his smug smirk "Go on"
"And there's these business meetings where the franchise owners talk about new ideas and how to run the thing more efficiently.." Sastian sighed "Normally it's just how to overcharge on feed and shrink out of medicine" he grimaced "But last week, this new guy, Wally Wackford, comes up with a plan to really turn a profit"
"The only think Wackford can turn is underwear from white to brown!"
"He said he'd talk to you about it, get a special deal"
"If he can afford us…" Blitz handed the succubus some papers "Here's our prices"
"What the…" Sastian's eyes widened "This is way lower than what he said you charge" he looked up "Like way way lower"
"Wackford, an inflating little shit, what a surprise" Blitz scoffed and looked at Sastian with a displeased grimace "Business has been slow lately… might have to take the job"
"What? Come on man! I told you the guy didn't do anything evil (topside)!"
"Money speaks Sass!" Blitz roared back "And this place doesn't come cheap, a lil flexibility might get us out of the red!"
"But how about integr- integ- something about business practices!" Sastian shook his fists "It's not professional to do that! And it's kinda big part of your company's name!"
"To be Pro means you got to make money first Sas!"
"But Wackford is cheating the franchise owners out of money!" Sastian argued "And they forced me in on it! I don't want my money to go to that kind of fucked up shit - sorry - that kind of horrible Stuff, he's planning!"
"What fucked up shit?"
Sastian looked disturbed "…I'd really not say" he folded his arms and tried not to gag "Makes me sick to think about"
"That kinda makes it hard to side with you"
"Well too bad!" Sastian folded his hands "Blitz, please, don't take this job!"
Blitz pressed rubbed two of his fingers together expressively "Monaaaaay!"
"Come on!"
Nearly an hour later, the two were still arguing over whether or not IMP should take the job, only briefly stopping to get another bottle of booze and more coffee.
They only heard when there was a knock on the door
"Sir" Moxxie peaked in "Please stop your figthing, you're almost scaring away a client"
"Who?"
"…Same guy who sent us to that summercamp" Moxxie looked down and rubbed his neck "He wants us to kill the lifeguard because he didn't get a kid medical aid after he got...hurt" he smiled nervously
"That boy couldn't handle one little ball to the face!"
The meek imp turned around "You left a crater honey"
"Ooooh yeah, my bad" Millie sucked her lip "But that was a great shot."
Another, taller figure appeared in the door "But this is about mistreatment! Not random accidents"
The female imp looked at him with wide eyes "You think I nailed him in the head on accident?"
"...No"
"Blitz come on, you got a new client right there!" Sastian pointed at the sinner "You don't need the money Wackford stole from me and the other guys!"
"There's no telling when there'll be a new client Sas!" Blitz shot Moxxie a look "Especially after it took 5 days for ONE hit not that long ago, our rep took a hit!"
"I've said sorry sir!" Moxxie piped in his face a mask of consternation while Millie glared at their boss from the doorway.
A loud sigh behind them announced Loona's arrival "How about you listen here Blitz and we'll all get over this easy peasy? No more blaming fatty, no more arguing with Sassytian (the succers next door are starting to get impatient), the client can get his new kill and I can get some peace and quiet to drink."
Sasstian scribbled some notes, eyes darting back and forth from Loona to whatever he was writing, M&M folded their arms in annoyance at her, the client looked imploringly at Blitz, and the lead assassin himself took a deep breath and calmed down a little "Okay Loony, what you gotta say?"
(The next day, late morning)
"Howdy Blitzo!" An imp opened the door to IMP's office "I've got business for you!"
"What the fuck you want Wackford?" Loona snarled at the mustache twirling imp before grabbing another beer.
"Yeah" Blitz grumbled agreeably while he poured himself his fifth cup of coffee "You haven't had a good deal in ages Wally, just shrimp jobs" he sent the other imp a disdainful look "And those hasn't worked out too good either, have they?"
"Well…" the mustachioed imp smiled and gave his facialhair a twirl "I got a new one! And you can help make it a success"
"Pass"
"You just need to kill this one guy!"
"We don't kill demons no more stupid" Blitz shrugged "Humans are more niche, better pay"
"But he is human" Wackford nodded enthusiastically.
"And what evil he do you?" Blitz grumbled at the other imp, who'd stopped twirling his moustache "You can't get topside, and you're too cheap for the web, so what gives?"
"Well see here sa-" the other imp stalled, but a growl from Loona made him hurry up "Me and some business partners want him for a job"
"What job?"
Wacford smiled broadly, eyes briefly darting from Blitz to Loona "Hellhound breeding!"
For a second there was silence, Loona spitting out her beer and the sound of Blitz' fist connecting with Wackfords' stomach and the other imp slammed into the opposing wall and landed in a heap on the floor "You take a look at my daughter again with that in mind" Blitz grabbed him by the collar "And I'll rip off your horns and shove 'em through your skull out the ass and tie your legs into a bow with your tongue full of nails!"
Wackford trembled as the threat registered, along with the pain and Blitz' coffee breath that hit like a truck. Worst of all was the look in Blitz' eyes however, which appeared more like two volcanoes, erupting hellfire and poisonous cloud of rage.
"Not-thinking-about-her-and-not-that-way-at-all!"
"Sir" Moxxie put a hand on Blitz' shoulder "He can't give us the details if he's crying" he sniffed the air and looked at Wackford "Do-do you want some new pants?"
A few minutes of changing clothes (into a spare elf costume, which Wackford didn't understand that IMP had lying around, or why had had to wear the little reindeer nose too) they were back to discussing details.
"Is easy money" Wackford smiled broadly as he once again repeated his main selling point "Won't take long, but before that, you just tell him where to go when he arrives down here" he pointed downwards "So what you say Blitzo?"
"Well it's a special job" Blitz tapped his fingers on Loona's desk, small smile playing at the edge of his mouth "Ain't cheap"
"But you don't have any customers now" Wackford pointed out and stroked his moustache again "You need every soul, don't you?"
"Five times normal price"
Instantaneously, the twirling stopped before Wackford regained his composure "One and a half"
"Four times"
Wackford looked ready to vomit "Double?"
"Four times the regular price"
"That's not how this goes!" Wackford's voice turned pleading "You're supposed to say triple! And then I get you down to normal price!"
"Easier to divide by four" Blitz shrugged and then counted on his fingers "One for me, one for Loona one for M&M, wait that's two…aaaand one for the company! So it's five time the normal price"
"But, she's a hellhound, and we're haggling right now! And you can't increase the price during a haggle!"
"Loona" Blitz looked ready to explode, yet somehow managed to hold it in "Are me and Weakford done haggling?"
A growl from the hellhound made the skinnier imp shiver, and he immediate nodded "Five times normal wage"
"Glad we agree" Blitz smiled "Who's the fucker you want dead?"
(Later, topside, a forest in New England)
Moxxie watched the targets' car nearing in his scope "I still can't believe we're doing this…"
"Just take the shot Mox"
"Yeah Moxxie, think of all the extra money"
"I still don't like it Millie"
His wife patted him on the shoulder "That's okay Moxxie, but this is how it is"
After a moment of contemplation, the male imp sighed, aimed and fired.
The bullet hit its' mark and the back tire went flat in an instant.
It didn't take long for the driver to hit the brakes and the car came to an immediate halt, somewhat helped by the ditch.
"Okay Moxxie, get in the deer costume and let's get up and personal with the guy"
"Sir, we could just walk up to him"
"…I really don't get you Moxxie, You're turning down having your face right up Millie's ass"
Moxxie blinked "but Moose are huge, I'd be the middle piece…" he glared at his boss "And your face would be up my rear!"
"It's that or the gorilla costume Mox" Millie had already gotten into the front end of the costume, a pair of antlers rising from her head "And we drew lots about who got what piece"
"…Fine… but this better be worth it"
"As long as you don't fart me in the face Mox, it will be, now get in and have your rifle ready in case this…" Blitz looked at the note with the targets' name, eyeing the unfamiliar words suspiciously "Cage-Quachmeir… In case Cockmire runs!"
"It's Glenn Cakemire sir" Moxxie adjusted the suspenders on his disguise "Big jaw, animal breeder and todays piece of shit target?"
"That's what I said. Now let's get down there, I think he's calling a truck"
(Imp City, IMP office, two days later)
"Hey guys" Moxxie grinned as he adjusted his scope "He actually came! Can you believe it?"
"And it looks like he brought friends" Millie ran a thumb over her battle axe grinning like a clown "This could be funnier than we thought:D"
"That just goes to show that we know how to do business" Blitz rubbed his hands and gave Moxxie a cheeky grin "And you thought it was a bad idea to give him a card before we killed him"
"The look on Cakemire's face was worth it"
Moxxie couldn't help but smile at his wife "That was pretty funny, especially when it stuck after you cut off his head"
"How about we get down to greet them and get this shit over with?" Blitz winked at Loona before leaving the office "Time's money and all that fucking shit!" he rapped a hand on the doors to Succ Inc "Wackford! Stop flirting like a simp, Cakemire's on his way!"
As soon as the foursome (and Wackford) opened the doors at ground level, they were spotted.
"That's them!" the demon leading the group called out "That's the fuckers who killed me!"
Glenn Cakemire had become a blue skinned sinner with a tuft of orange fur sticking out of each oversized ear, legs turned into those of a moose and an extra mouth the constantly snapped at the other sinners he'd brought along "Payback time bitches!"
"So you're not interested in the deal this fucker got for you?" Blitz pointed at Wackford, who looked ready to run.
"Fuck that guy!" Glenn thumped his chest "I don't need some lowlife to set up shop" he eyed Loona "And here it looks like it's funnier to fuck the bitches myself, so what's the problem?" One hand fondled his junk "Those tits look juicy"
Loona wrinkled her snout at the comment, and M&M barely held back their furious boss "The problem is this was a special job" she grabbed the mustached imp who tried to scurry away "And we've not been paid our bonus yet"
"Bonus?!" Wackford wailed and tried to wriggle free.
"Bingo" the hellhound held up the imp and snatched his wallet "We told him where to go too, and we're guarding your skinny little ass"
"Fuck your business and bonus, that money's mine too!" Cakemire snarled and shook his fist "I died, it should be mine!" he turned his head at a few angry murmurs from the other sinners "And yours too, sure, after we've beaten that little shit-" he pointed at Wackford "To a fucking bloody pulpy mess!"
"You still wanna do bizz with this guy?"
The mustachioed imp looked terrified from Cakemire to Blitz and back again "NO! Kill him!"
"That'll be a separate job" the lead assassin smiled cheekily "Special job too"
Wackford looked ready to protest, whilst the murderous crowd started to laugh "As if an imp could kill us, we're sinners! You need angelic weapons for that shit"
"Deal!" Wackford hollered and pointed at Cakemire "Just get him!"
Blitz grabbed the finger and shook it "Okay then! Millie, you're up"
Grinning widely, Millie pulled out a knife from her belt and whilst marching up to Cakemire, twirled it eagerly in her hand.
"Uh…." Cakemire looked confused at the white bladed knife "The fuck is that?"
Millie beamed at him as she jumped, the angular blade raised over her head "Spoils of war, Got it in Wrath!"
The blade plunged through Cakemire's skull as if it was made of biscuits. His struggling ceased immediately, and his eyes became glassy.
And just like that,
in less than half a week,
Glenn Cakemire had died twice.
"Okay, glad that's over" Blitz laughed at the corpse "Moxxie get the hose, I think some of his blood got on the car"
"OUCH! Little fucker!"
When Blitz turned, he saw Loona rub her hand as Wackford sped down the street "Asshole bit me!"
"Don't worry Loony, we'll get you a sho-" Blitz stopped himself when he saw the look of terror Loona sent him "A show of Moxxie's rubbing alcohol"
"In the medic pack sir"
"Hey!" one sheep faced sinner growled at IMP, his long face tattooed with several tribal lines "You forgotten about us?"
"No" Blitz flipped open a book and whipped out a pen "You came this far, might as well get something out of it, how's 50% off on a topside murder sound?"
After a moment of staring at the imp, then at each other, four of the group accepted happily, but not Sheepface "Not good enough, hand over the money you fucking fire toads!"
"Hand over" Blitz snickered "You heard muttonhead Millie"
Sheepface barely had time to react before the female Imp separated his hand from his arm "The FUCK!?" he stared at his stump, the other sinners stepping back, no doubt helped by the impette still swinging her axe over her head.
"Is that a Twofer Blitz?"
Blitz scratched his chin "Aw what the fuck, cut him down for size Millie" he turned to the other sinners whilst the impette ended yet another sinner's suffering, courtesy of blade through the heart "No more wannabe thieves?"
The demons shook their heads "Great" he clapped his hands "We'll discuss details right away, but first-" he looked at Loona "You gonna hunt down Wackford so he can pay us?"
The hellhound held up the stolen wallet "Don't worry, he'll come back for this before I've finished my beer" she clenched her bleeding hand "And then I'll break his legs"
"And that's why you're my favourite Loony" the imp beamed with pride before flashing his soon-to-be clients an eagerly avaricious grin "So who's first?"
(That evening, a bar in Imp City)
An Imp and a Succubus sat in a small booth in the corner of the spacious room.
"Good deal"
Sastian shook Blitz hand "Good deal" he repeated the words, his voice brimming with ethusiasm "Your daughter's a genious"
"I know" Blitz beamed proudly "Four times the usual fare" he swirled the contents of his glass before downing it "And then we got four new jobs at the same time, with one for tomorrow!"
"Glad this is over"
"Yeah, I'm not really in the business to help other companies" the imp refilled his glass "But we got a good wad of cash out of it"
"Don't I know it" Sastian padded his jacket "And this is even more than what the other franchise owners had me to fork over for Wack's fake price, so win-win-winity-win:D"
"The least we could do, thanks to you I knew how much we could squeeze out of him" Blitz smiled and poured himself another scotch "And the fam got a little bonus, plus we got to tie up Wackford in the elevator going between Pride and Sloth" he snickered "He's gonna be road sick for weeks!"
"I'm so happy Loona filmed when you threw him in" Sastian laughed and emptied his own glass "Hope the little creepy mustache fuck-fumbler - sorry - decides to get out of the field, go be a bottom feeder somewhere else"
"You're really not a fan of him huh?" Blitz poured him another glass "What he do?"
"Gives me bad vibes" Sastian scowled and clenched his glass "Seriously, I met him at this club V got me and my girlfriend into, and, I mean besides he just smiled creepily and had zero funny jokes, freak eyed my sister's jewelry more than her rack" he shook his head "Who the fuc-funsicles does that with a popstar?"
"You gonna talk like that forever?"
"Got to, Haze, that's my girlfriend, doesn't want the girls to learn bad words"
Seing the odd look Blitz gave him, the succubus scoffed "I'm not whipped!"
"Not outside the bedroom at least" the imp grinned cheekily
"...You got me there" both demons laughed and Sastian poured them a new drink.
"But seriously..." Sastian grimaced "When V got drunk, as usual... Wankford actaully tried to steal her bracelet... our dad gave her that..."
"The one with the white crystals? It always looked good on her"
Sastian nodded "Yeah it does... and he'd have gotten it if Haze hadn't accidentally slapped him in the nuts" the succubus downed his drink and gritted his teeth "I can't stand that kind of shit" he looked at Blitz "And I don't want my littlesister to suffer" he looked down into his drink "...even if it might make her less selfdestructive"
He looked up when Blitz clapped him on the shoulder "I know the feeling, just ain't always easy with sisters who don't want your help"
"How's Barbie anyway?" Sastian took another sip "V said she saw her in rehab"
"She got out, got a new job, doesn't wanna talk…" the imp shut his eyes briefly before refilling his glass "By the way, why didn't you just ask queen Bee for help?" Blitz stopped mid sip and sent Sastian a searching look "Her guy seems decent enough to want to stop that kind of fucking shit"
"Hey, when your sister's bodyguard is Queen Bee's boyfriend…" Sas shrugged "It gets hard to not cause a scene, and people'd know it was me in a heartbeat, besides, I don't have that kind of pull with her" he grinned "Not like Verosika's posse, you should have seen them when I dropped the speedoes and just walked around in an apron!"
Blitz simply shrugged before his eyes lit up "Oh yeah, I got you this" the imp handed Sastian a bottle of Slothian scotch, voice heavy "For your dad's birthday, it's tomorrow right?"
Sastian looked at the bottle before he wiped his eyes "Thanks" he took the scotch gratefully "It's in two days" he sniffed and studied the label for a brief second, mind lost in memories, ignoring how much the bottle had cost "I think he would've liked you… except after what happened"
"Your mom sure didn't"
"Well…" Sastian shrugged "You did bone in her new car before ma and her boyfriend could"
"It was Verosika's idea!" Blitz spread out his arms "Was I supposed to not do her?"
"You were supposed to stay with her and make her happy instead of…" Sastian paused, embarrassed at his outburst, and looked away.
Blitz on his part, blinked and looked down at his glass, not saying a word.
Sastian grimaced "How, how about we change the subject huh?" he forced himself to smile
"Or.." Blitz bit his lips still not looking up "We… can just stop talking"
The succubus sighed with a nod and got up "Could do that too" before he left, Sastian turned around "By the way, it's V's birthday's coming up…"
"Yeah, I know" Blitz half turned in his seat locking eyes with the other demon "Loona's invited"
Sastian sent him a sympathetic look, laced with disappointment "You know… you could apologize to her, might make things better" he swallowed "With all of us"
Blitz looked at his glass again, swallowing before answering "I'll think about it Sas"
"Okay, see you around Blitz"
"Sure"
Sastian left the bar and Blitz stayed behind until he'd emptied the bottle, then had a shot for good measure, after which followed a very brief internal debate that led to him leaving with a second bottle and a third to fifth bottle for Loona.
"Win at work, and still have a personal mess to deal with..." Blitz shook his head and began the trip home "Gotta figure out how I can clean it up"
(End)
Just a little work fic for IMP, they don't get near enough jobs in the series, so I think it's a nice change of pace for them to get paid.
I previously used Sastian in my other fic "Infernal Alphabet II" as a small throwaway line, but now I get to introduce him fully, with a more fleshed out personality. as the nice big brother to Verosika, and kinda friend of Blitz, though their relationship got strained by the break-up. Naturally, this story takes place in the same continuity as most of my other Helluva Boss stories, except for "The bed and who's in it" and "Failure has a helluva price".
Glenn Cakemire, well he's just a play on Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy, but in a downplayed manner. Good grief I hate that character.
Rnr if you'd be so kind