Group work

"Its been a funny old week"

"Can't say it hasn't been"

"The new guy is a breath of fresh air"

"One way of putting at it"

"Did you hear they replaced Kevin?"

The first demon picked up a curling rock, took a few steps and hurled it towards the House.

"Do we know a Kevin?"

"Guard at the gate"

"Oh. Thought he was Erick?"

"Now a mat that goes 'ding doing' when you stand on it and a sign that says 'Wait to be seated'"

"Sounds like a improvement"

The stone was floating in mid air. There weren't many sports that demons didn't cheat at. Curling wasn't one of the non-cheaty ones.

"We have a motto now"

"Who do?"

"Our team"

"We are a team?"

"One way of putting at it"

The demon up at the target glanced up at them. Then continued leaning on his broom.

"'We don't care who wins, so long as its not the Canadians'"

"Needs work"

"True. My turn?"

"Sure" the stone dropped on the ground. Barely missing his toes.

Hells Offices

"Ah. I found you" Muriel popped her head around the door. "Should I knock?" she tapped on the door. "We don't knock in Heaven. No doors"

The door opened with the smoothest of actions. Smoother than the smoothest peanut butter, without even a noise.

"Yes. Found me. I wasn't hiding" Shax pointed to Michael. "Your colleague is here. Where is the Supreme Arch Angel? The blonde one?"

"He is super busy. He wanted me to take the tour. Report back and so on"

"Tour?" Shax asked

"Yes." Michael nodded and winked at the new Lord of Hell. "Maybe start with the intake and guest suite"

"I don't think we have guest suites?"

"Muriel, please wait outside. I will join you on the tour, presently"

Muriel nodded and went out the door. She went to the reception desk. They could hear her say something about maybe flowers would cheer the place up.

"I thought we had planned on taking the perky one prisoner? Get what we want from the Angels and putting them to being captured and made to tell us all their plans"

"Things go quicker when you don't take them kicking and screaming" Michael stood up from her chair. "And I'm telling you the plans. We are making the plans"

"Big fans of kicking and screaming here" Shax pointed out. "Should results not be as expected. The old ways will be reinstated" she threatened.

"Changing times."

"Yes."