p id="viewer-3h0pt" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"(Note: She's confused on the accent, she actually loves his accent but would never stroke his ego like that.)/span/p
div id="viewer-dsshu" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-adfku" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"The Opulent Oasis was abuzz with excitement as Rutabaga hosted Trivia Night. The lounge was packed with eager participants hoping to win a free drink by answering the questions correctly. Rutabaga laughed as she posed another question, reveling in the lively atmosphere. "Alright, here's an easy one, folks! If one person at the table gets it right, the whole table gets drinks. Sounds good?" Rutabaga announced with a mischievous grin. The crowd erupted in cheers, eager for a chance to score some free drinks. The question was about the king of Greed, cleverly veiled to add a touch of challenge. The lounge fell into a momentary hush as the participants racked their brains, but no one seemed to have the correct answer./span/p
div id="viewer-8oa8j" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-appvd" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Suddenly, a burst of green smoke filled the stage, causing Rutabaga to be propelled off by the force of the explosion. In a swift move, Devrand caught her mid-air, preventing her from crashing to the ground. "What the hell was that?" Rutabaga exclaimed as she was gently placed back on her feet. The lounge was a mix of gasps and cheers, and audible groans of annoyance from Devrand and Gillson./span/p
div id="viewer-4k3mq" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-25tfb" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Emerging from the dissipating green smoke, in all his ostentatious glory, was Mammon. The embodiment of Greed stood proudly on stage, his appearance flamboyant and extravagant. "Mammon?!" A surprised patron shouted. "Correct! You're good at guessing!" Rutabaga cheered, momentarily forgetting that Mammon was present. Mammon, however, was less amused. "Hey, Cunt! Did you forget that I'm here?" He bellowed, attempting to assert his presence. Rutabaga blinked innocently at him, tilting her head. "I'm sorry, but who are you?" The lounge fell into a stunned silence as Mammon's ego suffered a minor blow. Rutabaga was seemingly indifferent to his identity. "How can you not know about me? I'm the king of Greed! I own this ring!" He exclaimed, exasperation dripping from his words. Rutabaga, still nonchalant, raised her shoulders in a careless shrug. "I just live in your ring, man. I didn't even know what you looked like till now." Her casual response only fueled Mammon's anger. He opened his mouth to unleash a tirade of berating words, but his outburst was interrupted by the intervention of Devrand and Gilson. "Are you here for your money or what, man? Don't hassle Rutabaga," Gilson asserted, crossing his arms defiantly./span/p
div id="viewer-c4nb9" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-btdji" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Devrand added, "Let's get to my office already. I don't want our customers in our business." He gestured for Mammon to follow them as he continued, "We'll settle things there." Mammon's eyes narrowed, but he relented, temporarily setting aside his frustrations. "Fine," he grumbled. "But Rutabaga is coming with us too." Rutabaga, who had been observing the exchange with mild amusement, raised an eyebrow at Mammon's insistence. "Why do I have to go with you guys? I've got trivia night to host!" Mammon's grin widened as he replied, "span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.5; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"We/em/span need to discuss some business." Rutabaga sighed but agreed, "Alright, alright. Let's get this over with." As the trio made their way towards Devrand's office, Mammon couldn't shake the feeling that Rutabaga, despite her seemingly carefree demeanor, was a force to be reckoned with. He stared at her as she blankly looked at him, more so the many bells he had on his attire, his gaze lowering into one of confusion. 'There's not a thought behind those eyes.' Was his final thought./span/p
div id="viewer-dmqjb" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-4ccr2" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Devrand's office was a cramped space filled with papers and receipts scattered across the desk. Gilson was busy poring over the financial records, while Mammon occupied himself with watching Rutabaga, who's a bit frumpy about being dragged along to this. She's pacing around by the door mumbling about it as well but soon finds herself distracted by her tail, brushing it with her hand to keep it fluffy. Devrand cleared his throat to grab Mammon's attention. "Alright, Mammon, here's your money ready." Devrand stated, holding out a check. Gilson, eager to conclude their business, swiftly handed it to Mammon. "Good, good. About time," Mammon muttered, taking the check. However, before he could make his exit, Rutabaga, who had been pacing around the office, couldn't contain her curiosity. "Why the hell did you drag me into this if you just needed money? I've got trivia night to host, you know!" Rutabaga complained, her fluffy tail twitching irritably. Mammon glanced at Rutabaga, a sly grin crossing his face. "I'm not just here for the money, sweetheart. I've got some business with you too." Rutabaga's ears perked up in surprise. "With me? What could you possibly want?" Ignoring Gilson's attempts to usher him out, Mammon strutted back over to Devrand, his eyes fixed on Rutabaga. "I've got an offer for you, pup. How about joining my circus?" Devrand and Gilson exchanged bewildered glances. Rutabaga's eyes sparkled with intrigue, before her face scrunched up into confusion. "Join your circus? Why the hell would I do that?" Rutabaga asked, genuinely puzzled. Mammon's grin widened. "Because you're a star, sweetheart. I've seen your act at Opulent Oasis, and I want you in Loo Loo Land. You'll be a hit!" Devrand and Gilson could hardly believe their ears as Mammon made an unexpected proposition to Rutabaga. Unexpected but expected, as it happened before. "Though the performance I did see was shit, this place doesn't bring out the best in demons like you, Dollface. But with me...with me, you'll be unstoppable!" Devrand and Gilson exchanged exasperated looks as Rutabaga, seemingly charmed by the idea of joining a circus, entertained Mammon's offer. They quickly pulled her aside, their expressions stern and voices hushed./span/p
div id="viewer-enpm8" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-1pb6p" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;""Rutabaga, you don't know what you're getting yourself into," Devrand warned, his eyes narrowing at Mammon, who was casually waving at him with a seemingly innocent smile. Gilson added, "Mammon is trouble, and he's been trying to strong-arm us into closing the Oasis for years. He's done this before with another employee, and it nearly bankrupted us. He's only pretending to be nice because he thinks he can manipulate you because you look sweet and adorable." Rutabaga frowned at the accusations, not appreciating being called sweet. But as her attention was pulled back to Mammon, "Look, pup, we're running out of time here. Are you joining my circus or not?" Mammon barked, growing increasingly agitated./span/p
p id="viewer-dgm2m" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Her tail stopped moving as she glared at him. "If you want me to join so bad, you can wait, right?" Her sassy tone had the three men stare at her in surprise, with shock from Devrand and Gilson and bemusement from Mammon. The three friends went back to their talk as Mammon didn't say anything else after that. /span/p
div id="viewer-1h5kp" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-b5sm7" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Devrand and Gilson exchanged concerned glances, realizing that Rutabaga might not fully grasp the consequences as the pink hellhound huffed, crossing her arms. before they all turned their attention to the king of Greed. "Fine, I'll join your dang circus, but only if you leave the Opulent Oasis alone. Deal?" Mammon's eyes lit up with a greedy gleam, and he extended his hand for a handshake. "Deal, pup. You won't regret it."/span/p
div id="viewer-94lhm" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-6ch96" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"As Rutabaga pushed his hand away with a look of nervousness that was quickly replaced with a faux happy grin. "Yeah no, I don't make deals with demons anymore, what we have...is a mutual understanding, kay?" Devrand and Gilson couldn't shake off the feeling of impending trouble. They knew that Mammon's promises were rarely what they seemed, and they worried about Rutabaga's decision to enter his world. The Opulent Oasis might have just lost its shining star, and they were left wondering how this deal would impact their beloved lounge./span/p
div id="viewer-dsshu" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-adfku" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"The Opulent Oasis was abuzz with excitement as Rutabaga hosted Trivia Night. The lounge was packed with eager participants hoping to win a free drink by answering the questions correctly. Rutabaga laughed as she posed another question, reveling in the lively atmosphere. "Alright, here's an easy one, folks! If one person at the table gets it right, the whole table gets drinks. Sounds good?" Rutabaga announced with a mischievous grin. The crowd erupted in cheers, eager for a chance to score some free drinks. The question was about the king of Greed, cleverly veiled to add a touch of challenge. The lounge fell into a momentary hush as the participants racked their brains, but no one seemed to have the correct answer./span/p
div id="viewer-8oa8j" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-appvd" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Suddenly, a burst of green smoke filled the stage, causing Rutabaga to be propelled off by the force of the explosion. In a swift move, Devrand caught her mid-air, preventing her from crashing to the ground. "What the hell was that?" Rutabaga exclaimed as she was gently placed back on her feet. The lounge was a mix of gasps and cheers, and audible groans of annoyance from Devrand and Gillson./span/p
div id="viewer-4k3mq" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-25tfb" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Emerging from the dissipating green smoke, in all his ostentatious glory, was Mammon. The embodiment of Greed stood proudly on stage, his appearance flamboyant and extravagant. "Mammon?!" A surprised patron shouted. "Correct! You're good at guessing!" Rutabaga cheered, momentarily forgetting that Mammon was present. Mammon, however, was less amused. "Hey, Cunt! Did you forget that I'm here?" He bellowed, attempting to assert his presence. Rutabaga blinked innocently at him, tilting her head. "I'm sorry, but who are you?" The lounge fell into a stunned silence as Mammon's ego suffered a minor blow. Rutabaga was seemingly indifferent to his identity. "How can you not know about me? I'm the king of Greed! I own this ring!" He exclaimed, exasperation dripping from his words. Rutabaga, still nonchalant, raised her shoulders in a careless shrug. "I just live in your ring, man. I didn't even know what you looked like till now." Her casual response only fueled Mammon's anger. He opened his mouth to unleash a tirade of berating words, but his outburst was interrupted by the intervention of Devrand and Gilson. "Are you here for your money or what, man? Don't hassle Rutabaga," Gilson asserted, crossing his arms defiantly./span/p
div id="viewer-c4nb9" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-btdji" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Devrand added, "Let's get to my office already. I don't want our customers in our business." He gestured for Mammon to follow them as he continued, "We'll settle things there." Mammon's eyes narrowed, but he relented, temporarily setting aside his frustrations. "Fine," he grumbled. "But Rutabaga is coming with us too." Rutabaga, who had been observing the exchange with mild amusement, raised an eyebrow at Mammon's insistence. "Why do I have to go with you guys? I've got trivia night to host!" Mammon's grin widened as he replied, "span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.5; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit;"We/em/span need to discuss some business." Rutabaga sighed but agreed, "Alright, alright. Let's get this over with." As the trio made their way towards Devrand's office, Mammon couldn't shake the feeling that Rutabaga, despite her seemingly carefree demeanor, was a force to be reckoned with. He stared at her as she blankly looked at him, more so the many bells he had on his attire, his gaze lowering into one of confusion. 'There's not a thought behind those eyes.' Was his final thought./span/p
div id="viewer-dmqjb" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-4ccr2" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Devrand's office was a cramped space filled with papers and receipts scattered across the desk. Gilson was busy poring over the financial records, while Mammon occupied himself with watching Rutabaga, who's a bit frumpy about being dragged along to this. She's pacing around by the door mumbling about it as well but soon finds herself distracted by her tail, brushing it with her hand to keep it fluffy. Devrand cleared his throat to grab Mammon's attention. "Alright, Mammon, here's your money ready." Devrand stated, holding out a check. Gilson, eager to conclude their business, swiftly handed it to Mammon. "Good, good. About time," Mammon muttered, taking the check. However, before he could make his exit, Rutabaga, who had been pacing around the office, couldn't contain her curiosity. "Why the hell did you drag me into this if you just needed money? I've got trivia night to host, you know!" Rutabaga complained, her fluffy tail twitching irritably. Mammon glanced at Rutabaga, a sly grin crossing his face. "I'm not just here for the money, sweetheart. I've got some business with you too." Rutabaga's ears perked up in surprise. "With me? What could you possibly want?" Ignoring Gilson's attempts to usher him out, Mammon strutted back over to Devrand, his eyes fixed on Rutabaga. "I've got an offer for you, pup. How about joining my circus?" Devrand and Gilson exchanged bewildered glances. Rutabaga's eyes sparkled with intrigue, before her face scrunched up into confusion. "Join your circus? Why the hell would I do that?" Rutabaga asked, genuinely puzzled. Mammon's grin widened. "Because you're a star, sweetheart. I've seen your act at Opulent Oasis, and I want you in Loo Loo Land. You'll be a hit!" Devrand and Gilson could hardly believe their ears as Mammon made an unexpected proposition to Rutabaga. Unexpected but expected, as it happened before. "Though the performance I did see was shit, this place doesn't bring out the best in demons like you, Dollface. But with me...with me, you'll be unstoppable!" Devrand and Gilson exchanged exasperated looks as Rutabaga, seemingly charmed by the idea of joining a circus, entertained Mammon's offer. They quickly pulled her aside, their expressions stern and voices hushed./span/p
div id="viewer-enpm8" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-1pb6p" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;""Rutabaga, you don't know what you're getting yourself into," Devrand warned, his eyes narrowing at Mammon, who was casually waving at him with a seemingly innocent smile. Gilson added, "Mammon is trouble, and he's been trying to strong-arm us into closing the Oasis for years. He's done this before with another employee, and it nearly bankrupted us. He's only pretending to be nice because he thinks he can manipulate you because you look sweet and adorable." Rutabaga frowned at the accusations, not appreciating being called sweet. But as her attention was pulled back to Mammon, "Look, pup, we're running out of time here. Are you joining my circus or not?" Mammon barked, growing increasingly agitated./span/p
p id="viewer-dgm2m" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Her tail stopped moving as she glared at him. "If you want me to join so bad, you can wait, right?" Her sassy tone had the three men stare at her in surprise, with shock from Devrand and Gilson and bemusement from Mammon. The three friends went back to their talk as Mammon didn't say anything else after that. /span/p
div id="viewer-1h5kp" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-b5sm7" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"Devrand and Gilson exchanged concerned glances, realizing that Rutabaga might not fully grasp the consequences as the pink hellhound huffed, crossing her arms. before they all turned their attention to the king of Greed. "Fine, I'll join your dang circus, but only if you leave the Opulent Oasis alone. Deal?" Mammon's eyes lit up with a greedy gleam, and he extended his hand for a handshake. "Deal, pup. You won't regret it."/span/p
div id="viewer-94lhm" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); letter-spacing: 0.3px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;" /span/div
p id="viewer-6ch96" class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _35HYg _3N63N _1FoOD _3M0Fe public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: devioussans02regular, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"メイリオ/span/font, meiryo', 'font face="Nimbus Mono L, monospace"span lang="zh-CN"ヒラギノ角ゴ /span/fontpro w3', 'hiragino kaku gothic pro', sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: var(-d3); white-space-collapse: preserve; letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: #d2decc; direction: ltr !important; margin: 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important 0px calc(50% - 390px) !important;"span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; direction: ltr;"As Rutabaga pushed his hand away with a look of nervousness that was quickly replaced with a faux happy grin. "Yeah no, I don't make deals with demons anymore, what we have...is a mutual understanding, kay?" Devrand and Gilson couldn't shake off the feeling of impending trouble. They knew that Mammon's promises were rarely what they seemed, and they worried about Rutabaga's decision to enter his world. The Opulent Oasis might have just lost its shining star, and they were left wondering how this deal would impact their beloved lounge./span/p