"It was great to see Ra- er, Wraith again!" Millie said.
"Yes it was!" Moxxie replied. "They've changed so much since I last saw them!"
"Hey, remember why we're meeting right now!" Blitz said before continuing to pace back and forth in front of the meeting room. The purpose of said meeting was to figure out how to outperform Diago's Awesome Assassins.
"Bitch Baby, huh?" Blitz said to himself. "I'll show him who's a bitch baby. No, I'll think of something better to call him. Like dickbutt! What do you guys think of dickbutt!?"
"Wasn't that a meme from the late 2000s?" Moxxie said.
"Oh, I love that meme!" Millie said.
"Dammit, you're right, he'll probably laugh at it. Looney, what have you got on these guys."
"Well, there's one thing they have that we don't besides a chimera: a website." Loona said as she browsed her phone.
"Wait, we don't have a website?" Octavia asked.
"We're on Belphslist." Blitz said, which made Octavia facepalm.
"Not only do they have a website," Loona said, "They've got a mobile friendly one too."
"If only someone didn't waste money on a worthless commercial." Moxxie said.
"Hey, it got us clients." Blitz replied.
"Only one time, and they ended up betraying us!"
"It worked out in the end. Look, we just need to out-market them. And I know just the way to do that."
"Please don't say put posters up." Loona said.
"Put posters up!" Blitz said, which made Loona groan.
The I.M.P crew spent half of the day putting up advertisements on the walls of buildings around imp city. They put up so much that it covered the lower walls of almost every building nearby their office. Blitz was watching as the crew put up their last batch of ads, with Octavia lifting Millie up on her shoulders so she could put up a couple higher up on the wall. Once Moxxie and Loona finished putting up their posters, the former approached Blitz. "Are you sure this will work?" Moxxie asked.
"Of course it will." Blitz replied. "It's how I started, and it's how we're gonna beat those guys at dumbfuck's dumb assassins… nah, not feeling that one."
"But don't you think this is a bit excessive? Who in their right mind would look at all of these posters everywhere and think to hire us for-"
"Excuse me, gentlemen!" a voice nearby said. When they turned toward the voice, they saw a man with a safari hat and outfit. "I couldn't help but notice your posters. I respect any business that pushes itself to go to lengths like these to promote themselves, it shows dedication! And as it just so happens, I'm looking for a group with your skills in mind!"
"Why do I even try?" Moxxie said to himself.
"Well, you came to the right group of badasses, my friend." Blitz said. "Just tell us who ya want dead, and we'll get it done!"
"Before I tell you who I want dead, I must tell you how I came to be damned to this place." The man said. "For I am Nigel, archeologist extraordinaire! My tale is filled with excitement, terror, betrayal, and-"
"You don't mind just summing it up, do you?" Blitz said.
Nigel sighed, "Me and my partner, Wesley, were exploring a world heri- I mean, ruin in Thailand, and took some of its valuables. Instead of splitting the profit, he shot me in the back. So now I want the same done to him."
"Oh, we can definitely handle him for ya!"
"So can we!" Another voice said. Turning to face where it came from, Blitz saw somebody that made his blood boil. Across the street was Diago with his smug that Blitz had grown to hate as he stepped out of his fancy car along with the rest of his crew.
"What in the FUCK are you doing here!?" Blitz said.
"We just passed by you guys and thought we would let the man here compare and contrast our services."
"Why do I smell bullshit?" Millie said, who at this point was on the ground.
"That's because it is." Wraith said, who was standing right behind Millie. The moment they spoke, she jumped up out of shock from the jump scare they gave her. "Diago made us come with him to follow you guys so he could make fun of you. But since you attracted a client, he wants to steal him from you."
"... how long were you standing there?"
"Since you got on the ground."
Diago spoke. "Just want to let you know, Mister, Diago's Awesome Assassins offers a 15% discount for your first hit with us."
"That certainly is alluring." Nigel said.
Blitz spoke up, not willing to let Diago steal another client. "Well… we offer a 20% discount on first hits!"
"30%." Diago replied
"35%!" Blitz shouted back
"50%!"
"60%!"
"70%!"
"100%!"
"Blitz, we'd be doing it for free then." Moxxie said.
"Oh shit, um… I'll suck your dick!"
Nigel gave out a hearty laugh. "My goodness! The rivalry, the tension, the chance of followed-through threats! Reminds me of my early years as an archeologist. Tell you what, let's make this interesting." He pulled out a dark red emerald and showed it to everyone. "I found this lovely gem exploring ruins on the other side of Pride. Who knows how much this is worth!? Whoever is the first to bring me Wesley's head shall receive this as payment!"
Diago and Blitz stared directly at each other. "Fine by me." The former said. "What about you, Bitch Baby?"
"Oh, you're on, shit pants…. Dammit, this name thing is hard!" Blitz said.
