Two chapters today! dont forget to read the previous one!
Frank helped the boss move their latest, coolest, ray gun yet. "I call it, the ssssskin flayer." The boss man told them. "Havvvvve you evvvvver felt like the world is ssssssimply waiting for you to drop your guard ttthrough sssssleep and ssssteal your sssskin?"
"That was the feeling I had when I had that job in the zoo and tended to the vulture and buzzard exhibits." The wolf boy raised his hand.
"Exxxxactly. Well, what if I told you there wassssss a way to prevent that, by making otherssss aware you can sssssteal THEIR ssssskin while awake!?"
"Hm, sounds mean, but if their skin just grows back I guess it's more practical." The boy nodded.
"Thussss, thisssss machine will achieve that purposssse!" Their boss cackled. "Notttthing sssshhall ssssteal my ssssskin with thisss at my fingertipssss!"
"I can still try." The roach girl that tried to eat them said.
"Not if I do it firsssst!" He pointed the machine at the girl … which tilted as it hit a wall.
Pew
"What the hell?!" The gray moth lady with the spear shouted as she ran down the stairs. "Pentious, we just rebuilt that wall!"
"Apologiessssss, I'm ssssstill missssssing a piecccce of sssstabilizzzation." The boss man bowed.
"Oh, you mean this doohickey?" Frank held up a bolt. "It came in the mail this morning." The boss merely sent him a glare. "… I did good."
"No one at this hotel is supposed to be dealing with weapons!" The gray lady shouted angrily.
"Oh right, sign here for said part." The blue boy handed the boss a clipboard. "Sorry to get caught up in the story."
"No worriessss, I like exxxxplaining my inventionsssss."
"IRUMA!" The gray lady screamed.
"What, Carmine said it would be easier for her if I dealt with deliveries near the hotel." The human wolf thing shrugged. "And she's nicer than Alastor, so I kind of HAVE to listen to her on that alone."
"Not the innocent little fuck boy anymore, are you?" The spider snickered from the couch, eating a popsicle. "Now you're just a fuck boy."
"I don't see how that applies. I'm still a virgin." The boy tilted his head.
"Not if you ask nicely…" The cockroach lady giggled. "Or force yourself on me, I'm good with either option."
"Good morning everybody!" In an instant, the tall princess lady jumped in the middle and stood in front of the wolf boy and slid the cockroach lady away with her foot. "How are we doing on this fine and delightful day?"
"Pretty good." The human boy nodded. "Just sold Sir Pentious a piece for a skin flaying weapon so he can intimidate others into not stealing his own skin while he sleeps."
"... " Charlie's eyes twitched as she turned over to the boss man. "Pentious, I know that crafting machines is a hobby and I wouldn't ask you to stop…. But you don't need to build weapons here. This is a safe place."
"Thisssss placcce has a woman tttthreatening everyone witttth a holy sssspear on the daily, an overlord chatttting about violenccce, and Nifty'sss …" They all turned to the girl sewing a coat made out of bugs. "… I can't trussssssst anybody here! Even the boy unconssccioussssssssssly has the dessssssssire to conssssssume me whole witttttttthhhhhout thhhhhossssse drugssssss."
"Again, I'm really sorry about that." The wolf pouted.
"Say that after you've had your arms ripped off and your kidneys slurped like a smoothie!" The spider shouted.
"Alastor has eaten my pancreas, so I kind of relate." He muttered. "Also a bunch of kids ate my fingers and got full off them, which gave me this really warm and fluffy feeling …"
"Husk, what have you been up to!?" Charlie shouted to the bartender with a shaky smile.
"Waiting for death to claim me a second time." The cat man muttered.
"I could claim ya if you asked nicely… or forced yourself on me, I'm good either way, daddy." The spider winked at the bartender. "So the usual."
"Fuck off."
"I'm trying to, but you never watch me, so it's never fun enough."
The woman with the spear made a sound of a defeated sigh. "Charlie, I'm gonna give it to you straight." The gray lady groaned. "We're four months away from the extermination and we've barely made progress in the Hotel. We have two patrons, one's a wannabe overlord that's overly paranoid and the other doesn't even listen to a damn thing we say."
"Hey, I listen!" The pink spider shouted. "I just don't follow your advice."
"Isn't that the definition of not listening?" The boy asked.
"Depends, how much advice do you take from good old Al and how much do you just memorize so he thinks you're paying attention?"
"It's more forced to enact on said advice or he tortures me." The human wolf thing shrugged.
"The things I would do to you for all that venison you butchered and ruined." The deer man growled.
"Fuck off Alastor!" The princess said her catchphrase before taking a deep breath. "It is a slow process, but at least Petinous has been following it better…"
"You mean when the bartender, which goes AGAINST what we're doing here, doesn't give out drinks and speeches about how much he hates us?"
"Fuck you bitches, I didn't even want to be here in the first place." Cat wing man held a middle finger.
"And then there's Nifty, who's just…. Nifty."
"When can we have the bad boy Iruma come out again?" Cockroach lady smiled with a creepy grin. "I wanna show him a bad girl who needs a lesson."
… The nice lady took one LARGE step in front of the wolf kid. "...Okay, you may have a point. We need to revitalize the lessons if we're going to show heaven our progress in time."
"Sounds like you have a lovely afternoon planned." The deer man laughed. "One I sadly won't be taking part in today. Shame, I would've loved to see how you would've all failed today."
"Another tea session with Rosie?" The wolf asked.
"Something of the sort, but with a larger gathering." The deer snickered as he began walking out.
"Alastor, the wall." The moth lady pointed to the hole.
"My apologies, it's so common my mind was starting to think it's natural." He snapped his fingers as multiple shadows formed with worker suits, moving to the hole.
"… So genuine question that's been bugging me for a while." The human said. "Are they just shadows who do whatever Alastor says with no purpose, or are they sinners that got changed like the people in Rosie's colony?"
"Bit of both." The cat rolled his eyes. "Before seven years ago, he would kill demons by destroying them down to their pure soul essence, and rip them apart so their screams could become a part of his radio broadcast. Those shadows are just shells of souls he owns."
"And Husker here is such an empty husk here that I didn't even need to do any of that to him!"
The human looked at the shadows, and pulled something out of his bag. "I was saving a sandwich for an emergency, I think you need it more than me."
"….Thanks." The man sighed as he took a bite.
"Aww, grumpy pretty pussy does have a soft side." The spider grinned. "Come into my room later and I'll show you all of mine."
"I will throw the fucking bottle at you!"
"I have a good feeling about today!" Frank grinned. It was nice to be surrounded by friends.
Sir Pentious watched as a small stage was set up. Since apparently he was being 'too paranoid', Ms. Morningstar decided it would be best to focus on trust as today's activity. He had no idea what they were going on about, it was perfectly rational to have a ray gun ready in case someone wanted to stab you, like Nifty was trying to fo right now. "Cccceeeassssseee your attack, woman, before I blasssst you!" Pentious threatened.
"I just want to bond as friends, why is everyone here so against that?" She pouted.
"Maybe... don't try to make a coat out of our skins?" The boy asked nervously.
"But how else will he be able to join together in a hug that bonds all of us together?" She asked.
"I know ways me and whiskers can bond intimately."
"I will hand her your room keys, swear to god!" Husk screamed.
"Alright, shut up!" Ms. Vagatha shouted. "Charlie's ready to go, so listen to her."
"Vaggie, gentle inside voice..." The princess spoke up.
"Alright, shut up and listen to Charlie if you plea-" Vagatha turned to Iruma. "… Just listen."
"Alright, so it's come to my attention that we've all have a bit of tension brewing between us." The princess started.
"Nooo what?" the spider said in sarcastic shock. "How could that ever be? I thought we were one big fat fucking happy family."
"Oh, you think so too?" Iruma asked with no sense of sarcasm. "I'm glad it's not just me, starting to think I was the weird one out."
"Thank you Iruma." Charlie beamed with delight. "And as a family, we need to trust each other, to reassure that no matter what, we will have each other's backs."
"Riiiight." He still wasn't completely sold on this, but Charlie took him in after a backstab, the least Pentious could do was follow along. "Sssso … how are we to do thhhhat?"
"Through the power and magic of a Trust Fal-"
"Trust Fall!" Vagatha shouted as she and Charlie jumped to reveal a small crudely put together stage.
"Vaggie. We rehearsed that." The princess pouted.
"Sorry, sorry, I messed that up." Vagatha groaned.
"I thought it was nice." Iruma nodded.
"The off timing reveal added an echo effect." Nifty smiled.
"It was as perfect as your directing." Angel Dust said with a sarcastic eye roll, making the moth woman groan.
"Anyway, Charlie will explain."
"Actually …" Charlie stated. "Since I trust everyone, I was thinking someone who has trouble trusting others could take charge … like you?"
"… Wait what?" Vagatha blinked. "I don't have trouble trusting people, I trust you."
"I know you do, and you do an amazing job and I trust you one hundred percent." Charlie squeezed the woman. "But if we're going to prove this hotel works, I need you to trust the patrons as much as they need to trust you."
Vagatha seemed to consider this, before sighing. "Alright … okay …" She took a deep breath. "Alright maggots, listen up!" She shouted authoritatively with a sergeant voice. "You will get up here, share something vulnerable, then fall! Do I make myself clear!?"
"Yes ma'am." Both Pentious and Iruma responded with a salute.
"Now someone is getting up there, and they're getting up there now!"
"Oooh! Me me me me!" Charlie exclaimed excitedly as she ran up the steps. She then began to tear up. "I … love you all, so much." The woman smiled, as she turned around and let herself fall.
"I got you!" Iruma shouted as he ran up, standing next to Vagatha as the two of them caught the princess with little effort.
"That … felt … amazing!" She shouted with glee Pentious couldn't understand. "Who's next?"
Everyone just kept looking at each other… he might as well do his part to at the very least repay the kindness. "Alright, I ssssshall volunteeeeer."
"Good initiative, Pentious." Vagatha nodded. "This time when he falls, I want everyone here to catch him." Glaring at the spider specifically.
"Yeah yeah Vagina." Angel Dust rolled his eyes, hands extended.
"Okay... I can do thissssss… I can do thissssss... " Just imagine they were your egg bois, just imagine they were your loyal and lovable Egg Bois that wouldn't disappoint you no matter what. "I … love my egg boissss." He let himself fall farther and farther onto the crushing ground-
And he was caught. "Wow, whoa, you are slimy." Vagatha winced, slightly disgusted.
"You…. You caught me?" Sir Pentious asked as a small surge of wetness filled his eyes.
"Of course. You're our friend right?" Iruma smiled.
"I…. I have friendsssssss!!!!" Pentious cried, hugging the group. "You dooo care about meeeeee!"
"Hey, I agreed to catch, not hug!" Angel Dust shouted as he moved out of the way.
"And here I thought you were desperate for arms around you." Husk rolled his eyes.
"Okay, we're doing really well, don't derail the good momentum we're building here!" Charlie shouted. "Angel, why don't you go next?"
"Fine, fine." He walked up to the stand, clearing his throat. "I love sucking-"
"If you say dicks I swear to God-!" Husk shouted, looking about to explode in anger.
"Popsicles! Get ya mind out of the gutter, ya sicko." Angel Dust laughed as he jumped off the stage right into solely Husk's arms. "Though I love sucking dicks too, and if you want me to demonstrate-" And the spider was immediately dropped.
Pentious turned to Iruma, seeing the boy not respond in the slightest to that. "... No commentsssss?"
"Why? Lips on the body. Just another form of kissing right?" Iruma tilted his head. "I mean, it probably be weird for Octavia to do it but if she wanted to-"
"Iruma! Why don't you forget about whatever you're thinking about and take the stage!?" Charlie shouted with a nervous laugh as she pushed the boy up.
"Alright." The human child nodded, walking up to the stand. "I love food!"
"What a shocker." Angel Dust rolled his eyes.
"Okay kid, just fall back and let us do the rest." Vagatha nodded.
"Right." He turned around. "Fall …" His body stood still. "Did I do it yet?"
"…. Not exactly." Charlie winced. "Just tilt your body backwards and let gravity do the rest."
"Right … tilt … backwards …" He began to do so …
Crunch
… Only for the boy's leg to sprout out spikes and talons, keeping it rooted in place. "… I think I'm stuck."
"Pfffft…. Hahahahahahahaaa!" Angel Dust cackled. "Are you telling me that you're such a dumbass you don't know how to fall backwards?!"
"Angel!" Charlie shouted with admonishment as she tried to help the boy up.
"Come on, you have danger sense don't you?" Vagatha asked. "You know this isn't dangerous."
"Well yeah, knowing it is one thing. Believing it is another." The boy sighed. "I've never knowingly put myself in danger unless I've been asked to, and/or pushing someone out of the way of something bad."
"It's hardly dangerous, kid." Husk stated bluntly. "Even if we'd weren't here, the most you'd get is a small ache that'll go away with those drugs you take."
"Lucky bastard." Angel Dust groaned.
"Look, it's just …" The child looked away. "I spent a week blindly trusting people, and I ended up selling off my soul four times almost consecutively. I would really rather not risk it again."
"Like I'd want a piece of your crappy soul." Angel Dust rolled his eyes.
"I'd love to tear a piece off." Nifty grinned.
"No one's going to take your soul again … right guys?" Vaggie glared.
"I mean … if he offersssss …" He scratched his head, getting a stare of disappointment from Charlie. "I would say no, honest!" He raised his arms up in admittance.
"I really don't care, but I'd rather not get the attention from the crazies in your life, kid." Husker responded.
"Iruma, if you have serious issues with trust, nothing bad's going to happen." The princess reassured.
"Oh, it's not serious anymore." The boy smiled. "I mean, at least not AS serious as it was."
"If you have issssssssues at all, we'errrre here to lisssssten." Pentious offered.
"Some more reluctant than most." Angel waved his hand, getting it slapped by Vagatha. "You're the bitch that wants me to be honest, stop hitting me for what you preach!"
"Well ... after I accidentally sold my soul to Octavia, I kind of got super paranoid and trusted nobody around me while I argued with a voice in my head that talked back to me about helping others is going to get you killed and I should never put my faith and anything or anyone other than the fact I'll be tormented forever." He spoke as if it wasn't a horrific sentence. "But Millie and Moxxie came to the extermination to save me, and Octavia came to help me and clear things up, so I put my faith in them and the voice stopped speaking."
Everyone paused in silence… "You have them too!?" Everyone except Nifty, who crawled on the boy's head with deranged excitement. "Now I can share my voices with someone who understands!"
"Well it's been silent, but if you want we can talk about it once the trust fall's over." Iruma smiled as if this was a normal conversation.
"You should give it a name that way you'll feel less alone when you're actually alone, that way you always have someone to talk to!"
"Oooh, that's a good point. What about …"
"Let's hit pause on the trust falls for a short meeting!" Charlie shouted as she pulled Vagatha to the side. Her face was filled with panicky horror. "Oh my hell this is worse than I ever imagined!"
"He's been living in hell for a while hon, did you think something like this wasn't going to pop up?"
"Not to this degree!" She screamed. "I thought maybe 'oh no, I have problems making friends and a few burn marks'. Not 'oh I legitimately can never trust anyone ever because it makes me argue with myself'!" Charlie grabbed her hair hysterically.
"I mean, I got over it… mostly." Iruma raised his hands.
"Also 'stepping to the side' doesn't mean much if you're still in earshot." Husk deadpanned.
"Go ahead though, keep having a mental breakdown." Angel Dust snickered. "Cause all of hell's listening in with the insane broken bitch boy that's drivin' ya nuts."
"Angel, I will fucking end you!" Vagatha shouted in anger before calming herself down with a sigh. "Alright … if trust falls aren't working …"
"Look, if you ask me..." Angel started.
"No one was." Vaggie glared.
"The problem we're facing here is that this trust game we're playing is boring as shit, and not nearly challenging enough. If ya want REAL trust, ya gotta make it more … Enticing."
"… I get what you're laying down." Charlie spoke with a sly grin. "You trust someone which ice cream tastes the best, right?"
"…. Seriously, it's like you and the runt grow out of the same tree." Angel Dust grumbled. "How about you just trust me to take the lead here?"
"If you take us to a sight that involves porn in any way, shape, or form, I reserve the right to stab you." Vagatha stated bluntly.
"I can confirm sex is optional."
"…. You know, he's actually volunteering to help for once, we should have some faith in that at least." Charlie sighed.
Verosika looked over Coco's body. "Congrats girl, you manage to stretch yourself at a ninety degree angle. The guy's are gonna go wild at a woman that is flexible."
"Fuck yeah! Now I can have sex on a chair while sucking someone off from under a table." The succubus grinned. "Take that Milky!l"
"Whatever, plenty of guys love a girl that's naturally at dick level." The shorter succubus grinned as she smacked Apple's rump. "And my boobs still outdo your titfucking record."
"That's because you're a clams girl, not a sausage gal." Josh smirked as his body was strapped down. "That number would double if you let 'em downstairs."
"Not my style. Last two dudes I fucked came just from rubbing it against my pits, honestly, the kinky shit humans create up top is something else." Milky stuck her tongue out, disgusted.
"Gaaah, tell me about it." Ace groaned as he cracked his whip against Kiki. "There was this one chick who was just obsessed with feet. Like … just the feet. The entire time."
"… What she do with the-ahaaaaa-them?" Apple asked as she held in an orgasm from getting smacked in the ass by Milky's paddle.
"Rub them against her face." He grumbled. "Like, I get rubbing them against a sensitive spot every now and then, but it was just … gah."
"I once met a guy with aaaaaaaa tickle fetish." Coco commented as Verosika continued to try breaking the girl's record and pulling on the rope. "I thought it was cute-aaaaaaaaaaa-but then he made it weird by foaming at the mouth… that or he had a stroke, either way it ended the fun time."
"Humans." Milky grumbled. "No idea what Verosika sees in them."
"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked with a raised brow as she pulled on Coco's rope harder. "That's just the deal with being a succubus. We go up top, we fuck and spread lust. We all fuck humans."
"Magentaaaaaaa!" Coco cried out. "Magenta!!"
"So close to a hundred." Verosika mumbled as she stopped pulling, beginning to untie the girl.
"Pretty sure she meant less fucking and more your little boy crush." Josh got out before a gag was placed into his mouth.
"Ooh, what, I wouldn't call it a crush per se..." She chuckled with a blush. Every single succubus and incubus sent her a flat look. "Oh don't look at me like that, we've all had people we liked to cuddle up with."
"Not saying that isn't true. Meeeee and Coco do it all the time." Apple got out as she was spanked again. "We were just staring at theeeee lie that's almost as big as Fizzarolli and Aaaaassmodeus being 'just fuck buddies'."
"Seriously, why the fuck do they need to hide that shit?" Ace asked. "It's hell, no one gives a fuck."
"Personal shit. It's like that Goetia and my fucker of an ex." Verosika rolled her eyes. Part of her couldn't help but pity Blitzo, the other half laughed and mocked the bastard for being on the other side of a spurn for once. "And the virgin cutie's different. There's absolutely no lust in those eyes of his, no expectations or anticipations for sex… you're just you being embraced by untampered warmness." Something so unique to hell… and she wanted it to last for as long as possible.
"Welp, have fun chasing that rainbow." Kat shrugged. "Now if you excuse me, it's time to rail this fucker." Right, of course. A perfect way for-
"We should not have put our faith in him, Charlie!" A familiar voice shouted. "You took us to a sex joint!"
"No, I said sex was optional. I took us to a BDSM joint. Same ballpark, different destination." A familiar effeminate voice she's met up with several times spoke up.
She turned around, seeing a motley little crew of the renown Hazbin Hotel, and one lovely little cutie having his eyes covered by the princess of hell. "Charlie, what's the point in trust exercises if you're not going to let me see?" The object of her affections asked naively.
"You're putting your trust in me to save your innocence!" The princess shouted before looking at the porn star with dismay. "Angel… why… just…. Why….?"
"It's BDSM baby. There's nothing that requires more trust than that." He shrugged. "And you know the old saying. No bond is stronger than the ones formed from bondage." The porn star pointed to a nearby poster. "It's the motto after all."
"Fuckin' …" The moth looking woman groaned. "This is just, gah!"
"Well, that's one way of describing the experience." She made herself known.
"I know that voice." Iruma pulled away the princess' hands, looking at her warmly. "Hey Verosika." The kid waved with a smile. "What brings you to Pride? Another trip topside?"
"Nah, just a team exercise." She shrugged. "You know the old saying, no bond is stronger than ones formed in bondage."
"Huh, well if two people I know say it, then maybe there's merit." Iruma nodded.
"I'll be more than happy to demonstrate for you, cutie." With a teasing smile, she tickled his face with her tail.
"You're not seducing an underaged child!" The princess screamed as she pushed him away.
"Relax, relax, relax princess, who said anything about seducing?" Verosika chuckled. "Just an offer to show him the ropes …" She turned to the others. "Hey Angel."
"Hey V." He waved with a bit of a frown.
"Oh, you two know each other?" Iruma asked.
"Oh yeah, our work lets us run into the same circles every now and then." Verosika nodded. "Valentino's still a lanky ass dick who needs a holy bullet to the brain?"
"I'd say something in response but…" Angel pointed to the kid and his ears. Ah, too pussy to make the boss man mad.
"Speaking of, I've heard that you've been moving up in the world after our little date at Ozzie's." Verosika smirked at Iruma.
"Not a date. Practice date. I don't want to cheat on Via-chan."
"Oh yes." It was a date in her mind, and hopefully there would be one again in the future. "I like the new look, bound to get the furries excited."
"Furries?" He questioned.
"People who get excited from intercourse with animal-like people." She explained.
"... Doesn't that make everyone in hell a furry?" His eyes widened in realization. "Wait, would've that made me a furry if I dated Octavia before I became part wolf?"
"Yes and definitely, but not necessarily in that order." Verosika chuckled. "So what brings you over to the club? Angel here showing you some fun?"
"It was SUPPOSED to be a trust exercise that clearly failed!" The gray woman shouted in frustration. "You tricked us!"
"I didn't trick anybody, Vagina. You trusted me to lead you here and I followed. Even Mr. Grumpy Pants isn't bitching like you and princessa are." Angel Dust pointed to the winged cat demon.
"You know … I don't hate this." Said demon muttered in content as he was rubbed by an employee.
"Wow, they offer free massages?" The kid asked with sparkly eyes.
"Sure do. I can do one for you if you'd like." Verosika offered, grinning.
"Yes please." Iruma responded with a bright smile.
"Iruma, no!" The princess tried to argue.
"... No to a free massage from a trusted friend?" The boy tilted his head. "She has saved me from being raped, so I'm not sure what the problem is here."
"I respect consent princess, not all of us sex fiends are degenerates like the spider's bitchy limp dicked boss." Verosika reassured. "Clothes stay on, and I stop if you think it's too much for him. Isn't that what your 'trust building' is all about?"
"Well… I mean that's… true..." The princess looked conflicted.
"Then there's no problem, glad we cleared this up." Verosika grinned as she held the boy's hand. "Don't worry a pretty little feather on that head of yours, Cutie, you're in good hands. Just lay down and let me do the work." She had Iruma laid on a mat gently.
"Alright, I trust you completely." Ahh, the magic words every succubus loved to hear.
"…. What am I doing wrong here?" The princess' eyes twitched as Verosika worked her magic on the boy's back.
"You put me in charge, it's my fault Charlie." The gray woman sighed. "I need to get my head in the game."
"Oooh, those are right where my wings popped out-aah.." The cutie grinned in satisfaction. "I had no idea those were so stiff."
"Massages are all about clearing tension … and by Satan you have a LOT of it." Verosika stated, slightly concerned. Probably the years of stress built up. "Let's start with the spine and work our way from there."
"See, I got both the grump and the brat covered, there's nothing here wrong with what I've chosen." Angel Dust smirked proudly. "Everyone loves it here."
"Okay bad boys..." In walked that little one eyed cockroach with a black leather suit and a small black riding crop. "Time for some lessons to be learned." She smiled in a dangerous, unhinge way.
"... I'm out." The cat stood up, marching away with a frown.
"Should I be concern-ahhhhhhh…" The boy slumped in ecstasy.
"Don't worry Cutie, just keep relaxing." Verosika grinned. Moments where two people could just help each other out … a charming experience.
"Thaaaank youuuu." Iruma moaned delightfully.
"….that isssssssss weirdly cute…. In a sssssssslightly messssed up way." The snake muttered. "Sssssssso are we done wittttttthhhh the exxxxxxxcercccisssssssse for today?"
"No … no … just need to teach everyone the way I was taught." The gray woman spoke with a determined tone. "Alright maggots, we're marching out of here to the next exercise!"
"Five more minutes?" The cutie pouted.
"Not for this one you're not." Annnnd now he was being dragged away by the arm. "There will be no mercy where we're going!"
"That is not a trusting statement." The boy rolled his eyes. He then waved at her with his free arm. "Bye Verosika. It was relaxing while it lasted."
"Pleasure's all mine, Iruma." She waved off. "My hands..." And everything else. "Will be ready for you next time." She smiled fondly as her gang looked at her with half-lidded eyes. She shrugged. "I can be as obvious as I want. The cutie's not going to notice."
"Pretty sure that's not a good sign for trying to score a date." Kiki deadpanned.
"He has a girl already, I don't need to score anything." Verosika smirked. "I'm perfectly fine with educating him." For now that was.
Zestial took a sip of tea as the overlords settled in. So many fun little connections, so many expressions to witness. "It seems everyone's arrived for the most part." Carmilla noted with her usual expression.
"Zestial." He turned an eye to Rosie, who gave a gentle smile of sharp teeth. "Been quite a while, how you doin', darling?"
"Thy fairing have been uneventful." He gave a curt nod. "Many souls to weave within thy web in such miniscule time." So many failed library book returns. "Thou's colony?"
"Stickin' together just like always." The lady chuckled. "They're always such a delight… well except for Susan and unfortunately everyone likes listening to Susan." She muttered. "Doesn't help that Martha started joining her side …"
"Thou has the power to flay their skins asunder, don't thee not?"
"The town's built on community, not fear. Sort of like Missi and her freestyle fun."
"Except you know, cool and up to date, but not in a shitty way like the Vs." The dinosaur woman smirked.
"Yes, because a book club is quite the definition of cool." Zestial sent Alastor a glance. "No offense to you of course, a job is a passion."
"Uh huh, coming from the red pasty walking pile of jerky that needed a teenager to keep his radio show relevant." The Dinosaur snickered.
"Aren't you using said teenager yourself?"
"I believe we should be getting on track." Carmilla interrupted before a brawl could brew. "We need more preparations this year. Between the increasing brutalidad of the angels, and the shortened time between exterminations, our souls are becoming fewer and fewer."
"And that they're looking to purge completely rather than exterminate." Rosie nodded as she sipped a cup of tea. "One kid fights back against a murderer and suddenly the fuzz gets fussy."
"It really IS the 1930s all over again!" Alastor stated in delight. "So what's the plan this time? A bunker to hide in while all of hell is nuked in holy light? Willing to depart with much of your to be desired angelic steel if that would even help at all?"
"Given that you wouldn't even help anyone other than yourself while you simply listen to the chaos up above and laugh at misery, I would view that as a wasted investment." Carmilla glared.
"Someone's snippy, whatever would be the reason?" Alastor chuckled knowingly, as expected. Alastor wouldn't reveal how the angel died for as long as he could get a laugh out of those involved. Which was what had Carmilla on the edge as it was.
The door slammed open, as Velvette walked into the room. "Yeah yeah Vox, I said I had it handled. You just focus on things on your end. Kay? Kay." She shut her incessant 'mobile phone', turning back to the group. "So, where are we at the moment?"
"Discussing ways to preserve as much as possible before the next extermination." The woman glared. "I assume the others won't be joining?"
"Pfft, fuck no, they have better shit than to listen to an old windbag talk all day like she's tough shit." The sole female V chuckled as she took a 'selfie' before putting her feet on the table.
"…" Carmilla showed her immense levels of restraint by simply turning back to the projection her daughters set up. "Now my current proposal would involve a number of hidden sections of the subway system-"
"Hidden?" The V scoffed. "Why the fuck do we need to hide away?"
"… Excuse me?" She narrowed her eyes.
"It was fucking confirmed by Alastor's shittastic little podcast, or did dementia set in already to make you forget this." Velvette grinned as she pulled out behind her... an exorcist head. The cannibals in the room perked up.
"Oooh, tasty." Alastor smirked. "Rosie, care for the first bite, or can I have a go?"
"Why Alastor, you're such a doll." Rosie snickered as she took a bite out of the face. "Oh my, now that's what Angel blood tastes like… a little on the sweet side but the savory texture really gives it the kick it needs." He never understood the need to devour flesh so carnally.
"Your point Velvette, if you have any at all." Carmilla glared.
"I'm saying that for the first time, we have a way to fight back." Velvette grinned. "So let's fuckin' do it. Kill every fuckin' angel that tries to fuck with us."
"We don't have a way. Demons can't harm angels." Carmilla reiterated.
"But humans can." At that, the room went silent, for the first time in a long eternity actually conceding a point to a V.
"Yes Carmine, I find myself rather dirty for agreeing with someone as tacky as the Vs, but that is the story. You saw it with your own eyes." The radio demon smirked.
Zestial decided to make himself known. "Thou's imagination of retaliation is to send a lone child to due battle an armada of holy followers stronger, faster, and aware of his threat?"
"Course not, you web-headed Buffon." Velvette chuckled rudely as she stood on top of the table. "If one brat can get lucky enough to behead one of these holy rollers, then imagine the damage a militia of humans who know how to actually kill for shit can do to them."
"So your plan is to somehow reach into your back pocket and pull out an army of flesh bags you just conveniently have?" Missi Zilla snorted.
"Once again, that's where radio prick comes in by telling us all a bunch of imps can access the mortal realm." She smirked.
"Second best investment to date I might add." The radio demon smirked. "But from this conversation with us and your actions in the past, I assume that you realized you're terrible at direct confrontation with the lowest class in hell and want us to do the dirty work of nabbing the book for you to save yourself, and, to quote the masses, your small breasts, from the embarrassment."
The woman twitched violently. "They … are not small …"
"Said in a room where she still ranks sixth out of six." Young Clara muttered quietly.
"Oh fuck off you no name twit!" Velvette flipped the girl off. "Those assholes just got lucky, they're fucking imps! Literally just one of us is enough to snatch it, and we can be the ones putting those holy cunts down on their fucking knees!"
"Lay your trust down, fellow lords of the nether planes. For although art doth folly with glee the idea of relishing such a plan and delights in the chaos of mortal planes … we are bound here as any other sinner." He took a sip of tea. "We could not acquire the book's arcane magics ourselves, trapped forever to the pit of Pride."
"So we hire some hellborn to go up, drag humans down, force them into deals!" Velvette shouted. "It's an army of angel killers, how the hell is no one seeing the benefit?!"
"For the record, I am." Alastor stated with a nod as Carmilla gave a soft flinch. "However, I just find the idea of sending a barely armed human child into the middle of the battlefield without any support and watching him struggle until he breaks much more amusing on a personal level." He spoke with nonchalance, then his smile widened. "Or who knows, maybe Young Suzuki will snap instead and become a cold blooded killer who attacks anyone that threatens him, maybe next time he'll eat your head instead of your clothing, the possibilities are endless here."
The group all stared at the radio demon. "… Okay, so anyone other than the fucked up sadist in favor of an angel killing militia?" Velvette continued.
"You Vs are all bravado and talk, you've failed to handle a couple of imps and you expect us to follow through with a plan you can't accomplish yourself." Carmilla glared. "A plan that involves messing with the mortal realm, a large reason why the exorcists are calling for another purge. You've given us no reason to believe in such a foolhardy plan."
"You're the reason bitch." Velvette glared back. "Last I checked, the brat killed the holy fucker for you and your brat." The V marched ahead. "So don't start acting high and mighty now because you're too chicken shit to do something about the mess you and your runts dragged us into-!"
"You better show some respect!" Carmilla shouted out with rage. "Check your behavior! No one speaks to my family that way!"
She stood atop the table herself. "Did you expect us to sit back, And take your insolent, brazen display?" The woman accused.
The V just laughed. "You've got it twisted! I'm not the one who needs a new attitude! Maybe you missed it, but I'm that #Bitch-!" She took out her phone and displayed several inane snapshots and screens. "And I will do nothing less than what I please, woo! I'm the backbone of the Vees!"
They certainly had a high opinion of themselves. "Mad that I acted respectless? Well, it's 'cause no one could respect this!" One could not gain respect without giving respect… and the Vees gave nothing to respect.
"Sorry group attendin'. Since when are overlords too scared to fight?" She questioned Missi Zilla, who merely growled as a photo of her was taken. "You're long past trendin'. Sorry, bae, but I ain't swipin' right!" She shouted out ignorantly. "You lost your relevance."
"We won't work for your negligence." He stated firmly.
"Ugh, no wonder I'm so respectless! I could eat you lot for breakfast!" And they were as arrogant as ever.
"You and the Vees are inane and simply scorned!" Carmilla shouted. "Smug wannabes, who don't heed when you've been warned!"
"Oops! Did I strike a nerve?" The V smirked proudly. "'Cause when I brought out the angel's head, Couldn't help but observe…That your wrinkled face was turning red!" What was she getting at? "And why are you avoidin' war?! That's what the guns you sell are for!" She made a handgun motion to her head as she walked toward his old friend. "Thanks to my being respectless! One thing I'm starting to suspect is, There's another reason this bitch is headless!" She.. was able to glean that much? That was more brain power than he assumed the Vs had. "Do you have a disclosure?"
Carmilla towered the V with a cold anger on her face. "This meeting's over!"
The music stopped, the two simply glaring at each other. "That was a productive meeting." The Radio Demon merely looked elated.
"The past seven years hath not done wonders for thou's decorum, hath it Alastor?"
"I don't know why everyone's surprised. These meetings are front row seats to see who's going to kill who next." Eh, not wrong.
Iruma wasn't sure what to expect when Vaggie has said they were going to learn the way she learned how to trust people, and given how she took him away from that god-blessed (ha, funny) massage Verosika gave him, his mood was already a bit soured on the whole trust exercise thing…
Kabooooom
And the explosions were undoing all the relaxation the massage had given him. "THIS IS HOW YOU LEARNED!?" Charlie shouted in complete shocked disbelief as they were in the middle of one of hell's gang wars.
"Hey, isn't that the spot where your blimp crashed from Cherri's bombs?" Iruma idly noted over the chaos around them.
"Yesssss." Pentious nodded. "Oooh, and there'sssss where Angel Dusssst ssshhhot me with his inappropriate jokesssss and bulletssss."
"So many good memories. You know how to pick 'em, Vagina." Angel Dust snickered.
"Vaggie, not that I don't … trust your enthusiasm … but why specifically a war zone?!" Charlie shouted. She probably should have gotten a massage back at that sex club. It did Iruma wonders while it lasted.
"The best way to trust someone is in battle!" Vaggie shouted like some of the drill sergeants he's heard in his life. "Someone you can trust to push you out of the way of a bullet is someone you can trust for life!" Vaggie shouted as she picked Pentious over her head.
"Wait, wait, wait, thissssss isssn't right? I need my egg boissssssss to help me baaaAAAHHHHHH!" The man screamed as he was thrown down.
"And you. Will. Make. This hotel work!" She screamed, grabbing Angel Dust and pulling him overhead.
"You stupid bittttttttttttttttttttttttccccccchhhhhhh-!" The spider demon yelled as he was thrown down.
"Me next, me next!" Nifty clapped.
"Gladly!" Vaggie shouted as she picked the demon.
"Vaggie, stop throwing people off a building and into a war zone!" Charlie shouted, putting her back down.
"And stop intervening when it's MY turn for danger!" Nifty shouted, stomping her foot. "Mama wants pain and she's going to get paaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiin!" Nifty jumped off the roof herself.
"... Have fun, Nifty!" Iruma shouted, before turning to Husk. "Should we run while Charlie's talking down Vaggie?"
"Oh no you don't!" Vaggie grabbed Husk's tail and began dragging him to the edge. "Everyone's going to do that part!" And she tossed him off the ledge.
"Cuuuunnnnnnt!" He screamed as he fell.
"Vaggie, seriously, stop this now!" Charlie shouted, standing in between her girlfriend and Iruma. "This is getting too far!"
"No, too far would be getting Alastor to force patrons to come under duress of torture and maiming." Vaggie explained as a bomb went off. "This is making sure we get progress done for once!"
"And by throwing them into a violent and bloodthirsty warzone and encouraging fighting, you're going to make them better people?" Charlie asked with a frown.
"They'll bond after facing trauma and grueling pain together!"
"Move those skinny legs, bug boy, they're right on our asses!" Husk's voice shouted in the air.
"I'm moving it, pussy cat! I only packed thirteen magazines cause the bitches up there don't let me keep any in storage!" Angel shouted back.
"Why aren't any of the bullets hitting me!?!"
"Becausssse you're too ssssssmalll! OWW OWWW OWW!!!"
"But we're not supposed to intentionally put people in danger!" Charlie threw up her arms in the air.
"And they won't be as long as they rely on each other and not have their heads up their asses!" Vaggie justified.
"I guess I can see the point." He nodded. "If someone helps you not die, then they're a friend." Iruma nodded. "It's how I trusted Moxxie and Millie after everything."
"Exactly! Good luck!" Vaggie tried to push him off, only for Charlie to get in the way. "Charlie, please get out of the way."
Charlie looked really unhappy. "Vaggie, I trust you in many things, but Iruma is already in enough danger from Alastor and IMP. I am not about to let you put him in even MORE danger!"
"It's going to be fine, this'll be good for him-!"
"Pain is not good for him! He just got his body healed, and I don't want to risk it anymore!"
This felt like a conversation Iruma should not be hearing, but at the same time needed to listen to … if only because it was his life on the line. Weirdly he's never seen a couple fight before. Even Moxxie and Millie with how different they could be. Was this healthy? "Should I wait by the door …" Iruma raised his hand awkwardly.
"Yes/No!" Charlie and Vaggie argued, before turning to each other.
"He doesn't need to see us fight."
"This is hell Charlie. Pampering him is going to get him killed fast."
"Well maybe he deserves some pampering after having to focus on nothing but his own survival since birth."
"We don't have time to baby our guests, we have less than four months!"
"Then let me just baby him!"
"Not if going to mama bear mode is going to keep you distracted!"
Okay, scratch the earlier observation, Iruma knew this was a conversation he shouldn't be hearing. "I can just … climb down if needed. You could say please if you really think I need to go-"
"We're not resorting to triggers-" Charlie shouted as Vaggie took the momentary distraction to grab Iruma. "Vaggie no!!"
"This is for both of your sakes!" Vaggie shouted as she threw him-
Clamp
-As his leg clamped around her arms and pulled her down with him, both of them now falling to the ground. "FUCK!"
"Don't worry, I can fly!" Iruma shouted, pulling out his wings as he flapped … straight into the side of a building. "Nope, still can't." He muttered, the fall resuming as they both hit the ground. "Sorry 'bout that …"
"No, your body's uncontrollable." Vaggie grumbled. "I'm more confused, it didn't try to latch onto the roof before I tossed you."
"Instincts are fight or flight, and I don't know which they run on." He shook the garbage off as he looked up with concern. "Are... are you and Charlie okay? Am… am I doing something wrong?"
The woman blinked, before her eyes widened. "No. No no no, do not put that on yourself. We just have very different styles of dealing with people." She said as gunshots rang out. "It's just … usually she's in charge, so it's never been much of a problem. We did things her way, you know?"
"I only know how to follow someone else's way, I know that far too well." Iruma sighed. "Are you guys gonna be alright?"
"Well, yeah. Couples always have one or two arguments, right?"
"... Nope, not as far as I know. You're my first." Iruma admitted. "Other than Octavia's parents, who I hear just try killing each other … and that weird thing that Blitz has with Stolas." Blitz seemed to believe it wasn't a real relationship, and Ozzie's only muddled that.
"…. Fuuuuuucccck." Vaggie groaned as gunshots could be heard in the background. "How the fuck did I screw up this badly? I'm not supposed to be doing this, not when it's this important to Charlie."
"Maybe … you should have just told Charlie you didn't want to do it?" Iruma asked. "You seemed to be really unsure at first."
"Cover me!" Angel Dust shouted. "I'm goin' in raw!"
"You better have a plan beyond just flirting with them!" Husk shouted as Iruma saw those cards flying through the air and slicing up demons.
"Hey, sex isn't my only identity, pussy cat! I'm a spider of many talents, one of those is making sure to not get fucked in the ass metaphorically!"
"I mean, Charlie's super nice. I … feel like she would accept you not wanting to take charge." Iruma noted, looking up. "She's not overly pushy with her kindness like Millie was…" Or could still be. "Unless you're not good at saying no, though I have heard you say it a lot to the others."
"No, I don't have trouble saying no… just.. saying no to her-" Vaggie groaned as a demon tried to jump her from behind, to which she punched in the face without even looking. "She's like, the best person in my life. She helped me when no one else would. She's the kindest soul in all of hell … and I … need to measure up to that." She said quietly.
"Measure-" Danger sense flared as he ducked out of the way of an incoming knife. "Measure up? What do you mean by that? Doesn't she like you for-" A bomb was thrown their way, making Iruma tackle Vaggie out of the way of it as it went off. "For you?" That's how it was for Octavia and himself.
"She does. But … I mean …" Vaggie groaned. "It's hard, you know? Supporting a dream you don't believe in. I mean, just look at them."
"STAAAAAAB!!" Nifty cackled as she repeatedly jabbed a sewing needle into a caterpillar woman's eye. "HAHAHAHA!"
"I get that, I've always had to work for people who believe in causes I don't get behind or make decisions I don't believe in."
"Yeah, but she's actually a good person with a good cause…" Vaggie ducked under some gunfire. "Does… does it make me a horrible person if I'm not supporting it beyond one hundred percent?"
"Can you go beyond one hundred percent?" Iruma questioned, idly blocking a knife with his arm. "... I am never going to get used to the fact I can do this now."
"I used to… before I got to hell, I gave beyond everything I could for… for something terrible …" Vaggie muttered as a building came crashing down.. "I've hurt a lot of good people thinking I was a good person… and I can't take it back or make up for it and it's all terrible and such a mess and I can't trust anybody on any side-!"
"Vaggie, I don't know your whole story, and I don't expect you to tell me!" He shouted as he backflipped over an incoming piece of rolling rubble. He didn't need to know the whole story, he just knew Vaggie was someone that needed an ear to lean to. "But I've been distrustful of people all my life! Sure, I smile alot, but that's just a gut reaction most of the time! I understand how it feels to not want to trust anybody!"
"I… It's not like I DON'T want to trust anybody, I wasn't like this until rather recently!" Vaggie shouted as she twisted the neck of a nearbody sinner. "...I thought I knew who the people in my life were, the people I could give my life for…. But…they betrayed me!" She hissed.
"I get that! I know what it's like for people to backstab you all the time! One of the reasons I like hell is because for the first time I can actually SEE people doing it before they even try it!" He shouted, grabbing a sinner as he and his weird body started ripping into them. Wow, he could taste things with his leg … weird. "I know for sure that pretty much everyone is terrible!"
"I HATE knowing that!" Vaggie shouted, leaping on his head and punching an imp that was trying to throw a spear on him. "I hate knowing that everyone around me is about to get me! I hate living in a world where I can't trust anyone! I… barely believe in the Hotel's mission myself…. It's horrible…. I hate that I can't hope…." She mumbled in sadness.
"Yeah, I know. It's pointless in the end but we live with it." He nodded as he ducked under a rocket launcher. "But hey, at least you have freedom of free speech and the option to leave. So … bright side." He said with a cheerful smile, and the mouths on his arm mirroring it. "And the fact you haven't left means that there is something you do hope in... Charlie."
"...She is… she's my…only hope…." Vaggie sniffed as she kicked a loan shark in the face. "I'd do anything for her…. I… I trust her….because… I'm… I'm nothing without her…"
"Hey, I get it. Because the first person I can say I can completely trust with one hundred percent clarity is my girlfriend, the girl who LITERALLY owns a portion of my soul!" He shouted, slashing through a wall. "Believe me, if there's anyone in this hotel who can understand your position, IT'S ME!"
"... I guess you have a point." She sighed as she broke a man's face. "... Thanks Iruma."
"No problem … just glad I can meet someone I can relate to." He smiled as his arm reached out to another demon's arm and bit it off before they could stab Vaggie. "Oops, sorry, though you were trying to stab my friend ... so … half sorry?"
"Fuck off brat!" They aimed a gun, before their face was kicked by Vaggie.
"...Wow, I feel more trusting already." Vaggie laughed. "This worked better than I thought."
"I know, you're great at this trust building stuff." He smiled. "How you doing Pentious!?"
"I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGSSSSS!"
"Then you should be good, cause you don't have any!" Vaggie screamed. "Let's get them out of here and go home… today's been exhausting enough."
"Good point." He'd just like to eat and sleep please.
Vaggie flopped onto the couch, groaning in exhaustion. "That could've gone better." In hindsight, her taking charge of anything was a bad idea. Given how the commercial ended up, she should've seen this coming.
"It could've been worse." Iruma nodded as he slumped on the floor. "Most of the damage went to Nifty, who for some inexplicable reason, finds pain lovely."
"So beautiful… so many colors and stars in the sky… Shifty calls them Bob…. Clifty calls them Paul..." Nifty giggled deliriously as she bled on a nearby table. "Dance around the red fountain of love, dance."
"I … will never understand that girl." Angel muttered. "So whiskers, did all those bullets buy me a drink?"
"One, don't call me whiskers." Husk rolled his eyes, before chuckling. "But you were handy with a knife with all those arms, so maybe a drink's in order."
"Gotta say, never seen someone use playing cards like that before either." Angel nodded with a smirk. "Old man has a few tricks up his sleeves that isn't booze."
"You have no idea what I keep underneath these things." He chuckled, tossing a bottle in Vaggie's direction.
"You two seem to be more lively." She raised an eyebrow.
"No thanks to you. When you got a dozen bullets after your ass, you got no choice but to bond with the guy next to you." Angel Dust shrugged as they handed a glass to Pentious. "Even the scaley loser here was decent at being a punching bag."
"The comradery of violenccccce isss ssssstrong." Pentious chuckled as he drank. He sighed. "The pain … alsssso makesssss me look cool."
"Huh… guess your plan actually worked." Iruma smiled at her.
"Yeah… it did.." Part of her felt good… most of her felt bad... she still disagreed and went against what Charlie wanted. "Is Charlie around, there's something..."
"Right here." Charlie spoke up as she approached her from behind, looking nervous and guilty. "Vaggie..."
"Charlie, I'm sorry." She spoke out before her girlfriend could get in another word. "I... I overstepped the authority you gave me and I handle it poorly-"
"No, I'm sorry." Charlie instantly hugged her. "I put you in a position you weren't a hundred percent willing to handle, and I should have trusted your judgment like you trust mine."
"But I've should've trusted you to know when to stop-"
"And I should've trust you to know you're only doing what's best for everyone, even if it's not in the most gentle of ways."
"And I've should've-"
"Can you two just kiss and make up already?" Husk groaned from the counter. "You both fucked up and now you're better, end of story."
"And they call me the dramatic one." Angel Dust rolled his eyes.
"… So couples do or don't fight?" Iruma questioned. "I'm getting mixed messages at this point."
"Iruma, you're safe." Charlie grinned as she hugged the boy warmly. "Couples... well, sometimes it's healthy for couples to fight. Sometimes it's the only way to come to an understanding with each other. For any couple to never fight ever is good on paper, but it can also be a sign that they're not talking about their problems."
The kid took on a thinking pose, slowly nodding. "I see …"
"I'm back." The radio fucker popped back in through the front door. "What a wonderful sight to walk back to. Blood and booze, just like downtown Louisiana. So much nostalgia today."
"It's sad that he's not wrong given my experience." Iruma groaned.
"Hey sir." Nifty, the little maniac, cheered. "How was your day?"
"It was quite a lovely time." The jerk smiled as he walked back in. "I must say Ms. Vaggie, I had no idea you liked Lucifer's daughter so much as to call her your only hope."
"... Oh right, broadcasting." Vaggie facepalmed. Figured the first person she really began opening up to aside from Charlie basically aired her secrets by literally existing…. Good thing she already knew how to keep most things close to the chest.
"Well fuck off Alastor, we've actually had a productive day, and we did it without you." Charlie glared.
"Never said it wasn't productive. I'm glad we've created such strong bonds of unity. Truly a shame I could not join the battlefield." He chuckled. "Shall I prepare us all dinner? I have a leftover angel head I can use as a dessert."
"Don't even joke about that." Vaggie groaned.
A laugh track played out as the man, whose smile widened, pulled out … a half eaten … golden blood … angel head. "Who's joking?" WHAT THE FUCK!? "Thanks again for the meal Suzuki, you have all the overlords quite interested when it was brought up at our little meet and greet."
Iruma… he was breathing convulsively and his eyes were shot open wide. "Iruma, it's okay, you're-crap I think he's having a panic attack!" Charlie shouted in worry. An angel's head, there was an angel's head and it was cut off. What the fuck, what the actual fuck!?
"Hahahaha, what's the matter, Suzuki? Seeing your handiwork bring back bad mem-"
POW
Charlie punched Alastor right in the chest and sent him through the wall. She looked very pissed. "I'm going to say this only once Alastor… you are ONLY here because of that boy… the second he is free of you...you're OUT of here."
"Glad to know how much you love me." The man chuckled with a twitching eye, slowly removing himself from the wall. "And how much you apparently don't want a wall here, haha! Was the decor not to your liking?"
Vaggie slowly turned back to the frozen boy. "I …"
"I'll bring you food, kid, just head to bed." She told him with a soft voice. "You look like you need a rest."
"… Thank you…" He said slowly before heading up. If there was anything she learned today... it was that she trusted Iruma, and she definitely had more faith in him as a person than anything the radio demon claimed.