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Started February 23, 2018 by @_sleeby_rat_

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Asura sat against the wall, staring at a light that flickered every once in a while. There were dark circles under his eyes, and a bit of stubble on his chin. He hadn't slept at all that night, even though he was exhausted.

Pluto groaned, an alarm she set on her phone finally waking her up. She shut the alarm off, trying to get up but failing due to something keeping her from moving. Her back ached, and it took her a moment to realize she had somehow materialized her wings in her sleep, and they were crammed in the truck. "Oh my god why, why of all the things…" It took her a few tries to get them to go away, and she stumbled out of the cab. God, she hadn't even put the truck in the garage

Mike poked his head out the door, looking wide awake and well-rested. "Morning. Mind if I make myself some breakfast?"

"Yeah, sure, go ahead, I'll help you in a minute. There's-oh my GOD!" She managed to take a few steps before her wings reappeared, giant and clumsy and not listening to anything Pluto tried to make them do. They were a complete and utter mess, and she resolved to just dragging them behind her as she walked through the door

Mike stepped aside to let her in, his eyebrows raised. "Technical difficulties, huh?"

Asura blinked, standing up and rubbing his eyes. "Looks like your morning isn't going too great," he mumbled to Pluto.

"Yeah, they do this sometimes," she grumbled, wincing at the slight pain of the appendages being in such disarray

Mike went to the kitchen and got out a frying pan. "Anybody else want eggs, or am I cooking for one?"

"I'm good," Asura said, planting his staff on the ground and leaning on it heavily.

"I've got stuff for omelets if you want it." She went to reach into the fridge but ended up accidentally smacking Mike in the face with one of her wings

Mike stepped back, blinking in annoyance. "…Thanks, I'll take whatever you can spare."
(I gotta go in a sec, just imagine Mike whipping up a sweet omelet and making snarky remarks while I'm gone)

(sorry, errors got me again) "Sorry," Pluto muttered. She started to make bacon while the omelets cooked, as well as made coffee. "Hey Asura, you sure you don't want coffee or something? Got tea too."

(sorry my dogs required an emergency bath and I had to fight them to rinse all the mud out of their fur. My last pair of pants has officially been ruined.)
He glanced over at her, yawning. "I think I'll be okay," he said.

Mike left the eggs to sizzle for a minute and began neatly laying out his weapons on the table. He picked up his knife and started to clean it, glancing down the hall at the bedrooms. "Guess Red's still asleep. She looked exhausted last night."

"Mm. Yeah." She watched Mike clean his weapons out of the corner of her eye while the bacon cooked. She poured a cup of coffee and covered it in whipped cream, absently drinking it

"So what's the plan then?" Mike asked. "We are gonna deal with Zoe eventually, right? And then we have to get out of here so we can get on with business."

"Deal with Zoe. Figure out a way to get past Samandriel. Then we get you guys home to wherever you come from." She fiddled with a few of her feathers, frowning a little when one fell out

"All right. Where is Samandriel relative to here? Very far?"

"Not quite sure, but I think the last gate is about two hours from here. He hates the ocean, and since we're right next to it he's tried to distance himself as much as possible while trying to stay close enough to monitor me. I'm thinking it might be hidden though. Ain't captain of the guard for nothing." She poked at the bacon, turning one or two here and there

Mike got up and stirred the omelet. "Suppose somebody went to the approximate location of the gate and just asked for an audience with the guardian? You know, without sneaking, or beating around the bush?"