Pluto started to walk towards the door. "It's not all that special, at least not any more. The guy who's in charge of the court, Dekah, is sort of gone. The place is still here because his second has to run it, but it used to be amazing."
(why do you guys always type so much when I leave XD)
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(lol sorry X'D)
(it's fine. honestly, i'm impressed)
(my bad lol)
Mike nodded. "And from here we'll be able to travel to other dimensions, correct?"
"Yeah. Damascus should be around, and if he's not Arik will get you guys home." She walked through the door and stopped cold. A massive table lined with food was set out, and Echo was standing in front of the table grinning like a little kid.
"Surprise! Didn't know what you like, so I got you everything!" Advocate chuckled next to him.
"Yes, we tried. Echo wished to give you all a warm welcome. You may have gleaned that we do not get visitors often."
"Thank-you," Mike said respectfully. "By the way, our friend Red here is a vampire. I don't know if you'd have anything for her…? We've got supplies, if not."
Advocate nodded. "Yes, we have taken that into consideration."
"Thanks, we appreciate it."
"Well, knock yourselves out!" Echo said. "Oh, wait, gotta go get the bosses, be right back!" With that he bounded off down a nearby hall. Advocate sighed.
"You'll have to excuse him. Please, have a seat."
Mike did so. "Don't worry, I like people with lots of energy." He helped himself to a serving of mashed potatoes. "They tend to get things done."
Pluto sat down next to him, reaching for a bottle of cherry vodka. "He's not the 'get it done' type of energetic. He's more of the 'hyperactive ball of energy that knows how to use a scythe' energetic."
"Well then I agree, that's a problem. Still, at least he seems fairly good-natured."
Pluto poured a glass of the alcohol before putting the bottle back. "Yeah, he tries. Good kid, didn't deserve all the crap life threw at him." As she finished her sentence, Echo came bounding down the hall with two tall men in tow. "Speak of the devil." Echo gave her a grin.
"I got Damascus and Arik to stay home so you could say hi!" One of the men was tall, with purplish skin and hair fluffed up in a sort of spiky, disastrous afro similar to Einstein's haircut. He seemed tired but let Echo pull him to one of the seats. The other had dark blue hair, and stopped before he got to the table. He looked at Mike.
"Do I know you?"
(aw jeez hold that thought! I gotta go for a bit, sorry XD)
(it's cool lol)
(hi again)
Mike sat back and smirked. "Demascus," he said drily. "I'm surprised you recognized me. How's the hunt for that rogue scientist going?"
Damascus rolled his eyes, taking a seat next to the other man. "Lovely, thank you." He turned to Pluto. "I haven't seen you in a while. What do you want?" The angel took a bite out of a pie next to her.
"You screwed up the gates when you forgot to put shielding up a while back. These guys got chucked into the Alpha Timeline," she said, gesturing to the group
"And now Asura and I are several days behind schedule," Mike added.
Pluto turned to look at Mike. "Schedule? Neither of you mentioned a schedule."
He coughed. "Well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but it's true I'd like to get back to my own world before much longer. My Hunters will be wondering where I am, and I still haven't helped Asura with the thing he hired me for."
Damascus squinted at Mike at the mention of another job. He opened his mouth to say something but decided against it, moving to pour himself a glass of champagne. "Well, as god of dimensions I'm certain I could get you back." He leaned back, taking a sip from his glass. "You'd have to convince me to first." At that Echo elbowed him, giving him a look
Mike folded his arms, easily slipping into bargaining mode. "Well, speaking as a lowly mortal, what would it take to convince you? You don't seem interested in the service my company offers, and I doubt there's any way I could pay you. I can't speak for Asura on this, but I'm willing to negotiate."
"I'm not talking about payment. I'm talking about the fact that it isn't in my best interests to help you. Simply put, if Inspa finds out I helped you my whole casino will be burnt to a crisp before I can bat an eye." The man with the messy hair next to him frowned.
"What if I took the fall? I'm already on Molhaven's most wanted, nothing will happen to you if Inspa believes I was the one that helped them," he suggested. Damascus opened his mouth to protest, but Pluto cut him off.
"Listen, if Arik wants you to help us there shouldn't be any reason for you not to."