Harvey strode into the castle, pointedly ignoring everything Haruki said. Manners were for people who could [i]pay[/i] him. If this 'King' guy was on the level and wasn't just a rock-bottom wannabe warlord, Harvey would gladly put on a respectable act, especially if he dealt in Mags. He'd learned how to be polite to people back in Law er Sc  ol, Olathe's premier law school. All you had to do was not try to kill them and possibly avoid vomiting on their possessions. Harvey could do that-- he hadn't even drunk anything today!

Harvey stopped in his tracks when he saw Ruukoto. A maid outfit, obnoxiously colorful girly hair, and very obvious sexual euphemisms... there were [i]multiple[/i] freako sex slaves in this place. [i]Shit.[/i]


[color=turquoise]"Haruki,"[/color] Harvey patiently whispered into Haruki's ear. [color=turquoise]"I hate to break it to you, but that's [i]not[/i] a girl. Girls [sub]except one[/sub] [i]don't exist anymore[/i]."[/color]


Harvey had to stop himself. Did these Salvation Ranger guys genuinely think the, uh, [i]alternate fashion enthusiasts[/i] they pretended to rescue were actual damsels in distress? He'd seen the "damsel" they'd tried to rescue from Blake the Snake, and that guy wasn't doing a damn thing to look passable, so these guys probably had some pretty powerful imaginations. [i]Most[/i] people had powerful imaginations, at least the ones that wanted to pretend they were still straight manly men. That that blue-haired guy and now this [i]green[/i]-haired guy looked like what women [i]probably[/i] looked like before The Great White Flash only told Harvey one thing: this place is [i]fucked up[/i]. He'd have to defuse this situation before these humans started doing... whatever it is humans do when aroused. He didn't know, and didn't want to find out.


[color=turquoise]"Ah, no thanks!"[/color] Harvey blurted out at Ruukoto. [color=turquoise]"We're just passing through to, uh..."[/color]


Harvey tried to remember what they were supposed to be doing. They wanted to go see these guys' boss? He didn't remember his name, and didn't know what he wanted to get when he actuallly [i]met[/i] him. This day was going poorly, all things considered. He'd managed to shake off that urge to spout marine animal puns, so at least things weren't a [i]turtle[/i] disaster.


[color=turquoise]"FUCK!"[/color] Harvey shouted out loud, realizing that, too, was a marine animal pun.