Akihisa Yoshii

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
".......wait wut......" The man says, completely dumbfounded."Hehehe." The clay Mimi says. "So, what training do you have?" It asks the real one.

Mandy stops talking. "...That is all, you may go." She turns and begins walking away.

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"I-I got some c-combat training from fa-... Him..." She says, her speech a bit shaky, her voice very quiet. "I can h-handle myself..."

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"Bitch queen? You've been quite pleasant to me at least...you wouldn't believe the amount of people who try to kill me after I do a job, or they send me on jobs where they think I'll die too...." The man says, hoisting the bag over a shoulder and opening a portal.This makes the clay Mimi laugh."Stop, that sorta tickles." It giggles. "Anywho....Can you talk girl?" The mimi asks the real one.

"When I want something done, and it gets done, then I'm satisfied. You did what I wanted you to do." She growls. "And most of the idiots here can't even do that at times. Like my stupid husband. He's the Grim Reaper, but he's a spineless fool."

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Mimi stops and looks down. "Y... Y... Y... Yes..." She says, as if unused to the sound of her own voice.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"Sounds good. I will return...shortly." The man says, before vanishing. (A few minutes, later.) The man returns, throwing a large bag in front of mandy."These fools were the ones to order the bounty." He says. "Now...if there is anyone else you want dead....I could deal with them too....." The man says, hinting to him wanting another job."Simple. We hide her, maybe train her as so she can defend herself...." The clay Mimi says, thinking.

In the short time, Mandy had acquired his payment. She threw the bag that held it to him, with one arm, despite the bag being somewhat big and rather heavy. "That'll be all. Count it if you like, it's all there, I may be the 'Bitch Queen' but it's not like I'm unfair." Again, she felt that odd urge to grin, as there were quite a few that would attempt to argue with her on that point. She ignored the urge with ease, her lips never even twitching. In fact, she didn't give the slightest hint that she had been amused, keeping the air of iciness she was known for.

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Mimi walks over and pokes the clay... her, interested by it. "..."
I nod. "That sounds like it'd be a good idea..."

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"Well....hmm...13,013?" The man asks."Now then....." The Clay monster says, before swinging an arm against a shelf, it severing the soft clay arm off, However, the clay arm grows into another Mimi copy, and then portals off to Castle Grim, and causes as much chaos it can.

Mandy nodded, and almost smiled at that. "Alright. 13,013 it is."

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The clay double is almost immediately apprehended, showing that the guards are actually competent, the real Mimi was just stronger than them. "Alright... What now?"

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"13,500." The man says, smiling far more under his hood."Now then...If need be, I can go in for Mimi so they stop looking for her." The woman says, as she morphs into Mimi. "How do I look?" She asks.

"13,000." Mandy replies.

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I nod. "Nice... That could work..."

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"Hmm...make it 15. These people are heavily guarded...." The man says, bargaining as per normal.He finds a large, female figure made out of what seems to be clay."...I am...clayman.....a old..."friend" of tsubaki's....." She starts.

"13." Mandy replied. She liked thirteen. Her lucky number, most times...

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"OK..." I reply. "..."
Mimi stares at her, still silent.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"10....20 thousand...." The man chuckles, his voice growing delighted at the thought of that much gold."I could help...." A silky, female voice says behind you.

"10 thousand it is." Mandy replies. "Get rid of them."

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I turn and look at the person. "Huh?"

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"Some rich noble family who wants to destroy you, then grim in order to live forever. They are rich, and stupid...a dangerous combo." He says, and smiles under his hood. "So, a few gold coins and I could save you a lot of trouble....."You find her in a storage room with a bunch of bottles with different chemicals.

"How much is a few?" Mandy asks.

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I go to her, making sure she's OK. "Mimi?" She jumps at me, clinging to me, scared and not knowing where she is. I manage to stand up and hold her for a second, before thinking. "Where am I going to keep her? She can't be in my room anymore, someone's bound to find her..." I think to myself.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
"I just came to inform you someone put a rather nice bounty on your head. Now, I am not stupid enough to try to kill the wife of death, but I know a few people who are. If you wish, you could put a counter bounty out on the person and I could....deal... with them." The man says, still avoiding looking at her."....The space station where you reaped Tsubaki." He says, quietly but clearly.

Mandy glares at the man. The Bitch Queen's gaze is just as bone-chilling as you'd think. "And who would be so stupid as to put a bounty on my head?" She asks.

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I nod, and I teleport there, looking around for the exact spot, as she probably wouldn't have moved from there.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

supertinyking said
He clear his throat rather loudly, hoping to get her attention. He doesn't look right at her as well, feeling a bit awkward."...A place where science attempted to consume death?" He asks, hoping you get it now.

Mandy looks at him. "What do you want?" She asks, seemingly not bothered at being half-naked in front of him.

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"...Tsubaki's...?" I ask, slowly still not completely getting it.