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Lisa came charging out of the arcade with an oversized cyan-blue teddy-bear with a giddy facial expression on.
”... I WOOOOOOOOOOOON!”
She laughed as she bounced up and down. She walked out with the others and spoke to Ella.
”Shut up, Ella, I beat you!”
"You didn't! We were tied and then you cheated by throwing spiders in my eyes!"
”Nope! I beat you!”
"NOOOO YOU DIDN’T YOU CHEATER!"
”I WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!”
”BUT YOU LOST MORALLY!" Ella huffed, stamping her feet like a grumpy child.
"Anywhere in here I can buy noise canceling headphones? Saskia muttered, pressing a hand to their forehead. While they'd been soundly beaten by Lupe they weren't bothered, because they just weren't that competitive.
"I want a teddy bear too!" Ella shouted, completely ignoring Saskia as she continued in her strop.
“C’mon, mami,” Lupe laughed as she touched her hip and gave Saskia a warming smile. “We’re in a mall. Go find some tech store!”
”... Then maaaaaybe you should have got good!” Lisa teased Ella back.
“... And what’s wrong with this, mami?” Lupe chuckled a little bit, before her expression went flat. “You should… enjoy them, while you got them. You lost each other before, right, mami?”
"I am good! I just follow the rules!" Ella huffed, folding her arms and pouting.
”We did… but Lisa was the one that really lost us both. I died before her,” Saskia said quietly, looking at Ella and Lisa without much change in expression. She did appreciate being alive again, with them, she just… wished they weren’t so goddamn loud. They couldn’t stop it getting on their nerves. "Just getting a headache with all the bright lights and shouting.”
They looked around and spotted a bench a bit away - close enough they could still see (and probably hear) their friends. They pointed to it. "I’m going to go sit over there a moment. Don’t kill anyone.”
“Ah, I understand, mami,” Lupe laughed before playfully sticking her tongue out. “You just need your alone time! To me, mami, alone time involves some tequila, a bath, and loud music! You got my number!”
”... If you’re not cheating, you’re not winning!” Lisa shouted to Ella
Lupe gave Saskia a playful wave goodbye as she followed after the girls, and they disappeared into the mall’s halls.
Saskia let out a slight sigh of relief, rubbing her head. It wasn’t actually a headache, more a mental tension. The arcade had been fun but… too much. They made their way over to the bench they’d pointed out, slumping down on it and closing their eyes for a moment.
A few moments later, someone sat down next to her, and when Saskia opened her eyes, she saw Shayton sitting there. Except for wearing sweatpants, a hoodie, and black Air Force 1’s… he still had his sunglasses on. He had a black cane on his lap that he rested both of his hands on, and he just sat there for a moment.
“... Don’t make a scene,” Shayton commanded, his voice a low near-whisper. He pointed at the floor above him, and Shaquita could be seen leaning against the guard rail, wearing a green hoodie. Once noticed, she went in the direction Lupe, and the other Agents of death went in. Shayton stared forward as he spoke, “So, you caused a scene at the Morgenstern Manor last night, I heard?”
”... can’t I just catch a break?” Saskia quietly groaned, gaze moving from where Shaquita had been to Shayton. They were tempted to just close them again and ignore him in the hope he’d go away… but that was unlikely, and would just be more annoying. ”I did. It’s a shame I didn’t kill more of them, I think.”
“Hmph,” Shayton began, before he paused for a moment and then asked, “... Where is the Orange Stone?”
”Morgenstern Manor.” Saskia didn’t even bother trying to lie, shrugging one shoulder. ”Oh, are you going to cut me up into pieces for losing it?”
“Hmph,”
Shayton cracked a wry grin.
“... We’ll cut you a break this time,” Shayton began, “We put a tracking device on it, anyway. So we know exactly it is. And it’s not in the Morgenstern Manor anymore. Take a guess where it is?”
”PRA Headquarters?” Saskia suggested. ”Ah, we should’ve picked it up when we visited…”
“Nah,” Shayton shook his head. “It’s in the Devil’s Fortune… that casino where you and your friends caused a scene...” He trailed off.
“Deep underground. It has to be in a vault where Morningstar keeps the rest of his artifacts,” Shayton explained. “So… you’re going to go get it back for us, right?”
”Do I have a choice?” Saskia raised an eyebrow. Sounded like an absolute pain, but if it was with Morningstar’s artifacts… maybe they could take them all to. ”Obviously, so my friends can keep their limbs.”
“No, you do not,” Shayton shook his head, before he stood straight up. Not even looking in Saskia’s direction, Shayton said, “We got our eyes on you, Saskia Otten....”
He disappeared in a blinding burst of speed; the only sign that he didn’t teleport was the gust of wind that accompanied him.
”So much for relaxing,” Saskia muttered, standing up. As much as they wanted to actually get a bit of time alone, they also needed to make sure Ella and Lisa were okay… especially if Shaquita had gone after them. They pulled out their phone, and quickly called Lupe, rather than just trying to find them in the mall.
“... Hey mami!” Lupe laughed. “That alone-time was quick? Did you get what I really meant?!“
”No?” Saskia hadn’t even realised there was another meaning behind Lupe’s words. Well, that didn’t matter. ”Something came up. Are Ella and Lisa safe?”
“Well, not safe from each other!” Lupe laughed. “... What’s up?”
Saskia looked around to make sure no one was nearby before she continued. "Dollhouse. They found me as soon as sat down… one followed you all."
“Shit, um, fuck, fuck, fuck!” Lupe panicked. “Um, mami, shit. Get outside. Now. We’ll get out of here in my car!”
"They're not going to kill us, they need us to do something for them." Saskia said bluntly, sounding a lot calmer than she felt. If it was just her at risk? Fine. But Ella, Lisa and Lupe? She didn't like that. "But yes, let's leave. I'm heading out now."
Saskia didn't actually hang up, pushing herself to her feet and starting to quickly walk out of the mall and towards the car park, where they roughly remembered Lupe's car being. They'd… had their fun at the Arcade, and they didn't want to risk the Dollhouse getting touchy about them wasting more time rather than getting the stupid stone back.
Lupe’s car sped in front of Saskia, and Lisa threw the door open as Lupe shouted.
“Get in, mami!”
Saskia jumped in, flat ass hitting the seats and offering no padding.
The very moment that Saskia was in the car - not even giving Saskia a chance to close it - Lupe floored it and sped out of the parking lot.
Back at the hotel, the three walked up to Kimberly and Jordan’s room, and Lisa knocked on the door… violently. Jordan came and threw the door open, a face of anger turning flat upon seeing the three.
“... Oh, it’s you three,” Jordan shrugged. “What’s up?”
"We’re going to get chopped into pieces and sent to our families bit by bit if we don’t raid a casino!" Ella wailed before anyone else could say anything.
"... It’s not as dramatic as that, but yes. We’re at risk of being killed by the Dollhouse if we don’t get something back for them," Saskia explained.
”... If they cut your head off, you probably wouldn’t notice it, Ella,” Lisa chuckled.
“Okay, okay, okay,” Jordan stuck her hands up. “Slow down here. What do you mean ‘back for them’? That implies they gave you something…”
Ella’s eyes widened, looking like she’d been caught by her mom stealing a shit ton of candy. Saskia wasn’t so bothered about being caught. They’d only hidden it because they knew Kimberley and Jordan would take it off them.
"They gave us an abstraction boosting stone. I used it to kill three of the Endless Seven, then Lisa threw it in a hole," Saskia explained with a shrug. "But they want it back."
Jordan facepalmed.
“... Girl-”
”Hey! They are nonbinary you scum!” Lisa shouted.
"Yeah, don’t misgender them!" Ella shouted too.
“... Whatever! Why in the world would you three accept it from them of all people?!” Jordan asked.
”Well, technically, they only gave it to Saskia,”” Lisa shrugged. ”When did they tell you this?”
"I was tied up, I had no say in it!" Ella said.
"Look, it helped," Saskia shrugged one shoulder. "I only got slightly destructive with it. Everything would’ve been fine if Lisa didn’t throw it away."
”Hey! It was making you crazy!” Lisa shouted, throwing her hands into the air.
“... Look,” Kimberly finally butt in, sticking her head onto Jordan’s shoulder, “Pointing fingers isn’t going to get anything done.”
Kimberly groaned, “Do you know where it's at? Then we can go get it.”
"Devil's Fortune casino, in some vault under it," Saskia said. "We can steal all of his artifacts while we're in there."
“So,” Kimberly shrugged, pausing for a second before she continued. “Let’s make a plan and go get it. Alright?”
“You’re making it sound easy, girl…” Jordan rolled her eyes.
”I mean…” Lisa began, before looking over everyone here. ”We clapped the cheeks of everyone we fought so far!” She shrugged.
“... So far.” Jordan rolled her eyes again.
”Oh!” Lisa turned towards Saskia. ”Do you think he has a love potion in there!? Maybe something that will give me big tiddies?!”
Saskia looked down at Lisa’s chest, then back up with a grim smile. "No potion can make something out of nothing."
"Can’t you just use green lux for that?!" Ella shouted. "But then more people will grab them, Lisa!"
"I don’t think the size matters when it comes to that," Saskia shrugged.
Lisa deviously grinned, tilting her head.
”... I’ll just have to deter them, won’t I?”
"Ohhh… yeah, torture anyone who comes near with spiders," Saskia’s lips twitched up into an evil smile. "Maybe put some poisonous spiders on your tiddies just in case."
”But what if they move and bite me while we’re spooning at night?!" Ella shouted.
”... That is a sacrifice you’re willing to make,” Lisa calmly nodded her head.
“No, no, no! We are not doing this right now!” Jordan shouted, before pointing back into her hotel room. “Come in here so we can make a plan!”
Whatever Ella had been about to say was cut off by Jordan, her mouth slamming shut into a pout and glare at Lisa. She let out a small huff and went into their hotel room. Saskia followed with a dry laugh, immediately flopping down on the sofa.
"I say we just break in like we did before, get the stone, steal his artifacts, done." they said.
“... If it was that simple we would have defeated Morningstar by now,” Kimberly shook her head.
“Know what? Let them do it their way,” Jordan laughed. “See how that works out for them.”
”It’s worked out great so far! We’ve killed so many of them," Ella said confidently.
"Yeah… easy," Saskia yawned, feeling a bit bored since they agreed so easily. "Can we go tonight then?"
Jordan sighed.
“... Knock yourselves out.”
