(( Okay. I need to cool off for a bit. ))
(( I'll try splashing water on face. That's supposed to help, I think. ))
(( There's a strange boy doing poses in the mirror, though. Do I really want to stand next to him? ))
[ Daemon goes in front of mirror and wets face ]
(( ... Wow, he's staring straight at me. He even stopped doing his weird poses. Did I do something wrong? ))
.... Are you interested?
I... I'm sorry?
.... You want to know what I'm doing, right?
(( Two invasive people in one day!! This is awful! ))
... Do you know what all the great leaders of the world had in common...?
Um, no?
... Technique. They all had technique. All of them... practiced.
Really? That's preeeetty great. But you know, I'm done here, so-
... You don't have technique. Are you really a leader...?
U-um, I'm not sure what you're talking about anymore--
.... !!!
(( He has a color contract!! ))
... Come here... Pose with me....
... What?? You just found out I had a color contract, so aren't you supposed to like... do something?
... Something?
!!! I mean it'd be really great if you didn't, because, I don't really know what's happening!! And... And, I don't even have my whole team together!! So killing me would be like... cheating!! Right? Right???
.....
(( He didn't answer. He just continued making poses. Upon further inspection, he was taking notes about which poses felt more emotional than others. This is intense. ))
So... What's your name...?
(( He came off as a bit threatening, but now he seems completely calm. I feel like I can trust him... Is this the power of a leader? ))
My name's Daemon. Daemon P.
... What's the P stand for? Could it be... pervert?
(( He didn't laugh, but... I felt like he chuckled internally. Another stab at my weak point. ))
Haha... No, it's Pollywinkle. Daemon Pollywinkle.
... I'm Ethos Paleos. My neighbors call me Big E...
.... That's a reference to a video game, by the way...
(( Huh. A gamer? Anyway, I should ask if he has an ulterior motive... Or something? But I should be sneaky about it... ))
Hey, Ethos? You're not possibly going to try to kill me, right?
(( Sly and sneaky. I could be an international spy if I wanted to. ))
......
... Of course I will.
.... !?!? Wait! Whoa... What??
.... I don't want to die. Just as much as you don't want to...
... and I'm extremely against killing....
Then why?? I thought we had like, a friend moment??
.... Did you read the manual? All of it?
Um, well no, but still...
Then.... Let me tell you why I need to kill you, Daemon Pervert....
(( Don't try to be funny when I'm ready to break down and eat cake. ))
[ flips pages of notebook ]
... So, Daemon the Parrot, this is an outline of a normal person...
(( If I was more ballsy, I'd have punched you by now. ))
[ flips page ]
Now, Daemon the Plum.... here's a rough sketch of all the veins of an average, healthy human body....
Alright. So what does this have to do with your need to kill me, exactly?
... It's... coming up. [flips page ]
These... are the veins of a person who has a color contract...
What? Why is their blood lavender?
.... I don't have the manual with me right now, but... if I remember correctly... the color contract injects a poison into your body that dyes your blood into the color of your color contract...
... and if not treated correctly within the timespan of a month... the victim... will die.
Wh... What!? So then...
... You're lying, right? My blood isn't poisoned. You're just in leagues with that Zale chick. You're both crazy. You know what? I'm leavi-
...? Did you just stab my arm with your pen?
.... Look at your arm...
Do you really think you can just stab me? You're going to get suspen...
... ded.
.....
.... What? That's not my blood. My blood's not lavender...
.... It's been filled with poison... When did you get the contract...?
Um... just today. I'm not going to die, right?
.... Don't worry. If I didn't kill you... you'd have a whole month left.
So then.. this is why you're in such a hurry to kill me?
.... Yes... I got my color contract a month ago...
... So then... !!
... If I don't revoke someone's color contract by the end of today... I will die...
(( This is insane. This is insane. I had a wet dream like this once. Maybe this is another one? ))
... So... Daemon Pollywinkle... please let me kill you... right here... right now...
... Um...!! Well, thing is that...
Haha!! Pollywinkle's in a pinch!
... What??
... Zale!? This is the boy's bathroom!!
Yeah? I was a boy not too long ago.
.... ?
.... !!
Whatever you're thinking, you're spot on!
Wow... I've never seen one before. So pretty...
Thanks, but you threatened my leader. We're going to have to do something.
You don't possibly mean...
Yup! Let's kill him!