From the Shadows

Hesper Ereba | Daughter of Hades | Indie Descendants OC | she/her | 20+ | please read rules before interacting | under con

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@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL (con’t)

“List is different every day,” she said. “Though dad always makes your first job Frollo. He’s the least physically abusive, but the creepiest one and pretty much repulsive.”

Hepser rolled her eyes.  The name alone made her a little squeamish.  Out of all the villains that resided on the Isle, he always gave her a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.  All of his delusions about self-righteousness might be the cause–but it could be tons of other things. 

“Repulsive being the key word here,” she agreed. “Would it have killed him to give old Quasi a little freedom every now and then?”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“There’s a reason he’s down here, sis,” Haley said. “There’s a reason dad is down here, and then why we are.”

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Hesper raised an eyebrow.  “You think I don’t know that?  We’re all bad guys.  Duh.  But I wouldn’t say we’re all in the same boat.  I can dislike certain people down here if I wanna.”  She sighed.  “Fine.  What exactly does this business entail?”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“He gets the good stuff people ask for from Auradon, we deliver, make sure they pay, and punish thieves.”

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“Oh?  And you say escape from the Isle is impossible?” Hesper laughed.  “What kind of person on Auradon would want to help us? That’s the only way this could be happening.”  Facilier’s old tune began to play in her head at the thought of that.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s mom’s handmaidens,” Haley said. “And a couple of Hunters of Artemis who owe him one hundred favors in return for their gained immortality.”

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“Oh,” Hesper mused.  “Lucky us, I guess.”

After a little thinking and staring at her half-assed gyro, Hesper shrugged. “Well, consider me in,” she said.  “When do we start?”

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@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL (con’t)

“List is different every day,” she said. “Though dad always makes your first job Frollo. He’s the least physically abusive, but the creepiest one and pretty much repulsive.”

Hepser rolled her eyes.  The name alone made her a little squeamish.  Out of all the villains that resided on the Isle, he always gave her a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.  All of his delusions about self-righteousness might be the cause–but it could be tons of other things. 

“Repulsive being the key word here,” she agreed. “Would it have killed him to give old Quasi a little freedom every now and then?”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“There’s a reason he’s down here, sis,” Haley said. “There’s a reason dad is down here, and then why we are.”

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Hesper raised an eyebrow.  “You think I don’t know that?  We’re all bad guys.  Duh.  But I wouldn’t say we’re all in the same boat.  I can dislike certain people down here if I wanna.”  She sighed.  “Fine.  What exactly does this business entail?”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“He gets the good stuff people ask for from Auradon, we deliver, make sure they pay, and punish thieves.”

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“Oh?  And you say escape from the Isle is impossible?” Hesper laughed.  “What kind of person on Auradon would want to help us? That’s the only way this could be happening.”  Facilier’s old tune began to play in her head at the thought of that.

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Hesper’s eyes tightened slightly at the mention of the nickname, crossed her arms, and leaned against the wall.  After pausing for j u s t the right amount of time, she shrugged and turned her head a degree towards her older sister. by a year, only by a year.

“Why would I know anything about it?” she asked innocently.  “And even if I did know…why would I want to tell you?”

HYACINTH enjoyed these games with her siblings . after all , what could be more fun on the isle than INTERROGATING your family members ? the parents certainly thought it was the world’s most entertaining thing to do . smirking , hyacinth walked over and placed her arm around her  y o u n g e r  sister’s shoulders . 

     “ THAT’S  e a s y . if you don’t spill then you get THEIR shift . “

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Oh, did Hyacinth love to play the authority act.  It was a  s i m p l e  threat, in all honesty, but one that inwardly made Hesper cringe.  It wasn’t that she minded the shifts--more siblings meant less work overall for her--but working with Pain and Panic made the whole thing nerve-wracking.  Maybe if she could offer something better instead of something worse...

But on the outside, she just shrugged and offered her sister a smile.  “Okay...say there is something going on.  Why not talk a little more...positively?  Surely there’s something better to offer than a lousy shift...after all, I’ll have to do one whether I want to or not.”

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@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL (con’t)

“List is different every day,” she said. “Though dad always makes your first job Frollo. He’s the least physically abusive, but the creepiest one and pretty much repulsive.”

Hepser rolled her eyes.  The name alone made her a little squeamish.  Out of all the villains that resided on the Isle, he always gave her a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.  All of his delusions about self-righteousness might be the cause–but it could be tons of other things. 

“Repulsive being the key word here,” she agreed. “Would it have killed him to give old Quasi a little freedom every now and then?”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“There’s a reason he’s down here, sis,” Haley said. “There’s a reason dad is down here, and then why we are.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised an eyebrow.  “You think I don’t know that?  We’re all bad guys.  Duh.  But I wouldn’t say we’re all in the same boat.  I can dislike certain people down here if I wanna.”  She sighed.  “Fine.  What exactly does this business entail?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL (con’t)

“List is different every day,” she said. “Though dad always makes your first job Frollo. He’s the least physically abusive, but the creepiest one and pretty much repulsive.”

Hepser rolled her eyes.  The name alone made her a little squeamish.  Out of all the villains that resided on the Isle, he always gave her a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.  All of his delusions about self-righteousness might be the cause--but it could be tons of other things. 

“Repulsive being the key word here,” she agreed. “Would it have killed him to give old Quasi a little freedom every now and then?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

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Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

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Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

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Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin’s shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn’t work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley took it and started eating. “Not bad for Isle food. I can only imagine what you’d do with good stuff,” she said. “Proper fresh meat, fresh vegitables, milk without curds…”

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She tried not to look too pleased.  “Hey, we’re all self-taught here,” she muttered, resting her head on one hand.  The only times Hades showed up to the restaurant were times when there weren’t that many customers; many still feared the god of death, as they should.  “I guess I’ve just been way too bored.  Haven’t been enough kids at school to blackmail, that’s for sure.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Hey, don’t go off stealing my job,” she teased. “You know I’m barely in here because this place would go up in flames. And yes, I realize we all have fire powers one way or another, but I would do it purely on the shittiness of my cooking.”

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“Still…we need to find some good soil out back somewhere,” Hesper replied.  “If we…if you get a good vegetable garden growing out there, we could become a really popular food place.  And popular food means authority.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s hard growing food,” she said. “That tomato almost made me pass out, and I’m pretty sure that stupid magic barrier does that. If I were I Auradon, I wouldn’t have limits, I could grow vegetables you’ve never even heard of.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“All the more reason why we should be running this, not Mal, or Uma or anyone else,” Hesper replied.  “Here we are on the Isle, and we can use our powers.  We’re not even human.  And I bet once Ben starts pulling people out of this mess of an island, we’ll have our chance.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Honestly, dad already runs all the originals. Let Mal or Uma run the VKs, I already have enough on my hands with dad’s side business. They know not to mess with me because I will mess them up. And they also know not to mess with our family.”

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“Sure, Dad runs all the originals.  I guess that means we are in charge, in a way.  But it would be nice if everyone knew about it a bit more.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Who cares,” Haley said. “People don’t fuck with us unless they want to get fucked up, and we’re the silent people in charge, letting the little pirates have fun thinking they rule the Isle.”

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A hint of sadism graced Hesper’s features then as she looked back on a few sessions between classes with the freshmen.  “Yeah…we’re even related to some of them…good point, Hale.  Guess I’m just tired of sticking to the underground and serving meat with flies on it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“You could join me in kicking ass and collecting cash,” Haley said. “That’s how we show we rule this island. And it’s also a great way to relieve stress for people who tend to be more prudish than others,” she joked.

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“Well...who are you working on right now?” Hesper asked.  “I haven’t used my powers as much as I should.  Then I’ll see if it’s worth my time.”

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@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin’s shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn’t work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley took it and started eating. “Not bad for Isle food. I can only imagine what you’d do with good stuff,” she said. “Proper fresh meat, fresh vegitables, milk without curds…”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

She tried not to look too pleased.  “Hey, we’re all self-taught here,” she muttered, resting her head on one hand.  The only times Hades showed up to the restaurant were times when there weren’t that many customers; many still feared the god of death, as they should.  “I guess I’ve just been way too bored.  Haven’t been enough kids at school to blackmail, that’s for sure.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Hey, don’t go off stealing my job,” she teased. “You know I’m barely in here because this place would go up in flames. And yes, I realize we all have fire powers one way or another, but I would do it purely on the shittiness of my cooking.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Still…we need to find some good soil out back somewhere,” Hesper replied.  “If we…if you get a good vegetable garden growing out there, we could become a really popular food place.  And popular food means authority.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s hard growing food,” she said. “That tomato almost made me pass out, and I’m pretty sure that stupid magic barrier does that. If I were I Auradon, I wouldn’t have limits, I could grow vegetables you’ve never even heard of.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“All the more reason why we should be running this, not Mal, or Uma or anyone else,” Hesper replied.  “Here we are on the Isle, and we can use our powers.  We’re not even human.  And I bet once Ben starts pulling people out of this mess of an island, we’ll have our chance.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Honestly, dad already runs all the originals. Let Mal or Uma run the VKs, I already have enough on my hands with dad’s side business. They know not to mess with me because I will mess them up. And they also know not to mess with our family.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Sure, Dad runs all the originals.  I guess that means we are in charge, in a way.  But it would be nice if everyone knew about it a bit more.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Who cares,” Haley said. “People don’t fuck with us unless they want to get fucked up, and we’re the silent people in charge, letting the little pirates have fun thinking they rule the Isle.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

A hint of sadism graced Hesper’s features then as she looked back on a few sessions between classes with the freshmen.  “Yeah...we’re even related to some of them...good point, Hale.  Guess I’m just tired of sticking to the underground and serving meat with flies on it.”

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@petitxfou - con’t

LaFolle covered her mouth, trying her best to keep down her own giggles. It was just too funnyAND too easy! LaFolle was lucky she was good at arts and crafts, those little severs really looked like apples! And those stupid vendors fell for it!

“Are you kidding? I have the most amazing ideas!” LaFolle says with a sly smile. “Do you really think that Junior and Trois come up with their own plots by themselves? I love the two, but they have no good ideas. I’m the one who makes up all the flirting lines and the schemes. This was easy. Now c’mon! Let’s get their stuff before they come back!”

And with a look left and right, the smaller villain rushes out of the alleyway and toward the abandoned booths, trying to stuff as many foods, jewelry and other assorted junk that she could into her pack.

Hesper really did need to have her around more.  This was much better than any stupid lesson Facilier could whip up in an attempt to keep her in check.

So with a final grin, Hesper darted out into the open and began to fill her bag with miscellaneous goodies.  She kept her eye on the food specifically--business at the Souvlaki place had been low for a while.  If she could find some decent stuff here, she could score with her dad, at least.

“We should do this more often, you and I,” she replied, putting a few bread rolls into her jacket pockets--her pack was already stuffed.  “You ready over there?”

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@petitxfou 

A duo slipped into an alleyway between two buildings.  There was barely enough room for them, what with all the trash cans and random debris everywhere, but they made it and stopped to catch their breath.  Outside, a few vendors rushed past, covered in the remains of paint and smoke bombs.  Some even had a few hairs scorched.

Quiet, yet maniacal laughter came from Hesper then; there was a stitch in her side and she was ready to sit down, but she had never had so much fun.  

"What a day to skip school," she finally got out.  "That has got to be the best trick I've ever played with someone else.  Got to admit, you have some crazy ideas."

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@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin’s shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn’t work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley took it and started eating. “Not bad for Isle food. I can only imagine what you’d do with good stuff,” she said. “Proper fresh meat, fresh vegitables, milk without curds…”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

She tried not to look too pleased.  “Hey, we’re all self-taught here,” she muttered, resting her head on one hand.  The only times Hades showed up to the restaurant were times when there weren’t that many customers; many still feared the god of death, as they should.  “I guess I’ve just been way too bored.  Haven’t been enough kids at school to blackmail, that’s for sure.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Hey, don’t go off stealing my job,” she teased. “You know I’m barely in here because this place would go up in flames. And yes, I realize we all have fire powers one way or another, but I would do it purely on the shittiness of my cooking.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Still…we need to find some good soil out back somewhere,” Hesper replied.  “If we…if you get a good vegetable garden growing out there, we could become a really popular food place.  And popular food means authority.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s hard growing food,” she said. “That tomato almost made me pass out, and I’m pretty sure that stupid magic barrier does that. If I were I Auradon, I wouldn’t have limits, I could grow vegetables you’ve never even heard of.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“All the more reason why we should be running this, not Mal, or Uma or anyone else,” Hesper replied.  “Here we are on the Isle, and we can use our powers.  We’re not even human.  And I bet once Ben starts pulling people out of this mess of an island, we’ll have our chance.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Honestly, dad already runs all the originals. Let Mal or Uma run the VKs, I already have enough on my hands with dad’s side business. They know not to mess with me because I will mess them up. And they also know not to mess with our family.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Sure, Dad runs all the originals.  I guess that means we are in charge, in a way.  But it would be nice if everyone knew about it a bit more.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin’s shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn’t work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley took it and started eating. “Not bad for Isle food. I can only imagine what you’d do with good stuff,” she said. “Proper fresh meat, fresh vegitables, milk without curds…”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

She tried not to look too pleased.  “Hey, we’re all self-taught here,” she muttered, resting her head on one hand.  The only times Hades showed up to the restaurant were times when there weren’t that many customers; many still feared the god of death, as they should.  “I guess I’ve just been way too bored.  Haven’t been enough kids at school to blackmail, that’s for sure.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Hey, don’t go off stealing my job,” she teased. “You know I’m barely in here because this place would go up in flames. And yes, I realize we all have fire powers one way or another, but I would do it purely on the shittiness of my cooking.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Still…we need to find some good soil out back somewhere,” Hesper replied.  “If we…if you get a good vegetable garden growing out there, we could become a really popular food place.  And popular food means authority.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s hard growing food,” she said. “That tomato almost made me pass out, and I’m pretty sure that stupid magic barrier does that. If I were I Auradon, I wouldn’t have limits, I could grow vegetables you’ve never even heard of.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“All the more reason why we should be running this, not Mal, or Uma or anyone else,” Hesper replied.  “Here we are on the Isle, and we can use our powers.  We’re not even human.  And I bet once Ben starts pulling people out of this mess of an island, we’ll have our chance.”

[pre-party]

Earth’s City Lights

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin’s shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn’t work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley took it and started eating. “Not bad for Isle food. I can only imagine what you’d do with good stuff,” she said. “Proper fresh meat, fresh vegitables, milk without curds…”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

She tried not to look too pleased.  “Hey, we’re all self-taught here,” she muttered, resting her head on one hand.  The only times Hades showed up to the restaurant were times when there weren’t that many customers; many still feared the god of death, as they should.  “I guess I’ve just been way too bored.  Haven’t been enough kids at school to blackmail, that’s for sure.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“Hey, don’t go off stealing my job,” she teased. “You know I’m barely in here because this place would go up in flames. And yes, I realize we all have fire powers one way or another, but I would do it purely on the shittiness of my cooking.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Still...we need to find some good soil out back somewhere,” Hesper replied.  “If we...if you get a good vegetable garden growing out there, we could become a really popular food place.  And popular food means authority.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin’s shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn’t work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley took it and started eating. “Not bad for Isle food. I can only imagine what you’d do with good stuff,” she said. “Proper fresh meat, fresh vegitables, milk without curds…”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

She tried not to look too pleased.  “Hey, we're all self-taught here,” she muttered, resting her head on one hand.  The only times Hades showed up to the restaurant were times when there weren't that many customers; many still feared the god of death, as they should.  “I guess I've just been way too bored.  Haven't been enough kids at school to blackmail, that's for sure.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm…” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night…oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn’t moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn’t have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, sitting on the counter facing the grill. “At least we’re closed now. Here and Ursula’s is the only place to get somewhat decent food.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“You should try the fried clams sometime,” Hesper called back.  She had made a trip to her cousin's shop not too long ago with a bit of a proposal.  It didn't work out, but eh, that was Auradon for you.  At least the food was better there than other places.

After checking the meat—which she assumed was some kind of small bird—she got to work on the tomato, slicing it up and laying it out on some old scraps of pita bread from the back room.  After checking on the bird once more, she sliced it up and laid it on top before folding both scraps like tacos and laying them on some paper plates.

“Okay,” she muttered as she dropped them onto the table Haley was sitting at. “There.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close…ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

The tomato was there, surrounded by rum and vodka. It was a little bit to the smaller scale, however. “Think you can make anything good out of that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

“Hmmm...” Did they have any meat left over from today?  Hesper looked through the other shelves of the fridge, scanning for any kind of meat.  It would be a huge inconvenience to scrounge around for animals at this time of night...oh.

Wedged behind a few Ziploc bags of rotten greens, there was a small slab of meat in the far corner of the shelf.  Hesper reached in and found that it wasn't moldy or rotten, but it definitely smelled like it was on its way.  It would have to do; looked like today’s customers were as hungry as always. Shrugging, Hesper slapped it on the grill and set it aflame before looking around for some kind of flatbread.  They didn't have any herbs or tzatziki sauce, but there might be enough ingredients to make some mediocre gyros.

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

@haley-deadflowers - FLOWER GIRL - (con’t)

“The problem is escaping Hes,” she said. “Barrier’s enforced, and we’ve got no way into the underworld for us,” she sighed. “Who’s working the shop tonight? I’m hungry.”

After staring at her a bit longer, Hesper shrugged and finished off her pyrography.  One of these days, she’d walk on Auradon soil.  Maybe scorch a few flowers in the process, but it was in her future.  “Technically, I am,” she answered.  “I’ll see what I can whip up in five minutes or so.  But you owe me, little sister.”  

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“I was able to grow a fresh tomato earlier, how’s that?”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper’s eyes widened slightly at that.  “You’re not serious,” she exclaimed, but then remembered how unique her little sister’s powers were compared to her old-school fire and smoke.  “No, you wouldn’t make that up,” she added as she stood up to use the fire escape.  “Fine.  Show me the tomato and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

“It’s in the hidden Compartment in the fridge. You know, the one we use to hide booze from dad and the others? It’s also behind about five bottles.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper raised her eyebrows and snickered.  “You guys are still using that?  Hell…well, that explains a few things.”  After staring up at the sky again, she walked over to the end of the building, the tips of her boots barely hanging over the edge.

“It’s about time I close the shop anyway,” she muttered.  “Peace and quiet for us. Meet you inside.” She turned to Haley with a final grin before jumping silently off the roof.

[haley-deadflowers-inactive]

Haley laughed and went down, headed to the shop a few minutes later. “Well, its busy season again, isn’t it? I can tell by the huge mess.”

[underworlds--prodigy-blog]

Hesper swore.  “Where are Pain and Panic?  They should have cleaned all of this up before I got back down to close...ah, they’re going to get it, wherever they are.”

She headed back to the kitchen, calling for the two imps that were supposed to work as janitors, extra chefs, anything the children of Hades needed.  But after deciding that they were either deaf or absent from the premises, Hesper headed back towards the fridge in search of the tomato.  Memo to me, she thought, give the two a good lesson in diligence when they get back.