>>5318349<span class="mu-g">One more thing, you add, prompting the fairy to let loose a frustrated sigh.
“Now kitten, we understand your reservations, but this… THIS is NOT the time to get cold feet!”
Yea, well, you retort, standing firm against the fairy’s impatience, she keeps talking about this JOB of hers as if it’s some POINT OF NO RETURN-
“Well no one’s ever resigned from it!” The fairy smiles, “So we must be doing SOMEthing right!”
That’s cool and all, you deflect, but you’re still worried about, well, your pals. And your family.
“Oh kitten,” Shannon groans with mock disappointment, “You’re a spectacular candidate, but your memory, it’s…” Interrupting herself with a flustered sigh, she looks your way with mild irritation on her face. “We’ve talked about this already, love. Your friends will be fine…”
Sure, you counter, unless they become a problem, right? As the words leave your mouth, the fairy’s expression darkens.
“Why Stanley Parble,” she begins in a grim tone, “Why on Earth would any of them become a problem?”
Lingering on the last word, Shannon drums her fingers on the console for a moment before continuing. “You really ought to be more confident, kitten–we chose you because we saw potential. If we wanted, say, Sybil Castellanos, Arthur Berry, or Mitzi Muldoon,” she explains, counting off the names on her fingers, “we would have reached out to them long ago!” A predatory grin slowly forms on her pale face. “But we understand your concerns, Stanley Parble, and we give you our utmost guarantee that we won’t touch a hair on their heads… or their family’s heads. Or their close associate’s heads…”
Her expression darkens.
“... unless they become a problem. But they won’t become a problem, will they, kitten?” She concludes, cocking her head to the side with a pleasant smile. “And neither will you!”
You meet her gaze with a determined stare. No, you growl, no they won’t…
“No need to get testy, kitten–just company policy!” Shannon laughs, waving your attitude away with her hand! “We’re not DEMONS, you know…” She adds, gesturing to the chaos frozen around you, “we just value secrecy, is all! You understand.”
Yea, you frown, you think you’ve got a pretty decent picture now…
>CONTD.</span> 