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The name Lucretia sends a shiver down your spine–a primal fear you haven’t felt since your encounter with Jake and <span class="mu-s">THE DEVIL FRUIT</span> earlier tonight! One that chills your very genes… It was the <span class="mu-s">MEDIUM STUFFED CRUST, ITALIA CLASSICO SAUCE, EXTRA CHEESE, DOUBLE PEP, EXTRA SAUSAGE…</span>
You cringe as the last bit catches on your burning tongue.
… and <span class="mu-s">MAPLE SYRUP ON TOP… AND A COFFEE. LARGE.</span>
“Hmph! Well I suppose <span class="mu-i">some</span>one somewhere might find that vaguely impressive…” Purrs Rivka as she makes an ‘<span class="mu-i">eeh</span>’ gesture with her hand, “But then again some people, and I use the term as loosely as I can, find <span class="mu-s">SPORTS STATISTICS</span> intriguing… Anywho-”
Oh you remember, alright, you begin to the tune of an old fisherman spinning a tale at one of the corner tables with grog in hand–it was one of the orders Uncle Emilio whipped up with the crucifix in one hand…
“Yes, well-”
You’re pretty sure you had to use <span class="mu-s">HOLY WATER</span> to rinse off those dishes, too! Emilio wouldn’t even let you leave until you joined him in a few prayers…
“<span class="mu-s">IRRELEVANT!</span>” Shrieks the scientist, causing Pepper to freeze mid-drag! “Because if you weren’t so focused on my refined palate you’d <span class="mu-i">ALSO</span> recall my specific instructions for how the pizza was to be prepared!”
Once the image of the <span class="mu-s">UR-PIZZA</span> settles into your mind, everything else comes easy. You remember the laundry list of instructions on the ticket–step-by-step instructions as if you were exorcising a demon-
“THEY. WERE. INSTRUCTIONS. ON. HOW. TO. <span class="mu-i">DEGREASE</span>. THE <span class="mu-s">PIZZA!</span>” The scientist snarls as she punctuates each word with a stomp of her foot! “I even reminded you when you delivered it to my hotel room! I was <span class="mu-i">PAINFULLY</span> clear!”
Ah, <span class="mu-i">that</span> explains everything… she’s skipping over the part where she answered the door wearing nothing but a towel draped over her uh… <span class="mu-i">chest</span>... and some lacy unmentionables. You’re pretty sure her hair was wrapped too, but you weren’t really paying attention.
… you thought it was <span class="mu-i">ENTRAPMENT</span> or something!
Yea uh, you stammer as you struggle to come to terms with a memory you quite frequently revisited over the last week (usually in the bathroom), you um… you didn’t remember her instructions…
“<span class="mu-i">CLEARLY!</span>” She roars as Pepper continues her journey with Raj, “I had a stomach ache for the rest of the <span class="mu-s">NIGHT!</span> You foiled my plans to <span class="mu-s">SHOW THEM ALL</span> and you don’t even <span class="mu-i">REMEMBER!</span> Ohohoho,” She chortles as she takes another haughty sip from her mug, “But I… I remembered <span class="mu-i">YOU</span>! And that’s when I knew you’d be the perfect guinea pig for my next project…”
… was it called <span class="mu-s">Project: Show Th-</span>
“<span class="mu-s">PROJECT: SHOW THEM ALL!</span>” She booms, splashing one of her slaves with Maple Coffee!
<span class="mu-i">SHOCKING.</span>
>CONTD.
