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“Hanno is your name, right? You’re coming with me.” You stop by the door and indicate that you want this man’s cooperation. You want to believe he’s putting on an act to be more approachable than the others, but only time will tell.
“Oh goodie~! First time I get chosen over my colleagues.” ‘Mountain Man’ Hanno is ecstatic. The other two must be thinking it’s not for a good reason.
“As I feared...” Uzziel gripes. His scheming facade was all a desperate ploy for you to pick him.
“You can’t be this upset, there was no other possible outcome.” The Chivalrous lady doesn’t get her friend’s attitude.
“Hold on to my coat. I don’t want to appear like I’m concealing any weapons.” Hanno hands over his coat to the Effeminate Knight.
“Look, Uzzi!” The Chivalrous knight puts the garment on, it hangs on the ground. “I’m Hanno! I ruin my friend’s dumb fiendish schemes! Durr, Hu-Durr~!” She mocks with a dumb voice.
“...I hope you trim your nails a little too short.” Uzziel glares at her.
“A-Always a tad bit specific, aren’t you?” The girl hides her face inside the coat.
“You sound just like me, Velenius. Wow.” Hanno claps.
“...I wasn’t even trying to sou— er, never mind. Have fun with the policeman.” Velenius doesn’t bother to correct. These three are objectively stupid together.
“Will do.” Hanno nods and walks up to you. “Sorry for the wait, Mr. Policeman. I’ll go in first.” He steps inside. You follow his lead.
“Have a good evening as well, sir!” Velenius the woman knight waves goodbye. You throw her a glance but don’t acknowledge her words otherwise. She’s used to her niceties being ignored.
“…” Uzziel doesn’t mutter a word. They’re not going to leave their post.
The reception is painfully generic, its major standout is the logo that covers the wall behind the desk. It uses the decorating style from 20 years prior, with little to no changes. There are hints of dust on all the furniture. It’s difficult for the light to get in. You could stand here all day and not feel the passage of time. You deduce this place gets cleaned every two weeks or so, and you’re at the tail end of that cycle. No people work here daily.
“I have a warrant.” You explicitly say.
“We’re aware. Feel free to ask for my input if you need it.” Hanno doesn’t want to be adversarial.
“What would’ve happened if I entered alone?” You question.
“If you go inside my friend’s domain without permission, you’ll trigger his ability.” Hanno sounds honest.
