"YOU BITC-!"
"You snooze; you lose! Plus, he can just make more for you, right?"
What's with him and stealing other's food?
Away from view, pocketed, the ornate symbol on Park's hand, cracked a faint blue glow, the new candy assortments taking over the wasted remains of Lily's last meal. Blackhand's tiny servants immediately flocked the area where Park's hand was. The ornate symbol went back into hiding.
"Let's see it,"
Park, feigning confusion, revealed that he wasn't hiding anything...
"... Wow, I feel really good, what was that?"
"Cat food?" Gionne quipped.
"You think I don't know that? I'm not blind you see,"
"Or maybe it's because you're sleeping on my bed that you're- Oh! No wait! Maybe you're turning into a cat!"
"..."
"... I like her! She's feisty! I'll get you another one just like her after...,"
Lily's motor was revving, reading her body for any breakneck action that was about...
"... I'M DONE WITH HER!"
... to happen.
The little stars seared through the air at high speeds, Blackhand genuinely amused with the sudden increase in speed that his assailants had amassed, but he wasn't the only one experiencing this sudden bounty. Gionne could feel it too, something had happened to Lily. That strange sensation they both assumed when Lily got her first mouthful wasn't all there was to it. They had some questions for this dear friend of theirs and they hoped to get some answers, and it all had to start with that strange bowl he was pushing for.
Anyway, the rot stars maybe having a fill lesser than Lily, were a tad bit slower than her, the two pursuers nimbly wafted through every nook and cranny, beautifully avoiding any objects in their path, be it, people trying to dodge them or bed stands or people trying to reach out for them...
"Hey!"
"Damnit!"
... like poor ol' Blackhand. One more lap on a random new path around the room and Blackhand had his fill of loss, beckoning his dear battle-worn soldiers back to him.
And as they came to him, an idea popped up, as natural as it can be. Amused he said,
"You have to share this with your friends! Just wait right here, I'll be back! And don't try to run away, that's bad manners!"
He dashed out of their room, slamming the door behind them.
... Gold...
... Just gold.
"..."
"... Okay, who wants to go first?"
"... HOW DID SHE GET-!"
"WHAT'S UP WITH THE BOWL YOU-!"
"WOW I'VE NEVER SEEN HER MOVE THAT FAST-!"
"..."
"You like that? You know we never get to do this since those guys are always...,"
"Ooh, he's gonna be happy!"
Blackhand reached for the door's handle attempting to open it, but bounced back from it, he turned the knob once more, but the door wouldn't budge,
"What the...?"
Just then a voice came from within, it was Durmha's,
"... What do you want?"
Durmha's face peeked through a narrow slit from the door being half open, his carefully sculpted face gleaming with sweat. He shuddered a bit but immediately regained his composure as Blackhand went back to facing him, Durmha slid his hand through the gap taking the bright piece of seemingly candy that his lackey was offering him.
"What's this?"
"Just try it and if you're in any way interested, you'll find me at the loser's place, but I promise you this, it might be the best thing that you'll ever taste, now I'll take my leave,"
"Fine,"
Durmha shut the door in Blackhand's face.
I wonder who that other voice was, she sounded different from the other one that he had over last time.
"... Looks like I'm going to have blood for dinner again,"
Three lights, as if with their own will, appeared just at the right time to disapprove him,
"... Sorry, I mean looks like YOU'LL have to have blood for dinner again, which in that case, let me make up for it as early as I can,"
They thrummed and hummed as if in conversation,
"Yes, I'll make him serve you all a plateful of that good stuff, okay?"
They thrummed some more, dusting their paths as they floated about with some glitter.
"You're very much welcome," he beamed at them.
"... What's that?"
She asked curiously as she picked her claws clean,
"Guess we're about to find out,"
Durmha took into his mouth, Blackhand's offering. The results were almost immediate, the burst of flavour that coursed through his tongue bringing to light vivid memories that he had as a child enjoying his favourite snack, a breeze that brought about clarity that he had never experienced about before and a need to visit this new treasure trove that he was just being told of, a couple of minutes ago.
"I'm so sorry...,"
"..."
They momentarily looked at the door, the rattling hinges almost giving up. The door rattled once more before the knob was turned, letting the eager visitors in. Grey Eye looked around, seeking to find out where the magic candy was hidden,
"I heard there was a party going on down here," he locked up the door behind him, coating the knob's surface in a thick layer of grime. He turned to Blackhand on Lily's bed who was at work, feeding his little friends the colour splashed treats. He seemed to be receiving waves of ecstasy with each bite that his friends took. It piqued their interest, the other duo stretching their hands out, and in no time,
"And now they are two,"
Ripha looked at his bed, Grey Eye having taken over it, He was about to take a bite before Park halted him in his tracks,
"I don't think you should take that directly; do you perhaps have a pet?"
"I think you're missing another one,"
Durmha scarfed down a handful, not harmed in the slightest, peak condition just as he was, the first time he tasted Blackhand's own. Gionne was puzzled, he could clearly tell that Durmha was a tamer, and he speculated of their rival kind, scent and all plus Lily's weird reaction that she would get when he was around, but how could he? Park clearly advised them against consuming Lily's treats, shouldn't that mean that he shouldn't too, consume directly?
HELP!!!
"..."
"You all look as if something bad has happened,"
"I think they also did something similar to me, saying something along the lines of 'Stop!' but...," Blackhand pointed at Park, "... he stopped his halfway,"
"Huh?"
"Why did I even say that?"
"..."
"PLEASE continue,"
I liked the silence more.
"This is going to be slow, they wanted to know, how is it, that you're robbing my treats and nothing bad is happening to you, the little stars we can try to understand but you two we can't,"
"T... The treats are not for h... human consumption,"
"Yep, only for the four-legged club, also look at you Ripha finding a voice for yourself, "
"Well, that's simple, it's because we're A-W-E-S...,"
A couple bundles later,
"... that too, is why he has a grey eye on his left eye and well, I've already told you mine, but I'd be happy to tell you again, Wow! I really feel happy! Am I on drugs or something? If so, I really want to know how to do it, I could earn something small on the side, Haha! I just can't shut up...! Can I tell you all about V...?"
A short burst of red energy coursed through his veins,
"Okay, Ow! Can't tell you about V!"
"Hehehe,"
Grey Eye and Blackhand were not spared either, mumbling incoherences to themselves, each had their own high. The only sane people in the room were the befuddled "hosts" trying to make sense of the millions of stories that came their way.
You know, you could be writing some of these down. Could one up them, someday.
"Someone's scary,"
In an instant, as if they were being puppeteered, the many mouths that spoke stopped,
"T... That's creepy,"
Ripha hid behind Park.
"Would you relax, they just shut up...,"
With their sanity still withheld, they began something else simultaneously,
"I know right?"
"What the f-,"
Lily weaved through, wanting to merge with Gionne but,
"Would you relax? I thought you were the cool one here, Lily?"
Grey Eye defeated them to it, with his arm held out, he suspended Lily and Gionne in place just inches away from contact. The duo could feel the pressure, hold them in place, unwavering, unrelenting.
"Who are you?!"
"... Greg?"
"Who the fuck is Greg?"
The trio seconded Lily, in her own voice,
"Yeah, 'who the fuck is Greg?' ,"
"...,"
They snickered,
"Sorry, hi Park, how did you know?"
"Instincts, I guess?"
"Hey Park, could you tell Mr. Greg here to PUT US DOWN?!?!"
"No can do, I'd like to put you all, where I can see you, and plus I won't take a lot of your time, I don't want these three to go back empty-handed after they've willingly handed their bodies over to me like this,"
"More like you- Mmmph!"
"I like this kid's ability, anyway, I dropped by to see all these faces that I'll be working with, some already starting with on a bad foot...,"
"Mmmph!"
"... some weirdly calm...,"
"...,"
"... and another hiding behind our star employee, which I'll need you to get over because, where I'm about to send you, it's a place for big boys only,"
A yellowed-out piece of paper slid under the door, a crisp sound arising from it as it slid across the floor. The possessed trio looked beyond Park and Ripha, garnering curiosity all around. Ripha noticed and picked up the piece of paper, slid by his feet,
"Well...,"
his attention was pulled back to the three as they got off their beds,
"... you should all look into that, it's mandatory to do so and can't wait to start working with you, see you soon!"
They gently locked the door behind them, reverting everything back into what it was, everything being,
"Park! Dodge!"
Lily and Gionne's halted transformation. The door blew off its hinges as the hulk-like form barrelled through. Alert, they scanned the hallway only to find the possessed gone. All eyes were on the "star employee",
"... Someone's going to be busy."