vigilantes and heroes and Villains oh my

Meeting the Family

    I saw Phil smile as he typed something onto his phone. I raised an eyebrow.

    "Got plans with the Missus?" I asked him, wiping down the counter.

    "Nah, just my sons want to have dinner at a diner we like."

    "So, no burger van tonight?" I asked, putting the cleaning spray away.

    I wouldn't admit it out loud but I was slightly disappointed by this.

    "No, but, I was thinking that you could join us, my sons won't mind. They've been wanting to meet you anyway. What do you say?" He said.

    I thought for a second. Did I want to meet Phil's family? Well...From what Phil has told me his sons are nice, a little loud but nice, and free food is free food so...But like it's a social situation and I don't do well with that.

    "If you don't want to, you don't have to kid." He said.

    Eh, fuck it. Free food is free food.

    "I'll join you," I said, giving Phil a small smile.

    Phil gave me a warm smile and nodded. I was soon done closing and we went on our way, thankfully I had to close up early today as today was Sunday. We walked for a bit in silence.

    "Why don't you drive anywhere?" I asked him.

    "I just like walking places."

    "Do you not have a car?"

    "Ace, look me in the eyes and ask me that question again."

    "Oh," I said, the realization dawning on me.

    "I'm a father of three Ace, I'm going to need a car." He said with a laugh.

    "Sorry," I mumbled, awkwardly rubbing my neck.

    "It's fine kid." He said.

    We walked the rest of the way in silence. We soon came up to a diner, it was called The Snuggly Duck. It looked cozy, the outside reminding me of a cabin. We went in and I was immediately bombarded with the smell of muffins and what smelled like some really good fucking burgers. A tall demon person thing approached us. I hid behind Phil a bit.

    "Welcome back Phil." He said.

    The tall man seemed to just be a void with pure white eyes. They were glowing slightly. He was wearing what I could assume was a black cloak that had a red apron tied around it. He was holding a tray that held a few plates of food.

    "Hey Bad, it's good to see you again," Phil said with a smile.

    "I take it you're here for Techno, Wilbur, and Tommy?" The man, Bad, said.

    Phil nods.

    Bad seemed to finally notice me.

    "And who is this little muffin?" He asked.

    I tried to hide behind Phil even more.

    "This is Ace." The blonde-haired man said.

    Bad nodded with a smile.

    "Your sons are sitting in the usual booth." He said before walking away, probably to serve someone else as it was kind of busy.

    Phil led me to a booth in the corner. I saw Wilbur sitting and talking with a pink-haired man and a blonde-haired boy, about maybe my age. Wilbur and the blond kid seemed to be bickering about something. The blonde kid looked up for a second and his face lit up when he saw Phil.