Chapter 2: Midnight Animals

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At I.M.P Headquarters, while Blitzø is busy doing something very "important" in his office behind his desk, Moxxie and Millie are doing work around the break room. There, Loona stands by, paying no mind to the two Imps. The couple clean up around the area and keep the place tidy and a lot more presentable. Millie hands her husband a big stack of papers.

Millie: Here ya go, sweetie.

Moxxie: Th-Thanks, honey.

They then walk towards the receptionist space leading to Blitzø's office.

Inside, Y/n stands at the far end of the room playing with a very old but still functional audio reel device and an old walkman tape recorder from the 80's. Millie approaches him.

Millie: Hi, Y/n!

Y/n greets them, flashing a peace sign. Moxxie proceeds to organize the paperwork and documents, separating them into a labeled filing system and keeps some reports and records stacked neatly. Millie on the other hand, with some gathered office supplies, goes around and sorts them on the table.

Y/n retrieves the tape from the reel machine and starts inserting it into his cassette player.

Millie: Whatcha workin' on?

He turns to the group and presses play on the cassette player.

"Hello."

Y/n had found old audio equipment lying around, including some language learning audio tapes, automatic voice reels and PA recordings, wanting to splice each recording together to make voice lines for himself. He presses another button and plays the tape.

"This is a test (tape SFX) for communication."

Moxxie is visibly confused.

Moxxie: Uh.. But... you made that for what, exactly?

Y/n stays silent. He then presses another button, rewinding the tape and then presses the play button again.

"--Boredom."

Millie giggles.

From Blitzø's office a megaphone turns on, getting everyone's attention as he speaks into it.

Blitzo: M n' M, get in here! We're goin' to Loo Loo Land!

Moxxie goes over to his boss' office, opening the door.

Moxxie: Loo Loo Land?

Millie rushes over and excitedly smashes her head straight through the office door's glass.

Millie: Loo Loo Land?!

Blitzo: Loo Loo Land!

Loona: SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

Blitzø steps out of his office.

Blitzø: Alright, gang, here's the deal. Stolas is paying for our services. We're gonna be posing as his personal bodyguards for him and his daughter for the day!

Moxxie: What? B-But, sir, we are assassins, not bodyguards...

Blitzø: I know that. But as long as we're getting paid for it, who cares. Now, Moxxie, Mills, get our shit ready. Grab the guns and be sure we're prepared for anything!

Moxxie: Y-Yes, sir...

Millie: WE'RE ON IT!!

With sparkles in her eyes, Millie pulls her head from the window in the door and excitedly grabs Moxxie, dragging him along as she rushes off to pack their gear.

Y/n follows Blitzø out into the hall. Loona looks to be still focused on her phone as she would rather stay behind, not wanting to go.

Blitzø: Now Y/n, since we both know Sinners can't travel between the other rings, you're gonna have to stay behind. So how about you and Loona keep yourselves company and watch over the place while we're gone?

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