Chapter 2: Infernal Outreach

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Vaggie comes to the conclusion that she needs to tell Charlie about the problem, but she still has to convince her to go to the park because the only other option is to call off the whole thing. Vaggie can't do that to her.

Charlie's worried, but with Vaggie's emotional support, she feels confident she can handle it. When they return, the rest are surprised and worried but decide to go with them anyway.

They all head out for the park riding in Charlie's family limo. Once they arrive, they get some odd stares, but not at Charlie— they're directed at Alastor.

"Hmm. It seems they are afraid of me," Alastor concurs.

"Okay, Husk, do some of your street magic to give out some flyers. Niffty, weave through the crowd and give them flyers. Angel, cover the front entrance. Vaggie, cover the central areas. I want to stay as far away from my dad as I can while still being in the park," Charlie instructs the group as they run to their positions.

"What about you?" Vaggie asks protectively.

"Don't worry, Vaggie. I can handle myself. Besides, it's not like they can actually hurt me."

"Better safe than sorry. Besides, I know you're powerful, but that doesn't mean anything if you won't use your powers," Vaggie counters.

"Okay. You might have a point. I'll take Razzle and Dazzle with me," Charlie assures her.

Vaggie sighs and walks off, but Charlie can tell she is more at ease knowing that.

"What about me?" Alastor asks, "I couldn't help but notice that you left me out of that wonderful little plan of yours."

"I know," Charlie explains, "you see, you're kind of.....scary. And most sinners will probably steer well clear of you. So to keep the people unspooked, I have decided to give you the special task of staying away."

He raises his eyebrow, "What?"

Charlie replies, "I want you to have a day off."

He looks around and thinks for a moment before saying, "Very well. I have some business to take care of anyhow." Then he walks away whistling to himself.

She hopes he remembers his promise to try not to act evil. Then she enters the park. Having spent a lot of time here as a child with her father, she knows the layout like the back of her hand. She begins on her journey, skipping through the crowds of sinners and hellhounds and imp families, trying to give them a cupcake and a flyer.

Most just ignore her rudely, but she's used to that. Most sinners attempt to steal just a cupcake, but Razzle and Dazzle make sure to scare them off. One imp boy even tried to steal the basket, but Razzle quickly jabbed him with the butt of his spear.

While short, fluffy, sentient, dragon-goat plushies aren't necessarily scary on their own, the instantly recognizable angelic spears they carry are. Charlie continues on her way, even the constant disappointment and failure don't stop her extreme optimism.

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