Hell's Hazbin Heroes

Silenced: Part 1

Nico's POV:

After today's group therapy session ends, Baxter & I meet up with Angel in the hallway, where we also run into Vaggie.

Vaggie: "Oh, Angel, Nico. How was the group therapy session?"

Angel: "Ugh, I-I missed it. I've had a headache all day. But Husk seems to be enjoying the therapist shit."

Me: "Yeah. He says his 'pretending to listen' skills are put to good use."

Baxter: "It was very informative. I have never heard someone come up with so many ways to say 'stupid'."

Baxter shows us his clipboard full of synonyms for the word 'stupid' that Husk used in today's session.

Baxter: "Adding a few to my personal dictionary."

{Flashback}

Sinner: *voice breaking* "I just don't understand why she left me."

Husk: "Well, maybe it's because you're a moronic, unthinking damn fool."

Baxter: "'Damn fool'!"

Baxter takes note of every synonym for 'stupid' Husk says.

Husk: "Who is too nonsensically doltish..."

Baxter: "'Doltish'."

Husk: "To realize that you're a mindless chuckle-fuck..."

Baxter: "'Chuckle-fuck'."

Husk: "With your constant gormless buffoonery. Maybe you should try not being a feeble-minded smooth-brain for once!"

Baxter: "'Smooth brain'."

Sinner: "Yeah. Maybe."

The other sinners applaud Husk.

Husk: *to Baxter & I* "Am I doing therapy right?"

Me: "Well, at least you're honest."

{Present time}

Baxter: "I like therapy."

Angel: *to Vaggie* "Where're you headed?"

Vaggie: "Lucifer. I need to ask him something."

Me: "Mind if I join you? I was thinking about asking him something, too, but given his history with Alastor, I think I'd have a better shot if I wasn't the only one asking."

Vaggie: "Sure."

Angel: "Oh-ho-ho. Must be important. Give me the tea later."

I follow Vaggie to Lucifer's room. Once there, Vaggie knocks on the front door.

Lucifer: "Hi there. Coming, coming. Just a minute. I-I'll be there. I'll be right there. I wasn't doing anything weird, I swear it!"

Lucifer opens the door covered head-to-toe in rubber ducks.

Lucifer: "Oh, hey, Charlie's girlfriend, and Alastor's partner. What, uh, what brings you here? Come in, come in, just let me--just--"

Vaggie & I walk into Lucifer's room as he brushes the rubber ducks off himself. We look around and see that there's more where that came from.

Vaggie: "Wow, you really wasted no time, huh, sir?"