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Summary: Some personnel from TASK celebrate Groundhog Day by eating pizza and groundhogs. Wait, what? |
Kotal Kahan was more than satisfied with the results of the training and prepared a feast for his warriors as he usually does. In no time at all he had prepared two large Mexican style pizzas that covered each one the entirety of the habitation's table. "Ah, I haven't done any of these since I worked at the Devil May Cry agency." Those were the days, when he still utterly and completely lost in Twisted like most others. Whilst he sits next to Minu he is also accompanied by the Krew that were also present at the grenade practice. Namely, Ferra/Torr and of course, Erron Black, all three of the munching on pizza happily. No, they don't really care that Minu has a bunch of grenades in her basket along with jello shots. They are all hardened Kombatants, they could take a few explosives to the face. That said, each one keeps giving Minu some warily glances and her basket.. except for Torr who doesn't seem to be aware of anything around him but the pizza. The_Trio walk in, Jackson has his head down seeming exasperated by something, Rex is unsure, ears back, looking worriedly. Buster however has his head up and seems proud of himself. He seems to have something furry in his mouth. They pad up to Kotal and Buster drops the furry thing beside him, it lays limply on the floor. "Happy Groundhog day!" he chimes. Jackson shakes his head, "I told him that an actual woodchuck was not tradition but he wouldn't listen to me." He explains "credit where credits due however, those things are crafty". They sit next to Kotal, Rex's ears perk up as he sees his favorite person. "MINU!" The little elf was feeling quite pleased with herself. Not only had she done well at grenade practice but she also did decently well for her first handling of a fire arm. Of course she is very small and not overly strong so she had to go for the smallest weapon available but she didn't cringe and she at least hit the silhouettes with her shots. Of course she isn't likely to be in need of the skill since when danger comes she usually just shifts and flies away. With Kotal sitting close she can't help but smile up at him, even though she has been diligent about keeping things professional she can't not be who she is. Her basket is on the floor beside her chair and she makes a soft pleased sound as she tilts her head sideways to take a bite from her piece of pizza. The cheese stringing and all the flavors just right. Ok, so maybe she has a new favorite food. When the puppies come in, she swallows her bite of pizza and smiles "Rex, Jackson, Buster..ummm" Her smile slides away and she frowns a little, trying to see what Buster has in his mouth. "ground hog?.you.oh no." She mutters and stretches to look past Kotal but can't cause..well he is rather wide at the shoulder.
Kotal catches that smile Minu gives him and he gives her a pet on her head. Though it may look patronizing, Kotal still treats Minu as if she were his pet sometimes, even if she doesn't happen to be in owl form. Perhaps awkward yes, though it is a way to reinforce the chain of command around here. He doesn't pet Ferra or Torr or Erron for a reason, and its not because it'd look strange, but because they are no longer his favorites. The Aztec warrior turns to see the Trio approaching and he greets them with a big smile, particularly Buster who has brought a gift for him! "Well done, Buster! This is a worthy tribute indeed." Honestly? Kotal Kahn has no idea what Groundhog day even is. He just sees the dead animal as a sacrifice given to a god such as himself. The warrior god grabs the dead groundhog and bites its head off, swallowing it whole and drinking its blood. Hey, Kotal eats human hearts regularly, this is pretty much quite normal for him. He gives the rest of the groundhog to Torr who eats the rest, wipes his mouth from the blood with a napkin, and then pets Busters' head. "Boys, where were you when we were practicing with explosives? You missed quite the spectacle!" Because if Serenity managed to throw a hand grenade-even though it was a flashbag-Kotal thinks there's no reason why his Cereberus can't manage to do the same.
As Kotal picks up the pups offering and bites the head off the big rodent Minu scrunches up her nose. Ok as an owl she has eaten a mouse..or six...especially if she was far from the Archive and food was hard to come by , but this just seemed more...gratuitous and then Tors finishing the little beast off with some loud crunching noises makes the elf shudder just a little. When Rex speaks to her she opens her eyes and smiles "that is my ammunition basket. Its got jello cups and now, grenades. So I can help the team with demons or what ever comes should it be needed." She looks at the trio and tilts her head "you pups been hunting that wood chuck since day before yesterday when you asked to be let out?"
"I have no idea what Groundhog day is." Kotal answers truthfully and cleans his mouth a bit more from some errant drops of rodent blood. "But I will never turn down a blood sacrifice. It pleases me just as it pleased me when my Aztecs offered the hearts of their defeated foes to me." So now the Trio knows how to get on Kotal's good side if they ever have need of doing so. Just bring him something he can kill! Whilst Kotal eats another slice of pizza, Erron pipes up as Minu explains to Rex the contents of her basket. "Just don't get the two confused." He chuckles. "Wouldn't wanna bite into a 'nade because you thought it was a cup of jello."
The little elf blinked briefly behind her gold rimmed glasses as Erron pipes up. Taking a breath and then letting it out the little lady tilts her head and narrows those golden eyes catching the cowboys, "lets hope I also don't mistake your ammunition requisitions for targets, and turn them into confetti." She offers a sugar sweet little smile then picks up her piece of pizza and goes to take a bite. When Rex growls she pauses and looks at her pup "its all right Rex, Mr. Black isn't worth your grumbles. Come here, I have treats for you ." As she digs into her pocket and produces little bone shaped dog cookies.
Minu response actually causes Erron Black to draw his revolver, and in true cowboy fashion he's blindingly fast on the quick-draw. Kotal and Torr don't react to it though, they know what Erron is trying to do. "My six-shooters are magical, I don't really need to reload." Indeed, as he flicks open the chamber of his golden revolver, he'll show they are empty. The cowboy twirls his gun and sheathes it just as quickly to continue munching on his pizza. "You wanna bite into a 'nade by accident? You can be my guest." Kotal grumbles and glances as the elf and his merc. "Whenever you two wish to stop acting like children, I would really appreciate it." He doesn't sound like he's pleased.
Suddenly there is a voice from the door. It has a posh accent that's almost British but isn't somehow, and a teasing quality to it. And might be familiar of one knows its owner. "Such interesting things I walk in on here. Should I dive for cover now or wait until you two start shooting at each other?" Sure enough, there at the door, leaning casually against the doorframe, is Dorian, a teasing smirk on the mustachio'd mage's face. He's in casual clothing today, a white shirt with 'I DO BELIEVE I MAGIC' emblazoned on the front in dark blue, black jeans, and black-and-white sneakers.
There's a moment of complete astonished silence as Rex sits next to Minu and then-- laughter. Kotal, Torr, Ferra and even Erron begin to cackle. "Impressive!" Says Kotal and pets Rex. "Now we know what we to do to spark Rex's kombat spirit! This is very good to know!" As for Erron he only shrugs at Minu's long spill about burying the hatchet. "No harm done." He says simply and keeps eating his pizza. Hey, Erron doesn't care about feelings or bruised egos. All he cares is about getting paid!! Its a little amusing to him that Minu considers him a rival at all since he couldn't care less about a position of leadership. D'vorah is the one who's actively gunning for her but of course, Erron isn't saying any of that. "Ah! Dorian!" Kotal recognizes that very posh voice and waves the mage over. "Come join us! We are having pizza and discussing the finer arts of explosives." "Ya huh!" Nods Ferra. "Wez celebrating Groundhog Day!" "I don't think that is part of the celebration--" Kotal tries to clarify only to get interrupted by Ferra again. "Groundhog Day! Woohoo!"
Minu curls her fingers into the ruff of fur around Rex's neck and gently kneads it. She slips the pup treats one by one as the others react to his outburst. When Black speaks she simply chooses to ignore the man. It clear he is clueless so why bother with him, it will only serve to annoy her further. Dorians words though bring a little arch to her brow and she tilts her head, meat shield ehh, she has heard that phrase used buy Urus before. Would the mage actually put himself in the way of a bullet? She doesn't know the fellow well but it does make a girl curious. When the pups greet the mage she releases Rex and pats him letting him know its ok if they want to go get closer to say hi to Dorian.
Kotal purses his lips at Dorian's comment. "I'm not certain, it seems here there is at least one explosion going off every day here." Maybe the Aztec hadn't actually seen this movie. "And I am not certain about your inability to be a meat shield, Dorian. You seemed quite capable that day when we fought the Pyramid Heads outside the TASK building. I am certain Sunset appreciated you getting in the way of that blow." The Aztec leans to the side so that everyone else can hear. "Can you believe it? A Pyramid Head tried to strangle Dorian, and instead of trying to break its grip Dorian started to electrocute it." He chuckles heartily. "It was amazing." It seems Kotal is quite willing to let everyone to let everyone know that Dorian is in fact the selfless type, much to the mage's chagrin no doubt.
As for Sunset 'thanking' him? "Oh, I would never accept someone sleeping with me out of obligation or pity. I'm not that desperate." A smirk. Fortunately Dorian does indeed get the memo, and scritches Rex behind the ears. Yes, he knows a little about dogs. His family kept Mabaris, after all.
"Mhm, I am certain." Kotal gives Dorian a knowing smirk in return when the mage shoots the Aztec a glare. "At any rate, you do seem quite knowledgeable of what to do when it comes to choking matches, Dorian. Almost as if you had a lot of experience getting in the way of strikes for your comrades." To make matters even worse, as thick headed as Kotal Kahn can be sometimes, he notices that look Minu is giving Dorian. He covers his mouth and tries as hard as he can to keep himself from snickering. Oh, Erron and Ferra are snickering too. Wonder what's that all about?
Yyyyyyeah, he might be trying a bit too hard there. But hey. Rex is still getting his scritches! And he nods to JAckson's words, the evil look clearing off his face as he notes, "Precisely. Survival is paramount, after all."
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