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[Someone is waiting for them when they come back. It's a werewolf in a very dapper suit with a large comical mustache on his face and an equally large comical cloak on his back, leaning against a wall a little ways away from Atem's doorway. He's a little hesitant to interrupt their conversation once he sees them come back out, but he also knows Atem's probably in no mood for a death talk.

So wish a dramatic swish of his cloak, he approaches them.... in an attempt to be menacing but it's so hard to be when your tail is wagging ridiculously much.]

Ya both stink, yo.

[They smell of Fog. Reaching into his pockets, he pulls out two equally ridiculous as his own fake mustaches.]

I weren't gonna kidnap you as well, brotha, but I can't have witnesses.

[He gently presses the mustache onto Nanami's face, then does the same with Atem's.]

So you part of the kidnap crew now. Or kidnapped. Whichever you wanna. Yer walkie talkie on you, Squiddles?

[Atem's about to go into his own death, and his strange attitude towards it, over some human remains --

-- when. Beat shows up.

Suddenly, there's a mustache pressed to his face.

Atem...does not understand any of this.

He looks at Beat. Then, he looks at Nanami. Then, back at Beat. Blearily:]

...what's going on?

[Is he seeing things? He understands that can happen, if you go long enough without sleeping.]

Nanami, are you seeing this...?

Wha...?

[ Okay she's very confused. She's staring at Beat uncomprehendingly. She has-- a very funny moustache on her face?

She giggles. ] Ah... yeah, yeah I do. Here... [ She unzips her bag and pulls it out-- her W.E.B. (Walkie Emitting Broadcasts) for W.E.B. (Weirdos Equalizing Bavan). ]

What-- Beat-kun, what's going on?

[When Chiaki takes her walky talky, Beat promptly takes it and sets it aside. On the floor so it looks like it was dropped, or discarded. Hm. Knocks it over so it looks a little more dramatic. There.]

I'm kidnappin' you, yo. It's enrichment fer yer peeps in yer super hero group AN' enrichment fer you.

[And to get her to eat, if she hadn't with Atem.... Hm, Atem is an outlier here. The poor boy looks absolutely dead on his feet. Beat's tail wags as he stares at him, debating, before going over to him to gently pick him up and lightly place him over a shoulder, patting his back.]

I'm kidnappin' you too, brotha. How you wanna be heisted away, Squiddles? Over the shoulder or under the arm?

Beat....

[It's a sign of how much Atem trusts him that he only blinks, instead of balks, when he's picked up.]

No. Now's not the time! Nanami needs to eat...I was going to share what was in the fridge...

[Hey Atem why do you have human meat in your fridge. How can you say "fridge" with a mustache on and still have it come out with gravity. Big questions today.]

I don't know what game you're playing, but it'll have to wait.

[ Nanami, however, can't stop giggling. Oh, but Beat's not getting into character! But she can help with that. ]

Beat-kun!! You would do... something so dastardly... and villainous? We'll stop you... W.E.B. will stop you!

[ But she's grinning, and she raises her arms to be picked up - in whatever grip is easiest for Beat to grab her. ]

[Beat's all smiles - dastardly ones! - when Atem complains but Chiaki jumps right into it. Turning his head briefly, he whispers into Atem's ..... side, where's your ear oh it's down there, shifts him a little.]

Don' worry yo, we'll get her fed. This'll also put her in a better mood for it. You jus' doze a little if you can brotha, you look dead on yer feet. My shoulder.

[Another gentle pat to Atem's back, then he throws a grin at Nanami.]

W.E.B can't stop me, girly! Oh, I haven't come up with a villain name yet, have I?

[When Chiaki lifts her arms, Beat snatches her up! Into a foot ball hold, sorry, it's easier with Atem on the other shoulder like this. Tucks her tight under his arm, gets her comfortable and balanced.]

Nyehe~ [Yes he's copying a certain old shit man's laugh cause it's skincrawling enough and just as annoying. With Atem and Chiaki it's a little awkward but he does manage to start running away with them.] Gonna force you into a life of crime, girly!

......

[He bounces along, on Beat's shoulder, holding on as best he can to Beat's shirt and to a sense of reality.]

Are you.......

[He squints.]

....role-playing...?

[Maybe? Maybe that will make it easier, somehow? If Nanami can divorce herself from the "self" that needs to eat...]

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No! Not crime! I'll never join you, Beat-kun!

[ She snuggles into his grasp, a few of her roots lightly gripping his opposite side for purchase. ]

What are you ... going to do with us?

Yeah, yo! Or well, kinda.

[Is it role-playing? Huh, Beat guesses it kinda is? He's doing it to help W.E.B. and they're not really role-playing, but Beat isn't a truly evil guy. He tried the whole evil thing. He sucked at it. But he can play be evil.]

I'm givin' the Web-Head's somethin' to do!

[You know how hilarious it is exiting the 8th floor into an elevator with two people you're kidnapping? This feels very anti-evil, but he can't shapeshift as a werewolf so. No flying them evilly away.]

First, Ima take you to my lair, yo! Then we gonna eat, cause I got some hamburgers! Then we're gonna go blow up a buildin'!

[What?]

...what...?

[He's way too tired to make sense of this.

He's just...going to trust Beat, for now, and trust the game he's making out of this, and stick close to Nanami, to make sure she's okay. That's about all Atem has the capacity for.]

....I'm still wearing a mustache....

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Wait, we're-- we're going to what?

[ She-- presumes this is still part of the game, but that does sound dangerous! ]

Nobody's gonna... get hurt, are they?

[ And she reaches over behind Beat's back, and adjusts Atem's moustache-- sticking it more firmly on. She whispers loudly. ] You have to keep it on! You're still evil right now!

Blow up a buildin'!

[Beat's tail wags like that's a perfectly feasible thing to say without batting an eye, grinning to the loud whisper as she pushes Atems mustache back on.]

No one gonna get hurt, place is comin' down anyways, peeps been cleared out. But we got some stuff goin' on that gonna make it seem like it was brought down by evil villains! I 'unno if I shoulda toldchu that? But whatever.

[He shifts them both as they make it to the ground floor, the elevator opening as Beat hups them out of the building. At least he brought his truck and lets Nanami go so she can climb into the seat, eying Atem.]

You wanna sleep in the back, brotha? I can grab some blankts an' make a nest fer you back there. Will be a bit breezy but secure.

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You understand....

[He looks at them, very seriously, over his mustache.]

You understand that the last time monsters brought a building down, it caused a lot of trouble. Even though they were careful to empty it out, they were branded terrorists. There was a lot of pushback, from other monsters! Are you sure you want to do this...?

[Then, as a second thought occurs to him:]

Then again, if it's not connected to the gods, then there's a very high probability not a single other monster not directly involved will notice.

[he's not answering the sleeping question. one of you will have to decide for him. he has decided, instead, to attempt to give serious advice, while in a cartoonish mustache.]

[ Nanami hesitates, and glances at Beat. ]

If it was gonna come down anyway... it's kind of like helping, right? Like demolition.

[ Atem looks absolutely dead on his feet, and Nanami wishes so bad that she could help him, to fall asleep or something--

Her eyes get very wide suddenly. ]

Spengler's!! Atem-- Spengler's said-- some nymphs can-- [ What was it.

She holds up her claws. ] I might be able to put you to sleep!

[Beat can't help the absolutely not evil smile as Atem reminds him of the Cube, his tail wagging and swishing against the ridiculous cloak to the help. His poor tired sweet gremlin friend.]

Squiddles is right, yo. Promise it ain't a buildin' attached to any Gods or Monsters, an' the little hints we droppin' will point to 'human' evil villain. Jus' at the start to get W.E.B. interested, then it'll go back to bein' a planned demo in their minds, ya know?

[He looks startled when Squiddles suddenly Spenglers, tilting his head as she holds up her claws and offers to knock Atem out.]

Uh...? Whose Spenglers, yo, an' why he say Nymphs can help put peeps to sleep? I'm lost.

[Still... if she can do it, she should. Atem looks like he's about to fall over. He looks horrible, Beat keeping a hand on his shoulder to keep him up and steady.]

Unofficial demolition that's meant to inspire fear is terrorism.

[he's murmuring this almost to himself. Atem's pretty certain he won't be listened to, and on top of that, he's only so sure he's making sense at all, fiven his levels of exhaustion.]

And monster powers only work on monsters sometimes...it might not work on me.

[But, it might! The only way they'll know is to try!]

It's a Guide... I'll show you!

[ It's her favorite book and she has read it so many times that she has memorized big parts of it. But that's not important right now.

She carefully takes the tired merperson's webbed hands in her own, and looks Atem in the eye. ] I'll only try it on you... if you're okay with it. But I promise... Beat and me... we'll be okay.

[ Atem looked after her. It's time she returned the favor. ]

[Beat hears Atem, and will take his words to heart. There might be another way to go about it. He steps aside a little to make room for Chiaki, smiling a little to her words.]

She's right, it'll be aight yo. I'll make sure ain't no one think it's terrorism, or anythin' like that. We'll make sure ain't no one hurt or scared fer their lives. An' we'll make sure ain't no one think monsters did it. Let her try her sleep thing on you. You need it, man.

[He's quiet for a moment. The sleep deprivation...it's left Atem feeling mistrustful. There's an undercurrent of crankiness, even anger, that he's doing his level best not to let himself take out on Beat or Nanami. He's still unconvinced that this is a good idea, but...

...if his time in Ryslig has taught him anything, it's that he can't control other people's actions. He doesn't realize Beat is actually listening to him; he's starting to hallucinate wiggling things on the ground in the corners of his vision, so his ability to read faces and tones is truly suffering.]

Okay. It can't hurt to try...after all, if it goes terribly wrong, then you two are here, and the clinic is...

...

...

[He squints. Waves a hand in the direction he thinks Crowe Clinic is.]

...over there. Let's see if it works!

[And if it goes terribly wrong, it's not like he's alone in his apartment with no one to call for help. One way or another, it'll be fine.]

If you're not okay, we'll get you there right away.

[ She crawls up to Atem and gently takes his hand, looking for a good place to do this. She looks at his palm... winces at the thought, and turns his hand over. ]

Hopefully this won't hurt too long... [ She presses her claw into his skin until it pierces between his scales - a translucent liquid drips from her claw into the cut. ]

[Beat will step aside, keeping a bit of distance to let them do what they need, but keep an eye on things. Be there in case something goes wrong.

It's sort of fascinating to watch, as Chiaki cuts him. It's sort of what he was expecting but also huh.]

[The only indication of the pain is a slight wince, a twitching of the muscles in one eye -- but that's because he's among friends, and doesn't mind them knowing. He's not poker-facing, not trying to impress anyone with his pain tolerance.

He lets himself be drugged, lets the fluid slip into his bloodstream.]

...

...

[He sighs.]

I don't think it'll work after a--aaaaa--

[His eyelids droop closed, and he goes fully limp. He's out.]

zzz....zzz...zzzz....

[ She catches him gently against her, listening to his breathing. It's even; slow, but continuous. She hasn't killed him, thank goodness. ]

I think he's alright... [ She lifts her limp friend easily with her monster strength, and gently places him into the back of Beat's truck. ]

Heh...

[He watches Chiaki place the sleeping Atem into the back of the truck. He could easily take him back upstairs, but he's still leery about entering Atem's place uninvited... Instead he unhooks his cape and drapes it over the sleeping mer, tucking him in gently.]

Poor dude.. How heavy yer sleep stuff? Will the truck wake him up? I can take him back upstairs [And face wrath later] if you think it might...

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