*hurries into the apartment behind Dan* to look for Max*
“Okay, I have good news & bad news. The good news is that I managed to knock out that son of a bitch. The bad news is that I have no idea when he’ll wake up so we have to get Max out of here now.”
“Gotcha. Where do you think he hid him? MAX! Max, where are you?”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“As
for if he’s a Christian demon, I have no idea. I only found this out
recently & the only info I got was that he was a demon; nothing
specific was said about what type of demon he is.”
“I mean, I’ve dealt with demons before, but I thought I was done with this bullshit. Guess I was wrong…”
“In my experience, dealing with something like this just means that you gain experience, not that it’s done forever. But that’s okay – we know in theory what to do.”
“We’ll just throw whatever we have at him and hope for the best, as realistically that’s what we can do.”
“I guess. I just can’t wait until I don’t have to deal with him anymore…”
“I’m sick & tired of him ruining my life all the time. It’s bad enough that I already have weird shit happening to me when he’s not involved.”
“I mean, I’ve already dealt with werewolves, dinosaurs, annoying mummies, and even a superhero who wrecked my car without bothering to apologize or pay for repairs. But this…this is just insane!”
“Honestly, Dan, I feel you. Not in quite the same way, but I’ve had experiences that could be considered the same caliber. Librarians are pretty monstrous where I live, and I was nearly killed in a miniature underground city by its inhabitants when I went to say hello.”
“Wait, what? What the hell kind of place do you live in? I go to the library often & the librarians can be annoying & unhelpful at times but they aren’t monsters.”
“Anyway, we’re here.” Dan stopped in front of the apartment complex before taking out the box of miniature explosives & peering in through the window. “He’s still in there…good. Time for Phase 2…”
“What the hell kind of place do you live in?” Carlos responded.
He followed Dan and stood crouched nearby. “Phase 2,” he repeated. “Okay.”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“As
for if he’s a Christian demon, I have no idea. I only found this out
recently & the only info I got was that he was a demon; nothing
specific was said about what type of demon he is.”
“I mean, I’ve dealt with demons before, but I thought I was done with this bullshit. Guess I was wrong…”
“In my experience, dealing with something like this just means that you gain experience, not that it’s done forever. But that’s okay – we know in theory what to do.”
“We’ll just throw whatever we have at him and hope for the best, as realistically that’s what we can do.”
“I guess. I just can’t wait until I don’t have to deal with him anymore…”
“I’m sick & tired of him ruining my life all the time. It’s bad enough that I already have weird shit happening to me when he’s not involved.”
“I mean, I’ve already dealt with werewolves, dinosaurs, annoying mummies, and even a superhero who wrecked my car without bothering to apologize or pay for repairs. But this…this is just insane!”
“Honestly, Dan, I feel you. Not in quite the same way, but I’ve had experiences that could be considered the same caliber. Librarians are pretty monstrous where I live, and I was nearly killed in a miniature underground city by its inhabitants when I went to say hello.”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“As
for if he’s a Christian demon, I have no idea. I only found this out
recently & the only info I got was that he was a demon; nothing
specific was said about what type of demon he is.”
“I mean, I’ve dealt with demons before, but I thought I was done with this bullshit. Guess I was wrong…”
“In my experience, dealing with something like this just means that you gain experience, not that it’s done forever. But that’s okay – we know in theory what to do.”
“We’ll just throw whatever we have at him and hope for the best, as realistically that’s what we can do.”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“I
don’t think so. I mean, the first time he broke into my apartment he
actually cleaned the place up. Apparently, I have no idea how to keep my
home clean so he decided to tidy up while also looking through my
personal belongings. Either way it was weird as hell.”
“But
the weirdest thing…the weirdest thing that he did to me was dress up as
my cat Mr. Mumbles. I’m not even kidding; the guy put on a cat onesie
that looked eerily similar to my cat just to make it seem like I was on
drugs or something when I told Chris & Elise.”
“What… a fucking weirdo,” Carlos said. “I”m sorry, I just… that is messed up on so many levels, and every moment I’m learning something new about this freak. Somehow, I keep getting surprised. Though this also tells me he might be trying to manipulate Max too like he did you.”
“I honestly wouldn’t doubt that. But what I don’t understand is why he keeps annoying the hell out of me!”
“I mean, sure, he got arrested because the police thought he was me, but that was his fault for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
“And now that I found out that he’s a literal demon, that just makes it like ten times worse. It’s a good thing I know how to make holy water, because at this point we’re definitely going to need lots of it.”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“I
don’t think so. I mean, the first time he broke into my apartment he
actually cleaned the place up. Apparently, I have no idea how to keep my
home clean so he decided to tidy up while also looking through my
personal belongings. Either way it was weird as hell.”
“But
the weirdest thing…the weirdest thing that he did to me was dress up as
my cat Mr. Mumbles. I’m not even kidding; the guy put on a cat onesie
that looked eerily similar to my cat just to make it seem like I was on
drugs or something when I told Chris & Elise.”
“What… a fucking weirdo,” Carlos said. “I”m sorry, I just… that is messed up on so many levels, and every moment I’m learning something new about this freak. Somehow, I keep getting surprised. Though this also tells me he might be trying to manipulate Max too like he did you.”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“Knowing him, I honestly wouldn’t doubt it. We need to get Max away from that douchebag as soon as possible.”
“I
swear to God if he tries anything I’m going to set him on fire.” Dan
started to head towards his apartment, clenching his fists.
Carlos just followed him. Dan seemed like a slightly unsteady man, but Carlos felt alright since they were on the same side of this ordeal.
“What’s the plan when we get there? Do we just walk in, or are there any windows to peer through first?”
“We could look in the window, but then again, he might have closed the blinds.”
“Since it’s me he’s after, I could cause a distraction to lead him away from Max so you can get him out of there safely.”
“And I know the perfect way to get his attention…” Dan reached into his back pocket & pulled out a small box labelled ‘Devil Bangers’. He opened the box & took out one of the contents; a small wad of paper about the size of a dime. “Just need to throw a couple of these things at his feet or his face & that’ll get him pissed enough to start chasing after me. Once he’s out of my apartment, you sneak in & grab Max. Sound like a plan?”
“That’s if he’s in the apartment. But It certainly sounds like a plan.” Whether it was a good one, remained to be seen, but Carlos was willing. “Does… Dan* not like mess or something?”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“No idea – I thought you would. I understood that you have some beef with him… which is why he has Max.”
“If I had to guess, he either took Max to one of the abandoned buildings in the Van Nuys or he’s keeping him hostage in my apartment.”
“Either way, he’s made a big mistake. I swear to God, once I get my hands on him, I’m going to eviscerate that son of a bitch!”
“Not if I get my hands on him first. I warned him already not to mess with Max. Should we check your apartment first?”
“We probably should. That seems like the first place he’d go if he was trying to lure me to him I just hope he didn’t booby-trap the place. Let’s go; It’s high time this jerk gets what he deserves…”
“Lead the way, Dan.”
“What is with this guy anyway? Does he have a stealing-other-peoples-lives-and-children complex or something?”
“We need to go east, that’s the quickest way to Casa Paradiso.”
“I honestly don’t know what this guy’s problem is. He just showed up one day, broke into my apartment, stole my clothes, and started walking around town posing as me.”
“The worst part is, he keeps manipulating people into thinking he’s a good person. Hell, he even manipulated my friend Chris by making him a pie. Chris doesn’t want me to get rid of that impostor because he’s one of his go-to sources for sweets. I think Chris forgot about the part where the bastard drugged & kidnapped me.”
“That is so messed up… I can’t believe Max got mixed up with him. Do you think… he’s trying to manipulate Max?”
“Don’t worry; I’m already planning on kicking that impostor’s ass after I rescue Max.” Dan reached into his pockets & took out his brass knuckles. “Do you know where they are right now?”
“No idea – I thought you would. I understood that you have some beef with him… which is why he has Max.”
“If I had to guess, he either took Max to one of the abandoned buildings in the Van Nuys or he’s keeping him hostage in my apartment.”
“Either way, he’s made a big mistake. I swear to God, once I get my hands on him, I’m going to eviscerate that son of a bitch!”
“Not if I get my hands on him first. I warned him already not to mess with Max. Should we check your apartment first?”
“We probably should. That seems like the first place he’d go if he was trying to lure me to him I just hope he didn’t booby-trap the place. Let’s go; It’s high time this jerk gets what he deserves…”
“Lead the way, Dan.”
“What is with this guy anyway? Does he have a stealing-other-peoples-lives-and-children complex or something?”
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