“Ughhh… I’m never eating egg’s ag--- by the void not ag—“I vomited into the toilet again… may the void have mercy on me. It’s been maybe 20min since I came back with Ranva from my tortu… I mean joy ride. And it was not getting easier at all.
I think I vomited two times during the ride… and now three times since we came back and I was standing on solid ground… never the fuck again!!!
“Donny… are you ok?” I could hear Xera’s voice on the other side of the door. There was nothing but worry and sympathy in it… fuck you! You’re the ones who decided on this punishment!!!
“I-I-I’m fine; just give me a few minutes…” Another 10min were spent hugging the toilet just to make sure that everything was safe… I don’t need another garage accident, like earlier today. Good thing I don’t drive because I have a felling our buildings designated valley will be quitting… or at least make sure to wreck and scratch my car if I ever start driving. Maybe I should give him a huge tip or something the next time I see him. I don’t think that a simple sorry will cover the emotional trauma I caused him.
Since it was finally safe to move, I left the toilet and joined the girls in the living room. Luna and Xera clearly had looks that were screaming guilt, you should! That was hell! Vermilia on the other hand just gave me a smirk as she was enjoying the strawberries that were bought on the flea market a few days ago. Ranva… the evil bitch was doing… wait a sec.
I actually had to rub my eyes and pinch myself to make sure I was not dreaming. She was on the chandelier doing sit ups as her legs were over one of the branches… well that explains the shoes and socks getting stuck there.
“I vote that we go out to eat tonight!” Luna said as she was tapping on the phone “V has room for us tonight and he will have our usual ready, also…” Then she pointed towards me “I don’t think Donny is able to make dinner after today “ YOUR DAMN STRAIGHT IM NOT ABLE TO! Wait….
“But I made extra this morning? It should be go—“I looked towards the kitchen as I was sure I had made extra for the whole day actually. The kitchen on the other hand was in complete mess with all of the dirty plates still in the sink... But that was not the most shocking part. Those were actually all the plates, every single one of which I filled up this morning… everything was completely empty “Please tell me somebody put the leftovers in the fridge and they changed the plates…”
Vermilia and Xera simply looked towards Luna with a look that was bordering between awe and disgust, while the lady in question just made an innocent smile “Hey! I can cheat one day!!!”
“That’s what you said yesterday dear.” The comment from Vermilia made Luna pout. But then it was quickly replaced with a happy expression again “Anyway! Let’s get ready and we can go, Donny you should also change. They are not strict with the dress code but your pants are… ummm….”
“Full of Vomit, hahaha!” Ranva just laughed as she finished Luna’s sentence while not even slowing down on her exercise… she just laughed… THIS IS BECAUSE OF YOU!!! Just calm down, but I’m also going?
“Umm… You want me to come?” Which I asked straight away. All of the girls looked at me like I said something stupid…”Never mind. Just give me a few moments”
It took me only 15min to get ready. And most of that time was spent on washing myself and making sure there was no leftover puke on any part of my face. My clothes were very simple, black denim jeans with a dark grey shirt... you know… I’m starting to agree with people regarding my fashion.
As I entered the living room I actually had to control my face, to say I was surprised would be a understatement. The girls were… well how do I say this. I was expecting more. Luna was wearing a hoodie that was covering her ears, with a skirt and yellow sneakers. Xera… well Xera looked like she came from the farm, she had simple clothes covered with an overall and her hair was tied up in a tall bun. Ranva also dressed simply, she had a sweater with sweatpants and a baseball cap.
Vermilia….Vermilia… well Vermilia was being herself apparently.
“Come on Vermilia! You know the rules!” Luna was tapping her foot with her arms crossed clearly displeased with our residential Diva… can’t blame her though. Vermilia was in skin tight red dress with knee-high black boots, over her shoulders she had a fuzzy white coat which clearly sacrificed allot of animals for its creation. If we run into some animal rights person they are going to have a heart attack.
“Fine, fine… better?” Nope… no way. That giant white sun hat was not making it at all better! It was making it much worse!!! And the rest of the girl apparently agreed with me as they just stared at her in silence. After a few moment’s she let out a giant sigh and went to her room. We spent another 20min seating in the living room and I could feel the annoyance rise in the air. Then Vermilia finally came out… well it was better… technically. Now she had white business pants with a black dress shirt… the coat was still there though but at least the hat was gone. And by the look she was giving us, this was the best we were going to get.
Then finally, we all entered the elevator and made our way towards the ground floor. Well first Vermilia wanted to press the garage. Luna reminded her that we are going low key and we’re using a taxi. Luckily I had that guy’s number so I volunteered to grab us a ride. As the elevator was going down I finally asked the big question.
“Umm... ladies I have a question” All four of them looked towards me “Well… when Ranva was going with me she didn’t really…dress up like this. And I also remember from last night, how Xera was dressed when she came to the Dirty Mug” The girls were looking at me with questioning looks, clearly trying to interpret what I meant. Then Xera apparently figured out since she opened her mouth ready to answer… but somebody was faster
“Oh that’s simple. Ozeth can explain”
“HOLY SHIT!
“MOTHER---“
“BY THE VOID OZETH!!!”
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“………”
“Luna? LUNA?! Dammit Ozeth! Luna had a heart attack because of you!!!”
All of us screamed and jumped away as Ozeth suddenly spoke standing in between all of us. He was just standing in the center of our little group like he was always there. Holy crap! Is Luna ok?! She just had this glassy look in her eyes, she was also completely frozen in place. I was not even sure she was breathing
“How the hell… when did you even get here?!” I was looking at him wide eyed while holding a hand over my heart… By the void I almost I had a heart attack. But Ozeth just answered my question with a smirk
“Ozeth has a mastery” That’s it? Nothing else?! And by the rolling of eyes I was getting from the others it was clear this was as much of a good answer as I was going to get “Now Donny, let Ozeth ask you. Do you know of the Spice Girls effect?” …Is this demon fucking with me?
“You mean when you see a group of girls who look attractive but they’re actually all ugly once you look each one of them individually?” Now all of them looked towards me with arched eyebrows… yea there is that *you said something stupid* look again.
“Umm… No Donny. That’s the cheerleader effect” Which just made me snap my fingers “Oh yea! Your right Ozeth, sorry”
Now they were looking at both me and Ozeth like we were stupid… also some disappointment and disgust was mixed there… hey… we’re guys! Deal with it.
“Well the Spice Girls effect is simple Donny, so let Ozeth explain. When the girls are alone it’s not an issue. Yes, people will turn their heads because… well… you know” I do my friend I do, and I’m smart enough not to comment. “But when they’re together they’ll be recognized straight away as INFINITY L00p, get it?” To which I just nodded my head. Makes sense really.
The girls brand is INFINITY L00p. Basically when they’re together you would notice them straight away. But when they’re alone it’s a different story. People will turn… well mostly men will turn because they’re extremely beautiful and hot. Some people will still notice them of course because of their fame, but you will need to really look then. But when you see four extremely beautiful women… It’s kind of obvious who we are dealing with. And they will be identified with just a glance.
“Did you just show up to explain that?” Luna finally spoke as her conciseness returned. But Ozeth made a *Aha* face like he remember something. Then he pulled out a white box and handed me towards me.
“Here Donny, as requested by the girls. This way Ozeth doesn’t need to worry about calling Ozeth’s cleaning crew if something like last night happens again” It didn’t take long to recognize that this small box was holding a phone. I was actually really surprised here and I wanted some more explanation. But when I looked away from the box, Ozeth was gone.
“What?! Where is he?!”
But Xera just let out another sigh “Apparently he has a mastery”
“But were in a moving elevator! And it’s all clo—“
I was interrupted by Ranva who put a hand on my shoulder and shooke her head in resignation “Just let it go Donny… there is no point” Yea… why am I even surprised. You need to be on another level if you want to be their manager. But then Vermilia asked that question which made me start sweating again
“What exactly did he mean by *you know* “It was a very long elevator ride after that.
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“Nin-hao!!! Welcome, welcome, do you have a reservation for V’s!?”
“We sure do, it’s under Luna” After the hostess confirmed Luna’s reservation we were escorted to a big table in the corner. It was a classic eastern style restaurant with those paper lanterns and the red color screaming its presence everywhere. But that was only the first floor, and truthfully I was not even surprised considering with whom I am having dinner.
The restaurant was giant, like three floors giant. Our table was all the way on the third floor and it was a semi open balcony with heaters. The first floor was classic and homey, the second floor was clearly more for business dinners. The decorations were much more present and there was even a bon-fire in the middle of the floor. Most of the people there were also wearing business suits and more than a few of them had suitcases with papers out.
The third floor… that was a different story. It was a semi open balcony with a fucking golden water fountain in the center. All of the tables were clearly made out of some rare black wood that I cant even pronounce but know because apparently desks made out of that wood make your internet faster… yea I know it’s a superstition… but people who never had only 300kb download speed don’t have any right to comment. The lanterns were bigger and it was real flame in these, there were multiple golden Zandrian dragons around as decorations as well. I was beyond words.
There were waiters running around like crazy. Carrying giant trays with multiple plates and dishes. The Kitchen, which was in the middle and also open for everybody to see what was going on inside, was loud and you could hear the chef’s screaming in eastern Zandria’n as he was probably swearing at his workers. Even when we approached the table we were immediately waited by 4 people who pulled the chairs for the girls. After we were finally comfortable a Rodent Beast-Kin dressed ceremonially approached our table.
“Nin-hao! Well do my eyes deceive me! Welcome girls, welcome! V is always happy to see his favorite customers! Let V spoil you, kekekekee!” For fuck sake another person who talks to himself in third person. Is it some kind of trend or something!
“Hello V! It’s lovely to see you again” Xera answered as she greeted the manager “ Me and the girls are going to… um usual for the drinks, right ladies?” To which the rest of them just nodded their heads already going through the menu “ And how about you Donny?” Hmm… alcohol is definitely a strong NO tonight. I get drunk easily anyway and I’m still recovering from tonight. So I found a soda and looked towards their manager. Who was apparently staring at me wide eyed… huh? Rodent Beast-Kin, calls himself V, using that annoying kekekeke…
“….What the fuck are you doing here Vladimir! Get out!!!”
“….What the fuck are you doing here Donny! Get out!!!”
Both of us spoke at the same time as we pointed at each other. I even got half up with clear annoyance over my face
“You rat bastard! No money my ass! Kids eating dumpster leftover’s MY ASS!!!”
“You commoner shit! No money for full price, what bullshit! Can’t even buy sneakers needs discount, what bullshit! Living in a one bedroom apartment… WHAT BULLSHIT!”
This motherfucker! And why are the girls looking at me like I’m crazy…
“Girls don’t look at me like that! Let’s get out of here! The food is probably bad and second rate anyway! I can make anything here much better!”
“How dare you! Don’t listen to him my favorite customers! This piece of low born scum wouldn’t know good food if it jerked him off in his sleep! Let me kick out this plebe and you can enjoy your dinner kekekekeke!!!”
And it continued, it was not my proudest moment’s I admit it. And apparently a certain lady agreed with me
*SLAM*
Vermilia slammed the menu on the table so hard that it echoed through the whole area. The whole floor suddenly went silent as the sound grabbed everybody’s attention.
“Can you two please control yourselves? Donny shut the fuck up, sit down and order the fucking duck! V get our fucking drinks and go do your fucking job! Understood!”
“But h---“
“He’s t—“
Both me and Vladimir started to give our excuse at the same time, trying to blame the other person... big mistake. Since Vermilia's eyes actually started to glow. Is her hair starting to glow as well!!?
“Excuse me?”
“Yes mam!!!”
“Certainly mam!!!”
I sat down immediately while Vladimir disappeared in a full on sprint screaming for the wait staff to bring us our drinks. Well… this Is going to be a interesting night. I better double check my drinks, maybe this motherfucker will try to poison me.