Igor had never considered himself brave. So, he found it amusing that, however fearless he appeared here, it was more an act of delusion than bravery.

Sonson, as Phoebe had named the creature, towered over the group with bulging thews and piebald skin of white and black, and Igor felt absolutely unafraid. Though unable to explain why, his sole emotion was relief, as evidenced by what he was sure was the goofiest grin. He was wrong, of course; he had either too few or too many teeth to take that prize.

Angie scowled between Phoebe, who gently held her shoulder, and Sonson, who held her wrists less gently but with no more aggression. "Phoebes, you know this guy?"

"No, or well, I think maybe we all do," Phoebe said. "He's Sonson, servant of Queen Titania; just don't ask me what that means."

Sonson's face was slightly elongated, adding to his Minotauresque appearance. He was largely naked, save for a grin and pleated skirt that didn't reach his thighs but offered a touch of modesty all the same. Another might be tempted to call it a kilt, but Phoebe's incomplete memories insisted it was a skirt.

Leo looked ready to juke around Igor when Angie relaxed. "Alright, alright, big guy, I guess we're not fighting; you can let go. I was pretty cool, though; did you guys see that spin?"

Sonson chuckled as he released his grip on the cashier's wrists. "Quick, quick, quick," Sonson agreed in his rumbling voice, sounding like a duck.

"You guys can't be serious," Leo said, exasperated, Ice Breaker still held aloft between him and Igor.

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"Look," Igor said. "You know there's more going on than we can remember or explain. I don't know what Phoebe remembers, but everything in me says we can trust, um, Sonson."

"I don't remember much," Phoebe added, "Just his name and uh...affiliation."

"Affiliation to Titania, Queen of the Fairies," Angie offered with understandable levels of bemusement. Though she certainly said it as a joke, Igor was surprised to receive a popup in the corner of his vision.

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Leo sighed, and Igor let him lower his weapon down. "Well, I hope you're right," he said, looking up at the giant. "At this point, I doubt we'd be able to do much now that we've lost the element of surprise."

Sonson snorted. "Leo funny, always same surprise for Sonson."

An instinctual understanding of the numbers told Igor that he trusted Sonson slightly more than they were trusted. Still, if Leo and Angie always attacked first thing, that wasn't any real surprise.

"Well, big guy," Leo said. "Maybe I'll think of something better next time. I guess that makes you the customer from Phoebe's prophecy."

"Sonson come for memory crystal, 'Monster Core,'" The gentle-ish giant rumbled in agreement. Then he looked around, as though making sure no one else was spying on the group, and leaned forward conspiratorially. He held out his hand in a familiar way, and a Shadow Bag appeared. Igor could tell by the surprised faces of his teammates that he wasn't the only one caught off guard that someone else had the magic bag. Then again, there was no reason to think the bag should be for his group alone. It did make Leo wonder if Sonson was in a party, however.

"Sonson brought money." The giant said, bringing forth a fistful of random bills from the bag, "You have chocolate?"