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October 17, 2022 - February 25, 2023
“I’m a really hypocritical socialist,” he muttered to himself. “I like money way too much.”
“The goddess has a new gift for you,” she said. “I’m here to deliver it.” “Is it strippers?” Jason asked. “Not you; you’re too young. Other strippers, but roughly the same level of hotness.”
Gabriel gave him a proud smile, placing a warm hand on Rufus’s shoulder. “You did it, son. Fantastic job.” “What your father means,” Arabelle said with a pointed look at Gabriel, “is that you should never have confronted an enemy like that.” “Exactly,” Gabriel said. “Terrible job, son. Don’t do it again.”
“The issue is that you’re very… loud for an iron-ranker,” Vincent said. “They’re going to want a display of humility.” “No worries,” Jason said. “No one’s as good at being humble as me.”
“Ostensibly,
“Thank you,” Hastor said, to Jason’s surprise. “While I cannot agree with your gross deficit in etiquette, the young prince doesn’t have a lot of friends who will stand beside him instead of kneel.”
“While I cannot agree with your gross deficit in etiquette, the young prince doesn’t have a lot of friends who will stand beside him instead of kneel.”
“Do I?” Jason asked. “I was more thinking that I need to get powerful enough that they watch their decorum around me.”
Stash didn’t like the colour of regular heidels, leaving Humphrey riding a bright pink animal.
“Looking sexy, Shade.” “I believe,” Shade said, “that comment is inappropriate on numerous levels.”
“I would like to remind you that I can talk. You could just ask me to go faster instead of digging in with your heels.”
“Oh, so you’re not violating the rules of the gods,” Neil said. “You’re positioning yourself alongside them. Let me retract what I said about your breathtaking arrogance.”
“I said the exact same thing to your mother last night.” “Really, Asano? The pain must be getting to you if cheap jokes about my mother are the best you can manage. My mother died a dozen years ago; her ashes are interred in the family mausoleum.” “That did take most of the fun out of it,” Jason admitted. “All I could really do was take the lid off the urn and waggle my thing in there.”
“I don’t know if you can hear me through your dead, magic rectal probe,” Jason growled, “but you need to listen up, you interdimensional soul bandit. You just got beat by the assistant manager of an office supply retailer while he was hanging from a hook and naked as the day he was born. And reborn, for that matter. So you’d best pack up your piss-weak little cult and take them back to your magic land in the sky because I’m coming for them. And this time, I’m going to have pants.”
“If you’d asked me what to do with them three weeks ago, I’d have said hang them from a tree and beat them until fabulous prizes come out.
“I’ve only been asked to assist,” Humphrey said. “Also, to make sure he doesn’t get carried away.” “Carried away?” someone asked. “How would he get carried away?” “Well, you never can be sure with Jason. There’s a chance he might try and recruit you into some kind of underground movement and overthrow the existing political structures. Or a sandwich business.”
“It’s probably for the best you’re not evil,” Neil said. “You’re not evil, right?” “No, I’m not evil,” Jason said. “Because you seem evil. With your powers.” “Well, I’m not.” “That’s good to know,” Neil said. “Thankfully, someone evil wouldn’t lie about that. Oh, wait…” “You realise who is at the top of my list if I really am evil, right?” Jason asked. “The guy who bought out the cheesemonger on Maple Street and replaced it with a building supply store?” Neil suggested. “Oh yeah. I hate that guy.”
Jason conjured his dagger into his hand. “This,” he said, “is the weakest weapon there is. A blade can cut down a person, but words can bring down a kingdom. Adultery can end a dynasty, greed can start a war, and compassion can end one. People will die for strangers out of faith and kill their neighbours out of fear.”
“Everything is a weapon,” he concluded. “The trick is learning to wield them without doing yourself an injury.”
The room fell quiet in the wake of Jason’s impromptu speech, until Sophie broke the silence. “Sweet gods, you like to hear yourself talk.”
Humphrey came down on the construct like the United States military on an oil-rich nation.
“You know,” Neil said to Clive, “just once, I’d like something to come up and have you say that you have no idea.” “Hey, Clive,” Belinda said. “Yes?” “How would Neil kill any monsters if we weren’t around?” “I have no idea,” Clive said. “You two are hilarious,” Neil said flatly. “Actually, that was pretty good,” Jason said. “Shut up and play with your bottle.”
“Glistening thighs?” Neil asked. “You know,” Belinda said. “Lots of heaving bosoms and men who don’t care what anyone thinks about them yet still have their chests immaculately waxed.” “That’s quite enough,” Sophie said, looking embarrassed. “She’s even been thinking about writing her own.” “I have not!” “It’s about a woman born into poor circumstances pursued by dastardly men for her beauty, until she’s rescued by a dashing man who leads her on a life of adventure.” “She is completely making this up,” Sophie insisted. “Jason, do you wax your chest?” “Shut up, Lindy!” “I don’t wax it,” Jason
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“Well?” Clive asked Belinda and Jason. “Well, what?” Jason asked. “Did you understand it?” Clive demanded. “I did,” Belinda said. “Yeah,” Jason agreed. “Explain it to me,” Clive said. “Mate, if you can’t understand it, I think we might have been very wrong about us understanding it.” “No!” Clive said and let out a frustrated growl. “Of course I understand it. I wrote it! I need to make sure you understand it.”
“We have both treated Thadwick poorly. Not undeservedly, but he still came to Builder willingly, in the end. I will not begrudge him a last conversation with the closest he can get to a friend, even if it is an enemy.”
“I’m happy to do my part,” Sophie said. “I’ll kill them all with a smile on my face.” “Sophie!” Belinda scolded. “Since when do you smile?” The team stifled laughs at Sophie’s affronted expression.
“Here we are.” Jason said. “I’m just telling you now, so you don’t say you weren’t warned: this time, I brought pants.”
