[center][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/BNFDxlw.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/11gAoSU.png[/img][hr][hr][hider=Leave the Club - Don Tolivor][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=814bLjXjdNw[/youtube][/hider][hr][/center] [color=764820]”[i]... Caaaaaaaan we go in alreeeeeeeeady?![/i]”[/color] Lisa moaned, leaning against the rooftop’s edge as they watched the club from the rooftops: [url=https://i.imgur.com/gqb66uT.jpeg][i]Shadynasty's.[/i][/url] They could hear the music playing as various faces were gathered outside the strip club, and none looked adorable. Lisa was leaning up against the parapet, on her hands and knees, but her elbows were up on the parapet. She was petting a black widow spider with one finger and her other arm on the parapet, looking bored to tears. “No, we have to wait for this asshole to show up…” Jordan said with a roll of her eyes; she was standing with one foot on the parapet, looking through some binoculars. “Look for a black Dodge Charger with tinted windows,” Kimberly said, leaning against an AC unit. “Because, [i]of course[/i], he drives a Dodge Charger,” Jordan rolled her eyes again. [color=e77fbf]”Buuuutttt shouldn’t we be in there already? To prepare?”[/color] Ella asked, just straight up lying on the roof, looking just as bored as Lisa. But she also didn’t want to be near her black widow spider- so she’d lain down, legs and arms spread out in a starfish shape. Her arms were once again covered in colourful bracelets which definitely wouldn’t look out of place in a strip club. [color=e77fbf]”Otherwise it’ll looook like we’re folllooowwing him.”[/color] “Oh no,” Jordan laughed. “The second we see him, ya’ll getting [i]teleported[/i] inside.” “None of ya’ll seem very thrilled to be inside anyway,” Kimberly shrugged. “So, we figured we’d stay out here until we spot him.” [color=764820]”Speak for yourself!”[/color] Lisa laughed. Saskia rolled their eyes at them both. They knelt beside Lisa, alternating between looking over the parapet and watching the black widow spider. [color=DC143C]”What if he doesn’t come tonight?”[/color] “Then we’ll just scope the place out another night,” Jordan shrugged. “Did the Hound give you a time limit?” She briefly turned towards Ella and asked her. [color=e77fbf]”He didn’t,”[/color] Ella sighed, rolling over and propping herself up on one arm. As far as she was aware, they didn’t. [color=e77fbf]”Buttttt it’s so boring being stuck in the hostel! And we can’t leave this city till we’re done!”[/color] [color=764820]”I meeeeeeeeeeeeean…”[/color] Lisa trailed off. [color=764820]”He never said we couldn’t [i]leave[/i] the city; he just said he would ‘know if we ran’.”[/color] She finger-quoted, then shook her head. [color=764820]”Which can mean a lot of things - oh! Does anyone want to try gambling when we’re done?!”[/color] Lisa asked. [color=e77fbf]”Oh, yeah, that sounds like great fun! Kinda like the gacha machines you get in Japan, where you get a random piece of merch, I’ve always wanted to try that-”[/color] Ella started rambling. [color=e77fbf]”But with money!”[/color] [color=DC143C]”It’s nothing like that.”[/color] Saskia rolled their eyes. [color=DC143C]”But I’m in.”[/color] “I mean, I would say you three are the [i]last[/i] mothafuckas’ that should be gambling but…” Jordan said while looking down the binoculars. “... You three [i]desperately[/i] need to go outside. Experience some real world. Hell, I’ll front ya’ll some gambling money...” [color=764820]”Really?!”[/color] Lisa asked. “Yeah, really… oh wait,” Jordan realized. “Ya’ll don’t have IDs….” [color=e77fbf]”Nope!”[/color] Ella said cheerfully. [color=e77fbf]”We died at sixteen, why would we have IDs- wait, we can legally drink!”[/color] “I mean, I think you can get a driver’s license at 16 in most states,” Kimberly shrugged. [color=764820]”Well we didn’t,”[/color] Lisa shrugged. [color=e77fbf]”You don’t need it to watch anime,”[/color] Ella added. “Well, without an ID you actually [i]can’t[/i] legally drink,” Jordan noted. “And again, I don’t think ya’ll should be drinking willy nilly… sounds like a recipe for disaster.” [color=764820]”Hey! We fought a Demon-Snake-God-Thing,”[/color] Lisa shouted, looking over her shoulder. “I meeeeeeeean,” Kimberly said. “Maybe some time, when we got time, we can buy some drinks. Mix just a [i]little bit[/i] with some soda or juice, and then they can try some. How’s that sound?” She asked them. [color=e77fbf]”Ohhh that does sound better than drinking around a loada men!”[/color] Ella grinned. [color=764820]”You know, Adora never wanted me to drink…”[/color] Lisa mused. [color=764820]”... For some reason.”[/color] “Probably for a reason, yo!” Jordan laughed. [color=764820]”Well, I mean I [i]tried[/i] it but it tasted funny,”[/color] Lisa began. [color=764820]”I don’t get why the other kids drunk so much - especially out the Chalice - like does that thing disinfect itself? Or did we all just pass around herpes or something?”[/color] She scratched her head. “You mean like [i]THE[/i] Chalice?” Kimberly raised an eyebrow. [color=e77fbf]"Well yeah, is there another Chalice?"[/color] Ella tilted her head in confusion. [color=DC143C]"I always assumed Sully named it himself,"[/color] Saskia said. [color=DC143C]"If the chalice is one that can create any liquid, then yes."[/color] “Yes, I’m talking about [i]that[/i] Chalice,” Kimberly confirmed. “I’m astonished that the Chalice fell into your hands. Just how [i]many[/i] artifacts did ya’ll have?” [color=764820]”Well…”[/color] Lisa trailed off, putting a finger on her chin. [color=764820]”We got a [i]ton![/i] First that comes to mind is my best friend Adora! She’s like the greatest person in the world! But, her grandfather gave her the Trinity Rings when he died and she gave it to her friend!”[/color] “... The goddamn [i]Trinity Rings?[/i]” Kimberly tilted her head. “Okay, that’s [i]two[/i] valuable artifacts you all just stumbled upon. What else?” [color=764820]”We had plenty! I know off the top of my head is Amy and her kanabō, I think she said she had three Onis sealed inside of it. I’m not sure if it was [i]legendary[/i] or anything,”[/color] Lisa rubbed her chin before a sinister grin crept across her face. [color=764820]”I remember Ella nerding over it all the time! Amy would [i]always[/i] cringe [i]every[/i] time she saw Ella!”[/color] [color=e77fbf]"It was super cool I couldn't help it!"[/color] Ella whined. [color=e77fbf]"It was like right outta an anime!"[/color] [color=764820]”She walked out every time you came in the room!”[/color] Lisa shouted. Ella pouted. She did, but it wasn’t Ella’s fault that she was interested and just couldn’t stop asking questions… Amy never told her it bothered her; she just started ignoring her! “Okay, well, I think she had one of the Oni-Clubs or Demon Kanabōs, and unlike the Trinity Rings and the Chalice, there were several of them, so they were [i]sort of[/i] mass-produced,” Kimberly explained. “Typically, they don’t leave Japan, but I guess it’s possible a few ended up in America.” She shrugged. “What else?” [color=764820]”Oh! Then there was my good friend Gretchen! Though, she hated when I called her Gretchen, she was always like-”[/color] Lisa pinced her nose and made her best impression of Greta’s famously high-pitched and nasally voice. [color=764820]”-’Don’t call me that! It makes me sound like an old lady!’ But now that I think about it, Gretchen always kind of [i]acted[/i] like an ol-”[/color] “... What. Did. [i]Gretchen. [b]Have?[/b][/i]” Jordan pinched the bridge of her nose. [color=764820]”Oh! She had the coolest artifact! The Alchemist Ring! It was like the most valuable artifact we had! She could make potions; she gave out a bunch of healing potions that saved so many people. I helped her out a lot by using my spiders to gather her stuff and help her make potions. She was always shy and never talked, but she was [i]sooooooo[/i] cute, and lovely and… I hope she made it.”[/color] Lisa awkwardly laughed as she twiddled her thumbs. “... Three legendary artifacts. Anything else that comes to mind?” Ella really hoped nothing else came to mind, because she was bored to death listening to Lisa list every single artifact that had been in the coven. Big deal! She could fight half of them with her fists. She groaned and lay back down on the ground. [color=764820]”Oh, there was Reza! He had this cooooool sword called the Noble Vow, I don’t know much about him but he was really cool and nice,”[/color] Lisa explained. [color=764820]”Far as I know, he always had the sword, but he cleaved the Stygian’s Snake’s minions apart like they were nothing. And I am looking forward to seeing him again when we get back.”[/color] She smiled like a fool. “... Four,” Kimberly logged. “Go on.” [color=764820]”Well, they also got this thing called the Bull’s Ring that our friend Kari found - oh yeah, and they got this sword called the Apparition Killer! I’m not sure what the App-Killer does, but when Daisy - one of the leaders of the Coven [sup]she was kind of an asshole though[/sup] - put on the ring she almost fried the Stygian Snake!”[/color] Lisa excitedly said, before her tone changed. Her face dropped, and her smile turned into a frown. She shook her head. “Everything good?” Kimberly asked. [color=764820]”Y-yeah… I’m good…”[/color] Lisa shook her head. “Well, that’s six,” Kimberly trailed off, then faced Jordan. “We [i]really[/i] need to pay St. Portwell - and this Coven - a visit when this blows over.” “Agreed,” “But go on,” Kimberly said. [color=764820]”There was the third-in-command of the Coven, Auri Auclair, she had this thing called the Butterfly Staff,”[/color] Lisa began, her demeanor reverted to usual, all smiles and laughter. [color=764820]”It was so beautiful to see all the butterflies fly everywhere.”[/color] “For once,” Kimberly shrugged. “I [i]never[/i] heard of that. So, I guess we’re still at six legendary artifacts. Go on.” [color=764820]”There was Auri’s sister, Paige,”[/color] Lisa rubbed the back of her neck. [color=764820]”She was weird if you asked me.”[/color] “The pot calling the kettle black,” Jordan laughed. [color=764820]”She had this shield called the Shield of Vitality… it was this [i]huuuuuuge[/i] shield-”[/color] Lisa stuck her hands out to accentuate how large of an object it was. [color=764820]”That tanked attacks from the Stygian Snake and healed people… but again, she was kind of weird. Never liked her, hehe...”[/color] “Fair,” Kimberly shrugged. “I wouldn’t say that’s [i]legendary[/i] but I heard about the shield of vitality.” [color=764820]”Oh! Oh! [i]Oh![/i] How could I forget my friend Sloane!”[/color] Lisa laughed as [color=764820]”I mean, nobody liked her, but I always thought that she was [i]soooo[/i] misunderstood. But she had a cool thing: she could make her versions of artifacts. She made a copy of [i]everything[/i] we had! I think…”[/color] [color=DC143C]"They were like, evil copies,"[/color] Saskia pointed out. [color=DC143C]"Like one that stopped you from lying."[/color] [color=764820]”I mean, I wouldn’t call them [i]evil[/i] but…”[/color] Lisa scratched the side of her head, [color=764820]”What would happen if one of the bad guys got their hands on it? Like someone like Morningstar?”[/color] Ella’s head shot up, eyes wide. [color=e77fbf]"It wouldn’t be good if that evil bastard got them!"[/color] [color=764820]”Well, it's a good thing Sloane is probably keeping them all safe in her vault or something!”[/color] Lisa shouted. [color=764820]”Where [i]nobody[/i] bad is doing anything to them.”[/color] Both Kimberly and Jordan exchanged glances. “Oh, we [i]definitely[/i] gotta’ pay her a visit,” Jordan laughed. “Well, are there any other all-powerful artifacts [i]literal children[/i] just fell into?” [color=764820]”Well…”[/color] “... Hey wait!” Jordan interrupted as she turned towards the rest of the group. “He’s here!” Lisa raised her head and saw a Dodge Charger pull into the parking lot… quickly, a [url=https://i.imgur.com/RNzITb9.jpeg]an average heighted man[/url] lit a cigarette and walked into Shadynasty’s after adjusting his leather coat. Lisa pointed at him from the roof, looking back at the group, [color=764820]”Oooooh! Is that him?!”[/color] She asked. [color=e77fbf]”Oh, is it?”[/color] Ella properly sat up, shuffling over to next to Lisa and looking down at the street. “Yes, that’s him,” Jordan affirmed with a nod. “You three, gather ‘round, and remember the plan.” [color=764820]”... What [i]is[/i] the plan?”[/color] Lisa asked. [color=DC143C]”Seduce him, take him out the back and slit-”[/color] Saskia cut herself off. [color=DC143C]”Get information out of him.”[/color] [color=e77fbf]”That’s not much of a plan…”[/color] Ella frowned, still not feeling happy about it. She didn’t want to be around men grossly looking at attractive women. Not at all! [color=e77fbf]”How do we do that?”[/color] Jordan facepalmed. “Girl, I hate to be blunt,” Jordan began, “But you have a coochie. Men aren’t [i]that[/i] complex. Just be nice to him. It’s literally [i]that[/i] simple.” [color=DC143C]”Look, she’s never liked someone that’s real,”[/color] Saskia explained, shrugging. [color=764820]”Yeah, she never held a hand before!”[/color] Lisa laughed. [color=e77fbf]”Yeah! Why would I, when anime girls are right there!”[/color] Ella declared. [color=e77fbf]”But if it’s just being nice… that's easy.”[/color] [color=DC143C]”Very easy…”[/color] Saskia said with a dangerous glint in their eyes. [color=764820]”[i]Too[/i] easy…”[/color] Lisa said with a grin. “Alright, bunch up,” Jordan said as a Coral-pink sphere wrapped around them. “Wait!” Kimberly shouted, “Don’t forget!” She ran over and shoved a walkie talkie into Ella’s hands, then stuck a finger up, “Use it [i]sparingly[/i]. We’re going to be keeping watch from out here.” Lisa nodded her head. “We’re counting on ya’ll,” Jordan said. “Don’t do anything crazy…” Then she and Kimberly looked at each other before Jordan said, “... Okay, nothing [i]too[/i] crazy.” “Byeeeeee!” Kimberly waved them goodbye before they disappeared in a flash of Coral-Pink magic. [hr] They appeared in the least conspicuous spot for three people to pop out of thin air. The bathroom. It was the handicapped stall, which had a sink and a toilet. The stall door was left slightly ajar, so Lisa quickly ran over and pushed it closed. They could hear the music much more now. [color=764820]”... I hope this isn’t the men’s bathroom,”[/color] Lisa mused out loud. [color=DC143C]"If it is, you should use your spider summoning on Jordan,"[/color] Saskia said ominously, but with a hint of discomfort in her eyes. [color=764820]”Sure thing!”[/color] Lisa said with a toothy smile. [color=e77fbf]"I'm sure it isn't!"[/color] Ella stuffed the walkie talkie in the pocket of her bright pink trousers. She moved over to the door and tried to listen out through it… but it was hard to hear anything with the music. She turned back around to Lisa and Saskia, hands on her hips. [color=e77fbf]"Alright, what's the plan? We can't just burst in there-"[/color] [color=DC143C]"I already said go in, seduce him, lure him outside, torture him,"[/color] Saskia intoned. [color=DC143C]"Why are you trying to plan, Ella? You're just stalling, aren't you?"[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Noooo… fine! Let's just go out there!"[/color] [color=764820]”Hold on!”[/color] Lisa raised the back of her shirt, and spider legs came out. She put them against the walls (of the bathroom itself and the stall). She raised herself off the ground and looked over the stall. She then whispered, [color=764820]”There’s like three people in here! All women! So no spiders in Jordan’s draws!”[/color] She paused for a moment as she lowered herself back to the ground. [color=764820]”Well, not unless she wants them.”[/color] Ella let out a sigh of relief. She wouldn’t need to deal with any creepy men, yet! She did a quick check to make sure she had her channeller in her pocket, just in case - yup! The walkie talkie was accessible too. She steeled herself for what was to come. But the three of them could handle it! [color=e77fbf]"Alright, let’s go get whatshisface, and get outta here!"[/color] Ella shouted, a little too loud, and threw a fist in the air. Without waiting she barrelled right through the stall door and into the bathroom itself… grabbing both Saskia and Lisa’s hands on the way to drag them out with her. [color=DC143C]"Slow down,"[/color] Saskia complained as Ella started to drag them towards the bathroom exit. [color=764820]”... Isn’t this what they were talking about?!”[/color] Lisa’s eyes met with the bewildered strippers who watched them get pulled out of a bathroom stall. One that was empty just minutes ago. They were pulled into the [url=https://i.imgur.com/78zAUaF.jpeg]main room[/url], and were probably assaulted by red. There was already a white girl dancing on stage, already naked. [color=764820]”... There he is!”[/color] Lisa whispered (more loudly than she probably intended), and pointed at Jacob Stauber. Who was sitting at the bar, watching the girl shake ass with a beer in his hand. [color=764820]”Okay, um… let’s come up with a plan… because I don’t think ‘Come outside so we can kidnap you’ would work.”[/color] Ella was full on, openly staring at the girl on stage, eyes wide. It was hard not to! She was naked and attractive and Ella had only ever seen naked fictional- Not the time! [color=e77fbf]"Alright, I have an idea. You see in this anime-"[/color] [color=DC143C]"No way,"[/color] Saskia cut her off, eyes narrowing. [color=DC143C]"The last time you came up with a plan from an anime we ended up chased out of a bank. I think…"[/color] They trailed off, grimacing. [color=DC143C]"We probably need to pretend to be strippers. Or at least interested in him."[/color] Ella shuddered. [color=e77fbf]"But won’t it be weird if it’s all three of us? But none of us should go alone- Ahhh, what do you think, Lisa?"[/color] Lisa stuck her arms out and looked down at the plain T-shirt, some black jeans, and some New Balance sneakers (because, thank God, Kimberly bought her something to wear other than those boots). [color=764820]”... Do we [i]look[/i] like strippers?”[/color] Then she tensed up for a moment as her eyes shot open. [color=764820]”... [i]We also don’t have any money![/i]”[/color] [color=DC143C]"You’re right."[/color] Saskia looked down at their own outfit - an oversized grey sweater tucked into black cargo pants. [color=DC143C]"We can’t even pay off any strippers to help- Do people even ‘hook up’ in stripclubs with people who aren’t strippers?"[/color] They then looked at Ella. [color=DC143C]"I hate to say it but… you’re probably the best dressed for it. But honestly, I think we’re screwed."[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Whhaattt?"[/color] Ella shook her head. Sure, she looked super duper cute in the bright pink jeans and strawberry themed crop top she was wearing, with a little bit of her waist showing, but! It wasn’t for seduction! Well, it wasn’t as boring as the other two… [color=e77fbf]"You want me to go over there, Saskia? [i]Me[/i]?"[/color] [color=764820]”I mean…”[/color] Lisa trailed off. [color=764820]”I won’t be too far away - and neither will my spiders!”[/color] She gave Ella a toothy grin. [color=764820]”So, just say hi, and give him the flirty eye, then I don’t know…”[/color] Lisa shrugged. [color=764820]”Rub on his leg or something. We just need him outside.”[/color] Ella looked at Lisa, then at Saskia who just shrugged, and then back at Lisa. It seemed she didn’t have a choice. Which was fine! She’d sacrifice herself so that her friends didn’t have to. [color=e77fbf]"Alright, I’ll do it. I’ll get him outside.”[/color] Before she went over, Ella held her hands to her chest and closed her eyes, before murmuring, [color=e77fbf]"Sailor Soldiers please protect me."[/color] She then steeled herself, and made her way towards the bar. She had no idea how to ‘give him the flirty eye’ like Lisa suggested, she didn’t even know what that was. Just start with speaking to him, but how did she do that without it looking weird? Did that even matter- [color=e77fbf]"Ahhh-"[/color] Ella was so in her own head that she tripped over her own feet as she got near the bar. But fate was kind! It sent her falling right towards Jacob Stauber, and she caught herself with a hand on his shoulder and her chest lightly pressing against his back. [color=e77fbf]"Oh, I’m so sorry."[/color] She inadvertently batted her eyelashes at him while panickedly blinking. He caught her with his free hand, and said, “It’s all good, relax, [i]relax,[/i] I’m not going to bite your head off for a simple mistake.” He helped her to her feet. [color=e77fbf]"Thank you,"[/color] Ella laughed nervously, resisting the urge to run the instant his hand came anywhere near her- even though he was actually just helping her up! Alright think, Ella, think… How did anime girls get the male love interests in all the shows she’d watched? Well, normally it took episodes and they would accidentally touch and then look away and blush and- No! That wouldn’t work! Quick, think! [color=e77fbf]"Maybe it wasn’t a mistake but… fate,"[/color] she smiled, finally managing to get out a cringy as fuck line. She leaned in past him as if going to the bar - but she couldn’t actually get anything to drink - so that she was also close to him. Her skin crawled, but she ignored it. For the mission! She tried to make her smile and gaze more flirty (but she really had no idea what she was doing). [color=e77fbf]"Falling into someone so… handsome."[/color] Jacob grinned as he said, “Heh, I don’t believe in fate, but… this?” He laughed. “It’s a happy accident.” He turned around to face the bar as he said, “Can I buy you a drink?” [color=e77fbf]"Of course,"[/color] Ella said, though she didn’t plan to touch [i]any[/i] drink in here and also didn’t have ID- but they probably wouldn’t check it if he bought it right? That would kind of ruin the plan and she seemed to be getting somewhere. Get a drink, pretend to drink it, ask him to go outside- perfect. [color=e77fbf]"I’ll have… whatever you’re having."[/color] He held his bud light in the air, raised an eyebrow and incredulously laughed. “You? Drinking this?” He shook the bottle of beer. “Foooor real? I see you drinking those fruity drinks?” [color=e77fbf]"Well…"[/color] Ella laughed, cheeks heating up from the sheer embarrassment of trying to fumble her way through a normie conversation and failing at the simplest of hurdles! A fruity drink definitely seemed more up her alley but she had absolutely no idea about alcohol so that would only drag things out. Just fake it till you make it, Ella! [color=e77fbf]"Don’t judge a book by its cover… I enjoy drinking both. You’d be surprised by all the things I do that don’t match how I look."[/color] She winked, because it seemed appropriate, even though she was really talking about all the apparitions she killed- but he’d probably take it some other way! “Alright then!” Jacob laughed as he turned around to the bartender and shouted, “Can I get another bud light!” “You got it, sweetie!” the bartender responded. After popping the top, he quickly handed him another bottle and grinned as he held it out for Ella to take. “... So, you gonna take it?” Was that a trick question? [color=e77fbf]No, no, don’t try to understand them, Ella…[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Why wouldn’t I?"[/color] Going with what seemed like a safe answer, Ella reached out for the bottle. She forced herself to let her fingers brush against his, rather than completely avoiding any touch, as she took it from him. It wasn’t quite the leg rub Lisa had suggested, but just that had her feeling a little sick! She took a tiny sip of it, just about managing not to grimace at the disgusting taste that didn’t help with her nausea. Okay, what to say, what to do… [color=e77fbf]"Thanks, hopefully, my company is good enough for the drink."[/color] Oh sailor moon did that make her sound so boring. “Don’t worry,” Jacob said with a smile. “So… what brings you here? You don’t look like the type that hits up spots like this?” [color=e77fbf]"Oh, how could you tell?"[/color] Ella laughed, trying not to freak out. Was it that obvious?! Of course it was obvious! She couldn’t exactly tell him that she was here to lure him outside so her and her magical girl friends could torture him for information! Just keep faking it, she could do that, she’d learned from the best - anime about normal people. [color=e77fbf]"I was just looking for some fun after being stuck inside for a few days. Forcing myself out of my comfort zone for a good night!"[/color] “Yeah I was about to say the arcade is down the street!” Jacob laughed. “So, I guess your comfort zone doesn’t involve watching girls shake ass to pay their way through college?” He then laughed obnoxiously. [color=e77fbf]"Not normally,"[/color] Ella smiled, glad that she was a naturally smiley person because she really didn't feel like smiling at him. She'd actually much rather just be watching 'girls shake ass' than talking to him. She twirled one finger in a pink braid, half a distraction for herself and half an attempted flirting tactic. [color=e77fbf]"But I'm glad I came, otherwise I wouldn't have fallen into and met you."[/color] “Hehe, me too-” [h3][i]“... Sapphire is coming off the stage, now [b]Neon[/b] is taking the stage!”[/i][/h3] Jacob immediately shot his head towards the stage as a [url=https://i.imgur.com/LhvpIux.jpg] taller-than-average Mexican lady with curly hair took the stage.[/url] She was wearing pink high boots and a matching pink bikini set, and as she strolled onto the stage, the music changed… [center][hr][hider=La Jumpa · Arcángel][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm8b1okbkbM[/youtube][/hider][hr][/center] She walked over to the pole with a smile on her face, as she swayed her hips from left to right. Jacob grinned before he dug into his pocket as he said, “Thank you for the company, but I got business to attend to… ”He pulled out a twenty… he handed it to Ella as he said, “Buy yourself a drink and get the fuck out of here. Trust me. It’s about to get [i]ugly[/i].” He then stormed off towards the stage. Shit! Ella couldn't let this all be for nothing, the inane normie conversation she'd had to suffer through- when would they get another chance?! No way was she letting him go. Desperate times called for desperate measures. Maybe she was also saving a strippers life with this? Thinking fast, Ella followed after Jacob (pocketing the twenty first) before literally [I]launching[/I] herself at him. At the same time she absorbed the bright pink of one of her rings, ignoring the burning in her chest at doing it without touching her channeler, increasing her physical strength. She wrapped her arms around him and pressed herself against his back, trying her hardest not to throw up. She had to do this! Seduce him or physically drag him out, she didn't care which! [color=e77fbf]"Surely your business can wait?"[/color] Jacob froze, before he craned his head over his shoulder at Ella. “Wish it could,” Jacob said. “But, I got business to settle here....” He attempted to pull himself free and continue towards the stage. Lisa had ran to the corner of Ella’s peripheral, and waved her hands back and forth in some attempt to get her attention. Once she got Ella’s attention, she put her hands together as spiders came from underneath her t-shirt. They quickly formed web in between Lisa’s hands, that spelled out the letters… [b][code]NEED HELP?![/code][/b] [color=e77fbf]"Don't be like that…"[/color] Ella said. Unfortunately for Jacob, she was fairly strong without magic and with the strength enhancement it wasn't so easy for him to get out of her grip. She absorbed the colour from an earring, wincing at the burn and gaining more strength. It was more difficult fighting down the urge to let go, skin crawling this close- maybe if she imagined him as someone else! She couldn't imagine him as a woman, so she superimposed Tuxedo Mask's face over his so she felt slightly less disgusted while catching Lisa's message behind him. She nodded fervently, while saying, [color=e77fbf]"I promise it'll be much more worth your while…"[/color] “Hey, what the hell? Let go of me!” Jacob tried to fight himself free… while Lisa ran over to Jacob, briefly raising the back of her shirt as spider legs erupted from her back, launching her forward towards Jacob before they shrunk back into her back. She got into the pose as if performing a flying kick and let out a quiet little. [color=764820]“... [i]Hiyah![/i]”[/color] That was drowned out by the strip club as her leg connected with the side of Jacob’s head… and then she fell and hit the floor, leaving a tiny foot-shaped print on the side of his head. “[i]ARGH![/i] What the hell?!” Jacob shouted, as that didn’t have the effect he wanted, he kept thrashing back and forth. [color=e77fbf]"Oh my gosh, who is that crazy chick, let's get you somewhere safe before she tries again!"[/color] Ella gasped, regretting asking for Lisa's help. She could've knocked him out much more easily herself! But now the element of surprise was gone! She absorbed the colour of another earring, painful burns creeping out from underneath her crop top which she ignored. She then started trying to forcefully drag Jacob towards what she hoped was a way out. Out of the corner of the eye she spotted Saskia face palming where Lisa had come from, before beginning to make their way over to help her up. “No, let go of me right now!” Jacob shouted. “I’m starting to think you’re with [i]her[/i] people.” Lisa crawled to her feet, looked at Ella and Jacob, and shrugged. Out of the hidden crevices of her T-shirt, a wave of spiders was summoned, quickly traveling from herself to Jack. Then, the spiders quickly weaved a web that covered his mouth… before going into [i]his[/i] clothes and disappearing. Lisa ran over to Ella and tapped her on the thigh and said, [color=764820]”To your left! An exit! Let’s go!”[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Got it!"[/color] With an unnatural strength, Ella half lifted Jacob and dragged him towards the exit. It wasn't easy carrying a grown man, but thankfully she'd boosted her strength a little bit! [color=e77fbf]"Sorry about this, but you made this all harder on yourself!"[/color] Saskia chuckled as she ran past them. She opened the exit door first for Ella, who didn't have any hands free, to yank him outside. They managed to drag him out to the alleyway behind Shadynasty’s, and Lisa commanded more spiders to bind him up. Ella finally let go of him and stepped away, shuddering. [color=764820]”Ella! Quick! Call Kimberly and J-”[/color] “... What is going on here?” That was when two men in suits walked to the girls. One was a [url=https://i.imgur.com/iN0IzaO.jpeg]taller Hispanic man that wore sunglasses[/url]. The other was the polar opposite, [url=https://i.imgur.com/TSNd86C.jpeg]a short red-haired man with glasses[/url]. They both dug into their pockets and pulled out badges as the red-haired man said, “... [i]FBI,[/i] we have some questions to ask you three,” He began. “Starting with [i]why[/i] you’re trying to kidnap one of our agents.”