The Pleasure Of Business

It hadn’t been a simple journey, but with some patience, Heit had made a sort of life for himself here on Earth. He’d spent many days of hard work as a courier, handyman, and student of the Orange Star Academy. And he ended those days of labor much like he’d done today, with a trip to the local café. The soothing smooth jazz lull of a piano over the employees’ radio, and a warm mug of the most sweet-smelling cocoa were delights that even a frigid Arcosian could warm up to.

Heit was sitting down at a table with his tail wrapped tightly around his waist. His violet hoodie was unzipped halfway, and his sweatpants were white with a red stripe along the sides. His uncovered feet were still slick from the light snowfall earlier and beside them sat a black duffel bag zipped shut yet looking full. His hands were slowly typing at a small gray laptop sitting before him, the first purchase he had made with Earth money! He paused his typing to take another sip of cocoa, looking around the café once more.

Nothing seemed too out of the ordinary. The various patrons were enjoying the calm atmosphere, the employee was reading something on a tablet device. He stopped glancing around and took a moment to savor that cocoa flavor he loved so much. Pulling the mug away with a sigh of delight, he placed it back down and turned back to his computer.

He was currently typing an essay up for one of his college courses. He struggled greatly with the subject of Earthen history, but Heit’s major required a class in it before he could advance further. As such, he would work just as hard as he had before! With hot cocoa breaks… many hot cocoa breaks.

The demon was content to enjoy his time alone, ignoring or oblivious to those about him. It wasn't till a feminine voice spoke up that he was taken from his reading and the serpent eyes of Kamae turned to the origin. A young woman by the looks of it, but one he didn't recognize off hand. He turned to Sobi to see if it was one of her friends only for the young lady to simply look at him in return before shrugging. While it was certainly not uncommon anymore for Kamae to be encroached upon during his time relaxing, he saw no refuse.

"I don't see why not. Take a seat young miss."

Now that Kamae was aware of his surroundings, the demon folded his newspaper up and tucked it under his seat for the future. entwining his fingers together in his lap while he leaned back in his chair to take in this new individual. She was most certainly not human, her ears were pointed. Perhaps one of the elven people from Konats? He doubted that very much, and didn't sense any energy from her. His eyes however could see she was different than most sentient races. Her body was magical, that much he could tell from her inner body, and he was curious if she was perhaps a demonic entity... An assumption given she didn't share common traits found in the people of Konats. 

"I am known as Kamae Ghoun, and this is Sobi Udon. A pleasure miss...?"

Kamae left the last part lingering to open dialogue of who this stranger was. The demon however was now distinctly aware of his surroundings, and his eyes flicked over to the Arcosian sitting nearby. He hadn't seen one on earth yet, so this was a rather unique situation. He supposed his absence was the reason for all this new faces. He would need to look into the registry later to see who he was missing.

Kamae was aware a few individuals of power had gathered about in this Cafe now, something he was determined to keep an eye on. The girl, the Arcosian and... as he reached for his drink only to watch it spill, a majin. His serpent eyes trailing after the creature for a moment, watching it lick someone's foot where he recoiled in disgust. Vile little thing as it was, if he wasn't under a deal with Derry, he might have slain it on the spot. Akin to a vermin in his eyes than any actual creature by its attitude and ways of getting around.

Kamae then returned his attention to the woman at the table, her words raising a brow while the demon wiped up his drink from the table. He gestured to the waiter to bring him another drink while he listened patiently. She gave a vague answer that had Kamae not witnessed her sudden change in eye color and the fangs... he might have assumed she was some sort of scammer. But the eye color change had told him all he needed to know, she was demonic in nature, or perhaps more magical than previously believed. Regardless of the answer, Kamae adjusted his posture and legs by re-crossing them. Such a strange little turn of events.

"I see... While I would like to know how you acquired this information, I suppose a vague notion and knowledge I was here is acceptable. Fortune does tend to bring strangers to my lap occasionally."

The waiter finally brought Kamae his drink and the demon simply tilted his head in thanks. He took a drink as best as one could given he did not possess lips, and glanced at the other two in question. After a moment, the demon held up a hand and snapped his fingers. In that moment all the customers save the four of them sat up straight, as if struck by an electric shock. Their eyes suddenly growing a deep green if only for a moment, and then Kamae spoke.

"अभी जाओ, कल लौटो" (leave now, and return tomorrow.)

Kamae's words were of his native tongue, a long dead dialect from nearly eight thousand years ago. Sobi looked up at Kamae, wondering if she should leave given she was in danger now. The demon simply smiled as she too stood up and with the crowd, she left through the front door. The Staff of the store remained, their eyes still dulled as if half asleep but continued their job despite the mind control now taking hold of them.

"Now then... A majin... an arcosian, a demon and what I presume is a magical creature, a demon perhaps? My oh my... Quite the collection of individuals we have here."

Kamae stated as he took another sip of his drink, eyes staring at the wall ahead with amusement. While the Sankishin was nearby, Kamae had to be careful not to antagonize anyone. He didn't want to destroy his favorite store so far.

"Well Qarinah, you have my attention. I do love making deals after all..."

Kamae watched Qarinah with a keen interest a moment, like a snake having caught sight of a small mouse. If she had wanted to stir his curiousity, the demon was certainly curious now... Kamae was not always the best person to get curious, considering he liked to alter the genetics of those he found amusing or interesting. Yet he didn't wish to leave the others out of the loop. He gazed at the Majin for a moment and then to the Arcosian before coldly chuckling.

"I am afraid you two have been caught up in some rather interesting business. Why not come join me at the table, and... try to be civil."

The last part was to the majin who had been acting strangely before, and to further threaten the idea of them displeasing him should they NOT take him up on the offer. The air behind Kamae soon split open like a tear in cloth, the sound of a fabric being torn open soon following. From the tear in the fabric of reality came a hand, followed by another. The Sankishin soon pulling the wound in space open to reveal itself in all of its demonic glory. Kamae didn't know why an Arcosian was here, but he was very interested to know why now. The majin was simply an amusing little thing as well, so why not have them all sit at the table to enjoy each others company.

The trio of strangers had all gathered about, though the majin was seemingly to dull witted to understand manners. Kamae's eyes showed his annoyance but he would play to its intelligence in a moment. First the most important thing to be had was the fact the girl was indeed from the demon realm, not a place Kamae had ever visited but knew about. She was a succubi who had come from the demonic realm and had brought with her a bottle of blood from a man named Yangcong. A man Kamae knew about in passing, a man who had caused quite a stir on plant some time ago. He silently pocketed the vial and tilted his head in thanks without overly committing himself to being grateful.

She also had made a passing comment about his ability to call upon such power in the middle of the city, and how he must have had a deal with the person in charge. She was... partially correct but unfortunately mostly wrong in that regard. Derry did give him a pass on the accords but Kamae had long set up his own structure within the political branch when he ran for president. He had laid a foundation for his own power politically thanks to his abilities. The demon's eyes looked to the individuals who were currently mind controlled before chuckling menacingly.

"In a manner of speaking..."

With that the demon returned his gaze to those around him. The Sankishin moved as well, turning to the Majin as it was about to have its own conversation. 

"Apologies for interrupting your studies, I won't take much of your time or cause you problems for long."

Kamae offered his sincere apology as he kept his smile on while looking to the Arcosian.

"Kamae Ghoun, and I went to Orange Star University when I studied for office. Though I didn't graduate because of personal reasons and a shift in interest. I'd be willing to help sometime after this however. Mind you, I would like to speak to you out of curiosity and my 'friend' behind me here is simply for my own safety."

Kamae stated to try to reassure the man, and then he turned to the demon girl. She was quite beautiful, if nothing else. He supposed she did fit the bill for a succubi. But he had learned his lesson from Celeste, and wouldn't fall so easily.

"As for you. This is a fine gift, we can discuss this later at my workplace. For now, all of you may order what you like. Its on the house and any outstanding bills will be paid by me."

Kamae gestured in an effort to foster good will, trying to show that despite his earlier demonstration, he was not beyond being civil. He was just tired of people making trouble for him when he was enjoying a meal or spending time with Sobi. 


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The sankishin on the other hand looked down at the majin, its eye less gaze focused on the tiny little thing. Kamae was able to multitask easily, given he was use to controlling multiple people at once and splitting his attention amongst clones. A trait he was quite proud of and proficient at now. 

"Sankishin Kamae. What can I do for you majin?"

It was clear this individual was focused on a certain level when it came to its attention. Having completely ignored Kamae's gesture before. If Kamae didn't have a deal with Derry, he might well have torn this place apart in an effort to eradicate this filthy little creature. Kamae had used Majin DNA in the Akshaya Vata tree, their ability to regrow their cells and be moldable was remarkable after all. But he had not come across a majin as... straight forward or looked like this one. In truth he was just curious how it would go from here.