Gathering Storm
““Sorry. We’re closed.”
The one with the goatee in the hat and the overcoat came closer until Storm could see that his pupils were shaped wrong, vertical slits. The guy pulled up a chair and took off his hat like he was going to stay a while. The fact that he had horns underneath that hat did nothing to alleviate the creep factor.
“Very funny, Angel.” The newcomer looked around the bar before his eyes came to rest on the mop still in Storm’s big hands. “Oh how the mighty have fallen.” He gesture...d toward the door with his chin and one of his human associates dropped the security bar, locking them in.
Storm was calm. “Name’s not Angel. You’ve got the wrong guy and, like I said, we’re closed.
So if you would just…”
The guy who had locked the door had circled around behind Storm.
“So that’s how you want to play it. The old it-ain’t-me.”
Storm didn’t know what sort of creature it was, but there was something about it that was vaguely familiar, like he’d seen a painting or drawing.MoreLess
The one with the goatee in the hat and the overcoat came closer until Storm could see that his pupils were shaped wrong, vertical slits. The guy pulled up a chair and took off his hat like he was going to stay a while. The fact that he had horns underneath that hat did nothing to alleviate the creep factor.
“Very funny, Angel.” The newcomer looked around the bar before his eyes came to rest on the mop still in Storm’s big hands. “Oh how the mighty have fallen.” He gesture...d toward the door with his chin and one of his human associates dropped the security bar, locking them in.
Storm was calm. “Name’s not Angel. You’ve got the wrong guy and, like I said, we’re closed.
So if you would just…”
The guy who had locked the door had circled around behind Storm.
“So that’s how you want to play it. The old it-ain’t-me.”
Storm didn’t know what sort of creature it was, but there was something about it that was vaguely familiar, like he’d seen a painting or drawing.MoreLess
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