A lesson

[myblueskies]

Who: Romeo, Elfnein and Zetta
When: June 20th
Where: Zetta's temple
What: Elfnein and Romeo have a plan to help Zetta learn about friendship and teamwork. Time to implement step one.

It's been almost two weeks since Romeo first thought of the plan and spoke to Elfnein about it. But they have waited, to make sure they knew exactly what they wanted to say and how to go about it. Zetta was a very grumpy book and if they did this wrong he might not want to talk to them at all and then they wouldn't be able to teach him good teamwork and friendship!

Romeo was nervous but Elfnein was with him so it was all going to be alright! In his hands he had a box, a present for Zetta that would hopefully help him not be so grumpy! At least long enough for them to talk to him.

He smiled at Elfnein, it would be alright. They would keep their spirits up! Romeo reached up and knocked on the door of Zetta's temple.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

Of course, Zetta didn't answer his own door. He had people for that! In this case, a Prinny, who opened the door and then stuck its flipper up in greeting.

"Oh hey, doods! What brings you guys around?"

[alchemists]

"We're here to see Zetta, can you tell him that Elfnein and Romeo are here?"

[myblueskies]

Romeo just smiled at the Prinny and gave it a friendly wave, leaving Elfnein to do the talking. He's a little nervous though he is doing his best to keep his spirits up!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Oh hold on, I gotta check the list, doods."

Producing a sheet of paper from its pouch, the Prinny scanned it for a moment, then saluted. "You're cleared to enter! Right this way!"

Turning, the Prinny led them into the castle-temple.

[alchemists]

"Thank you"

Getting past the door is always a good sign.

[myblueskies]

"Thank you!" Romeo skipped behind. He's still nervous but he will keep his spirits up. It will be alright! Hopefully they will say everything right when they see Zetta!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

The Prinny led them along down the ominous, huge, and foreboding Great Hall, hung a left, and stepped into a wing of the temple that basically looked like a comfy home you'd find anywhere. Zetta looked up from his position on a couch in what appeared to be a living room, one eyebrow going up as he saw who it was.

"The heck are you kids doing here?"

[alchemists]

"Romeo has something very important to ask you, that's why we're here!"

This was the first time Elfnein had stepped foot in Zetta's temple, so it was a bit surprising to see how normal looking it was.

[myblueskies]

"I do, mister Zetta! We also brought you cookies!"

He opens the box and hands it over, inside are lots of square cookies with words piped on them like Zetta! and most baddest overlord and best book.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Cookies?!" Zetta eyed the box with undisguised glee. And the messages were all right too! These kids were finally giving him the respect and tribute he deserved!

....wait.

The book looked up at them, a faint frown on his face. "Okay, why are you two trying to butter me up like this?"

[alchemists]

"We're not trying to butter you up, Romeo brought these as a gift and a good will token."

It was also kinda her idea to bring something so they wouldn't walk in empty handed, it was important to bring something while visiting someone else's home.

[myblueskies]

Romeo is glad to see that Zetta likes them! But he also shakes his head, "It's polite to bring things when you visit peoples houses, sir! Elfnein told me!"

But it wasn't just to say hello that they were here...

"Um... Um. I was thinking about what you said sir."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"I say a lot of things," Zetta said, still suspicious. Maybe they did just bring these as gifts from visiting, but the point remained: they came to visit him. And Zetta couldn't believe they did it out of the kindness of their heart, no ulterior motive at all.

[alchemists]

"There's only one thing we could be here for"

Not video games, but serious business

[myblueskies]

"You said that you didn't know teamwork because you don't got a shinki sir..."

Romeo glanced back at Elfnein once before punching the air and putting a brave face on. This was a very scary thing to do but he knows that Elfnein is right next to him, she wants to help Zetta too and she will support him all the way because she's his god and that's what gods do. It's what leaders do.

It's what friends do.

That's what they want to teach Zetta.

"So we were thinking... If you named me and I became your shinki we could all learn together."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Really.

Really.

Zetta looked at the two for a long, silent moment, thoughts inscrutable..

"Prinnies," he finally said, "explode when you throw them. Did you two know that?"

[alchemists]

"We're being serious! I talked to Romeo about this and we both agreed on it and want to be able to all work together!"

Elfnein's bracing a little bit in case Zetta decides to throw prinnies at them now that there's a threat of bombs.

[myblueskies]

"No sir." He hadn't known that. Poor Prinnies. He hoped Zetta didn't throw them around and make them explode... That was really bad!

But he nodded at Elfnein's words. He was serious, he wants to work with Zetta and help him learn about teamwork.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Yeah. I know you're serious."

Zetta turned slightly, facing Romeo directly. For once, he looked entirely serious.

"Pick up that Prinny --" he meant the one who had brought the kids in, and now was hanging around looking particularly nervous considering what direction the conversation had taken -- "and pitch it."