The Reality Vortex: Red Reputations

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When Bernkastel knocked on the door, there was a muffled voice on the other side and the scratching of someone moving a chair. Light footsteps approached the door until several the metallic clicks of a lock were heard. The door handle jiggled but the door itself did not budge. The locks were fiddled with again and when attempting to open the door, it did not budge. They heard several attempts before hearing a sigh of defeat on the other side. Suddenly, the door ripped open from the locks and eventually, torn off the hinge. Once the door was removed from its frame, the smell was completely overwhelming. Cuki's apartment was no doubt the source.

Easily and effortlessly holding the door overhead was the familiar tall and fluffy beast the gang grew to know. Zenta frowned seeing that he had to rip the door apart but being blind doesn't help him identify locks. His minor pout turned to a look of delight upon seeing the Breakers return.

"Ah, Breakers, what a pleasant surprise!" Zenta said wagging his tails. "Please, come in!"

Zenta leaned the busted door on the wall and moved himself to the side to allow the Breakers inside. He bowed his head humbly. The inside of Cuki's apartment had all the windows open and several portable fans that seemed to try to ventilate the area from the terrible reek. Several scented candles were lit in order to help rid the disgusting smell. The dining room had large splotches of red and blue paint and it looked as if something erupted on the dining table where they all ate. The ceiling, floor, walls, everything in the dining area (and part of the living room) was covered in a horrible clash of paint. Parts of the wall appeared to have smudges on them, evidence of someone trying to clean it off but failing. Other parts of the wall had a fresh new coat of paint that matched the rest of the home, indicating that someone was painting over the mess.

Near the sofa were multiple containers that held hundreds of letters addressed to the Breakers from the citizens of Metropolis. 

"Cuki is washing off in the restroom, she will attend us shortly. Please, take a seat and make yourselves at home!"
 
Cross enters but just floats there. Cross thinks noticing the letters "I wonder how many are hate mall? Some thing tells me a lot them. I hope she did not chose to read them the last time I checked thanks to the cheat (Byakko) and the foolish actions of Spina those may make things worst." 
 
Gogeta visibly cringed in following the others into the apartment. He glanced around, taking in the sights of the grisly scene; a disgusted look on his face maintaining itself as he looked around. Preoccupied with the current events, Gogeta had completely forgotten to respond to Bernkastel’s question earlier but blurted out his own thoughts once again in a plain tone.

“Jeez, what happened here?”
 
Brachi and Bara both frowned with disgust as they took a look around. It was then that Brachi began to sing a single verse, albeit softly, but Bara picked it up regardless...


"Take a look around you... at the world we've come to know... does it seem to be much more, than a crazy circus show... but maybe from the madness, something beautiful will grow..."
 
“Ah, what a foul smell.” Lucifer frowned when Zenta opened the door of the Apartment Complex. The caretaker placed a tissue around the bottom half of his face, covering his mouth and nose. Tears began to form around his eyes, as the stench was so vile, it caused him to shed them. “By the heavens, what and where did that odor come from? This definitely doesn’t smell like Spina back then—this is much worse than that.” Lucifer closed his eyes as the caretaker followed behind Bernkastel. His voice clearly muffled from the tissue covering his mouth. “The whole things looked like someone raided here, a disgusting mess. Did everyone take collective dumps at the front yard or something? Watch your step just in case.”
 
"Oh yes... please do pardon the smell. It came from a stink bomb hidden inside a package labeled to one of you guys. Cuki and I have done everything to lessen the odor from opening windows to lighting candles. The smell was far worse two days ago, Cuki and I had to sleep on the roof to vent the entire apartment ohoho! As for the explosion of paint in the dining room, that was also from a package directed to Lady Bernkastel in specific. Once Cuki placed the package on the table for safekeeping, it exploded into the mess you see now, catching poor Cuki in the middle."

Zenta chuckled to himself as he pointed to the containers full of mail.

"Cuki stopped accepting packages for fear that people might get creative in ways to terrorize you lot, so she accepted all the letters instead. My, you lot have grown quite popular albeit for all the wrongs reasons."

As Zenta explained to the Breakers, Cuki finally appeared from down the hall with a bucket clasped in her hand. Her face, clothes, and hair had the residue of paint explosion from the dining room. She looked a lot better than when they last met and seemed a bit happier than last time as well. She appeared to have been working hard at cleaning and fixing the apartment but at her own pace and with the help of her Master. The young female turned to see the Breakers inside her home and gave them a large smile before placing the bucket of paint on the dining table.

"Hey, guys! Nice to see you guys here again! I thought you guys left the city!" Cuki laughed, her voice full of the usual life it was known for. "Yeah, I know it stinks in here but some prankster left a stink bomb in a box for Geegee. Master might have told you already. If you guys are hungry, there's leftovers in the fridge. But anyway, how have you guys been these last few days?"
 
"We've had better days, but we can manage now, thank you," Brachi said, "how are you doing, Cuki? Do you need any help cleaning all of this up?" 

Majin Bara wondered if she could use her Transfiguration Beam to fix some of the damage done.
 
Bernkastel rubbed her neck as she sifted through the various envelopes, knowing none of them had anything good to say. Placing them back in the pile, she held her breath so as to not breathe in whatever remnants of the stink bomb were in the air.

"I'm guessing that's why all those locks were in place. Otherwise someone probably would've set real bombs in here and raided it inside-out..." Bernkastel's frown deepened as Zenta caught them up on the details, looking more uncomfortable as she looked at all the assorted paint splotches. She cringed a bit at the mental image of Cuki unwittingly setting down a box that exploded with paint and another that probably contained an unspeakable filth.

"A deep-cleaning is certainly in order for a mess of this level... before that, let's... um... speak a bit." Bernkastel cleared her throat uncomfortably. "How is your hand? Can I... see it for a moment?" She asked, referring to the one she scratched and bit a few days prior. Somehow she was unsure if merely mentioning the hand would instantly sour Cuki's mood, but Bern knew she couldn't leave without touching on what happened.
 
Cross says kindly to Cuki "They have been saying on one my places in the city and if you want I am more than willing to extend that to you as well. Besides dealing with my one origination issues nothing much." 

Cross sends Zenta "Your shore the Cheat (Byakko) is suppressed? Don't get me wrong I trust your capability to do so but it seems to good to be true that it token a weak of no work on our part." 
 
Gogeta mostly looked around with a blank stare while Zenta spoke and explained the situation. His eyes turned, however, and immediately at Cuki’s cheerful entry, Gogeta broke out into a strong scowl.

The fusion avoided the smaller Saiyan girl in his stare, glancing away in an agitated scowl while crossing his arms, standing in silence a few feet behind Bernkastel.
 
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