THE WORLD that Hates You [MASA ZERO}

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[Image Description: First Person view from Pato's perspective, watching Ono and Miss Reyes walk side by side together under the night time street lamp. The sky still is cracked from the fight earlier.

You step on out with your bat on hand and Solly following you closely behind.
The proxy seems to be invisible to your mom, which to your relief.. already going to have plenty to explain one day as is.
 
Ono and Reyes take lead, they seem comfortable with each other.
 
Happy.
 
You let them have their time, the two exchanging tiny glances for awhile before they began to ramble together.
 
Ono: Quiet, everything ghoulish went and retreat after today. Fight might've spooked them all.
Miss Reyes: Mm, think they could've mistaken my dad's proxy for a real angel. It.. sure was close enough.
Ono:... Gonna be okay after that?
Miss Reyes: As much as I can.. not that he ever actually was but..
Ono: Still worried...
Miss Reyes: I'll be fine, Vic managed to cover it all. As far as the people know, old "Godhead" Reyes had a fumble with the oven. His daughter who was coming for a visit saw his home smoking, went and tried to drag him out.
Ono: ..He probably died prior, if a grift took over his body and.. yeah. At least this means he got to go peacefully though..
Miss Reyes: Mm...
Ono: I'm sorry.
Miss Reyes: He.. had plenty of chances you know. Offered him to live with us but he already knew. I'll likely have to attend his funeral soon. Doubt anyone's showing up.
Ono: You mean besides us.
Miss Reyes: Mm..
Ono: Bastard promised me we'd have a rematch.. Pato?
Pato: Y-yeah, what's up?
Ono:.. He gave you that proxy of yours, yeah?
Pato: Mm...
Solly: Yeah, he put out a bunch of cards on the table and uh.. I came from that.
Ono:.. That's.. huh.
Solly: Is that bad...?
Miss Reyes: His power is passed onto you..
Ono: Old Godhead used to be the guy who watched over this town when the whole Grift thing was more of a forest boogeyman. People who got lost.. folks in town were usually safe if they had basic street sense to not trust random strangers out late. Passed it on to me.
Pato: I...
Ono: He never handed over the kind of power he had though, folks in our circles suspected he was turning entity for awhile.. guess that confirms it.
Miss Reyes:... Do you think he's out there?
Ono: If he is, no clue if we'll see him anytime soon. It's.. a process. Could take weeks, years, lifetimes really. But...
Ono points to you.
Pato: What?
Ono: You're my successor, you've got the guts and your buddy held their own incredibly well all things considered. You got his power, we gotta make sure you can handle that.
Pato: ...Heard you talking to my mom about that, yeah. Does she like, know-
Ono: Her and her husband actively used to follow a lot of our shit, your dad went out so much cause he decided to try and do this whole neighborhood watch shit with a shitty little witch radio. I'm more surprised she's okay with it than anything when-
Pato: No that.. sounds right. She used to tell me to hit people back if they messed with me at school. Ended up getting suspended even though I was just protecting myself.. she probably thinks you make me strong I'll be safe from all this and well-
Ono: I mean you will, the problem is keeping other people safe. Reyes and me don't gotta worry all that much, we can roam the night no problem but... people like you normally can't. Anytime someone gets hurt, it's on us.
Miss Reyes:... Mm, you'll be taking a lot of responsibility.
Solly: Okay I gotta ask-
Miss Reyes: The answer is no and.. complicated.
Solly: You didn't even let me finish-
Miss Reyes: What were you going to ask?
Solly: Are you like Reyes sister and are you and Mr. Ono dating...
Miss Reyes: There you go.
Solly: Then like what are you like-
Miss Reyes: He's... the other me put simply.
 
She reached out for Ono's hand, the dog grabbing on and giving her paw a squeeze.
 
Mr. Ono: Bit of a long story but.. the Reyes you met earlier used to be one of my closest friends. Now we just.. fight a lot.
Miss Reyes: You know he doesn't mean it-
Ono: If he wanted to prove that he'd stop pointing his gun at me..
Miss Reyes presses snouts with Ono.
Miss Reyes: I'd never let him pull the trigger...
Ono: Not in front of the kid...

 
She pulled away with a smirk on her face.
 
Solly: So like i the other Reyes your Ex-
Ono: No.
Miss Reyes: Yes? It was never outright stated but-
Ono: This isn't about us right now anyway-
Miss Reyes: True but after we wrap things up here-
Ono: No, he's already pissed tonight.
Miss Reyes: If you want to train this kid right, you'll both need to get over things and-
Ono: You know he doesn't want to work with me-
Miss Reyes: If he doesn't then I'll just have to teach him myself.. I can set us all up with private study rooms for sessions. Perks of working the library and all.
Ono:... Yeah. I can settle for that. That's a good rule actually.. public libraries in this region? Lots of folks like us either gather or work there. Easy to blend into plain sight, you know?
Pato: I guess... it can't be that easy though, right? Like do people just not notice or-
Ono: The folks who bring out the pitchforks and torches aren't reading books like that.
Miss Reyes: Mm... it depends. Sometimes a celebrity is doing a book signing but.. doubt that's happening here.
Ono: Either way we got a plan. We can finish up talking to your mom later this week but...
Pato:... You're going to make sure she knows what's up if we end up doing more dangerous stuff like today. No keeping secrets if someone might get hurt.
Miss Reyes: That'd include today...
Pato:...Maybe not that yet. Miss Reyes?
Miss Reyes: Mm?
Pato: Can you teach me how to shoot a gun?
Miss Reyes:... I don't see why not? You're old enough- H-Hey!

 
She yeowled as the dog yanked her tail. 

 
Ono: Don't promise him that.
Pato: That's not a no though, right? There's a chance?
Ono: We'll see..
 
The dog released the cat's tail just to hear a sudden shift to a harsh growl..
 
Ono: ..Ah shit-
 
The cat immediately grabbed him by the snout.
 
Reyes: Don't you fucking touch me!
Ono: H-Hey, glad you could pop in. Language-
Reyes: Back off with your bullshit! Why-
 
Ono point over to you and Solly, the other Reyes immediately stepped away from Ono and unwrinkled his dress.
 
Reyes: Sorry.. I'll be a part of your training too, we'll work out days and proper compensation for your time and effort.
Solly:... I kinda was hoping you'd also be a dog.
Reyes: Yeah.
Solly: Your costume is really cool.
Reyes:... Yeah?
Solly: Yeah.
 
He immediately buried his face in Ono's shoulder.
 
Ono: Thought you said no touching-
Reyes: Just need a rest, long day. I'll uh.. I'll do my part too. Have to make sure you don't ruin this kid and all.
Ono: Course. Tomorrow I'll finish up talking to your mom, Pato. Lock in details, get you on a schedule. Consider it the of start of a new life.