Elijah: Shakes his head. God. I wish you wouldn’t heal me. I hate how much it hurts you. Kisses Sadie’s forehead. Give the pain back to me. Can you do that? I’m okay, I can take it. It hurts more to see you like this.
Markus: Sighs heavily. Indeed. I see. Turns around muttering to himself. Shouts out to the void of authors. C’mon! A man needs a rebound! Turns back to On’nyosh. Well then. In that case. Puts on his best tour guide voice. Hello, and welcome to Hell! On your right you may find the source of all our troubles, the nefarious Malcom. Gestures wildly. And over here, (point to Amber) the sassy and gorgeous, Amber Kline.
Amber: Wiggles her fingers in greeting. How bout you call us ladies, you stallion, you?
Markus: And over here, our resident lovebirds, Elijah and Sadie, whom I do believe you’ve met. And the lovely Val…. Continues introducing everyone. Oh yes, and Dane, the dashing demon who made a quick exit at my appearance. Claps and rubs palms together. Anyway, now you are up to speed, good fellow!
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(Me: Facepalms. Markus absolutely does not need a rebound. Do not listen to him.)