the_merriestRikku hadn't slept in two days. There was a giant hole in reality over her bed. And it was probably what was causing all of the weird little bumps and hiccups in gravity and time-space lately. She still wasn't any closer to doing it right, and she was running out of time.
This was why Rikku was in town. Because it was Thursday - hopefully, it was Thursday, anyway - and Jude was at Luke's and she would find him and tell him everything and it would be better somehow. Right? Maybe. At least he wouldn't yell. Right? Maybe. Right.
Sparky Repairs, Fandom Troopers ... Photo Hut. Wait, what!? She turned around and walked quickly the other way ... nope. Photo Hut, and then, no matter how tiny her steps were, she jumped straight to the other side of Unicorn Street, standing outside the Fandom Troopers office.
Of all times for reality to get bendy on her. She could have screamed. She nearly did scream five minutes later when she still hadn't gotten any closer to Luke's. It was doing this on purpose. This was someone's idea of a sick joke. Karma or something. She tried crossing Black Swan Drive, but the empty building across from Luke's was missing, too.
That's when she noticed the sign for the Devil's Nest. It didn't look open, but for some reason, she wanted to check anyway. The sign seemed so reassuring and, well. Real.
The bar was empty except for a blonde man sitting at the grand piano, playing. He looked up when she entered the bar, watching her with the same dettached interest as one would have of an ant. "You're late my little nail."
[Locked to the Devil Himself, whose modding was entirely with permission.]