[Losing motivation, so here's a small fun, wholesome chapter to prepare for the next ;)]

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It was only a few days later when the hotel was fully restored to its glory, thanks to the supplies brought. Alastor was still mostly missing all the time and Adam and Lute were refusing to talk to anyone but themselves. The question of where they got the money from was still a mystery and what happened on their outing wasn't exactly too clear either. Charlie wasn't very happy with this and organized a fun activity that she hoped all of them could participate in.

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"Alright you guys! Since the exterminations are becoming more frequent lately, I think it's time for another one of those trust exercises!" Charlie suggests, finally having gathered all of them into the same room. They didn't exactly look too happy since all the preparing for the exterminations has made them pretty tired. Charlie smiles nervously at their unenthusiastic expressions. "Alrighty then! Umm, since everybody's a little bit tired, how about.. umm.. Vaggie can you help me out here?" she asks her girlfriend, clearly out of ideas on how to motivate the others. Vaggie sighs before taking a good look at the lot, also not very enthusiastic but wanting to support her girlfriend. "Okay, listen up you lowlifes! The next extermination is half a month away, that gives us plenty of time to redeem your pitiful asses!" she shouts at them in a determined tone, her hands on her hips. "You Angel!" she points at the white spider who was carrying Fat Nuggets, "If you don't join, I'm confiscating your drugs!". Angel looked astounded, "What? Ya' can't do that! Those are my drugs! I need those!" he yells back defiantly. "Too bad! Now you have to join." she tells him in a final-sort-of-way. Angel huffs, hugging Fat Nuggets closer to him, "Fine! But ya' ain't touchin' my drugs!". Vaggie then confronts Husk who was at the counter drinking cheap beer. "You!" she demands him, slamming her hand on the counter. Husk didn't budge and ignored her. She glares at him and snatches the bottle from his hand. "Hey! What was that for?" he asks angrily. "Listen to me. If you don't join, I'm taking away all your cheap booze!" she warns him, waving the bottle in front of his face. He snatches it before shooting a glare at her, "Should'a never stayed here in the first place.." he mumbles under his breath. "What was that?", "Nothing! I said I'll join! Jeez.." he replies hastily, taking a swig of his beer. Vaggie rolls her eyes before going to Nifty, who looked weirdly excited for some reason. "Oo! Scold me! Scold me!" she urges her incessantly. Vaggie was a bit perplexed on what to do so she bends down and tries to put on a stern expression, "Alright you little elf! If you don't join, I'm taking away your angelic dagger!" she scolds her in a soft voice. Nifty jumped in excitement, "Okay! Okay! I'll join!" she happily hops around. Vaggie sighs as a soft smile appears on her face, she then frowns as she saw the next person. "Alastor, if you don't join uhh.." she hesitates, not really knowing what Alastor hates. "You'll what dear?" he teases her. Vaggie grumbles as she tries to think of what would piss Alastor off. "You'll.. you'll get a new phone!" she decides, pointing at him. His eyes immediately turn into dials. Vaggie smiles mockingly, remembering that Alastor hated new technology, for some reason. "Hmm. Well, I suppose a little competitive fun doesn't hurt anyone." he smiles, his eyes turning back to normal as if he wasn't angry at all. "Alright, just whatever. Anyways, I don't wanna deal with Lute nor Adam. So you go convince them, then maybe. MAYBE. I'll do you a favor." she tells him. Alastor's ears perk up, his smile widening, "Is that a deal I hear?", "Yeah, whatever, include Lucifer in there too, I'm still a bit.. shy towards him." she replies, holding out her hand hesitantly. Alastor takes it, green magic erupting from around them. "Well then, I guess I should go and fulfill my end of the bargain." he said, walking away while adjusting his bowtie. Vaggie crosses her arms, unsure of what was going to happen. She walks back towards Charlie, helping her arrange the activities she was preparing for the games.

Alastor walks towards Adam and Lute, one hand behind his back and the other on his staff. "Greetings Adam! A fine day it is today. Do you mind joining Charlie's activities for a bit?" he asks. Adam just stares at him, "Shit dude, why do you talk like that? You sound fucking weird." he remarks. "That doesn't answer my question. YOU BETTER SAY 'YES'." he adds in a threatening tone. Adam and Lute fervently nod. Alastor's voice turn back to normal upon seeing this. "Good. I'll see you at the games then." he waved goodbye to them, walking upstairs. He strolls along the hallway down to Lucifer's bedroom, opening the door which was decorated with a circus theme. "Hello darling, do you mind joining Charlie's little activities?" he asks politely, leaning down to look at Lucifer who was doing paperwork. He scoffs before going on his tip-toes and cupping Alastor's face. "Do I get something if I join?" he asks him back. Alastor chuckles, enjoying his silly antics. "Would a kiss suffice?" he suggests with a smile, "Mhm, yeah sure." he replies. They both lean in for a quick kiss on the lips before they both pull away. "Come on now, let's go." Alastor suggests, gesturing towards the open door. Lucifer crosses his arms, pouting as he turns his head to the side. "I change my mind. I don't want to walk downstairs." he tells him persistently and a bit dramatically. Alastor sighs, he knew what Lucifer wanted him to do and he didn't want to do it. "I am not carrying you." he says in a final-sort of way. "It's just a small carry!" he snaps back, clearly wanting to be held. Alastor sighs again, unused to this kind of persistent clinginess. "Alright you little dwarf. But I'll carry you the way I want."

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[They're sitting on the floor in a circle lol. Also for context, the order they're seating in is:
Adam-Lute-Vaggie-Charlie-Alastor-Nifty-Husk-Angel-Lucifer then back to Adam ;)]

Charlie had finished preparing all the games and finished seating all of them down. All who were missing were Alastor and her dad. "Hmm? Where could they be?" she wonders aloud. "They're just probably having a small fight, they'll come down soon." Vaggie tells her reassuringly, putting a hand on her shoulder. Charlie nods and smiles at her. Adam shivered in disgust at the heartwarming scene before them. "Ugh, why the fuck is this hotel full of fucking lovers? At this point, they can call this shit a fucking love hotel and no one will bat a fucking eye." he remarks to Lute who was beside him. She nods, agreeing with him. Suddenly, a crash was heard upstairs and all their heads turned towards the staircase where Alastor and Lucifer were seen having a small banter. Alastor was carrying Lucifer using his tentacle and Lucifer was trying to escape. "THIS IS NOT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT!" Lucifer yells at him, hitting the tentacle holding himself repeatedly. "Don't be so choosy next time then!" Alastor shouts back, dropping him on the ground. Lucifer gets back up angrily, stomping towards the area where the others were sitting at. Alastor teleports to his spot which was next to Charlie. Charlie looks at him with a worried expression. "Al? Is everything alright? Why were you two fighting again?" she asks. "Nothing dear, don't worry your little head about it." he replies nonchalantly, giving her a little head pat. Charlie shrugs, not wanting to escalate the situation any further. "Well then if you say so.." she hesitantly replies. Lucifer was giving Alastor a silent glare, his placement being in the middle of Angel and Adam. "Woah, somethin happen between the two of ya?" Angel asks, "Did'ya fuck?" he added as a flirty afterthought. Lucifer blushed golden, but not enough to be noticed by others. "Nuh uh, I think he was bein' the total dipshit he totally is." Adam remarks next to him. "But y'know, they could've fucked." he adds as a teasing remark. Lucifer silently elbows him hard. "Ouch man, what the fuck?!" he yells. "Shut up the both of you!" he demands them.

Charlie claps her hands, catching all of their attention. "Alright! I gathered you all here so that we could begin on those trust exercises!" she tells them in a cheerful tone. "So, maybe we can start with a game! Let's play truth or dare, I'll go first.", she turns towards Nifty. "Nifty, truth or dare?" she asks her. "Oo! Dare! Dare!" Nifty replies enthusiastically. "Umm okay, I dare you to-", "Rip out Valentino's fur the next time he comes here." Angel interrupts Charlie, smirking as he did so. Nifty jumped up and down, "Alright! I'll make sure to put it up on my collection.. hehehe." she says in a slightly ominous and threatening tone. "Well.. I guess that's.. good..?" Charlie tries to keep her cheerful smile. "Okay! Who wants to go next?" she asks around. "Alright I'll go next fuckers." Adam speaks out. "Vagina-", "For the last time it's Vaggie!" Vaggie interrupts him. Adam rolls his eyes, "Vaggie, truth or dare.", "I don't want to do your dare, so truth I guess." she replies hesitantly. "Mkay I don't fucking care. I dare you to jump off a fucking building." Adam tells her in a daring tone. Vaggie glares at him, "I said truth.", "And I don't fucking care Vagina.". They glared at each other as they both stood up to confront the other. "Woah, woah! Let's calm down!" Charlie stands up and gets in between them. "This is about letting go of past grudges, so can we please not fight?" she asks them in a pleading tone. Vaggie sighs and seats back down. Lute pulls Adam back and makes him sit down begrudgingly. "Umm, can someone please go next, and not fight?" Charlie asks them again. "Guess I'll go." Angel speaks up, he turns towards Husk who was seated next to him, he smiled mischievously. "So.. Husk. Truth or dare?" he asks, leaning towards the cat. "Truth." he replies in his usual gruff tone, he was leaning back, away from Angel. "Do you love me~?" he asks flirtatiously. Husk looks away, crossing his arms. He muttered something under his breath that wasn't heard by the others. "Hm? What was that Husky?" Angel asks, leaning further to hear him. "I said I do goddamnit!" Husk yells at him, pushing him away. Angel chuckles, sitting down properly. "Aww, you really do love me Husky baby~" he remarks playfully. Husk's head turns towards the ground, red with embarrassment, "Don't fucking call me that idiot.". Charlie looks between them, a happy smile back on her face. "See? That wasn't too bad! Who's next?" she asks.

The game continued like nothing happened. Overall, everyone was having fun revealing secrets and making others do stuff they hate. It was pretty normal, just ending in a few things breaking, mostly TVs. Just a few explosions from Cherri's bombs that she gave to Angel, who hid them in a corner where Lute accidentally threw her spear at. Many, many curses being thrown around here and there, mostly by Adam. Nifty breaking a few bottles of cheap booze in front of Husk who was being held back by Vaggie. Lucifer being forced to destroy some of his ducks by Adam. Lute daring Vaggie to slap Charlie, in which she did it very gently. Husk daring the shy Adam to kiss Lute, he did it very quickly and didn't look at her again. Angel spilling the truth about his deal with Valentino, everyone except a few others were very sympathetic towards him. Lute confessing that she has some feelings towards Adam. And finally, Nifty dared Lute to let her borrow her spear, with which she caused absolute chaos until Vaggie took it from her. For a while, no one was really asking each other after that.

"Right, I'll go again since ya fuckers are too weak to ask." Adam tells the group. Charlie looks at him with a bit of worry in her eyes, "Please try to not provoke anyone?" she asks him pleadingly. Adam rolls his eyes and proceeded to ask. "Kk, Alastor. Truth or Dare?" he turns towards the radio demon who has been silent up until this point. Alastor's ears perked up, his smile turning mischievous. "Well, I suppose a little fun would be nice. I pick dare." he replies. Adam's smile also widens, clearly he had a plan. "I dare you to kiss the hottest person in the fucking room." he dares him, intending to try and expose their secret. "That would be simple then." he replies, not sounding nervous at all. He stands up, and walks straight towards Lucifer, shocking everyone, even Adam himself who had set the date and Lucifer. Charlie let's put a small gasp as she puts her hands over her mouth and everyone else was just open-mouthed. "Lucifer Morningstar.." Alastor starts, bending down to look at his blushing face. "Move over, you're blocking my way to the mirror." he finishes, smirking down on the angered king. "You motherfucker-!" he yells at him and tries to hit him around the head. Alastor dodges by meeting back into the shadows and reappearing in his seat. "Al, stop pranking my dad.." Charlie whispers to him, making him giggle. "Oh don't worry dear, your father just has a very short temper, quite like himself." he replies, clearly just teasing him. Lucifer crosses his arms, glaring at him angrily while his face still blushed very slightly. "Umm, well, anyone else?" Charlie asks around. "Uh, yeah, I may have a little somethin'." Husk speaks up for once in a while. He turns towards Alastor again, "Boss, truth or dare?" he asks in a low tone. "Hmm. Me again? Might as well choose another option then!" he replies in an almost cheerful tone. "I pick truth." he finishes. Husk gestures towards Alastor's hand, "You know, I've been meaning to ask you. Who's that from?" he asks. Everyone's eyes were diverted to Alastor's hand, the one that had a ring. "Who's what from?" Alastor asks him back, moving his other hand on top of his ring so that it wasn't visible. "The ring, boss. That doesn't look like any normal ring, it looks like an engagement." Husk continues in the same monotone voice he always used. "Ahahaha. I have no idea what you mean Husker. I simply thought it looked pretty and picked it up from the ground.." Alastor replies in a slightly panicked tone, trying to divert their focus. "Woah smiles! Who's that lucky lady~?" Angel asks, looking interested. "I didn't know that you liked someone Al!" Charlie remarks, looking intrigued. Adam sighs, already knowing who it was, he glances at Lucifer beside him. Lucifer was sweating nervously, not making eye contact with anybody. "To think that someone like you could pull anyone." Vaggie speaks up. "Ooo! Who's the lucky girl Alastor?" Nifty squeals excitedly. Alastor sighs, "What girl?-" he covers his mouth, having realized what he had just said. Everyone gasps, they certainly didn't expect Alastor out of everyone to say that. "Oh my grandfather!" Charlie shouts, her hands on her mouth. Vaggie and Husk were jaw-dropped. Angel and Nifty were giggling excitedly to themselves. Lute had no reaction and Adam just crossed his arms. Lucifer looks at Alastor urgently, making a shushing gesture. Alastor stands up, "Alright ladies and gentlemen. I shall be taking my leave for the day." he tells them, straightening his coat and getting the fuck out of there, almost as if he was running to somewhere.

Everyone stared after him, except for those who already knew of course. "..what the fuck?" Husk asks aloud, wondering what in the unholy hell just happened. "Did he just- did he just say what I think he said?" Vaggie wonders. "Oh! This is too good! Somebody pinch me if I'm dreaming!" Angel gasps in between laughter. "Ya'll didn't know?" Adam asks the group, leading them to stare at him. "You knew?" Husk asks him back. Adam rolls his eyes, "Of course I did dipshits. He wore it for like two months now." he replies nonchalantly. "Why didn't he tell us?" Charlie wonders. "Well, whoever it is must be very, very, unlucky to be with someone like him." Lucifer remarks, trying to not sound nervous. "Woah dude, you got balls for dissing yourself." Adam whispers to him. Lucifer elbows him sharply. "Umm, I guess that that's the end of this trust exercise! I'll see you guys tomorrow. I'll be in my room uhh.. trying to.. process what the fuck I just heard." Charlie tells them, looking lost I thought as she walks upstairs. "I'll go after her." Vaggie tells them, following Charlie. "I need a drink." Husk stands up, walking towards the bar, Angel follows after him wordlessly, still cackling with laughter. Nifty was giggling as she ran upstairs. Lucifer also goes to his room, his shoulders slumped. Adam and Lute follow, each of them going to their own rooms.

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The truth was, Alastor didn't leave because he was embarrassed, no, no. He left because chains around his neck were pulling him towards a dark alleyway. Has he got closer, the chains became visible, it was the Chains of God. As soon as he realized this, he turned into the Speaker Angel as he was dragged. It was basically straight up choking him at this point. As if by invisible hands, the chains pulled him upwards as he was forced through a small portal leading to heaven. God glares at him as soon as he gets through. "And what are you doing, running around my delusional son's lands?" he asks forcefully, pulling hard on the chains. "N-none of your business." he replies in between gasps, trying desperately to free himself from the chain's grasp. God pulls him closer, his eyes turning red. "All that you do, is my business because you are my SERVANT. And there is nothing you can do to change that." God smirks, looking down on the pitiful Speaker Angel who was cowering before him, his wings still covering his face as he dropped to his knees, his hands wrapped around the collar on his neck. "If I even SENSE any defiance from you in the next meeting.. Believe me. IT WILL NOT END WELL WITH YOU." God threatens him, his piercing gaze focused on the angel. "You've already made me feel the pain of death. OVER AND OVER AGAIN." Alastor glares back at him. "What else could you possibly do to control me AGAIN?" he asks God back, still daring to taunt his authority. God laughs, "What I'LL DO? Oho! You little disobedient, rude, arrogant SERVANT. I know that YOU'RE running around in Hell. Possibly plotting against me with my embarrassment of a SON. I'll have you know that I have the POWER to make sure you never escape heaven. Wouldn't that be fun?" God cackles, taking in the sight of the Speaker Angel's distraught expression. "Fine. I'll be your little toy for now." he sighs, turning away as he ruffled his wings. God's eyes turn back to white as he smiles wickedly, his hands relaxing to release the chain. "Good boy. Now go. Scurry around till the time comes." his many eyes narrow as he says this. "Oh one last thing. As you always disobey me, I cannot leave that without punishment." he tells him, his smile fading back into a frown. "I shall be taking your voice for now. AND BE GRATEFUL IT ISN'T ANYTHING MORE." God tells him, pulling on his chain once more. The Speaker Angel glares at him, opening his mouth but not being able to say a single word. God throws back his head and laughs, cackling at the angel's helplessness.

As God was contemplating whether to give him another punishment or not, a female figure arrives at the scene. Her horns emerging and purple flames surrounding her, Lilith was fuming at God torturing her friend. "God! Let go of him, right this instant!" she yells at him, stomping her foot. God narrows his eyes at her, but lets go of the Speaker Angel's chains. "You're very lucky I favor you Lilith. I'm allowing you stay in heaven because you're the first woman I created. Don't make me regret that." he snaps back at her. Lilith shivered slightly but stood her ground. "I couldn't care less even if I'm the last woman you created. Return his voice!" she demanded once again, the violet flames turning into embers as her temper died down. "I'm afraid I can't do that. He is plotting against me. This arrogant traitorous fool deserves his punishment." God hisses back at her, pointing to the Speaker Angel. Lilith looks at the Speaker Angel pitifully as he stares back at her with gratitude for at least trying to help him. "Send him back to hell. That's all the punishment he deserves." she turns away, crossing her arms. "Gracious of you to try and bypass my perception. This servant enjoys it in hell. If you really think I'll be so 'forgiving', you're getting rusty Lilith." God replies. Lilith sighs, knowing that her facade had been seen through. Casting one last glance at Alastor, she steps towards God. "At least send him back to hell. He's already gotten enough punishment." she narrows her eyes, "Don't think I didn't know about what you did to him the first time you met." she tells him in a low tone. "Fine then." God replies dismissively, turning back towards the Speaker Angel. "Goodbye for now servant." he looks down at him as the Speaker Angel fell back through the portal.

Alastor lands back roughly on the ground, his wings folding and retracting back into his back. His hair turned crimson as his suit drained of the white color it had. He breathed heavily as he massaged his neck, a slight blue tinge visible on it as a sign he lost his voice. He sighs, not knowing what to do for now. He picks up his staff as he decides to go to Rosie's for now to ask her for advice and help on his missing voice and how to deal with God.

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[Ya'll thought this was a wholesome chapter? Too bad! My depression is getting worse and seems to be finding its way into each chapter! Haha! Dw abt it tho, anyways, next chapter will be like a few days later. :D]