Neatly adjusting his suit, Jasper is ready for the day as an assistant for this hotel. Looking himself in the mirror, Jasper held a tiny smile since everything is order. He left his bedroom in the hotel to meet with the princess of Hell. Charlie and Vaggie heard the sound of faint footsteps to see Jasper greeting them with a timid smile. "Good morning! How was your room, comfortable?" Charlie asks. Jasper nods his head, "I-It is fine. Thank you for the room, princess..." Vaggie could see the child demon shaking in his spot.
"Oh no! You can call me Charlie!"
"R-right, Miss Charlie."
Charlie simply accepts Jasper's politeness since he looks scared. Jasper let out a quiet cough to clear his throat. "W-well, what would you like me to do?" He asks, he wants to get to work so he don't deal with forced socialization with strangers he doesn't know. The first impression of the radio demon made him shiver. He can tell that the demon wants to wipe him from existence. "Before you go to work, you should eat breakfast first and meet with the rest of us." Charlie suggests. The mention of food made Jasper's stomach rumble which his cheeks turn bright pink.
The princess quietly giggles along with Vaggie. Jasper follow the couple, away from the lobby to the room which has a long dining table which has a few people at the table including Belial. Jasper's shoulder relaxes when seeing the blind woman. The women notice the timid demon relax slightly. "Morning." Belial greets them with a smile. Jasper's eyes brighten when seeing her smile. Just as Jasper is about to greet back, his body tense up. He felt something dark and scary behind him. Slowly, he turns his head to see the radio demon with his scary grin. In Alastor's hands is giant plates with a variety of food - pancakes, waffles, and French toast.
"Good morning, young lad! Glad to see you up and ready for work! I'm looking forward to working with you." He said as he walks past the shaking Jasper. Following Alastor is Nifty bringing in more things to the table. "Hey, are you okay?" Vaggie asks him. Jasper quickly nods his head. He wants to sit by Belial but the seats next to her are taken by Charlie and Husk. Jasper decides to sit across from Belial at the table. He slowly pulls in his chair close to the table. His body became still when seeing who take the seat next to him - Alastor.
"Now then, let's eat before it is cold!" Alastor said with a chuckle. Jasper felt sick since this demon doesn't like him even they even talk to each other once. Taking a slow breath, Jasper decides to serve himself like the others. Compare to other's plate, his proportion is small since he doesn't have the stomach of eating any more with Alastor next to him. He was about to eat his food until Alastor stabs his fork into one pancake to put it in Jasper's plate. He froze in his spot. "Now now, you should eat more young man. After all, you need all the energy you can get today." The radio demon said with a wide grin.
"...R-right, thank you." Jasper stutters out, he doesn't want to cause problems in his first day. Alastor took in the shaking sight of this little demon with internal glee. After all, Jasper took his seat across from Belial. Oh, he will have so much fun working with little demon.
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It was stressful to sit next to the radio demon at the table. Jasper thought he is able to avoid the radio demon for the rest of the day. Lady luck is laughing at him in the face.
He has to organize the paperwork in Alastor's office.
His office has a black wooden desk that screams high class. Across the room from his desk is a brick fireplace. Jasper shivers at the sight of a hunter's collection of rifles and different heads on a wooden plaque. Some of them look like unfortunate demons from Hell. The wall behind his desk is covered by a large bookshelf with a numerous collection of books. In front of the desk is a coffee table with two leather couches. Jasper held a large pile of paper in his arms as he separate these papers to different piles such as budget cost, needs for signing, and other categories.
The only source of noise is the sound of Alastor's grandfather clock and the scratching of his pen when he is signing papers at his desk. Jasper tenses up when hearing a thump close by. He stops to look around him but he saw nothing that cause these small noises. This action made Alastor grin. Sending one of his shadows to made the demon jump from his spot is amusing to him. "Why are you jumpy, young lad? No need to be scared of everything since this hotel is quite old." Alastor comments with a chuckle. Jasper shakes in his spot then mutters an apology to resume his work.
Alastor put down his pen to stare at Jasper. This long stare made Jasper more nervous. "Now then, young Jasper. How do you die and why someone young like you are in this place? I'm dying to know." His left index finger tap against the desk's surface, waiting for the demon's answer. Jasper looks down at the paper piles, refusing to meet his eyes. "You know, it is rude not to answer my question." Jasper almost yelps when he lifts his head up. Alastor appears next to him with his glowing eyes. The sound of static fills the air.
His right right clasp on Jasper's shoulder, his nails dig into his suit. "I am waiting for an answer, young man. It is not a good idea to test my patience." Alastor spoke in a calm tone. Jasper felt his heart is going to burst out of his chest. It is difficult to breathe. Cold sweat rolls down Jasper's face. "...1929...I-I...was stealing for...food..." Jasper croaks out. The air around them lightens as Alastor releases his grip on his shoulder. His eyes sparkle at the memories of that year. "Ah! The stock market crash. What a time to lived in! You are a lucky lad!" Alastor turns away from Jasper. The timid demon fell on his knees from the fear he had experienced.
Why he has to face this scary demon? He didn't do anything wrong.
Alastor turns back to Jasper who lost the feeling of his legs. He pulls Jasper to his feet, forcing him to be on his feet. "Now now, young man. You have so much work to do and so little time!" Alastor announces. Jasper shakes when seeing Alastor's eyes glow brighter. "Even if you are from my time, it doesn't mean I will show leniency." Alastor chuckles then return back to his desk. Jasper shakily separate the papers on their piles. In the midst of working, he tries to figure out why this demon is giving him a hard time. Trying to look back in his memories, he doesn't even meet the radio demon once - alive or dead.
Yesterday is the only time the met with Belial. He stops in place when something clicks in his mind. Out of emotions, he had greet Belial with a tearful embrace. That's when he thought he heard the sound of static. The static he heard from Alastor just now proves that it is from him at that moment. The static had become louder when he was close to the blind woman. Jasper sneaks a glance at Alastor to see him reading one of the papers. The timid demon finishes his work.
"Oh, are you done young man?" Alastor puts down his paper with that same grin. His eyes boring into Jasper's soul. Facing down the radio demon, Jasper takes in a breath of confidence like Belial.
Does the radio demon want him dead because of him or he is around Belial?
He doesn't know if he is stupid or brave but he wants to test something.
"Y-you aren't worthy of being around Lady Belial's presence." He declares, looking back at Alastor. Belial deserves better in Jasper's eyes. He saw how much she sacrifice for the Magne family. She looks at him like he is a person, not like a dirt on the street. This demon isn't worthy to recieve Belial's attention or even her smile. This is what Jasper felt about the radio demon now.
He thought Alastor was scary before. This is a different for Jasper. For the first time, he thought he was facing the embodiment of nightmares. Standing before him is Alastor standing 10 feet tall with his horns stretch out. His limbs stretch out as his nails became sharper - ready to tear Jasper apart. The sound of static became louder which made his ears hurt. Jasper fell on his bottom, looking up at Alastor with pure fear. "You really want to die so badly, don't you young man?" Alastor spoke in a static like voice, "Very well! I'm more that happy to fulfill your wishes..."
Jasper is really an idiot!
Out of instincts, Jasper quickly left his spot to narrowly avoids Alastor's right hand reaching for him. Jasper slams against the door then quickly twists the doorknob. Like a headless chicken, Jasper narrowly escapes death from the growling deer demon. Jasper doesn't even look back to see if the radio demon is chasing him. Racing down the many stairs, Jasper kept his lips shut as he was given another job from Charlie.
Anything to get away from Alastor is good enough for him!
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A/N: Run, Jasper, Run!
If you get that reference, you get a gold star...
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Jasper must be protected...he is quite a smart cookie under all that timid personality. If only he is brave like Belial.
-BUN BUN
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