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"So, why did you bring me all the way over here?"
"Told ya! I'm taking you to meet this person!"
"Yeah...right. Two people, all alone, in the middle of the freaking night, walking into what would be considered the most isolated place in this godforsaken universe, a place that seems like nobody will hear if either one of them screamed..." Minty scoffed, his tail flicking in indignation. "You're not gonna try to backstab me, aren't you?"
"W-what? NO!" Oodle quickly spun around the face the leaf. "And besides, even if I did want to kill you, you and I both know it's impossible to do so, at least in this place. The ultimate recovery center will just recover you, and plus, nobody has figured how to destroy it yet."
"Hoh-kay...just being sure..."
"Also, I'm a demigod!" The white triangle smiled cheerfully, "If I really did want to kill you, I would've done it quickly! Or...probably throw you into the doodleverse, I'm not a monster!"
"Just because you're a demigod doesn't exactly mean you're nice. In my universe, we have lawless kings, and not all of them are so called 'benevolent overseers of the world', or whatever shit you want to want to say."
"HEY! LANGUAGE!" Oodle turned around to snap. "Anyway, we're almost there! Come on! Just watch your step though," He pointed to the ground in front of him, where there are various little rocks littering the path.
"I'm a cat Oodle," Minty said, stepping over the stones with his paws as he spoke, as if to prove a point, "I know all about balance."
"Easy for you to say, you were literally just ripped in half in your universe."
"Don't try to provoke me, Peridot."
The two objects later came across a cave with a faint blue glow emitting softly from within. Oodle doesn't really pay much mind to it, but Minty began to feel anxious, his fur starting to stand on end.
"Uh, Oodle?"
"Yeah?"
"Isn't this place off limits?"
"Don't worry, the people here are friendly. They'll help find a way to manage the crack in the sky!"
"People? There's multiple of them?!"
"Hey! Hey Blu! You can come out now, I'm here!" Oodle cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted into the cave. Then he paused and added, "Also, I brought someone along, like you asked. Hope you don't mind that Mints here was the only one who agreed to come along."
"ARE YOU TRYING TO RECRUIT ME INTO A CULT??!!"
"WHA-NO! We're not a cult! We play DnD sometimes on our meetings."
DnD in a shady cave? Now that's something if I had ever seen one.
Although...I'll admit, it is kind of nice to see some normal activities for once, even if its DnD in a dark cave on an off limits section.
The faint blue light from the cave began to grow brighter, and a cloaked figure stepped out. Even for someone who has some night vision, it was hard to make out who they are. But from what Minty could see, it appeared to be a rectangular object, and judging from the light, it's probably electronic.
Wait...no, that can't be.
"See?" Oodle grinned at Minty eagerly. "Told you I knew someone!"
"Well, you never told me that he was a member of the ARTIFACT SOCIETY!"
"The society...?" Oodle tilted his head in confusion. "And what difference would that make?"
"What di-well," Minty sputtered, beginning to unsheathe his claws, his tail lashed. "They're dangerous!"
"..."
Oodle's cheerful demeanor appeared to have faded completely.
"Minty. I'm a part of the Artifact Society. I'm an object host, it would make sense that I would be a part of this group."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Minty lowered his claws, just a bit.
"Well, I kind of expected this to happen, but, just take my word on this," Oodle glanced at the figure, who was standing silently to the side. "Really, we are all friendly here. No cult activities, I promise."
"...I'll take your word on it then," Minty sighed, finally retracting his claws and forcing his fur to lie flat.
Oodle smiled.
"Anyway, this is Blu."
The figure pulled their hood down, revealing a tired looking blue phone.
"...MePho-?"
"SHUSH!" Oodle shoved a finger to Minty's lips, "Do not call him that name here, call him Blu!"
"Blue?" Minty gently pushed Oodle's arm down.
"Yeah! Spelled with a 'u'!"
"Oodle there is a U in 'blue'."
"Wait really?" Oodle put his hands up in front of him, before a look of realization came upon his face. "OOOOHHHHHHHHH, I thought it was spelled 'b-l -o-o-'."
"Wow, and I thought I was horrible at spelling," The phone, Blu if Minty could recall, scoffed.
"Oh shut up you...!"
"Make me!"
As Minty watched the two jab at each other, he felt a sense of relief slowly come across him.
Yep, these are just people, not weird cultists.
"Alright, alright, enough arguing you two, what were you trying to tell me earlier, Oodle?"
"Oh yeah! Almost forgot!" Oodle dashed behind Minty and began pushing him towards the cave. "Come on in! There's only a few of us here at the time, some of our members couldn't make it tonight. Oh, you're not afraid of spiders, right?"
"YOU HAVE A SPIDER?!"
"Yeah, his name's Daddy Long Legs, but don't worry, he's friendly! Really likes apples. Oh, I think you should probably meet Chocolate Bar as well, he's a dad like you! And also..."