Neo was kissed by Lexi before he walked away from the antique shop that was her workplace. It was a satisfying morning for him in a city he, at first, derided as being uninteresting and dull. While it didn't totally change his preconceptions about the place, at least he did find something interesting in it. Or, rather, someone. Everyone in the world was equal right before his eyes: he had a low opinion of them, but did not deeply carry any hatred despite his pejorative epithets and verbal vulgarity. As he was walking down the street, he felt that he wasn't really satisfied with the breakfast he had at Lexi's apartment, so he bought a hotdog sandwich from one of the food carts in the city streets. A satisfied smile appeared on his face when he finally took at bite from the sandwich, as he kept on walking towards the hotel where Rattus and Yukina stayed.<br/><br/>When he came back to the hotel room, the first thing he saw was his two companions sitting on the room's sofa, each of them doing their own interests. Rattus was filling in his business documents on his laptop computer with all focus, while Yukina was watching television with all enthusiasm, as if she never had watched TV in her whole life.<br/><br/>Yukina then greeted Neo as he entered the hotel room. "Welcome back, Neo-san! How are you this morning?"<br/><br/>"Bitch, I feel fuckin' great." Neo replied. "And what, are you two mo'fuckahs still virgins while I ain't here?"<br/><br/>"That is very terrible of you!" Yukina felt embarrassed. "We would never do something perverted like that!"<br/><br/>"Yeah, I kno'. I'm just fuckin' wit' ya'." He bemusedly scoffed. "Ratt's got his dick broke back in World War 1, so that means he gets no pussy from you and you'll both be cherries forever."<br/><br/>"You are really terrible, Neo-san!" Yukina felt more ashamed and upset, much like a little girl being scolded.<br/><br/>"And thus it confirms that you have indeed returned, Neo." Rattus comments while still focus on his worksheet. "I see that you had a delightful time while staying at Miss Davis' place of residence for the night. Is there any progression done regarding the case behind the supernatural sound occurring in this city?"<br/><br/>"I fucked her." Neo immediately answered. "Twice."<br/><br/>"That's already a possible and expected interaction from you, given your temperament." Rattus retorted. "But I believe that I have already specified that I was asking about the case."<br/><br/>"Nothin', whaddafuck are ya' guys expectin'?" Neo replied. "We don't know why an Ars Goetia demon would sent a message referencing Gehenna and why he did it or shit. We don't even know who the fuck is it or should we just actually summon that motherfucker."<br/><br/>"So you mean you are not sure if we need to summon a demon?" Yukina asked.<br/><br/>"Yeah." Neo said. "And we don't know who the dipshits who sent that ugly-ass doll to Lexi by breakin' into her crib are."<br/><br/>"So, therefore, there was no research work done to delve deeper into the origin of this curse and who are the parties involved in it." Rattus summed up. "And you did that night was to have sexual contact with Miss Davis without any regard for the more urgent matters at hand, is that it?"<br/><br/>"Yeah." Neo acknowledged his conclusion. "Because she's hot as fuck, she's scared outta her ass, we're both tired and horny, and she wants to just forget the shitstorm happenin' right now. So what, are ya' gonna force Lexi to have a stick up 'er ass like ya' do?!"<br/><br/>"Neo, we were expecting you to have at least a little progression on the case at hand right now, especially when it involves a city-wide existential risk." Rattus had a little sternness in his voice, although in minute amounts. "You need to be reliable in this case, because the risk doesn't just pertain to you alone."<br/><br/>"Me? Fuck you." Neo quipped. "We do, ya' sunnovabitches. Well, sure, I'm the go-to-guy for magic and shit, but we're all hands on this, ya' know? I mean, you hate my ass because I didn't do shit last night, but how 'bout you guys, huh? How about you, you hypocritical and lazy assholes?"<br/><br/>Neo's answer made everyone silent in the hotel room. It seemed as if the alchemist made his point regarding why there was no work done last right about the curse. Rattus just kept focusing on his spreadsheets and Yukina was deflated, feeling bad about herself.<br/><br/>"...So yeah, you stupid-ass bastards." Neo pressed on some more. "We're in this shit right now, you should fucking help me."<br/><br/>"Uh, Rattus-san?" Yukina intervened. "I think we should make sure that Lexi is fine. We should call her."<br/><br/>"I'm pretty fuckin' sure she's fine." Neo dismissed. "I mean, I fucked her brains out this mornin' and she was still able to go to work."<br/><br/>"But we still have to make sure, right?" Yukina insisted. "Something might be happening right now. Please, onii-chan, call Lexi-san. I worry about her."<br/><br/>"So shall it be." Rattus said, as he took out a phone from his pants and started calling her number. After a few moments of tone, he started talking. "This is von Engels. Please respond."