Gimme Shelter [Thunder Shock]

When Thundershock had sent a message to Crowley, he was surprised by just how upset he himself was about Meiko getting arrested. She was never one too close to him and the Kobayashi, but always willing to cooperate with him. They'd worked closely together a few times and Thunder did consider her as part of the clan, however indirect. If he could help Meiko and Crowley, then he would put a decent amount of effort into doing so. The first step to doing that, in his opinion, was to find Crowley a safe place to stay before he too was captured by the Heroes.

"I must be getting soft in my old age..."
Thunder grumbled to himself as he made his way up the secret entrance that led into the Arcade. He would wait there quietly in the backroom, leaning against the employees lockers as he kept glancing towards his phone and the villain chat.

Meanwhile at the front desk of the arcade, a rather dismal looking teenager was there to greet Crowley when he showed up. He looked bored as hell and looked at Crowley like he was the most boring thing he'd ever seen.

"Welcome to Kabuchiko Arcade."
He said with a heavy sigh at the end of his sentence, sitting back in his chair and pulling out his phone. This was still an actual arcade and people came and went all the time, so unless they asked him specifically about Thunder, he didn't draw any attention to it or to the arcade itself.

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The sassy teenage would look up from his phone at the mention of Thunder's name. He opened his mouth ready to retort, but the way this man looked told him to stop the charade... man this dude was twitchy as fuck... was he hyped on something the boss was selling? Eh probably one of his more high end dealers... he didn't really look like a Hero. The boy put the phone in his pocket, straightening up right away as he put his right hand to his chest and now offered the man a polite bow. His entire demeanor seemed to change, and in fact, even his appearance began to shift and alter, taking the form of a more refined, young adult with silver hair, much like Alasters own.

"Of course, right this way."
He'd state in a very polite tone, stepping out from behind the desk and now guiding Alaster to the back of the Arcade. He pushed the door into the staff room open, allowing Alaster entry then taking him to what looked like... a closet. Once the door opened, Alaster would find a rather elegant looking sitting area with the boss man himself standing inside. The boy didn't dare say a word, only offering his master a much deeper bow than he had given Alaster and stepping out of the room to return to his post.

Meanwhile, Thunder glanced at the opening door, barely acknowledging his aid that had brought in Alaster and instead looking to the man he had invited. There was no smile, no look of cruelty or pity, no look of emotion at all on his face.

"Crowley, thank you for taking my invitation. I can only imagine how you must be feeling, and I want you to know I am genuinely here to help you and little Lavande. Come, have a seat and enjoy a drink while we discuss how to proceed."
He offered Alaster, extending his hand towards the velvet sofa and heading towards the fully stocked bar at the other end of the room.

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"You helped me when I asked it of you, it's only right I return the favor."
Thundershock stated simply, making himself a drink and then offering the boy a bottle of water instead of any form of alcohol. Unlike Alaster, Thunder had grown used to the sheer amount of alcohol going through his system, so it took a bit more than the average hulk to successfully get him drunk. Anyways, that wasn't the point of him summoning the boy here, far from it. He took a sip of his drink before moving back to the sitting area and taking a seat across from him.

"Lets get straight to the point. I want you to stay with me for a while during this whole ordeal. I can get you your own home if you're more comfortable with that, but you need to be out of the public eye, and you would be safest in my city. They're expecting you and others to react to her arrest and they're going to set up traps to capture you as well. It might sound like a good idea to get caught, but it's not going to get either of you anywhere that way.

There is a new prison the government has been constructing that they are taking villains too, a high security prison meant for quirkers. I have someone already on the inside that can look after her, but while they are locked up, we need to come up with a sound plan to get them out. This isn't going to be as easy as it was in the past. We've already got a decent amount of support from those villains in our little chat, so we'll have one hell of a fighting force when we go into this."
He would explain calmly, leaning forward as he spoke and resting his arms on his knees, drink in hand as he looked into the boys eyes. He'd seen that look before, and while calm on the surface, it was like looking at a murder of crows circling their prey before swooping in for a kill. This man was pissed, and if his previous actions didn't prove that, his calm demeanor now did.

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"As if I would ever subject an ally such as yourself to living in some grimy old apartment complex. You'll be given one of the smaller mansions around my own. They're all equipped with a training room, so you're free to safely release your anger there. I even have a few... expendable? subjects you can have your way with for the time being."
Failed test subjects were more like... what better way to dispose of them than to let them be killed at Alasters hands? he wouldn't outright tell the man that's what they were, but he would find out if he took Thundershock up on that offer. Though now wasn't the time to talk about that, Alaster wanted a solid plan to release Meiko a.s.a.p, and Thunder wanted a plan that would see Asahi released as well.

“I’ve got an idea of how to get in, but this plan will take time and will take resources. I ask for your patience. Meiko will be safe while we put this plan into effect. When the time comes to get her out, then I’ll summon you and our other allies. We’ll even let you make one hell of a statement about what happens to those that dare take away our own.”
He continued, moving towards Alaster and gently placing a hand on his shoulder, making a motion with his free hand to a door that was left just slightly ajar, revealing nothing but darkness behind it.

“Come now, lets get you set up and we can continue to discuss the details on the way. Our priority right now is making sure you remain safe. You and Meiko can’t be together if you end up getting killed.”
He stated the obvious, waiting for Alaster to stand before he would help guide him down to the underground city where he would show Alaster to his new home. One he was welcome to keep even when meiko returned if he wished it.

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