Throwing One's Weight In Paradise By: Mark Thorne
Art by: Mark Thorne
“Shut it, or hell hear us,” Alex whisper-yelled at the bigger wolf beside him.
The staff of Pleasure Island were all crowded the doorway to the gym in the back of the bar. Silently they stared inside Tat the minotaur flexing in front of the mirror.
Hugo has been acting weird ever since he changed his hair and beard style. He’s been smiling a lot more. He’s even been less pugnacious; he’s only threatened Alex once this week!
Now, he’s spending a lot of time in front of the mirror. His workouts are still as intense as ever; the crew could still feel the heat he radiates from across the room. But he never spent this much time in the mirror before.
He did various poses trying to highlight different muscles. He smiled with child-like glee as the minotaur in the mirror copied his movements. The reflection giving him a view of himself that he was unable to see on his own. He stopped at one particular pose that showed of his meaty chest and arms.
What the others didn’t know was that the Hugo they’ve been working under lately was not the Hugo that hired them. What the Hugo in front of them saw was not a minotaur but dragon-tanuki inside him. It was this Lumus that was causing the minotaur to flex for his enjoyment. For him, the reflection showed Hugo’s strength as his own.
he thought remembering sneaking into the gym and finding this man lifting weights by himself. Anyone who’s ever been in a gym knows that’s a huge no-no. It was his civic duty to fix that.
“Hugo” thought as he returned to his natural standing position.
“How the Hell do you have time to stand there staring all day?! Am I paying you for that?!” he suddenly bellowed as he took a loud step towards the door.
The sleuths hiding behind the doorframe scrambled to get away from his wrath. Hugo smirked as soon as they were out of sight. He loved being the new boss.
“Shut it, or hell hear us,” Alex whisper-yelled at the bigger wolf beside him.
The staff of Pleasure Island were all crowded the doorway to the gym in the back of the bar. Silently they stared inside Tat the minotaur flexing in front of the mirror.
Hugo has been acting weird ever since he changed his hair and beard style. He’s been smiling a lot more. He’s even been less pugnacious; he’s only threatened Alex once this week!
Now, he’s spending a lot of time in front of the mirror. His workouts are still as intense as ever; the crew could still feel the heat he radiates from across the room. But he never spent this much time in the mirror before.
He did various poses trying to highlight different muscles. He smiled with child-like glee as the minotaur in the mirror copied his movements. The reflection giving him a view of himself that he was unable to see on his own. He stopped at one particular pose that showed of his meaty chest and arms.
What the others didn’t know was that the Hugo they’ve been working under lately was not the Hugo that hired them. What the Hugo in front of them saw was not a minotaur but dragon-tanuki inside him. It was this Lumus that was causing the minotaur to flex for his enjoyment. For him, the reflection showed Hugo’s strength as his own.
he thought remembering sneaking into the gym and finding this man lifting weights by himself. Anyone who’s ever been in a gym knows that’s a huge no-no. It was his civic duty to fix that.
“Hugo” thought as he returned to his natural standing position.
“How the Hell do you have time to stand there staring all day?! Am I paying you for that?!” he suddenly bellowed as he took a loud step towards the door.
The sleuths hiding behind the doorframe scrambled to get away from his wrath. Hugo smirked as soon as they were out of sight. He loved being the new boss.
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