An Elsen stood alone. They were Elsen #709, to be exact. Every Elsen had a serial number, people just didn't seem to ask.
They were to watch out for strangers. Rumors had begun to spread, unknown of who started them. They were to look out for anyone that could be deemed suspicious.

" Are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yetttttt?"
" Zacharie, SHUT. UP."
" Cut it out you two!"
Well, like that.
A masked man, presumably Zacharie, walked alongside a man in baseball uniform and a cat. Odd.
" Man, you seemed pissed   o f f  at the very least. Have you had   e n o c h ???"
" I will bat your head into the sun, I fucking swear."

The man in uniform approached them. " ...Is this place Damien?"
Some odd circle floated behind him. It felt familiar, though they couldn't place where it was from.
" Y... Yes. The smoke mines. Why ask...?"
" I'm here to eliminate the specters."
The Elsen brightened up. "Wait, really? A-Are you an inspector...?"
" No. I am The Batter."
" G...gosh. Uh... have you seen the smaller mines?"
" Yes."
" Crap. W-well... I... I guess I'll let you in then."

There was a loud shout and yowling, followed by " PABLO IS TRYING TO MURDER ME! HELP!"
The Batter gave a long, dissapointed sigh. " I'm going to sort that out real quick. Please, keep the gates open."
" V...Very well..."

#709 hurried off quickly. Who was that man?
' Hhh... Oh man... Dedan will kill me! Visiotrs aren't allowed...!'
They paused. Oh, yeah, the shirtless zone guardian. The one they had gay thoughts for.
'... Not that he knows I even exisit. But no matter! I'll report this so called ' Batter'.'

After a long and frankly quite AGGROVATING set of puzzles, they found themselves at Dedan's office.
They knocked on his door meekly and scurried to the side. There was a crack in the wall from the force used to open said door.
The door slammed open. Dedan stood, in all his glory.
He looked down and chuckled. " Oh, an Elsen? I thought it was someone of significant importance! You had the dedication to come all this way, however. Please, come in."

They sat in a small chair that could spin in circles. Those were fun.
" Alright, amuse me. Why are ya here?"
The Elsen swallowed back their fear. " I... let a visitor into the mines."
He quickly whipped around, growling. " WHAT? You KNOW that is PROHIBITED!"
He slammed his hands on his desk, causing the Elsen to jump. "You know, you are EASILY replaceable. As luck might have it, this is your first and only warning."
" S-sir, please...! He had a weapon...!"

Dedan's face... softened? " A... weapon? What kind?"
" I... uh... it wasn't visible, but he did heavily suggest he owned a baseball bat. Also, he had some... circle floating n-next to him."
Dedan sighed. " Ah. Well. I'm sorry. I made a miscalculation. You are cleared from your error. And you better accept my apology, those are hard 'ta come by."
" Oh... sir, really, it was my mistake... I should've checked..."
Gay thoughts struck like a specter hiding behind a corner.
" ...W-with you..."
Dedan raised some kinda eyebrow, but caught on quickly enough. All Elsen were supposed to be male (though that wasn't always the case), what was he to expect? They'd usually be homosexual.

" Well, there still has to be some way I can make it up to ya. How 'bout I take ya to Zone 2?"
The Elsen had a small panic attack.
" Hhh.... s-sure! J-just... uh... what would this meeting be called...? Unpaid vacation..? F-friendly bonding...?"

" A date." Dedan stated in the most straight foward manner he could.

The Elsen nearly died

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