Nico's shoulder. "You are such an adorable young man!"
Brandon promptly goes invisible again. "Mom, you're not helping," Nico says dryly. "What's the problem, kiddo? Do you need the bus for today?"
"Yeah, but, um--you once mentioned how you could get bicycles for us, right? Can you get enough for everybody?" he asks.
"I could, sure, but Double M can do it faster. The bus is yours, no charge, and fitting twenty some bicycles on it won't be a problem. But the one you want as your helper isn't me, it's him."
"But I don't know what I can trade him," Brandon says.
"I'm sure Double M will help you come up with something. In fact, any of the Hall Leaders would bend over backwards to get your call. Pick which branch you want to work in and give them a call. Even if you're planning on going villain, they'll STILL jump at the chance."
"Okay, thanks," Brandon says, hanging up. Nico goes back to his pancakes.
"You're using this to get the kids extra benefits from their Hall Leaders, aren't you?" Superior comments.
"Wouldn't you?" Nico asks.
"Of course I would."
***
Brandon stares blankly at his list of contacts, feeling his brothers' eyes on him. Once again he's hanging out with Freddy and Lance--since he plans on asking an adult, they can't help, but they CAN give moral support.
"South!" Lance says. "Definitely South--that's where our group is going, you can come along!"
"I don't think he should be tied to any of them," Freddy says. "If I could get away with traveling the world and getting paid for it, I would. If you're going villain, you don't NEED to pick one particular Hall, do you?"
"I think you do, actually. I mean, Panther's strictly Central, and Skye's South, right? Well, unless you're a traveler type, like Rocco. Brandon isn't," Lance says, "so he's going to have to pick a Hall. He might as well get something out of it now, right?"
"What really matters is that he waited until TODAY to start asking," Freddy drawls. "What Hall leader can get you some twenty five or more bikes before we actually need to go?"
"Mastermental," Brandon says, letting out a sigh and tapping on the screen. Mastermental appears, only to look slightly confused.
"Hello?" he says.
"Brandon, you dork, you're invisible again," Lance says, throwing a pillow at him.
"Oh, sorry," Brandon says, appearing. "Mastermental, can you be my helper for today? I was thinking, um, that we could get some bikes and ride through Christmas in the Park?" he offers. "I saw it online, and it looked like fun, you know, something everyone in the group can do, well, if they know how to ride a bike... and I guess Malina would need a little kid's bike, but I bet if we get a My Little Pony one, or something, she won't complain too much. It's not like they need to be new, right? I bet we could rent them."
"It sounds like an enjoyable trip. Do you know if it happens tonight?" Mastermental asks.
"Um... no?" Brandon says, feeling like an idiot.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange something," Mastermental tells him. "And how do you plan on getting all of this there?"
"Nico says I can use the bus--if you can't get the bikes, I mean, we can just ride the bus for it, I guess--"
"I'll get the bikes," Mastermental says. "And as for payment... am I right in that you plan to go villain?"
"I was sort of thinking about taking Jack up on his lackey offer... I mean, I'm not really impressive enough to be a big name--most of the time people literally can't even see me," Brandon says. "But I can offer to be a lackey for you--I mean, if you want me to."
"Rather than being a lackey," Mastermental says, "I could use you for a... more discreet job later on, in payment. Is that agreeable?"
"Yeah, sure, I can do that," Brandon says, grinning slightly. "Like a... cape for hire, right?"
"Exactly. You'll get your bikes, and I'll arrange for the bike trip," Masteremental says. "It's a pleasure doing business with you, Brandon. I hope this becomes a beneficial relationship for both of us.
Brandon promptly goes invisible again. "Mom, you're not helping," Nico says dryly. "What's the problem, kiddo? Do you need the bus for today?"
"Yeah, but, um--you once mentioned how you could get bicycles for us, right? Can you get enough for everybody?" he asks.
"I could, sure, but Double M can do it faster. The bus is yours, no charge, and fitting twenty some bicycles on it won't be a problem. But the one you want as your helper isn't me, it's him."
"But I don't know what I can trade him," Brandon says.
"I'm sure Double M will help you come up with something. In fact, any of the Hall Leaders would bend over backwards to get your call. Pick which branch you want to work in and give them a call. Even if you're planning on going villain, they'll STILL jump at the chance."
"Okay, thanks," Brandon says, hanging up. Nico goes back to his pancakes.
"You're using this to get the kids extra benefits from their Hall Leaders, aren't you?" Superior comments.
"Wouldn't you?" Nico asks.
"Of course I would."
***
Brandon stares blankly at his list of contacts, feeling his brothers' eyes on him. Once again he's hanging out with Freddy and Lance--since he plans on asking an adult, they can't help, but they CAN give moral support.
"South!" Lance says. "Definitely South--that's where our group is going, you can come along!"
"I don't think he should be tied to any of them," Freddy says. "If I could get away with traveling the world and getting paid for it, I would. If you're going villain, you don't NEED to pick one particular Hall, do you?"
"I think you do, actually. I mean, Panther's strictly Central, and Skye's South, right? Well, unless you're a traveler type, like Rocco. Brandon isn't," Lance says, "so he's going to have to pick a Hall. He might as well get something out of it now, right?"
"What really matters is that he waited until TODAY to start asking," Freddy drawls. "What Hall leader can get you some twenty five or more bikes before we actually need to go?"
"Mastermental," Brandon says, letting out a sigh and tapping on the screen. Mastermental appears, only to look slightly confused.
"Hello?" he says.
"Brandon, you dork, you're invisible again," Lance says, throwing a pillow at him.
"Oh, sorry," Brandon says, appearing. "Mastermental, can you be my helper for today? I was thinking, um, that we could get some bikes and ride through Christmas in the Park?" he offers. "I saw it online, and it looked like fun, you know, something everyone in the group can do, well, if they know how to ride a bike... and I guess Malina would need a little kid's bike, but I bet if we get a My Little Pony one, or something, she won't complain too much. It's not like they need to be new, right? I bet we could rent them."
"It sounds like an enjoyable trip. Do you know if it happens tonight?" Mastermental asks.
"Um... no?" Brandon says, feeling like an idiot.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange something," Mastermental tells him. "And how do you plan on getting all of this there?"
"Nico says I can use the bus--if you can't get the bikes, I mean, we can just ride the bus for it, I guess--"
"I'll get the bikes," Mastermental says. "And as for payment... am I right in that you plan to go villain?"
"I was sort of thinking about taking Jack up on his lackey offer... I mean, I'm not really impressive enough to be a big name--most of the time people literally can't even see me," Brandon says. "But I can offer to be a lackey for you--I mean, if you want me to."
"Rather than being a lackey," Mastermental says, "I could use you for a... more discreet job later on, in payment. Is that agreeable?"
"Yeah, sure, I can do that," Brandon says, grinning slightly. "Like a... cape for hire, right?"
"Exactly. You'll get your bikes, and I'll arrange for the bike trip," Masteremental says. "It's a pleasure doing business with you, Brandon. I hope this becomes a beneficial relationship for both of us.
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