#31
Getting into a villain’s lair has never been so easy. The hero more or less just walked in—there’s no security, the place in plain view. She’s half expecting to find the villain already putting cuffs on his hands when she finds him in this maze.
She finally—finally—comes across another human being lingering at the end of one of the endless corridors. One of the villain’s henchmen.
He spots her before she can hide, and he throws her a welcoming smile. “Ah, [Hero], right?” His voice echoes slightly across the space. “[Villain]’s just the third door on your left. Can’t miss it.”
She doesn’t trust this in the slightest. She slowly shuffles towards him, cautious. “What, you’re just giving me your boss’s location?”
The henchman shrugs. “He wants to see you. Big fan and all.”
“... of me?” the hero asks disbelievingly. She’s finally close enough to him, and he leans forwards slightly, lowering his voice.
“Look, he’s not really a villain,” he says quietly. He checks down the corridor nervously, ensuring the two of them are alone. “He’s a nice dude. It’s just his birthday, y’know? He wanted to pretend to be this big scary guy for his big day.”
The hero can’t believe this. “So I’m not… arresting him?”
“Oh, no, he wants to be arrested. That’s part of it,” The henchman snorts amusedly, “unless he whoops your ass, which I doubt he ever could. Let him have this for today, please? Just play along.”
“Fine,” the hero snaps shortly, and the henchman beams, “but if you’re saying this to try and get my guard down, it won’t work, okay? The moment I think he’s actually a threat he’s going down. You too.”
The henchman nods quickly. “Of course.” He gestures down the corridor next to him. “Third door to the left.”
She rolls her eyes in exasperation as she sets off past him. Hopefully this means today’s job is easy.
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Germany have selected their act for Eurovision, and thank goodness they went for Lord of the Lost with Blood and Glitter!!! I was getting nervous after those Jury points, but despite all worries the Televote actually came through! Will Church might be a good singer, but Lord of the Lost easily had the best performance in my opinion, the show was great despite the small space, and the lead singer has a great metal vocal. I'm so excited to see them amp this up for Liverpool, I'm expecting more of everything - more pyrotechnics, more glitter, more drama! The song itself is great, sure it's lyrically very repetitive, but it's all it needs to be for the three minutes. I don't know how well this will do at Eurovision, even with a male band heavy lineup I expect it to stand out, but I don't know how polarising it will be for voters, both jury and televote. However, from my point of view I think it's a great addition to this years set of songs!
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