Deric entered the abandoned warehouse warily. According to one of his confidential informants, this was where the VILE henchman known as "Flag" was hiding out.
For some reason, Deric had been chosen to bring the man a gift for the holidays as a possibility of getting him to offer them some info on his boss.
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Why me?' Deric asked himself for what seemed like the thousandth time. All the farmboy knew about his target was what he had heard from some of VILE fellow henchmen when they assaulted Kamchatka a couple years ago. Some said he was an alien, others said he was a demon, others had even
more bizarre theories.
However, one thing they all agreed on was Flag was very big on magic. 'Everybody needs a hobby,' Deric thought as he came across an area of the warehouse that did look like someone had been inhabiting it. Seeing no one around, and starting to get a little creeped out thinking about some of those more bizarre theories he had heard, Deric put the box and card in the middle of the inhabited area.
"Flag",
This is a gift from ACME to you in the hopes you may consider a working relationship in the future in exchange for possible immunity from your previous crimes with VILE. We heard you like magic. Have a happy Holiday.
Det. Storm on behalf of ACME