Note: This is part one of five. The concept is a sort of 'Sex in the city' meets 'The cultists' meets 'Millennium' TV series. Based on feed back from my Halloween contest story chapter one is less funny, more character building. As always, comments and feedback help me improve the stories I submit.
-----Deep below Miskatonic bakery and café in a fall-out shelter turned cultists' gloomy lair-9am:
"In less than one week, with one more ritual, we will bring the world to its knees." The black robed cultist, with his golden crown and mask covering his face and head, addressed the rows of screens and followers gathered around the giant mahogany table, pointing to maps lining the walls. On each screen and around the room were priests, acolytes, and other high level followers, not all of them human. "We will become gods among men. I will see all of you then, The King in Yellow will protect and guide us on this great day."
"All hail The King in Yellow." The legion of followers chanted back.
"More coffee your highness." The older woman asked Golden-mask.
"Sure, fine." Golden-mask answered.
"Turmeric, spice, or nut?" The woman asked.
"What?" Golden-mask asked.
"Turmeric, spice, or nut?" The woman asked. "In your coffee, your highness."
"Nut, I guess." Golden-mask said dismissively.
"Almond hazelnut, almond, Sacha Inchi, Madagascar almond, pecans, macadamia nuts, or chestnuts." The older woman asked the powerful, supreme cult leader, his legions of followers patiently waiting for him to continue. "And you need to eat some breakfast. You should try the Sacha Inchi and my blackberries in my scones are locally sourced."
"Mom! Now is not a good time. Do you understand that in six days we take control of the worlds governments, millions will die as the streets run red with blood, gods will tremble in fear at my approach... all must go according to plan. I don't care about what brand of walnut, I care about millions bowing down to me. There are bigger things to worry about right now than the type of nut in the coffee or what I had for breakfast." Golden-mask hissed. "I'm sort of in the middle of the most important meeting in the world right now, Just give me some coffee. Surprise me. Whatever."
"I'm just saying, you need to eat some breakfast and have some coffee." Golden-mask's mother said. "I'm just saying, the Sacha Inchi are hand pick by Peruvian lesbians, you can really taste the difference."
"Mom, not now!" the supreme leader whined. "I don't want to taste the difference between lesbians picked and non-lesbian picked walnuts. How is that even a thing?"
A hellish gateway opened out of thin air, a banker power walked his way into the lair flanked by a pair of powerful demons and followed by a lawyer. His expensive three piece suit and $15,000 shoes were spotless as he picked imaginary speck of lint from his coat and flicked it at the cultists. "It is my backers and I who will complete the ritual to become gods, not you toga wearing religious wack jobs. You are reminded that we represent the most powerful people and corporations in the world. CEOs, bankers, hedge fund managers. A venerable who's who's list of the worlds elite." We can buy and sell you a million times.... blackberry scones?!?" The powerful banker said before stopping and turning to the coffee making mom cultist while sniffing the air "Do I smell the delectable aroma of lesbian picked, hand-blended Peruvian almonds? I'll have a double please, with soy, not milk, please. And a bag of blackberry scones."
"Very good sir, I'll also have one." The lawyer following him added. "Thanks Mrs. Wilson, your coffee is the best."
Suddenly, the powerful grand master of the grand council of wizards removed his cloak of invisibility, revealing his presence to the room "Silence fools. DEATH AWAITS ALL...oh wait, we're doing coffee. I'll have a Madagascar almond with a pinch of cinnamon, make it a extra large double as I am greater than all these others. Do you have those cheese and egg melts too?" Golden-mask's mom nodded yes. "Then I would like one of those as well, in a to-go bag please."
"See, the grand master of the wizards has time to eat." Golden-mask's mom said to Golden-mask. "I'm just saying."
Turning back to the group of powerful cultists, demons, world leaders, magic-users, and titans of industry and banking the wizard said "Now, back to you fools. It's the grand council of wizards who will complete the ritual, not you. DEATH AWAITS ALL WHO TRIFLE WITH THE POWERS OF ..."
-------Meanwhile in a quiet corner of the Miskatonic bakery and café -9am:
Asenath had gotten to the bakery and café a few minutes late. The rest of her study group already had their books and notes spread out on a table near the window. A stack of fresh scones sat on a tray in the middle of the coeds gathered on the cozy sofas around the table.
"What is the most embarrassing thing you have ever done with a guy or let a guy see you do?" Sarah asked Asenath. The huge Cheshire cat grin on Sarah face and Gillette's blushing bright red face let her know she had missed something good during last night's wine tasting.
"What did I miss?" Asenath asked.
"It's better that she hears it from you, not a bunch of guys." Sarah told Gillette. She turned to Asenath and added "We ended up crashing at your place last night."
"We went to the wine tasting last night over in Haverhill. Professor Lavinia as well as that little blond yoga instructor from the yoga place were there but they were cool and didn't tell anyone we were under 21." Gillette started before bursting into tears.
"Luci, the yoga instructor name is Luci." Isabella added. "She is super cool, she's in my chemistry class."
I accidently put ecstasy or something in our drinks, in Luci's wine, and in professor Lavinia drink too. We ended up having to call your roommate to come pick us all up and take us back to your and Sarah building. I figured we would all crash at Sarah's since she lives across the hall from you and maybe crash as your place as well since you were out all night. I took a shower when we got there as Professor Lavinia had thrown up on my pants outside the winery. Professor Lavinia, Luci, your roommate, and Sarah, all me naked in the bathroom. End of story." Gillette said before taking a big sip of her mocha latte.
Asenath shook her head. "Why would my roommate go in the bathroom when you were in there? He knows to respect a woman's privacy. We talked about it when I agreed to move in with him."
Gillette was clearly too embarrassed to continue so Sarah answered. "She was in the bath tub masturbating with that shower head on the long hose. He heard her moaning and thought she was hurt so he rushed in there to help. He even had a first aid kit. It was adorable."
"I am so confused, so how did professor Lavinia see you? Why didn't she just close the door?" Asenath asked.
Gillette spoke up, her bright red face buried in her hands "I am so, so sorry I did that in your bathroom. I haven't done anything with a guy since prom. I thought I would be dating all these super cute guys when I got to college. Living in the all-girl freshman dorm just sucks. Okay, so here is what happened. I kind of pretended to be a bit more wasted than I was. I took my puke covered pants off before getting in his car. Your roommate carried me on his back up all six flights of stairs. It just felt so good to have my bare legs around a guy as he carried me up. I felt so safe and warm, I could not stand it anymore. "
"That sounds like the ecstasy." Isabella advised "Party drugs are still drugs, you gotta watch out with those around guys. Even cute guys can be pigs."
"I thought I would just take care of my needs real fast in the bathtub while he was down stairs with the others. He had ordered us some pizzas from that place on ground floor of your building right before he left to come pick us up. I thought everyone was going to have a slice down there. The professor was worried that someone from the University might see her wasted so they all came up stairs to your room to eat the pizza. He came in the bathroom from that side door from your room instead of the hallway door. The bathroom in the girl's dorm only has one door. I locked the door to the hallway and had just assumed that the other door was a closet or something. I didn't know your room had its own door to the bathroom." Gillette sobbed.
Asenath thought for a second. "The shower head is facing the door and the tub is right by the door so that means... oh my god, I'm so sorry."