Friends and Enemies
"Hello Most Hated Enemy Shego! Just stopping in for your monthly update on how Hego is doing." Doofenshmirtz says as he slides into a booth at Bueno Nacho. It's become something of a neutral meeting ground for your very infrequent and extremely short conversations with each other, generally centered around you making sure he hasn't gotten your brother killed yet. "He had an excellent time yesterday. He saved three cats, helped two old ladies across the street and, oddly enough, helped two cats cross the street and got one old lady down from a tree. She may have been a former Olympic gymnast. But anyway he seems happy. Heroism is kind of endearing when it's not pointed at me."
You snort. "Good. Keep him away from any capes you have running amok in your territory. He could barely function when he had a whole team leading him around."
"You betcha!"
"..."
"...Soooo. How are things?"
"What?"
"Uh… you know, things. Things around Middleton."
"..."
"That sounds nice," he comments idly. "I'm planning on going to that huge gala Syndrome is holding next month. I got an extra ticket, so I'm planning on bringing one of my employees as a reward for good work. Just need to decide on who."
You feel the frustration growing. Great, now he's going to? The buffoon will ruin everything you're planning! He'll probably bring Hego as backup to. And from the way he phrased it, he's probably trying to hook you into this plan so you can be little consort, his sidekick! He's just like Drakken. Somewhat more competent, maybe, but still the same deep down. The same self-righteous, pompous, bragging, arrogant, betraying, disloyal-!
"Uhhhhh…."
You look down to see your fist clenched, a haze of green plasma coalescing around it. Blinking, you shake the energy off your fist before looking at Doof intensely. "Who exactly are you planning on… taking?"
"Oh I dunno, I'm still thinking it over."
So, he's not planning on taking Hego. That's a plus. That actually puts your nerves at ease and gets you thinking. Sure, it might be funny if you drop in at the gala and see his face as you crash it, but… that might make Hego upset that you put his boss at risk unnecessarily like that. And from what you've seen and what Hego's told you, Doof's actually a pretty nice guy. Maybe...
"Listen." you say slowly. "You might wanna consider… skipping the gala. Or leaving early. Say, before the 'Special Guest'."
"Why would I… wait a second. Are you planning a heist?!?"
"..."
"I'm planning a heist! What a small world. Funny coincidence, isn't it."
[ ] Stick to your pride and tell him to shove off and not get in your way
[ ] Cut your losses and offer to join heist plans
