"...Baby?"
Hearing her words, a look of pure shock coloured the man's face, before slowly turning into one complete and utter rage. Practically huffing and puffing like a certain big bad wolf, he began a giant tirade that would make even Socrates proud:
"What did you call me?"
"-huh?"
"Baby?! How dare you fucking call me that, you pathetic excuse for a whore!"
"B-but I said I was sorry!"
"Sorry? Sorry isn't going to just cut what you fucking did to me! You screwed me over; No! you screwed us all over! A small phone call isn't going to sort it out!"
"I had to! I-I bought us enough time to-"
"TIME?! We didn't need time; I didn't need time! I needed you. But you disappeared and sold off your soul to that scheming sunnuva bi-"
"Now now Maxwell, it isn't entirely her fault; After all, he is a snake, and a hard one to shake off at that~"
Looking at the voice that had suddenly interrupted their heated argument, Gerald was quite surprised at the person who turned up to the 'Party'. So much so, in fact, that he accidentally jumped up in excitement, forgetting about the fact that Ann was still passed out on his lap.
"Gramps!"
-Thud!-
"Wuh?"
"Oh, hoh~ My little Gerald! It's been a few years and you've already become a man! Old enough to shoot four men dead, Huh?"
At first, the old man used a jovial tone when conversing with Gerald, but as he reached the end of his sentence, his words suddenly took a dangerous turn, which made Gerald's spine tingle.
Looking around for an excuse to escape the jaws of death, he found the only thing he could really do: Ann!
"E-eh... Ah! Ann, I'm so sorry! Let me help you up"
"H-hum? E-eeeeeeeh!? Grandpa Jesus? W-what are you doing here? weren't you supposed to be in France?"
But just as he was going to dash back to where Ann was, she had already rushed past him and into the arms of Jesus, who had completely changed his tune and turned into a giant teddy bear.
Of course, after a few seconds hugging Jesus, Ann finally noticed the somewhat strained atmosphere; For example, the group of men and women sniffling behind Jesus whispering: 'I-I wanna call him grandpa too!!'. Or the stupid Gerald with his jaw dropped to the floor. Then, the elephant in the room, Maxwell giving the stink-eye to a sobbing woman kneeling on the ground.
"Hm? U-um what's going on here?"
"Good question, Gerald, please do the honours of explaining what had happened, they've come a long way and need some rest,"
Hearing his push for an explanation, Gerald took a large sigh and began explaining.
***
"I see... Oh! My sweet Antoinette has betrayed grandpa and did such a naughty thing! Uwuwu~~"
As Gerald finished his tale, Jesus had suddenly burst out in tears, his complaints, were of course at Ann's murder of four people.
"And you even passed out! Gerald how could you not take proper care of Ann!"
As a worried mother bird, Jesus began studying every part of Ann's body, much to her chagrin. But just as he was about to take it one step further and strip her to look at her wounds; A flash of light, as large as your pinky, shot at her from the hallway.
But as naturally as you would slap a mosquito, Jesus plucked the flash of light mid-flight and returned it without much trouble.
-Clang!-
Sounds of metal colliding with each other could be heard faintly. and a small "Ow!" was even picked up by the more keen listeners. But apart from that, there were no other sounds... Until:
-Tap! Tap! Tap!-
A cacophony of footsteps could be heard, and eventually, the faint tapping sounds turned to a more appropriate pitch.
All of the people present faced the hallway, and by the fact that they had shot a strange metal projectile at one of theirs, they weren't likely to be very friendly...
-Step! Step! Step!-
A group of strangely dressed men and women suddenly appeared before them. Each looking completely different from the others. And the person leading them was a small girl, her lovely blonde ponytail gave many the impression of an innocent girl, but that wicked smile gave just as many in the room goosebumps.
As they arrived before Gerald and co. The small girl began to speak:
"Greeting, I am Josefina Kerr; Since we're all here, let us begin the meeting to decide who owns the only working Axel-Road in the World, Teehee!"