the gas station part 1

from /hhg/ - Hazbin Hotel General #342
part 2: https://pastebin.com/QfjSgGKV
part 3: https://pastebin.com/AiRzfCgp
part 4: https://pastebin.com/Xkc65MhM
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>be you
>Work the night shift at a shitty 24/7 gas station in the middle of bumfuck nowhere
>Its that one gas station you see in horror stories and movies thats in the middle of a generic nowhere desert
>The job is dull as hell and barely anyone comes in besides crack heads from the nearest city
>The building has two entrances
>One for people
>The other is from hell
>Demons occasionally come through to get stuff that isnt complete shit or drugs
>Youve gotten used to it, and your pay is higher because of it
>The demons can only enter and exit through their entrance
>The last one to go through the mortal door got impaled by over a dozen spears
>The things came out of nowhere but the demon didnt get back up from it
>You heard the flapping of wings when it happened, big wings
>Right now theres a spider...guy? Girl? Trying to buy cigarettes
>"Cummon man, lemme suck ya off for a oack"
>You point to a sign behind you
"As the sign say, sexual favors and checks are not viable options for payment. Come back when you have cash or a debit or credit card."
>"Oh come the fuck on man! Nobody has to know~"
>The spider has a finger under your chin that you brush away
"Yeah. I would know. If you aren't going to pay please leave."
>"Jeez fine ya wet blanket."
>They reach into their chest...fluff? And pull out fifteen dollars
>You take it and hand him his cancer sticks and his change
"Have a nice day."
>"Would be better if ya let me suck ya off."
"Youre holding up the line."
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>same shit, different night
>they come between midnight and 3 am, with a few stragglers stretching it out until 4
>you get the odd abomination during the days as well, but they're no different from the junkies
>Hell, if anything, they're less hostile
>you notice that you got a few regulars
>the aforementioned spider demon, who always tries with a blowie first
>a cat demon with wings, who keeps buying the cheapest, nastiest shit you have in the store - honest to God, you offered him better stuff, but unless you're giving it away for free, he ain't interested
>there's this one-eyed, red haired, hyperactive midget who basically empties out the cleaning product shelves every time, and then scarfs down more sandwiches and coffee in one sitting than the biggest, fattest, burliest truck driver you've ever seen, and then leaves just as chipper
>occasionally, you get this really creepy, old-fashioned guy with antlers, who sounds like he's talking through an old radio
>he just buys newspapers, and laughs uproariously at them - last time you checked, he was reading about the earthquake in Mexico
>there's also there's this really petite, grey-skinned Latina, with only one eye - grumpy bitch, but at least she's quick and doesn't try to pull any shit, just gets what she wants, pays and leaves
>you actually tried to strike up a conversation with her, but she just barked some short answers, clearly not in the mood to talk
>her loss
>and, lastly, you get this blonde chick with black-tipped nose
>she looks to be in her 20s, but always buys some chocolate, and scrolls the store with the same fascination as a child
>pretty little thing, she alternates between giddy and elegant, as if she were royalty
>could be, for all you fucking know
>she brightens up your day, OR night, every time she visits
>though, she often comes with the gray-skinned chick, who glares daggers at you every time you smile at the blonde
>protective or possessive?
>eh, who cares - you get paid, either way
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>Its a slow night
>You're fucking around on your phone posting bait on reddit
>No one has came in all night
>The hell door opens and the blonde and grey girls come in
>The latino gets her stuff and waits for the blonde to get what she's looking for
>You look at the latino for a second
>She's not so subtly looking at the blonde and blushing
>You look from the grump to the cheap plastic roses at the counter from last year
>You whisper to the grump
"Psst, hey."
>She turns to face you and glares a little
>"What."
"Yeah stop with the glare for a sec okay? You like Blondy over there right?"
>The two of you look over to the mentioned blonde to see her almost knocking over a shelve but managing to fix it
>"...Why? Do you have something against it?"
"Uh-huh yeah sure whatever you want to think."
>You grab one of the roses and show it to the grump
"Listen, I can tell you like her. If you want I can slip this into your bags for you to give it to her, again, if you want to. My boss will bitch at me for giving something away for free but I'm feeling nice. What do you say?"
>She looks to you, the rose, to the blonde and back to you
>"...Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
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Now I want to read stories about anti demonic paramilitary police force, kind of like GSG-9 or Alpha Group. More than a few demons would probably being trying to start shit on earth and somebodies gotta clean up the mess. Good candidate stateside could be CIA Special Operations Group, who specialize in counter terror, special ops, black ops and clandestine operations
Could detail the strange and spooky world of dealing with paranormal forces that laugh at conventional physics and regularly violate basic principles of gravity and thermodynamics, and you're only hope is an M4A1
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I'd say it would probably be a more international group, like Rainbow Six, but more loosely organized, and based around in their home countries - basically just a coordination between various special forces.

Also, I wouldn't put it past Charlie or Vaggie to try and contact the organization, and keep up correspondence - mainly to keep tabs on the escaped demons, and to give pointers to the teams dealing with them.
With shit like this, you're going to need inside men, or some kind of snitch - who better than someone else who wants to fix the situation?

I'd imagine Charlie would also like to have the few Sinners who made it back to Earth returned to the Hotel.
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At best for multinational would be Task Force 88 (which is what Team Rainbow is based on) which comprised of operators from the US and UK who did joint hunter killer missions in Iraq. 88 was comprised of everything from USAF's 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Delta Force, DEVGRU & 75th Ranger Rgt. from the US, with the British fielding the Special Air Service, Special Boat Service and Special Recon Regiment.

My guess would be that anti demonic counter ops would mostly differ from region to region, with the 5 eyes group (US, UK, AZ, NZ and CA) operating through most of the world, with regional spec ops picking up the slack (GSG-9 for Germany, GROM for Poland, BOPE for Brazil, Sayeret/Mossad for Israel ect.)
Could also see (especially in the USA) dedicated anti demon task forces popping up in the USA, mostly apparent in major metropolitan areas like Chicago, LA, New York and Miami, of course assisted via the FBI
Overall it would make international affairs quite tricky
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correction, at best for multinational collaboration you'd see something LIKE Task Force 88, rather than a dedicated international front
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Especially when you consider that, for each nation, unless they're tipped off that Hell is pretty uniform, they'd all have to rely upon their own mythology as a basis as to what they're dealing with. Sure, some myths are internationally well known these days, but Hell, as a concept, differs greatly from region to region, to mention nothing of religions.

I'd say it would be a more broader, paranormal investigation task force, first and foremost.