Lina and Luna: LAURENCE!

Why, good! *motioning to the boy next to her* You recognize your 'touto-chan. That saves me a great deal of trouble.

Lina: ...what do you want? ¬¬

*She snaps her fingers, and Laurence disappears.*

Kill Hellmaster Phibrizzo.

[setting: the Bar]
[bgm: Evangelion - Fly Me To The Moon (ACID) (lyrics)]

Voice: I'm afraid that won't be necessary.

*Everyone's heads snap up in shock, to see...*

*...the Roach Leader, all bandaged up, and hobbling towards the table on a pair of crutches.*

Roach Leader: I already have the MRA working non-stop on it. *eying Chatty* I thought you said that you were past these kind of tactics.

*turning beet red, with a hand over her mouth* I... I...

Roach Leader: Well?

*A short pause, and then:*

Oh, all right, FINE! *snaps her fingers, and Laurence reappears*

Laurence: *glassy-eyed*

Roach Leader: AND his mind.

*pouts a little and snaps her fingers*

Laurence: *suddenly bright-eyed* ONEE-CHAN! *glomps Lina*

Lina: *choking* GAH!

Luna: *frowning* And that's all?

*tiredly* Yes, that's all.

Luna: Absolutely? You're not hiding--

*with glowing eyes* That. Is. ALL.

Luna: All right, all right. No need to get upset. It's just that if you had Laurence when we thought he was dead, chances are you might have--

Yes, yes, I know. *sigh* I don't have him. Okay?

Roach Leader: *pats her on the back*

*sighs once more, and suddenly looks twice as tired* Don't do that, dear. I'm so much stronger when I'm evil.

Roach Leader: *sigh* Aren't we all. *motions with his crutch* My table's over this way. Come along.

*They both wander over to a booth (past a very drunk Lain), and slide into opposite sides.*

The Inverses are watching us.

Roach Leader: Well, rightfully so. You just tried to threaten them. Not a wise move, by any means. They would've torn you limb from limb.

*sigh* I know, but...

Roach Leader: You wanted him dead that badly, hm?

...he's put a lock on their souls. Roach and Vermin. He's using the power he once used for the God-Sealing Field to put a lock on them.

Roach Leader: So that's why you haven't resurrected them yet. *sadly* I expected as much, when the snow melted and they weren't showing up...

*drooping* Dear, there's another thing, I... no, I can't say it aloud. But I have to tell someone, and I think I'll die if I don't.

Roach Leader: *glancing around* Then write it on a napkin. I'll read it and then burn the thing.

Fine. *takes a napkin, pulls a pen out of nowhere, writes... and passes it quietly over the table to the Roach Leader*

Roach Leader: *reads* ...oh my god. Then this is..? Anyone could..?

*nods quietly*

Roach Leader: ...God help us all.

*And the note said:*

The Universe shifted during the Snowstorm.
My power shifted with it.

I am no longer the EGC Demiurge.