Chapter 2: Edward Nigma

A man sat behind a desk that had the nameplate on it that said 'E. Nigma', brightened lamp, a computer that he was working on, and a notepad that he glanced at every once in a while. He was alone in the room since all of the other employees who worked there had already left due to how late it was and they all probably wanted to be back with their families. The red-haired man didn't care about leaving himself since he didn't have anyone to go home to and besides he wanted so badly to get his game done, the very thought of it being completed and people playing it made him incredibly excited that he had spent the last couple of weeks working hard on it.

"Boss?" A female voice made Edward stop what he was working on and look up at the woman who spoke to him. Her name was London Day, she had short, brown hair that curled at her ears, hazel eyes and was wearing casual work attire that was a light blue blouse and semi-dressy black pants. She was one of his employees who he enjoyed her work almost as much as he did but that didn't mean she didn't know when to stop for the night, she often even persuaded him to stop as well.

"Ah, Mrs. Day." He sighed softly as stretched his arms above his head before putting them on his desk, his hands entwined with each other, as he gave her a slight smile, "To what do I have the pleasure of you coming to visit me at such a late hour? Shouldn't you be at home with your family?" He asked with a raised eyebrow, he already knew why but he figured it'd be better to ask.

She crossed her arms and huffed a bit, "I will be. Once I convince you to go home too, Mr. Nigma." She stated matter-of-factly, "It's been almost three hours since everyone else left, sir, don't you think it's about time you should too?"

He pinched the bridge of his nose a bit, he didn't wish to admit it but he did feel rather exhausted after doing almost non-stop working today, being the head of Competitron also made it tough since he had to settle arguments, make sure his employees knew what to do and ran meetings, it was hardly an easy job to say the least, "I can't refuse, can I?" At that she simply smirked and shook her head, he always found it rather funny at how she could act so smug with him even though he was her boss, "Alright... Then how about a deal, hm?" He offered with a smirk of his own.

She snorted a little, she didn't even have to ask what the basis of the deal would be and she could already guess what each side was, "A deal? Let me guess... If I answer a riddle correctly you'll go home as I insist and if I'm wrong I leave you be?"

He couldn't help but laugh at how she knew so easily what the deal would be, "Well, of course!" He nodded as his smirk grew, his passion for riddles was completely obvious and people enjoyed playing along whenever they were also in the mood for it, he never pushed anyone to play the game with him but he enjoyed it when they did even though he usually won, "You in?" She chuckled softly before answering him with a nod. He grinned before saying the riddle for her,
"I'm not pants but I have pockets;
I can't dance but I have four legs.
I come in different sizes depending on the size of the room.
What am I?"

He smirked and crossed his arms as he watched look down at the ground and start to think about the riddle. She was muttering to herself quietly as she tried to figure out the answer. After a bit she went quiet, looked up at him and grinned proudly, "A pool table! It has pockets for the pool balls to go in, it's a table so it stands on four legs and there are different sizes of the table." She answered confidently, she knew she was right when the man in green nodded in confirmation.

"You always have been pretty good at the riddles I've given you. I must say I'm impressed, you might be almost as smart as I." He chuckled. His oversized ego, that was his major flaw. Though most people just smile politely and shrug whenever he became too egotistical, no one wanted to insult him because they did realize he was quite smart and it was a benefit for everyone to just let him be.

The brunette was not one of those who just shrugged it off, "Yes, because you certainly are a genius." She muttered sarcastically but didn't feel the real need to bug him too much about it anymore since she really just wanted to get him out for the night and herself back to her husband and children, "Thank you, boss, it's kind of you to think so." She said in a louder volume so he could hear her, "For now, I won the deal so you said you'll go home now. I'll trust you to keep your word since I shall take my leave now, goodbye." She mused before waving at him then left the room.

Edward watched her leave with a slight smile before looking back at his desk as he began to pack up for the night, he was a man of his word and she had answered the riddle correctly.

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A/N: Okay, I don't often put OCs in fanfiction but I figured Eddie would be someone who wouldn't quit working unless someone told him to do so. London will most likely never appear again unless I need her to do something for Eddie. Please review