A COLD HOUSE

So, I think it's pretty obvious that Lloerquest is cancelled. Inactivity for, what, a year? Yeah, I'm not picking this back up. Sorry, guys. Although I felt super attached to the characters, it just doesn't do anything for me anymore, and carrying on going now would just hurt me and bring up old memories.

A few anons asked about my health - my health is good, thank you for asking!

I won't be deleting this blog, mainly so I can look back if I ever so choose. Good times.

If you still want your bloody animal action, check out the comic I'm working on - Bunny: Gore Justice.

Where's Wesley?

Lloer wonders where Wesley disappeared to.

Wesley’s in the boiler room.

It’s tricky, though. There’s a thousand things that could go wrong.

The power will fail when Vick dies, Whitby will escape his balcony, he’ll probably try to kill Lloer or something.

Crichton will stop at nothing to stop Lloer. He’s not a bad man, but he’s a desperate man. He’s already convinced The Gardener that Lloer impaled Barbara, what’s he gonna do next?

The house will deteriorate like hell, and she’ll have to be careful not to get wanged by a falling beam or whatever.

Vick says that when all of this started, Whitby had inherited the house from his father and he was a cruel master. He’d bully his brother incessantly, tormented the house doctor, and manipulated Crichton.

Whitby Woulfe loved power. Control. He made Crichton convince Vaudeville that Vick had left him, but his true fate was far worse.

Vick says Whitby tortured him, mutilated him, taunted him, and every day he’d treat his wounds so he could do the same tomorrow.

She has to kill him. She’ll find him in the attic, inside the old grandfather clock.

He’s been there for 15 years. Crichton’s been keeping him alive, feeding him, treating his injuries.

He is the force behind the house.

He is what is keeping them all alive.

LLoer: Where are you?

Lloer isn’t anywhere she knows of.

Lloer: Greet Vick

Vick says he’s very glad to meet her at last. Maybe, before this is all over, he’ll meet her in person. Hopefully, then, this’ll all be over tonight.

Lloer: Look for Vick. Wesley: Why aren't you in your room?

Wesley was waiting for Lloer to go first. Amnesia-nostalgia kinda punched him in the gut.

Lloer steps into Wesley’s room. It’s not dark. It’s... weird. Disorienting. Lloer can only make out a few shapes.

Sneak to Wesley's room

Lloer and Wesley exit the bathroom. Flora says she’ll catch them up, she’s just got to give the room a quick once-over to make sure it’s spotless. Gotta keep this place clean.

Can Vick hear what we say?

Wesley: Ask Flora and Lloer and if they recognize the mirror man

Lloer remember seeing him in the mirror in the bathroom in Ulrich’s study. Flora says she knows who he is - Vick, Vaudeville’s husband, who went missing shortly before Vaudeville died.

She doesn’t know what happened to him. Whitby said Vick left the house, but nobody left Woulfe Manor.

Wesley: Make out what he's mouthing

Wesley can’t read lips, but Lloer can.

Wesley: Look in the mirror, and check the medicine cabinet for supplies.

The mirror does not show Wesley’s delightful face, but in fact shows a scared-looking man with a bowtie. He seems weirdly familiar, as well as shocked to see Wesley. He pounds silently on the glass, frantically mouthing something.

Wesley tries to remember him. He’s familiar, but Wesley just can’t place his face.

Lloer: Ask Flora what she has in her inventory.

Flora’s dress doesn’t have very good pockets, but she is carrying a cleaning cloth, a small scouring pad, and a tube of red lipstick.

Has Crichton passed? Can we leave the bathroom?

Take the towel. Just take it

Lloer pockets the towel, filling her inventory.