hey… i tried to talk with the doctor and the recluse since they were together, but neither of them were too happy to see me, that crazy bird threw a scalpel at me and that other freak chucked some disinfectant alcohol in my eye…
can i just wash my eye out in your sink, i hate to interrupt anything-
@lleech-official
Um… uh… ok… I should just… be careful of any plumbing issues Ravenkeeper was talking about…
i would ask, but i feel like that guy would sic a thousand birds to peck out my teeth one by one or something…
Ok… just… don’t try anything sketchy!
(Innkeeper sounded more playful now.)
i won’t! don’t worry, and who else is here?
Not a lot of people… but Minstrel’s here. I don’t know if she was the one who brought these flowers here or…
isn’t there a flowergirl, it seems that’s the most likely
Maybe… I haven’t seen her in… several days, though.
interesting, um ok then…
can i order a drink from the bar? do you still have any of the poison?
I think we have some safe drinks…
(Innkeeper presented a ton of bottles to Lleech.)
Take your pick!
oh, well i was asking because it’s easier for me to consume if it’s poisoned, im pretty weak to alcohol haha
…
(Innkeeper silently brought out two more bottles.)
i can do you one better than that doctor
(he sniffs one of the bottles, put a weird tentacle proboscus thing into it and smacks his lips a bit)
yup, that’s poisoned alright! i didn’t pay attention to the labels on the bottle, but this is definitely poison, and i would assume the other one is too
(he pours a bit of wine into a liquor glass with ice and starts drinking it)
Yeah… we knew those two were poisoned. For several days.
oh, apologies, i forgot to say thank you!
and was the poisoning confirmed, i mean there was only one witness and he wasn’t really there.
Well anyway, do you have any citrus, this is missing a little something
(Innkeeper got some orange juice.)
Yes, the poisoning was confirmed.
oh interesting, by who
(the lleech poured some juice into their unholy concoction)
…I don’t think I should tell you.
mutant?
i mean, i do truly have eyes everywhere, not even in a malicious way, i just have my methods of finding out. You’d be surprised how much you can learn just from watching through someone else’s eyes!
you good?
Yeah… yeah, I’m fine.
apologies once again, i don’t mean to intrude on anything. Just less about wanting to kill you and more about not wanting to be killed myself
Ok… but did you have to lie about the… eye thing?
what eye thing?
You know… the reason why you said you needed to come here in the first place?
you think i lied that the recluse threw an entire bottle of hydrogen peroxide straight at my face and told me to go back to hell like the slimy fuckface i sam?
…Who’s the Recluse, again?
the recluse?
…Wasn’t that your first bluff?
no??? i haven’t told or showed anyone who i am in this town yet, i doubt you even know me
he is always one to look suspicious, i never thought you’d think he was the demon though
i mean, i used the recluse as a host briefly but that didn’t work out since people were trying to kill him every five seconds
(Innkeeper just stared at Lleech.)
i mean! you too haha
I guess he must be extremely reclusive, because I haven’t seen him since the day we tried to execute Puzzlemaster.
it shook him a lot, i mean, they were best friends, i think puzzley is taking it a bit better…
…
(She still looked extremely skeptical.)
Anything wrong?
Nothing’s wrong.
i may go soon, but if you need anything from me, just ask around the inn. You’ll probably find me somewhere
or ask yourself, you never know
I don’t think we work that way.
you and i!
…
They don’t know about us, right?
No, they don’t.
well, i’m gonna go cover the recluse’s house in butter, fuck that guy
Ok… have fun.
i was half way done when the recluse ran at me with a knife. So i ran back here… hi again
…Hi.
AAAAAAAAAAA-
This is the same as the one we saw before.
You haven’t gotten any louder either.
hello again! i decided i’d come back since i have nobody else to talk to
Just make yourself comfortable.
next time you see minstrel, can you thank her on my behalf
…Sure.
(Still an internal monologue)
But I won’t. I won’t.
and thank slayer for not killing me yet
and by the way, do you still have any more of that poisoned wine?
(Innkeeper brought out those two bottles from earlier.)
thank you so much. I don’t figure anyone else wants these, can i just take them?
Sure.
don’t worry, i’m not trying to poison anyone
Ok… ok. Just take them…
i’m very sorry if you’re on edge about me, i try to not do that
It’s ok…
i want to thank you so much for not just seeing me as an evil demon. I too want this all to be over soon
…You’re welcome.
do you wanna play some chess or something?
With me or the one who’s actually good at chess? You might not have much of a choice, but…
who’s actually good at chess?
…Slayer.
(he just pauses for a bit, as if distracted by something)
oh, slayer? i mean, i think slayer hates me, but if she wants to play chess, i wouldn’t be opposed to either. I guess, for the sake of everyone here, i’ll look a bit less “demon-ey” for the time being
(it transforms back into the “puzzlemaster”)
Ok… maybe we should just get the board.
sure!
(Innkeeper left for a moment and came back with the chess board, of course with all of the pieces.)
would you like to start?
…Sure.
(throughout the game, he tried to replicate the slayer’s strategy when playing against minstrel, it was relatively uncommon because it was her first time playing)
(It was actually a pretty close game, but eventually, Innkeeper(?) got the checkmate.)
good game! you really have improved since we taught you!
…What?
(After a few moments of awkward silence, Lycanthrope entered the inn.)
Hey, I’m… I’m looking for the…
(She took one look at the two already inside.)
…demon..?
oh hi lyly! that’s me!
(he looked very relieved to change the subject)
I was… um… told to bring you to the doctor… it’s about… the deer… I think…
(Meanwhile, Innkeeper simply took out her handkerchief like this was just a normal Thursday.)
oh, that doctor sure love studying demons, i would go if he didn’t throw a knife at me the other day. But i’ll see him at some point!
We kinda need you… now. The doctor was the one who told me to bring you…
tell him that it can wait, i’m sure he’d understand…
(Lycan grabbed Lleech’s hand.)
It’s just a few questions…
ok then innkeeper… i guess ill be back in a second…
Ok… achoo! Damn hay allergies…
oh, i was actually on my way here to see where farmer went
(he looked visibly shocked to see the puzzlemaster)
uhh…. is this our demon…?
…Yes.
Yes.
the demon is puzzlemaster???
He… choo! He disguised himself… as him…
do we know who the demon actually is? how long were they here?
They were here for a while… I mean… come on, Lleech… you’re not scared of the doctor… are you?
fuck off bird flu
i want to know if you’re still inside of puzzlemaster. i mean, you use him as a go to disguise? i just want to know
wouldn’t you like to know. I don’t think medicine is what you’re using all those drugs for if you think i’d give that away.
oh listen, i don’t want to kill you at all, ill just ask these questions later.
anyway, from ruling out who the demon is, i saw the puzzlemaster and the recluse almost all of today, so i can clear them
I thought this was all about the deer…
that egocentric freak doesn’t care about any of you, he wants to know all the secrets of the universe, the stuff science can’t explain, why do you think he was asking about lycanthropy so much, or the lorics.
He thinks he can understand the unfathomable horrors of existence to fuel his god complex
(Lycan flinched.)
Please… I want someone who cares…
i’m doing this to help, rich coming from a demon, everything from you leech.
