"Ya got that right!" The younger man laughs. "My boss is very interested in the occult, and since I share that interest, he gave me some time off to check this place out!" He pulls a tiny digital camera out of his jacket pocket. This year's model, of course, and a sort of silvery pink color. "May I?"
"'Course. I hope he's not too rattled. That could spell trouble."
'Sure you can. Are you going to the meeting at the library? It's about the mystery of Iago Hexham, a visiting occultist who, so the story goes, got disappeared by a local monster'
'That it could. You seen anything suspicious recently? Hate to hear if you've gotten into trouble, but needs must'
"Of course! Couldn't just let such an opportunity pass me by!" He holds up his camera. "Could you pose in front of that bookstore window? The design would look amazing in my shot, and it matches your eyes."
"Just a few scratches. Demon hanging around, playing with the paranormalists. Scary stuff, but nothing notable. How about you?"
'Sure, sure'. The Mayor tries to detect if this is a trap
'What kind of demon? Been dealing with this dude called Feast, he's surprisingly chill. Got me some advice for the Redemption Engine'
"Of course! Couldn't just let such an opportunity pass me by!" He holds up his camera. "Could you pose in front of that bookstore window? The design would look amazing in my shot, and it matches your eyes."
"Just a few scratches. Demon hanging around, playing with the paranormalists. Scary stuff, but nothing notable. How about you?"
'Sure, sure'. The Mayor tries to detect if this is a trap
'What kind of demon? Been dealing with this dude called Feast, he's surprisingly chill. Got me some advice for the Redemption Engine'
It doesn't appear to be. The man holds perfectly still, then the camera flashes. "That's a keeper. I'm used to analog, but it's nice to have such a light little guy. My boss insisted."
"As far as I know, there's only one. Doesn't really manifest much. That yours?"
"Of course! Couldn't just let such an opportunity pass me by!" He holds up his camera. "Could you pose in front of that bookstore window? The design would look amazing in my shot, and it matches your eyes."
"Just a few scratches. Demon hanging around, playing with the paranormalists. Scary stuff, but nothing notable. How about you?"
'Sure, sure'. The Mayor tries to detect if this is a trap
'What kind of demon? Been dealing with this dude called Feast, he's surprisingly chill. Got me some advice for the Redemption Engine'
It doesn't appear to be. The man holds perfectly still, then the camera flashes. "That's a keeper. I'm used to analog, but it's nice to have such a light little guy. My boss insisted."
"As far as I know, there's only one. Doesn't really manifest much. That yours?"
'If I may ask, who's your boss? Will I be on the front cover of a magazine?' the Mayor jokes
'Yeah, probably that one. You said he'd been playing with the paranormalists, what happened there? And, you haven't seen anyone poking around in our hiding spots, right? We still got somewhere safe?'
It doesn't appear to be. The man holds perfectly still, then the camera flashes. "That's a keeper. I'm used to analog, but it's nice to have such a light little guy. My boss insisted."
"As far as I know, there's only one. Doesn't really manifest much. That yours?"
'If I may ask, who's your boss? Will I be on the front cover of a magazine?' the Mayor jokes
'Yeah, probably that one. You said he'd been playing with the paranormalists, what happened there? And, you haven't seen anyone poking around in our hiding spots, right? We still got somewhere safe?'
"Probably not. Doctor Pablo Roberts. He's got his teeth sunk into a lot of businesses, and he's a retired cardiologist, but he's mostly a charity guy. He's a big lover of spooky things, creepy crawlies, all that jazz. He's been trying to spread awareness of a fungal infection called White Nose that kills bats here in Texas. Have you heard about it?"
"Just led them off the path to who knows where and sent em' back a bit unnerved. And yeah. We've got about two hiding spaces left that I know for certain weren't discovered."
It doesn't appear to be. The man holds perfectly still, then the camera flashes. "That's a keeper. I'm used to analog, but it's nice to have such a light little guy. My boss insisted."
"As far as I know, there's only one. Doesn't really manifest much. That yours?"
'If I may ask, who's your boss? Will I be on the front cover of a magazine?' the Mayor jokes
'Yeah, probably that one. You said he'd been playing with the paranormalists, what happened there? And, you haven't seen anyone poking around in our hiding spots, right? We still got somewhere safe?'
"Probably not. Doctor Pablo Roberts. He's got his teeth sunk into a lot of businesses, and he's a retired cardiologist, but he's mostly a charity guy. He's a big lover of spooky things, creepy crawlies, all that jazz. He's been trying to spread awareness of a fungal infection called White Nose that kills bats here in Texas. Have you heard about it?"
"Just led them off the path to who knows where and sent em' back a bit unnerved. And yeah. We've got about two hiding spaces left that I know for certain weren't discovered."
'Can't say I have. Sounds interesting though, I should have to learn more. The horrors of Balios, though, are a lot more mysterious than a simple virus. We have monsters, mutants, demons, and spirits walking among us. And not all of them are safe. Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Ozzy Snare?'
'Where we got? Seen a bunch of explorers looking around the pipe by the Red Wednesday bridge, but few have actually gone in. Too scared, thank goodness. What did ya make of the demon, is he an ally? Ya got many allies here?'
"Probably not. Doctor Pablo Roberts. He's got his teeth sunk into a lot of businesses, and he's a retired cardiologist, but he's mostly a charity guy. He's a big lover of spooky things, creepy crawlies, all that jazz. He's been trying to spread awareness of a fungal infection called White Nose that kills bats here in Texas. Have you heard about it?"
"Just led them off the path to who knows where and sent em' back a bit unnerved. And yeah. We've got about two hiding spaces left that I know for certain weren't discovered."
'Can't say I have. Sounds interesting though, I should have to learn more. The horrors of Balios, though, are a lot more mysterious than a simple virus. We have monsters, mutants, demons, and spirits walking among us. And not all of them are safe. Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Ozzy Snare?'
'Where we got? Seen a bunch of explorers looking around the pipe by the Red Wednesday bridge, but few have actually gone in. Too scared, thank goodness. What did ya make of the demon, is he an ally? Ya got many allies here?'
"No, I don't think I have. Who were they?"
"We've got the drainage pipe near the orchard. I don't really know much about the demon, other than it's a demon. I've just got you as an ally so far."
"Probably not. Doctor Pablo Roberts. He's got his teeth sunk into a lot of businesses, and he's a retired cardiologist, but he's mostly a charity guy. He's a big lover of spooky things, creepy crawlies, all that jazz. He's been trying to spread awareness of a fungal infection called White Nose that kills bats here in Texas. Have you heard about it?"
"Just led them off the path to who knows where and sent em' back a bit unnerved. And yeah. We've got about two hiding spaces left that I know for certain weren't discovered."
'Can't say I have. Sounds interesting though, I should have to learn more. The horrors of Balios, though, are a lot more mysterious than a simple virus. We have monsters, mutants, demons, and spirits walking among us. And not all of them are safe. Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Ozzy Snare?'
'Where we got? Seen a bunch of explorers looking around the pipe by the Red Wednesday bridge, but few have actually gone in. Too scared, thank goodness. What did ya make of the demon, is he an ally? Ya got many allies here?'
"No, I don't think I have. Who were they?"
"We've got the drainage pipe near the orchard. I don't really know much about the demon, other than it's a demon. I've just got you as an ally so far."
'A kid. Awful story, got abducted by a cannibal that lived under the Red Wednesday bridge. Never seen again'
'Gotta say the same, kid, can't say I've got too many allies here either. We should go there, see if there's any sign of interference. Haven't been to the orchard in a good while'
"We've got the drainage pipe near the orchard. I don't really know much about the demon, other than it's a demon. I've just got you as an ally so far."
'A kid. Awful story, got abducted by a cannibal that lived under the Red Wednesday bridge. Never seen again'
'Gotta say the same, kid, can't say I've got too many allies here either. We should go there, see if there's any sign of interference. Haven't been to the orchard in a good while'
"Damn." He doesn't look impressed. "Poor kid. His parents still around?"
"We could probably find some apples too. But we gotta be quiet, remember? That farmer guy has ears like a fox."
"We've got the drainage pipe near the orchard. I don't really know much about the demon, other than it's a demon. I've just got you as an ally so far."
'A kid. Awful story, got abducted by a cannibal that lived under the Red Wednesday bridge. Never seen again'
'Gotta say the same, kid, can't say I've got too many allies here either. We should go there, see if there's any sign of interference. Haven't been to the orchard in a good while'
"Damn." He doesn't look impressed. "Poor kid. His parents still around?"
"We could probably find some apples too. But we gotta be quiet, remember? That farmer guy has ears like a fox."
'They moved away not long after. We've had all kinds of people try to investigate, but none of them have been able to avenge poor Ozzy'
'That he does, that he does. We can be quiet, though'. The Slink heads off towards the orchard and inspects the hideout
"Damn." He doesn't look impressed. "Poor kid. His parents still around?"
"We could probably find some apples too. But we gotta be quiet, remember? That farmer guy has ears like a fox."
'They moved away not long after. We've had all kinds of people try to investigate, but none of them have been able to avenge poor Ozzy'
'That he does, that he does. We can be quiet, though'. The Slink heads off towards the orchard and inspects the hideout
"I see. Well, then, I'll be sure to take a look. Can't hurt to try, right?"
The hideout is untouched. It looks like the only things in and out of here were animals, liquids, and of course, judging by the chalk scrawls on the ceiling, Worm.
"Damn." He doesn't look impressed. "Poor kid. His parents still around?"
"We could probably find some apples too. But we gotta be quiet, remember? That farmer guy has ears like a fox."
'They moved away not long after. We've had all kinds of people try to investigate, but none of them have been able to avenge poor Ozzy'
'That he does, that he does. We can be quiet, though'. The Slink heads off towards the orchard and inspects the hideout
"I see. Well, then, I'll be sure to take a look. Can't hurt to try, right?"
The hideout is untouched. It looks like the only things in and out of here were animals, liquids, and of course, judging by the chalk scrawls on the ceiling, Worm.
'That's what Iago Hexham thought. But I'm sure you're made of sterner stuff. Maybe if you were brave enough, you'd investigate yourself? Brave the underground depths of Balios and put down the monster that took him'
"I see. Well, then, I'll be sure to take a look. Can't hurt to try, right?"
The hideout is untouched. It looks like the only things in and out of here were animals, liquids, and of course, judging by the chalk scrawls on the ceiling, Worm.
'That's what Iago Hexham thought. But I'm sure you're made of sterner stuff. Maybe if you were brave enough, you'd investigate yourself? Brave the underground depths of Balios and put down the monster that took him'
'What's all this ya drawn?'
He nods. "Sounds like it would be worth my time. Could get some pretty neat pictures."
"Scares off little Nightmares. They were all over the place. Couldn't take a step without almost squishing one."
"I see. Well, then, I'll be sure to take a look. Can't hurt to try, right?"
The hideout is untouched. It looks like the only things in and out of here were animals, liquids, and of course, judging by the chalk scrawls on the ceiling, Worm.
'That's what Iago Hexham thought. But I'm sure you're made of sterner stuff. Maybe if you were brave enough, you'd investigate yourself? Brave the underground depths of Balios and put down the monster that took him'
'What's all this ya drawn?'
He nods. "Sounds like it would be worth my time. Could get some pretty neat pictures."
"Scares off little Nightmares. They were all over the place. Couldn't take a step without almost squishing one."
'You like taking pictures, don't you? We could always go with more of those in a place like this. Do you have a name, so you could be contacted? The Mayor might be interested in your skills'
'Little nightmares? Typical. Did you find any cute ones? Were any of them aggressive?'. The Slink sits down, relaxing and whispering something to his pet rubber duck
He nods. "Sounds like it would be worth my time. Could get some pretty neat pictures."
"Scares off little Nightmares. They were all over the place. Couldn't take a step without almost squishing one."
'You like taking pictures, don't you? We could always go with more of those in a place like this. Do you have a name, so you could be contacted? The Mayor might be interested in your skills'
'Little nightmares? Typical. Did you find any cute ones? Were any of them aggressive?'. The Slink sits down, relaxing and whispering something to his pet rubber duck
"I'd... rather not. Call me Boudin."
"Nah. All scared and ugly. They were feeding on the Dark Energy in the runoff. Now they play in the river."
He nods. "Sounds like it would be worth my time. Could get some pretty neat pictures."
"Scares off little Nightmares. They were all over the place. Couldn't take a step without almost squishing one."
'You like taking pictures, don't you? We could always go with more of those in a place like this. Do you have a name, so you could be contacted? The Mayor might be interested in your skills'
'Little nightmares? Typical. Did you find any cute ones? Were any of them aggressive?'. The Slink sits down, relaxing and whispering something to his pet rubber duck
"I'd... rather not. Call me Boudin."
"Nah. All scared and ugly. They were feeding on the Dark Energy in the runoff. Now they play in the river."
'Interesting name. You don't want to help out this town? I'm sure you'd be paid most handsomely'
'Aww, nice. Get a lot of dark energy down here, just trickling through on its long way down to hell. Ya know, ya something of an artist'
"Nah. All scared and ugly. They were feeding on the Dark Energy in the runoff. Now they play in the river."
'Interesting name. You don't want to help out this town? I'm sure you'd be paid most handsomely'
'Aww, nice. Get a lot of dark energy down here, just trickling through on its long way down to hell. Ya know, ya something of an artist'
"I'll help out where I can, but I've already got a job to do. That takes priority, and if I can't dedicate myself fully to something, I don't want to do it."
"Heh, ya think so?" He looks up at the occult scrawls on the ceiling. "They're not very pretty."
"Nah. All scared and ugly. They were feeding on the Dark Energy in the runoff. Now they play in the river."
'Interesting name. You don't want to help out this town? I'm sure you'd be paid most handsomely'
'Aww, nice. Get a lot of dark energy down here, just trickling through on its long way down to hell. Ya know, ya something of an artist'
"I'll help out where I can, but I've already got a job to do. That takes priority, and if I can't dedicate myself fully to something, I don't want to do it."
"Heh, ya think so?" He looks up at the occult scrawls on the ceiling. "They're not very pretty."
'That's entirely understandable. But if you ever realise that your old employer is taking you for granted, you know where to look'
'They get the job done. Where did ya learn these, some of these I don't remember teaching ya'
"I'll help out where I can, but I've already got a job to do. That takes priority, and if I can't dedicate myself fully to something, I don't want to do it."
"Heh, ya think so?" He looks up at the occult scrawls on the ceiling. "They're not very pretty."
'That's entirely understandable. But if you ever realise that your old employer is taking you for granted, you know where to look'
'They get the job done. Where did ya learn these, some of these I don't remember teaching ya'''
The glass of the window suddenly cracks extremely loudly, though it stays in its frame. Boudin takes a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Thank you for your offer. Excuse me..." He walks away hurriedly.
"Some library in the woods. It was a church at some point, but now there's a ton of books from all sorts of religions there. I didn't recognize most of em'."
"I'll help out where I can, but I've already got a job to do. That takes priority, and if I can't dedicate myself fully to something, I don't want to do it."
"Heh, ya think so?" He looks up at the occult scrawls on the ceiling. "They're not very pretty."
'That's entirely understandable. But if you ever realise that your old employer is taking you for granted, you know where to look'
'They get the job done. Where did ya learn these, some of these I don't remember teaching ya'''
The glass of the window suddenly cracks extremely loudly, though it stays in its frame. Boudin takes a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Thank you for your offer. Excuse me..." He walks away hurriedly.
"Some library in the woods. It was a church at some point, but now there's a ton of books from all sorts of religions there. I didn't recognize most of em'."
'Library in the woods? I'd like to see that very much. This could be useful, very dangerous, or both'
The glass of the window suddenly cracks extremely loudly, though it stays in its frame. Boudin takes a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Thank you for your offer. Excuse me..." He walks away hurriedly.
"Some library in the woods. It was a church at some point, but now there's a ton of books from all sorts of religions there. I didn't recognize most of em'."
'Library in the woods? I'd like to see that very much. This could be useful, very dangerous, or both'
"I assure you, it's both."
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'Sure, sure'. The Mayor tries to detect if this is a trap
'What kind of demon? Been dealing with this dude called Feast, he's surprisingly chill. Got me some advice for the Redemption Engine'
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It doesn't appear to be. The man holds perfectly still, then the camera flashes. "That's a keeper. I'm used to analog, but it's nice to have such a light little guy. My boss insisted."
"As far as I know, there's only one. Doesn't really manifest much. That yours?"
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'If I may ask, who's your boss? Will I be on the front cover of a magazine?' the Mayor jokes
'Yeah, probably that one. You said he'd been playing with the paranormalists, what happened there? And, you haven't seen anyone poking around in our hiding spots, right? We still got somewhere safe?'
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"Probably not. Doctor Pablo Roberts. He's got his teeth sunk into a lot of businesses, and he's a retired cardiologist, but he's mostly a charity guy. He's a big lover of spooky things, creepy crawlies, all that jazz. He's been trying to spread awareness of a fungal infection called White Nose that kills bats here in Texas. Have you heard about it?"
"Just led them off the path to who knows where and sent em' back a bit unnerved. And yeah. We've got about two hiding spaces left that I know for certain weren't discovered."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'Can't say I have. Sounds interesting though, I should have to learn more. The horrors of Balios, though, are a lot more mysterious than a simple virus. We have monsters, mutants, demons, and spirits walking among us. And not all of them are safe. Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Ozzy Snare?'
'Where we got? Seen a bunch of explorers looking around the pipe by the Red Wednesday bridge, but few have actually gone in. Too scared, thank goodness. What did ya make of the demon, is he an ally? Ya got many allies here?'
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"No, I don't think I have. Who were they?"
"We've got the drainage pipe near the orchard. I don't really know much about the demon, other than it's a demon. I've just got you as an ally so far."
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Breathgiver of the Strugels
'A kid. Awful story, got abducted by a cannibal that lived under the Red Wednesday bridge. Never seen again'
'Gotta say the same, kid, can't say I've got too many allies here either. We should go there, see if there's any sign of interference. Haven't been to the orchard in a good while'
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"Damn." He doesn't look impressed. "Poor kid. His parents still around?"
"We could probably find some apples too. But we gotta be quiet, remember? That farmer guy has ears like a fox."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
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Breathgiver of the Strugels
'They moved away not long after. We've had all kinds of people try to investigate, but none of them have been able to avenge poor Ozzy'
'That he does, that he does. We can be quiet, though'. The Slink heads off towards the orchard and inspects the hideout
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"I see. Well, then, I'll be sure to take a look. Can't hurt to try, right?"
The hideout is untouched. It looks like the only things in and out of here were animals, liquids, and of course, judging by the chalk scrawls on the ceiling, Worm.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'That's what Iago Hexham thought. But I'm sure you're made of sterner stuff. Maybe if you were brave enough, you'd investigate yourself? Brave the underground depths of Balios and put down the monster that took him'
'What's all this ya drawn?'
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He nods. "Sounds like it would be worth my time. Could get some pretty neat pictures."
"Scares off little Nightmares. They were all over the place. Couldn't take a step without almost squishing one."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'You like taking pictures, don't you? We could always go with more of those in a place like this. Do you have a name, so you could be contacted? The Mayor might be interested in your skills'
'Little nightmares? Typical. Did you find any cute ones? Were any of them aggressive?'. The Slink sits down, relaxing and whispering something to his pet rubber duck
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"I'd... rather not. Call me Boudin."
"Nah. All scared and ugly. They were feeding on the Dark Energy in the runoff. Now they play in the river."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'Interesting name. You don't want to help out this town? I'm sure you'd be paid most handsomely'
'Aww, nice. Get a lot of dark energy down here, just trickling through on its long way down to hell. Ya know, ya something of an artist'
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"I'll help out where I can, but I've already got a job to do. That takes priority, and if I can't dedicate myself fully to something, I don't want to do it."
"Heh, ya think so?" He looks up at the occult scrawls on the ceiling. "They're not very pretty."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'That's entirely understandable. But if you ever realise that your old employer is taking you for granted, you know where to look'
'They get the job done. Where did ya learn these, some of these I don't remember teaching ya'
''
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The glass of the window suddenly cracks extremely loudly, though it stays in its frame. Boudin takes a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Thank you for your offer. Excuse me..." He walks away hurriedly.
"Some library in the woods. It was a church at some point, but now there's a ton of books from all sorts of religions there. I didn't recognize most of em'."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
'Library in the woods? I'd like to see that very much. This could be useful, very dangerous, or both'
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"I assure you, it's both."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels