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[bardbarous]

[ The world around Tuck and Billie is dark, gloomy, and full of dust. The bar they are in, Colonel Dan's, has seen better days. Tables have been overturned, something's been in here making a mess despite the magic that was imbued into the door. Guess it didn't hold. ]

So, who wants to help Billie n' me clean out our bar? That we, ah, never used.

[ Tuck does his best to make it sound like the most riveting fucking thing a person could volunteer for. ]

We'll pay you in... uh...

[ He looks down at Billie who is currently out of camera view. Hard to put both a two foot child in the same frame with a seven foot man. ]

Friendship? Oh, booze!

Either, or. Whichever turns out to be of equal or lesser value.

[ From the dark, something falls off the bar counter and breaks. Then skittering claws scuttle across the floor. ]

There's someone else in here.

... ..... So, who wants to help Billie n' me chase a mystery creature out of our bar? Ehhh? Could be fun—Oh fuuuck! It touched my leg!

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after Billie

[bardbarous]

[ Tuck shouts over to Billie. "Offer only bottom shelf, Billie!" ]

[imaglyphwitch]

Hey!

What's on the top shelf?!

[Again, Luz only has a vague notion of this stuff, VERY vague].

[wapples]

[Off screen, Billie gives Tuck a thumbs up. He totally knows how to handle this.]

It's the gross stuff that gets kept up there where no one can reach it because no one ever wants it because it's gross.

You want the bottom shelf stuff. Trust me.

[imaglyphwitch]

[And now that was dawning on Luz].

OH. That's the liquor, isn't it?

[Luz didn't know if Lexi liked liquor, and personally? She wasn't really that big a fan].

You know, I'm going to agree with you. Now, what IS on the bottom shelf?

[wapples]

The liquor is on the bottom shelf. Oh, and maybe the mystery monster too! It probably likes this stuff too. Maybe that's why it thinks it should hang out here.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh ok!

Wait a minute. What was that about a mystery monster?

[wapples]

The... whatever it was that touched Tuck's leg! Creature, monster, whatever it is. It was real fast, so I didn't get a good look at it.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, whoa.

Should I help trying to catch that thing too?

[wapples]

I mean, if we see it, sure! Although maybe just cleaning up will scare it off.

[imaglyphwitch]

You think so?

It's not a soot monster, is it>

Because that? Would be really cute.

[wapples]

I... don't think it's a soot monster.

[He's not even sure what that is.]

[imaglyphwitch]

Aww.

Have you glimpsed what it looks like?

[wapples]

I dunno, it looked kind of... moldy?

[imaglyphwitch]

It's moving around and it's...moldy?

Maybe I SHOULD come over there. It sounds kinda creepy.

[wapples]

I mean, probably? And yeah, you can come over as long as, you know, you're not scared or anything!

[imaglyphwitch]

Me! Ha! I'm not scared!

Of those things, anyway. As long as you don't have actual monsters there. I mean, the huge, hulking creepy kind.

Earlier this month was enough, after all.

[wapples]

Don't worry, if it comes back, I'll get it! Same with any other monsters!

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, you will?

How would you do it?

[wapples]

Probably with a knife.

[He pulls a throwing knife out from under his raccoon skin cape to show off.]

Or with a broom, if, you know, it's not really dangerous.

[imaglyphwitch]

Woof. Sounds pretty violent.

No one in the house has magic, so you can maybe stop it in place?

[wapples]

It's a monster? What if it eats people?

[imaglyphwitch]

That's why you stop it! If it eats people, well. I guess you might have to take it out then.

[Luz never loved the whole killing part, but even she knew there were times you absolutely had to do it].

When did you first notice it?