WEEK 6 - LOBELIA

[foundationmods]

Six weeks.

They had been here for that long, and still...the game was continuing.
Yet, it felt like they were finally about to reach the end of it...
Just a little longer. 🗈

Still, things were just the same as they had been the past few weeks.

The goats and servants were still around, and so too were the witches.
Yet, it felt like this week would be the week they would finally get all the pieces to the puzzle.
But...could they solve it?

Only time would tell.

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[oceanicbutterfly]

You can't imagine.

[Well, she can, but Vinea still has the whole "what do you mean, this is a new and unrelated person" thing going on.]

[literalidiotball]

Y-Yes ma'am. [He respectfully bows to Vinea before turning his attention to the guest.] Did you need a drink, Miss? I can fix one up for you, since we're here.

[aleph_armed]

...I suppose it wouldn't hurt to see what you can make. No alcohol in the drink, though.

[literalidiotball]

No alcohol... Got it. [He walks over behind the bar and... Hm, there are quite a lot of drinks here, but which ones have alcohol in them again...? ... He prepares a glass of ice water for her.] Here you are. Enjoy.

[aleph_armed]

[...You know what, she'll take it. This is fine, this is very much a Wheatley thing to do. Not even turning into a goat can change that aspect of him.]

[literalidiotball]

[The guest is satisfied, all is well. The goat goes back to cleaning the top of the bar. With the rag. That still has his saliva on it. Gross. But hey, he's here if you need anything.]

[aleph_armed]

Right, I never got around to asking, either...

What happened to our previous guests, from your perspective? After all, you remember how many there were when you first arrived, right?

[What's that? Picking up a plot thread left from almost a month ago? I sure am!]

[oceanicbutterfly]

One was a Witch in disguise. Most of them are dead, either murdered or executed for murder. Two seem to have just disappeared--I assume they died, too, perhaps from accidents.

[aleph_armed]

And you don't see any odd similarities between the new employees and the guests that have died, huh...?

Well, you did say you wouldn't notice, so I'm not surprised, but...

[oceanicbutterfly]

A few weeks ago, in the second floor library, I saw a fragment where a princess was mourning her fiancé. She looked like a shorter version of Matou-san.

[aleph_armed]

True enough, as long as there's access to infinite fragments it's inevitable. Still, the ones being brought in as servants appearing to have similarities to pieces that were, "removed from play", is unlikely to be a coincidence after it's happened this often. Can we agree on that, at least?

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's possible that some of them have been used as vessels for Furniture. Joey-san is certain that's where mine came from, for instance.

[aleph_armed]

So it's a matter of them being used as vessels, then?

...Then, let's ask a slightly more relevant question, which you may or may not know the answer to. This week, your master indicated that she'll bring a piece back into play if someone's killed. Let's say though, that someone were to bring your vessel back into play. What would happen to you as a result of that?

[oceanicbutterfly]

...I presume she'd end our contract, and I would cease to exist in this world.

[aleph_armed]

Then let's change the question a bit. Would you still want to be here if the contract was ended?

[It's important to make sure of these things.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

I--?!

[?!?!?!]

[aleph_armed]

You and the stakes are all weapons, right? Then I might be able to summon you the same way. I can't guarantee it, of course, but it's an option I want you to consider.

If your contract ends, I might be able to bring you back here like I did with the stakes. That being said, it needs to be your choice, not mine. I'm a fighter first and foremost after all, so sticking with me won't exactly be easy.

1/2

[oceanicbutterfly]

Above all else, I don't want to leave my lady.

2/2

[oceanicbutterfly]

But... I find she isn't the only one I don't want to leave. Do you think I would still be able to see the others?

[aleph_armed]

Well, it would depend on how things are resolved here. At the very least, you'd be able to see anyone that comes with me, including any other demons that I end up contracting or summoning.

I'd like you to at least meet Karen once, though. I think the two of you would get along.

[Even if it can't happen onscreen.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

So it's a chance, at least.

[...and to be honest, she is kind of intrigued by the idea of meeting Karen.]

All right. If such a thing happens, you have my permission to try.