[JUST A MINUTE!]

[survivaltricks]

WHO: THISTLE
WHERE: THISTLE
WHEN: in just a minute-- (Day 106 at night sometime, maybe a little backdated to post-game 105 for fallout)

[WE HAVE SOME BUSINESS TO COMPLETE!]

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[wooliefrand]

[snaps his fingers as if a lightbulb went off]

Aha, I get it now!

Temptation!

I am your apple in the clutches of a snake! Hoho, how enticing! [a POSE for him!!]

Also existentially terrifying!

But I guess, ultimate, the choice is yours, amigo.

[leonheartedly]

[narrows his eyes a bit]

I'm sure tempted by something.

And? If I decided to stay here with you? What's the plan after that?

[survivaltricks]

[fwiw Lupin is looking more and more STRESSED OUT as this conversation goes, but he isn't saying anything]

[wooliefrand]

I suppose we get [groans]

Actual adult 9 to 5 jobs.

Nevermind, I'm a fraud, take me out!

[leonheartedly]

. . . [he briefly glances at Lupin, expression unreadable.





Calmly draws his gun and points it right in "Crois'" face]

Okay, sure, if that's what you really want.

[wooliefrand]

[HANDS IN THE AIR]

Woah woah, officer, I was joking! Trigger happy much??

And anyway. . .[a sigh.

and then the demon's affliction can be heard much clearer in the lining of his voice.]

It's not about what I want. It's what you want.

[survivaltricks]

[INTERNAL SCREAMING]

-- wait, don't!

[leonheartedly]

[KEEPS IT POINTED AT CROIS and to him:]

Don't call me officer.

[and to Lupin]

Why not?

[survivaltricks]

Because you shouldn't be so willing to kill the people you care about!

[points at Crois's Shadow]

At least call him out on his bullshit first.

[wooliefrand]

[OFFENDED FACE]

Hey now, I'm full of a lot of things but not--okay no, that's fair, I do bullshit a lot.

[leonheartedly]

[ALSO OFFENDED]

I thought pointing a gun in his face was calling him out on his bullshit.

[survivaltricks]

[EXASPERATED]

[and then he just stomps on Crois's shadow, too]

[wooliefrand]

¡Oye!!

[RUDE TIMES TWO. well the jig is up.

The *shadow* screeches, revealing it to be more fox shaped than human, and then 'Crois' follows suit, taking the shape of a vaugely fox like shadow creature.

HISSES]

[survivaltricks]

[to Tyr]

Okay, now you can shoot him.

[leonheartedly]

[NO U FOX SHADOW THING!!]

Now can I shoot it?

[wooliefrand]

[WELL IT'S ATTACKING SO PROBABLY]

[leonheartedly]

[o Lupin gave him permission

SHOOTS IT IN THE HEAD]

[wooliefrand]

[SCREECHES, dropping to ground.

The fox wobbles a bit, finally retreating, disappearing into a black mist.]

[leonheartedly]

[holsters his weapon, then points at Lupin]

I'm only eager to shoot assholes who steal his face.

[survivaltricks]

[LAUGHS]

Fair enough. Honestly, we should've known from the beginning.

[leonheartedly]

He didn't flirt with me once, dead giveaway.

[IS HE BEING SERIOUS . . . ]

[survivaltricks]

His taste wasn't too bad? Takemi is pretty--

[LUPIN DON'T TALK ABOUT YOUR DOCTOR THAT WAY]

[leonheartedly]

[AMUSED]

Oh no, his tastes are great. She was really pretty.

[survivaltricks]

[SNORTS]

But you have his heart, so yeah. I suppose that was a dead giveaway.

[leonheartedly]

Yup. You've heard him talking to me, can't go two sentences without trying to push a button.