CONTACT CUBES (sheep game)

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(Aka, an inbox)

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[wooliefrand]

Hah! You're at least smarter than most sheep. Yes, yes you are a worm compared to me!!

Perhaps when I crush Blossom, should my minions desire it, I will spare you and offer you a heap of rewards once I have appeased the king!

[a beat, considering]

While I don't remember much, the elders of my village would offer a certain plant to the Forever Snake. I don't remember what sort, but if you DO meet it, I suggest you pay its respects.

[strateelgic]

Of course. I would be nothing but respectful.

I don't suppose you recall anything about what the plant looked like, so I could keep an eye out?

[wooliefrand]

Unfortunately not, I never attended those ceremonies. They bored me.


[he had to nap]

[strateelgic]

Understandable. Religious ceremonies are rarely designed with entertainment in mind. I will ask elsewhere.

Was this informational exchange satisfactory to you?

[wooliefrand]

[turns his little snake nose up]

I suppose, it wasn't awful.

But do not get comfortable!! For as long as you follow that treacherous sheep, we are enemies!

[strateelgic]

[The idea that he "follows" Blossom is laughable to him, but that's not a topic he wants to get into here.]

I'll keep that in mind. I'm most grateful for your time in the meanwhile.

[wooliefrand]

Hmph. You better be.

I leave you in the care of my minion for now.

[a nod at Your Name. and he slithers off into the shadows]

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[She gives a little reflexive smile as the Snake nods and departs.]

Well, there you are. You've met the Snake. Are you impressed?

[strateelgic]

[Turns to her with a smile.]

You do realize you're following an actual child.

[debug_mode]

He's a good Boss! What else matters?

[strateelgic]

I will leave you to your preferences.

The conversation was illuminating regardless, so I thank you for arranging it.

[debug_mode]

Did they really call the Snake a worm?

[strateelgic]

The wolf I conversed with did, yes. "So that worm is still alive" were his words, if I remember correctly.

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[she visibly perks up]

... I'd be very interested to know the full details.

[strateelgic]

There unfortunately aren't many to give. I was trying to pry out information in regards to the King's Court, but obviously I was the one at a disadvantage there. All he would say about it was that it hadn't existed in ages.

[debug_mode]

But... specifically, how did the Sanke come up? You're making it sound like the wolf expected the Snake to be dead.

[strateelgic]

Miss Sonata and I were brought there to be interrogated. The wolves wanted to know details about the pasture. If any of us had summoned demons. What holy beasts we'd come across. Why would the weeds and their abilities not have been brought up?

[debug_mode]

But what did it say? Like, dialogue word-for-word, if you can remember.

[strateelgic]

You'll have to forgive me if I'd rather not dredge up exchanges that happened while I was being boiled alive in a giant fish tank.

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...

[She stares at him.]

I've done nice things for you, including being a part of the team that rescued you, and I want you to tell me what you know.

[truth field]

[strateelgic]

And I've told your snake information that I haven't even given to the other shepherds yet. Is that not enough?

[debug_mode]

...No?? What difference does that make?? None of it reflects bad on you. You could tell them at any time.

I want to know what the wolf thought about the Snake and what you told him. I want context for what the wolf said. I need to know what the wolf knew about the Boss.

[strateelgic]

I told you there wasn't much.

He said he was passingly familiar with the snake but had decided that he was ultimately a waste of his time and dismissed him as a child.

[None of this is a lie.]

If you hadn't joined the rescue mission you wouldn't have even been worth his attention. Is that what you wanted to hear?

[debug_mode]

I don't care about that. I don't want the Boss in danger.

...Is that all?

[strateelgic]

Any time he was willing to share information rather than attempt to pull it from me I wanted to take advantage of it. I jumped on an opportunity to ask him about himself, so we didn't have a lengthy discussion on the snake.