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[spitefullight]

[ Elden's been fiddling with this tablet thing for awhile. Want to know how long? Because for the last ten minutes his tablet has been going on and off voice, you can catch little snippets of; ]

Damn it, work you piece of-

For the love of- why does there need to be so many buttons-UUGGGGH-

[Static.....
....

Finally, though he manages to stay on audio; ]

Right, so, hi everyone, my name's Elden. We've been here a few days now and I'm pretty sure everyone's already looking into whatever's going on here.

I mean, it's a big spooky, dark town, who wouldn't want to figure out what the hell was going on. So, there were a couple of things I wanted to bring up.

One is I think we need to start compiling all the info we've found out about this place so far. Even the stuff they told us when they got here. If we're ever going to figure out why this place is perpetual night that's probably what we should do. Maybe we could keep some kind of log book in the Inn to keep us up to date.

[ He pauses before bringing up his next point. ]

Second, if there's anyone willing to go into the forest with me? I'm not sure what's in there but it'd be dangerous to go in by yourself. Especially if there are undead lurking in that forest.

All right, well that's all for now. Thanks.

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[spitefullight]

[ That definitely sounded super weird to Elden. ]

....Are you sure you weren't in Hell? Or...a Hell? Because that sounds pretty Hellish and I know a devil.

[ Still, okay, if they were sharing stories.... ]

We once went to investigate why these two farmers were quarrelling and it was because one guy was accusing the other of stealing his crops.

It turned out the corps were being eaten by the Brownies that lived there because the one farmer wasn't giving them any milk.

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[webshoots]

[ hell? devil?





naaaaah that was when he sold his marriage

(but shh, we don't talk about that.) ]

2/4 wait i lied sorry

[webshoots]

Definitely not, although the guy was orange—

[ HMM.... ]

[webshoots]

But no, it was only something like 4 miles under the surface of the Earth, and although they were definitely di— [ ... ] —abolical, that was about it. [ DISMISSIVELY. ]

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—Brownies?

[spitefullight]

...You were going to say dicks, weren't you?

[ Elden is not so naive that he can't read between the lines. But, okay, he'll move on. ]

Yeah, brownies, you know, like faeries? They're kind of a house spirit that help clean up your house and manage things. You just need to offer them milk in return.

We actually had some for our manor before it...got burned down.

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[webshoots]

What? No.

[ absolutely not elden HOW DARE U..... ]

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[webshoots]

Right, of course, those brownies, why didn't I think of those.

—Like, cow's milk? Or do they accept milk alternatives in this age of animal rights and fair farming practices? [ peter this is not relevant. ]

[webshoots]

[ oh, but uh. that thing about elden's manor burning down. that ... sucks. peter winces at the fact that he's inadvertently opened that can of worms, and: ]

Hey, uh—, I'm sorry. Did you get out okay?

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[spitefullight]

Uh huh. Sure, you weren't.

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[spitefullight]

And I think it's just cows milk? That's really the only milk that's around where I'm from.

[ Maybe not relevant but he doesn't mind answer.

Though, honestly, at the apology Elden goes to wave it off. ]

Oh, we weren't even in it at the time. Thankfully, everyone who was still there we had an escape route all line up for them so no one got hurt.

It's just a house. [ Though there is just a hint of pain there in his voice. Though, he'll just walk on by that by saying; ] There were bigger concerns than a house anyways.