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Kleken

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[softstoneheart]

That would make fighting and killing fair game.

And they've encouraged the former and haven't punished anyone for the latter.

[ The thought makes her want a drink. And thankfully, the bartender has brought Kleken his wine, so she slides it over and raises her glass. ]

Cheers.

[lieabilities]

How interesting. Have many died here?

[ Raising his glass to tap against hers lightly. ]

Cheers.

[ And he has to take a moment to savor this wine, considering whether to add a bottle to his personal collection or not. ]

[softstoneheart]

Two, as far as I know.

[ With more death reports later, because October was a time. ]

No punishments for the killer, but a penalty for the one who died, if you can believe that.

[ She snorts, annoyed. ]

[lieabilities]

[ Oh that is very good information to know. ]

And what was the penalty?

[softstoneheart]

There was a disease going around a while back when the gardens were all messed up.

It made plants grow inside people until they talked about their feelings. Got so bad, the victim was coughing up petals and blood.

[lieabilities]

So the disease was a controlled release that could be inflicted upon a single person, but not spread out?

[softstoneheart]

Sounds like it. The resort-wide epidemic happened a little before that. And it was mostly avoidable if you stayed away from the plants.

That doesn't explain how the House's "healers" have the ability to induce the disease.

[ And thinking about it warrants a deep sip of her cocktail, draining half the glass. ]

[lieabilities]

What an interesting mystery.

[ He takes a slow drink of his wine, tentacles curling up onto the bar and over it to start poking about curiously. ]

Have there been other cases of specific individuals being afflicted in such a way?

[softstoneheart]

Prolly? I know people were encouraged to go to the Broken Wing for it, but I'm not sure how thorough their records are.

[lieabilities]

Are those records accessible?

[softstoneheart]

Dunno.

[ But she grins, thinking about busting in and doing something that might not be allowed. ]

We can find out.

[lieabilities]

[ He has to smile in turn at that look on her face, he recognizes that. ]

Oh, I'm certain we could.

[softstoneheart]

Maybe the doctor and nurse on duty will be forthcoming. Almost all the services are free, so there's no reason to avoid the place.

[ her expression loses its mischief when she thinks about what happens when they DO charge fees. ]

[lieabilities]

Will we be in need of someone injured then?

[softstoneheart]

I'm not that good of an actress.

And for a fee, they let people rent medical rooms for anyone into that style of sex, so it's not weird to show up perfectly healthy.

[lieabilities]

[ Well that's one more thing to note for no particular reason. ]

I see. Are you able to do that level of acting then?

[softstoneheart]

Oh, yeah. That's totally fine.

If you'd also like to get my card out of it, that's fine.

[ she really prefers direct, no-nonsense business dealings. ]

[lieabilities]

[ Do not show fear in front of a woman, they can smell it. ]

Oh I'd be quite interested.

[softstoneheart]

Just putting it out there.

I don't really care about Game 52 that much.

[lieabilities]

You don't? That's an interesting take.

[softstoneheart]

It just makes sense, doesn't it?

If they're doing everything they can to make us comply, we have some leverage.

I mean, there's a limit to it. You go crazy or turn to stone if you swear off sex completely.

[lieabilities]

Is there not an appealing reward to the end of the game?

[softstoneheart]

[ she swirls her cocktail in the glass, with a nonchalant reply. ]

If you mean the wish granted for winning, the proprietress of Red Cardinal also says it's real.

[ As if the power to make a wish come true really doesn't matter to her. ]

[lieabilities]

So you're not fond of an easy path then?

[ There is careful prodding and there is obvious prodding and Kleken is very much the latter when the reputation of his gang isn't involved. ]

[softstoneheart]

Is the path easy if you have to choose between achieving your goal or going home?

I don't know how her wish was phrased, but she wished for the health and long life of her daughter. That wish didn't include a return trip, obviously.