"Nidget's learning box?" I had a bad night of sleep, kept hearing things in the middle of the night (foot steps whispered voices, I couldn't place any of them, but it was disturbing). Captain Therod was the one inquiring about the box on my counter, I looked like crap but she didn't seem to notice, because she doesn't care about me you see.
"There's a story there if you want to hear it you have to buy the box." I'm a master salesman.
"No thanks Mr. Lorentino I don't need some weird box you stuffed Nidget into."
"No no he wouldn't fit in it, well not with legs anyway." When I said not with legs Therod gave me a glare, I wasn't actually intending on cutting his limbs off, well not that I would admit with the captain of the guard in front of me.
"Do you ever realize how disturbing you sound to other people or is that you have no internal monologue?"
"No I talk to myself too, wait that sounds worse, nevermind, what can I do for you anyway Captain? Finally come around to my offer of redesigning those absymal uniforms?" I'd been pitching this constantly, to the point of probably risking getting executed (Reason for Execution: Annoyance would be a great thing to have on an official form somewhere).
"No please stop asking, I'm here because I'm told you are the man to come to about odd things." Her demeanor shifted, like we were talking in conspiracy.
"Captain Therod magical items are strictly regulated in the Lands of the Guard and you know I don't have those permits." It was the game of cat and also cat that me and Therod played that she knew I sold and bought magical items, but she could not prove it, and I made sure that last part never ever came to fruition.
"Not that you liar, no I've had some weird reports going on from all over town, people reporting things missing, strange noises and one case where someones brother has gone missing, could be unrelated but thats not my experience." I was worried, I'd heard the noises but figured it was a left over psychosis (I'll admit I'm batshit) didn't realize other people were hearing it.
"Haven't seen any of that stuff," Yes I lied, look my first thought when weird things are going on is its somehow my fault, sadly its mostly the right attitude, "But I'll tell you what Captain since you look so sad, I'll open up some old dusty tomes I got and see if there is anything that lines up with what you are talking about, I'm sure I have something, somewhere, just give me a few days to track it down."
"Thanks Lorentino, work on being less creepy next time."
"No promises." Now I wasn't lying about looking this up, because since it was hitting me I wanted to know for sure. That stupid box, I swear looking back I don't know why I didn't think of it first and foremost, but what can I say hindsight is a nagging bitch, ok that came off a lot more angry than I intended.
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