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[curseshit]

The Duke is no longer himself, Blind Marge shared some details about the beginning of the curse and the Spanish guy left taking Neri and Icarus with him. They're in a better place now. Not dead though! Haha.

Found all your stuff already? If not you better act quick because most of the townsfolk are leaving, they've been stuck here for a long while and some have their real family waiting for them. They'll take whatever they can with them as they go so there's looting and chaos all around the usually so peaceful town.

It also seems that the destruction of the apple trees set off the crows. They're making a horrible noise as they fly over your heads and kaw loudly. More birds seem to arrive to the scene every minute. It's almost like you're stuck in a Hitchcock movie. Time to go?

[ mission: look for hook. i mean the map. ]

Comments

[cabineyes]

What do you mean, mate?

[ the people around him are acting really strange. ]

The map doesn't lead to the treasure anymore? It isn't here?

[suchapity]

[ you're not the only ones who's Done. you're so incompetent it hurts. he's going to start watching big brother. ]

[ hits the wall with the riding crop, pissed now. ]

Not "it", who!

Didn't the poor old thing tell you nothing?!

[armedarchaeologist]

No, the weird voice in my head that stole me out of a wormhole between 'gates didn't tell me anything useful, much like you.

[dices]

[ there we go. slowly pulling out of the cryptic shit. like slowly pulling a tooth. it hurts, mama. ]

So it's a person, who can take us back home?

[suchapity]

No, no, no.

[ shaking his head. ]

That voice wasn't him. You've got it all wrong. That old thing couldn't have brought a snail from another world not to mention a human!

All he managed was this! [ waves the map. ]

[dices]

[ i'm gonna kill you and your mother and your children ]

[armedarchaeologist]

[yep.]

[sawedoff]

Okay, this is freakin insane. [guys. please. stop.]

Look, we've had it up to here gettin jerked around by the scary monsters and super creeps, so you know what? You can keep the map. Quit followin us with your espionage birds.

[he looks sounds and talks like bowie. doesn't wear pants like bowie. but it's too zany. either this whole thing has been a walking trickster dream and he's getting gabriel'd hardcore or it's a shapeshifter or a witch with way too much time on its hands goes around cosplaying the goblin king he doesn't care he's done with it]

There's a way out. C'mon.

[nods to the door. come on losers.]

*he WAS the voiceeeeeeehh

[suchapity]

[ looks up from the map. oh really now. that's interesting. that's news to him. ]

There is?

[dices]

[ see, that gets him out of it. he looks at dean in surprise at the news of a way out and glances at the map one last time, hesitating for a moment ]

There's a way out? [ another look at it and then looks outside ] You sure? [ he's walking over to him anyway.

another look at dave ]

Okay, buddy, last chance to come clean 'cause we're leaving.

[armedarchaeologist]

No, wait—

[back up, don't leave, tell me things. flappyhands at retreating deanandnick. for a second, then gives up to talk to bowie.]

Wait, you know who brought us here and who we're looking for?

[on the other other hand this guy doesn't seem to be all that competent so maybe daniel should take any answers with a grain of salt but right now he will accept any answers.]

[suchapity]

There's the question I've been waiting for! Of course I do!

That person is in my castle.

[ it's the same person guys. took you long enough. he's starting to look impatient, ready to go. waves the map around. ]

Now do you want this or not? Shall I keep it?

[armedarchaeologist]

[stares for a minute because. that. that was almost a direct answer.]

Wait, is that the answer to both? The goal of the map brought us here? Huh.

[how very neverending story.]

I... Can they get us home? And why are you telling us this?

[sawedoff]

Danny, quit screwin around with- [pauses and tilts head at bowie clone. waves hand up and down indicating that whole. mess.] -whatever's seen Labyrinth one time way too many and let's hit the road.

[hitches bag over shoulder and looks at him expectantly. i don't trust it. dude pops up out of nowhere claiming to know everything and anything about all of this i mean yeah he wants answers too but he's not gonna need them if this exit strategy turns out to be legit.]

[suchapity]

Yes or no?!

[ enough with the questions. the map is going to be set on fire if you don't want it. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

Yes, all right!

[holds out hands. this is his angry face. but those are his grabby hands.]

Is that, is that all the reason you're here? To, to taunt us with your superior knowledge? Because that routine is getting a little old, actually, and I'm not sure why you're telling us that you've kidnapped the person we're looking for.

[dices]

[ gestures tiredly at him, standing next to bowlegs ]

Why does it matter to you, man? You don't seem very willing to help us, you're just-- useless to us. [ standing over there not saying shit except cryptic bull ] Can you help us? Do you care to? Like Dean said, we're tired-- most of us miss our homes. So just, just say something useful. Where's your castle? Can you take us there?

[sawedoff]

[still think it's too soon to ice him daniel]

[suchapity]

Now I'm telling you because there is absolutely no way you can make it to the end of the map, dear friends. I simply don't see it happening.

[ slaps the map into daniel's hand. take care. ]

But in case you still choose to continue... you might not want to hold it upside-down!

[suchapity]

[ as for nick's tear-jerker story? he'll just Laugh. ]

[suchapity]

[ turns into a barn owl and flies away. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

[moment of stunned silence.]

....oh my God I hate him.

[pockets the map.]

All right, let's go. You said something about a, a way out?

[dices]

[ looks up and makes an ugly face at the owl. ]

Yeah. I hate him.

[sawedoff]

[was really tempted to shoot.]

[dead eyes after owl and relaxes hand off pistol grip before blowing out a sigh and shoving out the door]