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[horrible_penny]

[Mailed to the Deities' Office Building // Off Network]
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[Penny sounds less chipper than usual.]

So. Random question time, but did anyone else wake up with money in their mouth? Maybe it was just me. The City really likes its penny puns. Really.

Also… am I missing something? What’s with the digging and

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[worksmart]

[Speaking of sounding less chipper:]

I've got some time.

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[horrible_penny]

Time to risk getting lost in the garden?

You don't sound so good.

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[worksmart]

...Thanks.

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[worksmart]

The edges of it, maybe. Now probably isn't the best time to wander too far out.

audio; think it'll work? :D

[horrible_penny]

Slugs? What?

audio; well, shucks

[horrible_penny]

You're seriously telling me that people're being controlled by slugs?

...Ew.

voice;

[guardianjoker]

Money in your mouth?

I can't say that I have...that does seem pretty weird though.

voice;

[horrible_penny]

I wish I was joking. I'm not the only one, though, and that's comforting. Kind of. Not really.

voice;

[guardianjoker]

Yeah, I can imagine--

...Are you sure it's not a curse?

voice;

[horrible_penny]

Maybe it is. Some people on the network're talking about ferries and Charon and some Greek mythology that I don't remember very well... something to do with the coins.

[slighted_stains]

Agitation will breed more trouble.

[horrible_penny]

Usually, yeah. I'll find something constructive to do with it. Cleaning, cooking--

How're you doing?

[slighted_stains]

...the agitation reached my birds.

[horrible_penny]

How're they doing? Your pigeons?

I like pigeons. Let me know if you need any bread to feed them, okay?

[justcautious]

...money?

Who's Peter? What did 'e say about bein' controlled? Cos maybe that's where that little girl went. Don't think she ran off but if there's somethin' Twilight Zone-y about mind control, could be that.

Might still 'ave free time, though. If no-one's taken you up on it yet. 'M sorry about stuff...um...sucking.

[horrible_penny]

A penny in my mouth, which is gross and a choking hazard.

He's a guy who helps out around the Welcome Center. He said something about his brain being controlled, and then I was talking to Angela and she said slugs were doing the controlling. I didn't hear anything about a little girl missing, though. Are people looking for her? Peter wasn't sounding too great, but I'll ask him if he saw her if I talk to him again soon.

Hey, don't worry. Just have to vent sometimes. And I'm still open and available for walking. I don't want to go alone, you know... slugs and kidnappings and stuff. Not fun.

[justcautious]

Yeah, that does sound it. Is it s'posed t'mean anythin'?

Alright...controlled by slugs. An' the police are, anyway. We're lookin' into this whole disappearin' thing. I 'aven't heard slugs so far, though, so ta for that.

Oh, yeah. Wouldn't want you goin' alone either with all that. I can come over now, or...?

[horrible_penny]

There's a lot of stuff on the network about this Greek ferryman and tolls and things, but I don't know if it really means much. I guess I'll keep the penny just in case...?

I hope you guys find her. ...And that she's not being controlled by any slugs. Although I don't know what you'd do about evil mind-controlling slugs. It'd be kind of hard to arrest them even if you could get them out of people's heads.

That's so sweet. Now's good, if you don't have work to do. Fighting evil slugs and finding lost girls beats out walks.