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Ep 77. Vampiric Gambits | Part 2

5/30/25

Citrus' face can be seen in the reflection of Morrigan's eye as she stares at him. Piper says, Do what you have to do, I suppose. Morrigan says to Citrus, Face me, spawn. And return to dust. Text says turn as Citrus faces towards her, mortified.
Bodypillow shouts, Food! Morrigan stares at him before flying away down the long hallway while he chases her. Spool pokes out from the open doorway and says, Oh. Alright, then.
Spool says, I mean, I was gonna eat that, but. Text says rattle rattle as he places his pin and needle back into his head. Citrus grabs Spool's wrist and pulls him. Text says pull. They run through the halls together while Spool asks, What happened to Don't touch me, man? Spool continues, saying You, but gets cut off. Text says grab as Citrus grips Spool's arms.
Citrus leans in close to Spool, saying, We're going to die. Spool says Uh. I think, um, if we work together, He won't be a problem. Citrus runs into a hotel room, text says zoom. Spool follows behind him, holding the door open. Citrus turns to look at him over his shoulder, shouting, No! This isn't about him! It's about her!
Spool rubs the back of his head, saying, You're scaring me. Who is her? Text says pull as Citrus pulls hard on his leaf ears. Text says snap as he lets go of them. Citrus shouts, Ugh, Fine! He explains, That's not a bird! That's a Lawless King, a relentless hunter with eyes everywhere, always searching for her offspring to squash them like bugs! Text says caw caw. Citrus continues, And, I am, her son.
Spool asks, What? Morrigan turns a corner while flying down the hallway. Spool asks, Your mom, is a bird? Text says poof as Morrigan splits off into a second bird. Spool asks, Are you finally starting to lose it? Morrigan splits off into more birds that fill the hallway, who start cawing. Citrus stutters, I've, never told anyone that.
Text says thud, thud, thud, thud, as something approaches. Spool freezes up and then looks into the peep hole of the hotel room door. Bodypillow can be seen on the other side, pacing in the hall and talking out loud to himself, asking, Where, Where did you go?
He asks, Where are you? Where are you? Cawing can be heard behind him in the dark hallway that becomes louder and louder. Bodypillow notices the sound, lifting his head. The Perfect Murder can be seen in the reflection of his remaining eyes. The cawing continues.
Bodypillow turns his head to face the source of the sound, when the hallway fills with crows. They zoom past, shaking the infrastructure. Text says rumble. When they pass, all that is left of bodypillow is a burnt mark seared into the carpet and the remnants of his soul rising from the stain like smoke.
Spool stares through the peephole, dumbfounded, before turning towards Citrus and saying, Your mom just turned that guy into a stain. Citrus screams. Spool asks, What can we do? Text says creak and drip as Egstrom leaks through a drainage pipe in the ceiling. Text days drip as a parasite falls down from the open tile.
The parasite squirms on the carpeted floor. Text says wriggle wriggle. Citrus and Spool stare down at it, then at each other. Spool asks Citrus, She's an object, right?
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