[center][h1][b][color=00aeef]Chres Sansus[/color][/b][/h1][/center]

Interaction with [@Typical] [@HokumPocus]

Mentioned [@13org]

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The innkeeper covered his ears in response to Octavio's words. "Everything's normal! Not thinking about it! Just going to show you all the way." The innkeeper said loudly.

Chres smiled. He couldn't help but feel slightly amused by the innkeeper's stubbornness. Sooner or later the man would have to confront the reality of what Ferris was.

A sudden growl distracted Chres from his amusement. He looked to Lynx in time to see Sil yelp. Frightened by the familiar's change in demeanor, Sil quickly zipped away from the snarling beast and hid behind Chres's leg. Chres smiled. [color=00aeef][i]About time.[/i][/color] He thought.

[color=a2d39c]"He... growled... at me..."[/color] She said in-between sobs. 

[color=00aeef]"Yeah... I don't blame him."[/color] Chres said.

[color=a2d39c]"How am I supposed to know what a minx is?"[/color] She cried.

[color=00aeef]"You're not!"[/color] Chres said more quickly than he would have liked. Last thing he needed was for Sil to start tossing the word 'minx' in Karina's direction! Chres took a deep breath. [color=00aeef]"He's a lynx, Sil. Not a dog. Not a mouse. Not a lizard, horsey or arma-whatever-you-called-it. But a Lynx."[/color]

Sil's sobbing quieted. [color=a2d39c]"A Sphinx?"[/color] She asked with a sniffle.

[color=00aeef]"A Lynx."[/color] Chres said firmly.

[color=a2d39c]"A... Lynx..."[/color] She said as if trying the words out for the first time. She looked to Lynx curiously. Her finger raised too her lip. Chres tilted his head. Did he actually get through to her? Perhaps she could be taught a lesson or two.

He then looked to Octavio and sighed.  [color=00aeef]"Honestly, Octavio, Lynx would have a hard time hurting her even if he wanted to. She was never given the ability to feel pain. Unfortunate really. Perhaps she would have been a better learner if she knew what pain was."[/color] He joked.

[color=a2d39c]"I do too know what pain is!"[/color] Sil exclaimed, making herself level with Chres's gaze. Her hands on her hips. Cheeks puffed out. [color=a2d39c]"Pain is what happens when people insert things where they don't belong!"[/color] She explained proudly, nodding her head satisfied.

Chres coughed loudly, nearly tripping in shock. He looked to his familiar. Eyes wide with disbelief. [color=00aeef]"Sil! Where did you ever learn a thing like that?"[/color] He asked in-between coughs. 

Sil shrugged. [color=a2d39c]"I've seen people do all sorts of weird things while you take naps. Did you know some people make puddles on trees?!"[/color]

Chres gave her a long flat stare. [color=00aeef]"Sil... I'm afraid we are going to have a nice, long talk tonight."[/color] If he could get through to her with Lynx, then perhaps he could teach her not to spy on people when they do... private things...

[color=a2d39c]"I agree."[/color] Sil replied, fluttering off in Lynx's direction. [color=a2d39c]"We really need to talk about how much bigger your nose is compared to mine."[/color]

Chres arched an eyebrow. [color=00aeef][i]So...[/i][/color] He thought, [color=00aeef][i]that's why she thinks my nose is big...[/i][/color] He shook his head. Watching as she hesitantly approached Lynx.

[color=a2d39c]"Um... Ex-excuse me, Mr. Lynx."[/color] She said shyly. Her politeness impressed Chres. Perhaps her manners were taking a turn for the better. [color=a2d39c]"Would you like to play tug on Mr. Lynx's tail with me?"[/color] 

Aaaaaaaaaand.... face palm. [color=00aeef]"Well... at least she asked."[/color] Chres sighed. That was one step in the right direction.

"We're here." The innkeeper said, stopping in the middle of the Shimmer Town's slums. Chres looked around uneasy. Homeless lined the streets, wrapped in blankets and covered in dirt. People of questionable character stood hunched in the shadows eyeing their group. They looked at each of them from head to foot, as if trying to decide whether it was worth robbing them or not. The streets stank of trash, shit and piss. It was not the most pleasant of places.

"Wait here." The innkeeper said. "Try not to make a scene. I'll go inside and talk to him."

Chres nodded to the innkeeper, who sighed and walked up to an old rundown brick house a few buildings away. Two men stood outside guarding the entrance. The innkeeper hesitantly approached the men and spoke them.

Chres watched apprehensively, worried that something might go wrong. At last one of the men went inside the house. The innkeeper stayed behind waiting patiently.

[color=00aeef]"Ferris."[/color] Chres said. [color=00aeef]"Now might be a good time to know what the symptoms of your insanity are."[/color]

After a minute or two, the guard came back out and nodded.  The second guard padded down the innkeeper. Finding nothing, he let the man into the building.

[color=00aeef]"You do still know what they are, right?"[/color] Chres asked in a voice that was not too calm or stern. He looked Ferris in the eye, hoping this man had his wits about him. Whoever the person they were about to meet was, Chres had a feeling it would be trouble if Ferris lost it during the meeting.