“Yes,” Carmilla replied to Lock. She sipped her drink and watched everything going on around her.

[i]Barrel lacks the self control to pretend he likes it, or even just keep his mouth shut about how much he hates it, [/i]Carver tapped out. “So Agatha. How have things been down at the shop? Put any new potions in stock lately?” 

“Oh! I meant to tell you! We figured out how to modify the daphnius potion for your heads. We can make it in larger batches, but with a longer set time and a softer wood variant. If you soak a whole head in it for a few days, the product would be a lot more durable and wouldn’t rot as quickly.”

[i]And before you try telling me to do it myself, the target would start asking questions if I consumed a liquid of any kind, which is the exact opposite of what we want. I’m not brave or stupid enough to suggest Shock do it. But you’re welcome to try, if you are.[/i] 

“Huh, that might be useful. I’ll probably give it a shot. What’s it going to cost, though?”

[i]Plus, now that you[/i] so helpfully[i] brought up your utter lack of ability to hold your liquor, you might actually be able to stay[/i] above [i]the table with this beer. Win-win![/i]

“Not too much more expensive than the original version,” Agatha said. She popped another poison puff in her mouth.

Lillith gladly obliged, leaning down so he could reach. “Rodent rolls and blood pudding, if you would. Thank you.”

“Dare accepted!” Chad marched over to the snack table and chucked a couple puffs in his mouth. He frowned as he chewed. “Weird, they don’t [i]seem[/i] hot…”

He shrugged and took a swig of his beer to wash them down. Within a very short moment, his eyes widened. “OH. Oh, THERE it is! Slow burn! [i]SLOW BURN![/i]” He took another gulp, but it didn’t help at all. If anything, it seemed to spread the flavor around his mouth and make it worse. Waving his hands at his mouth and breathing hard wasn’t helping, either.

Suddenly, he froze. “Oh… Oh, shit. Oh, SHIT! [i]Where’s your bathroom?![/i]” He hollered, looking around frantically.