Intermission 1 Page 8
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“The dungeon starts right at the bottom of these stairs. It’s getting crazier down there every day, so I don’t really know what you’ll find besides rats and drunks.”
“I’m sure it’s nothing too bad.”
“…”
“There’s a pipe right at the entrance that leads up to the bar. You just gotta get proper ale flowing through it. There’s a tap on the pipe you can use to test it. Consider the free drinks a forward payment. I’ll have a fine dinner ready by the time you’re done.”
“Sounds easy!”
“Oh, and if you get your hands on any rat tails, you bring ’em back up and I’ll pay you for each one.”
“Are the rats really that serious a problem?”
“Problem? Hell no! I use ’em in the soup.”
“…I think we’ll just have some bread when we come back up, thanks.”
“Suit yourself. And don’t take too long! Every time I turn my back another batch of loons sneaks down the stairs thinking they can fix the pipes themselves. Just knock ’em out if you run into any. I don’t want any dead bodies in the basement.”
“I don’t know why any of ’em can’t just leave this dungeon nonsense to the professionals.”
“Yeah, imagine that.”
“Damn Kamau never had a proper bowl of rattail soup in his life” – Ricki
Can we please have Ricki sell the rat tails she already has, before going down into the dungeon? And honestly, if weed rat stew is good enough for Shrek and Fiona, then Kamau shouldn’t turn his nose up at it, either. First taste, then judge. 😀
Also, suggest that the tavern keep locks and/or bars the door to the cellar (so no more drunks get lost down there) and only opens it after hearing a certain password/knock signal (which he should agree on with Ricki and Kamau before they head down there, naturally).
This is some fine cuisine we have here in this inn!