05/26/2025 Snippet, TOM VARGAS AND THE CASE OF THE MEDDLING PRIEST.

The system seems to be working!

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Ever try to catch a six-foot unconscious orc? I bet it’s real funny to watch. Actually doing it feels like getting smothered by a sack of rocks.

I cheated, sorta. A really nice guy would have fireman-carried Mike over to a couch, or something. Me, I settled for taking the guy’s weight long enough to let him sprawl on the floor without cracking his head on it. I even managed to find a spot without too much crap on it already; I grabbed something that looked soft, and shoved it under his head for a pillow. Orcs were supposed to be tough, right? He probably slept the floor normally. Besides, there wasn’t even a couch anyway.

My tender ministrations finished, I started checking the room. It was scrambled up, thanks to the demon — but it was also a lot easier to breathe in, thanks to the demon being gone, and that made up for the mess. I wasn’t really looking for clues, anyway. That’s not what I do, really.