I was starting to regret agreeing to let Frost have the quiver. I didn't have any use for it - I didn't know how to shoot a bow, after all - but watching him lovingly fondle the worn wood, caressing the crudely engraved words in the material was...unnerving to say the least.
"Frost," I called. "You're being weird with that thing. Stop."
He didn't even spare me a glance, merely rolling his eyes as he hugged it close to his chest. "You're just jealous because all you have is some stupid spear!"
I frowned, hefting my weapon up and onto my shoulder as I stepped toward him. He flinched backward, eyes widening as I got closer. "You wanna test how stupid this thing is?"
"...That's just an expression," he mumbled, fumbling for my - well, now his - dagger at his belt.
Snorting, I turned back to my spot, only to feel something warm and wet trickle down my leg. I froze, whipping my spear around in preparation for a [Charge]. I didn't feel any pain nor could I see any arrow sticking out of my leg.
[Lesser Radar] also hadn't gone off; no one was invading so I hadn't been attacked.
But I was sure the fluid sliding down my inner thigh and into my boots was blood - what else could it be? Something in my pants must have cut me hard enough to draw blood.
All I needed to do was remove it so the healing process could begin.
I removed my belt and unbuckled the straps on my gambeson, lifting the heavy wool fabric up above my stomach.
Huh. Who knew I had abs? A four-pack looks good on me. Granted, I'm not gonna be stupid enough to admire myself often in this blizzard. I'm not that much of a narcissist.
Wincing as sharp snow crystals attacked my bare skin, I quickly pulled back my trousers and searched for whatever had cut me. My legs, however, were free of blood and blemish. There was nothing there.
"Weird," I muttered, sliding my hand into my pants. Numb fingers touched the warm liquid coating the inside of my legs. I pulled it out, dropping my gambeson as I sniffed my hand.
A pungent odor forced its way through my nostrils, catching me off guard. Gagging, I wiped my hand off on the bottom of my gambeson. Whatever that stuff was, it smelled awful.
Note to self: don't smell mysterious fluids that come out of my body ever again.
As I started fixing my clothes, I heard Frost's boots crunching through the snow.
"Hey, Flake?" he called.
"What?"
"My stomach feels weird."
I spun on the spot, concerned that something might've slipped past [Lesser Radar] but he was...fine. Frowning, I punched his shoulder, knocking him back a couple of steps.
"Hey!" he complained, rubbing the spot where I'd hit him. "What was that for?"
"Getting me worked up over nothing," I snapped back. "Now get back to your post and stop bothering me."
"But I wasn't-"
"We could have another training session if you don't wanna leave."
Frost scowled, adjusting his bow as he slowly retreated. As he turned, I heard him mutter, "That stick is so far up his ass..."
Picking up my spear, I called after him, "What was that?"
He hunched his shoulders, keeping his back to me. "Nothing!"
Rolling my eyes, I went back to keeping watch.
Next chapter has him shitting himself and thinking it's food
I wouldn't take it that far!
Ah that is the upgrade most people who dream of becoming more human do not want. Also that is the part never mentioned about death in the movies.
The bodies pissing on themselves, you mean?
@The3Crimson3Kane Yep with feces too. Or to put more nicely the body just let go everything with death.
@zenla Yeah
npc urinating for the first time? hahaha
Pretty much!
How realistic is this game? Can you poison "true players" with laxatives?
You could definitely make a laxative potion, have someone drink it, and poison them that way. However, what's happening with Flake and Frost is only because they're NPCs. To them, the game is like how real life (the ACTUAL real life) would be for us.
@The3Crimson3Kane
.....so he could totally make punji stakes.....
@Peculiarflame86 I have no idea what those are, but Flake won't be becoming an alchemist anytime soon.
@The3Crimson3Kane a trap used in ww2 by the Japanese. Sharpened bamboo stakes with a coat of human feces for infection
@Peculiarflame86 Oh! What a grand idea...
@The3Crimson3Kane yup! He is defending the Keep so why not add to the fortifications?