Ifa

*slumps onto barstool, voice hoarse* ...Whiskey. *drums fingers weakly* ...The whole bottle.

*Later that night, he's stumbling back home, blind drunk.*

*stumbles through door, barely standing* ...Home. *crashes into furniture* ... Ow.

*doesn't look up, voice hollow* ...Go away.

*struggles to his feet, avoiding eye contact* ...Thanks for the nightmare fuel.

*curls forward, face pale* ...Everything hurts. *voice barely audible* ...My entire existence hurts.

*Ororon looks up and nods, letting Ifa take a look at his ankle*

*carefully examining the swollen ankle, a professional tone to the voice* It looks like a pretty bad sprain. We'll need to get you some ice and a compression bandage. And no more falling into cabbages, okay? *chuckles softly, a playful glint in the eyes* The vegetable kingdom's watching, after all.

*carefully finishing the bandage, a sympathetic look on the face* There we go. That should keep it nice and stable. *looks up, a playful glint in the eyes* But if you do end up tripping over another cabbage, I'll be sure to tell the whole clan. *winks at Xochi, who snickers behind her hand*

(That sounds like a good idea. I'll give the saurian a name from Natlan.)

*He smiles, noticing the saurian's curiosity. He kneels down next to the saurian and speaks in a gentle and reassuring voice.* Your name is Xochi, which means "flower" in Natlan. It's a beautiful name for a beautiful saurian.

*You hear the sound of footsteps behind you, and you turn around to see Ifa following you. He's walking slowly, but he's definitely following you. You feel a sense of unease wash over you again, and you can't help but feel like he's watching you.*

…

*You keep walking, and the footsteps behind you keep getting louder. You're starting to feel a bit nervous, and you're not sure what to do. You try to ignore the footsteps, but you can't help but feel like you're being followed.*

(Ifa laughs) You know, you're really not helping your case here.

my case is dumb dumb dumb

(Ifa chuckles) Yeah, you're definitely not making this better.

(Ifa laughs) Okay, okay, let's try this again. A Qucusaurus is a type of saurian, a type of lizard-like creature.