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Merchant Crow


The Dallas area's premier go-to guy for the Metroplex's City Planners, real estate developers, and corporate economic strategists. An urban sprawl shaman who keeps sub-economies circulating and system parasites from bloating. Finger on the pulse of money.


Played by
mjteegarden
Sat 6th Nov 2021 06:58

"They don't shut up much."

by Merchant Crow

The werewolf and I were sitting around a small table, enjoying the quiet, peacefully drinking our corpse-fertilized hot tea in the early morning coolness outside. It was the second time I had visited their tea shop. I was drinking Constance; he had a cup of Wilmer.
He looked in my direction with his gaze unfocused. A clear giveaway. Then he stiffened. "DUDE."
"Yes, what?"
"Are you aware of all of...that...following you around?" Eyes wider; vague gesture around me.
"Oh, certainly. Hard to miss them. They don't shut up much."
"You cursed or something?"
"Oh, no, no, nothing like that. Apparently my soul smells sweet to them."
"Your soul smells...sweet..."
"According to some of their more well-spoken representatives. It seems I'm rather pleasant to them. Taste, smell, touch, sight, sound, whatever other senses that bunch has."
"You sleep okay with that whole court there?"
"Oh, yes, they quiet down when it's bed time. I have them well-trained now."
"You train them? Like pets?"
"Just so. The carrot and stick combo works better with them than with people. These guys don't have free will, you know. People do."
"Or think they do."
"Just so, friend. Just so."
It was good tea. I will visit here more often. Maybe they could benefit from some investment, too.

Merchant's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

The major events and journals in Merchant's history, from the beginning to today.

Season 3, Episode 2: Sins of the Mother

04:29 am - 30.11.2021

Season 3, Episode 2: Sins of the Mother

04:28 am - 30.11.2021

"They don't shut up much."

The werewolf and I were sitting around a small table, enjoying the quiet, peacefully drinking our hot tea in the early morning coolness outside. He looked at me with his gaze unfocused. Then he stiffened. "DUDE." "Yes, what?" "Are you aware of all ...

01:51 am - 23.10.2021

Season 3, Episode 1: Assembling the Chessboard

06:04 am - 17.10.2021

Season 3, Episode 1: Assembling the Chessboard

12:49 am - 17.10.2021

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Played by
mjteegarden