>>5140554Okay, you huff, but what about the cult? You, Boris, and those other family members must know a thing or two about, like, rituals and stuff!
"First of all--all that knowledge means JACK if TIBIUS is destroyed." Your host retorts. "No one can ask them for anything if they cease to exist... I don't know what you intend to do at the end of all this, Stanley, but I won't rest until that bony freak is put out of commission... permanently, preferably. He's bad for business."
Alright, you shrug, you can sympathize with that!
"Secondly, and more importantly," Sonny continues, "I already know what TIBIUS is capable of--I see it every day in the mirror when I wake up in the morning." As if you needed a reminder, Sonny points their remaining fingers at their missing limbs. "That coupled with his recent power play to take over the world has effectively killed any lingering desire to deal with him... Not that I had much to begin with."
Great, you grunt, but can BORIS say the same thing? He's pretty darn evil!
"Given the gravity of the situation, I've discussed the situation with him myself on several occasions," Sonny frowns, "and while I certainly don't trust the man, I have no reason to believe he feels any differently about the cult than I do. After all," they pause, "they were the ones who killed his mother."
You freeze up. Hold on, you stammer, Boris' mom is gone?
"She has been." Nods your boss, "It happened several years ago--one of those 'Missing Person' cases where she got lost in the redwoods according to the local papers." Their frown deepens. "Easy for those to be buried in paperwork when you've got powerful people on your side, yes?"
Well uh, you mutter, still reeling from the possibility that something bad actually happened to your ETERNAL FOE, that's uh... that's a BUMMER.
"Yes," Sonny sighs, "Yes it is. And while I doubt any of this information will fully convince you, I hope it'll at least paint a picture of what's at stake here." Narrowing their eye at you, your host looks at you expectantly. "So think, Stanley: is there anyone you know who might stand to gain something from getting rid of us all?"
>I STILL THINK IT'S YOU, TO BE HONEST!>IT'S GOTTA BE BORIS!>WHAT ABOUT CURT? HE'S KINDA SUSPICIOUS!>THAT FREAK BEA MIGHT BE UP TO SOMETHING!>THERE IS SOMEONE ON YOUR TEAM WHO MIGHT BE FISHY (WHO?)>BLUMENKRANTZ? DUDE SEEMS PRETTY TIGHTLY WOUND!>WHAT ABOUT CHRISTY? THOSE QUIET ONES...>I'M REALLY NOT SURE!>WRITE-IN! 