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BREWING UP TROUBLE▼
BREWING UP TROUBLE
[Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire - Dark Moon Faire]
Edger Drakken
"Greetings Ottomar von Biermann. Welcome to the castle of the Drakkens." Edger does a short bow. "Your meeting with our Lord, Prince Boris will have a short delay. There was a recent rejection, and the maids are still cleaning up the mess."
Skeleton King
"Oh, what a DELIGHT to see ole Boris in action!"
Skeleton King
"If you don't think carefully, you'll all end up turned into a pool of blood on the floor as well! Might make a better drink then your Biermann slurry!"
Edger Drakken
"Please, excuse my knight here. This is the Mad Knight of Castle Drakken. One of the many "Knights of Oddity" that exist here. He is, as his name suggests, very troubled, and his mind twisted."
Skeleton King
"Why aren't you yelling at me like you usually do?"
Edger Drakken
"Hearing you talk about your past recently was a very sobering experience."
Skeleton King
"....................................."
Skeleton King
"DID YOU KNOW EDGER IS ACTUALLY A WOMAN? SHE JUST LIKES TO PLAY DRESS UP!"
Edger Drakken
"Forgive me for trying......"
Ottomar Biermann
"Ahhahaha! Your clown thing is so funny!! The blutbier is a kind of slurry, I guess, ja. In that it's got only the highest quality of blood mixed in with it!!"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar pauses, processing Skeleton King's words and looking Edger up and down.

"Uuhh...Playing dress up?"
Edger Drakken
2025-10-17 18:47:49
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"Why even bother trying when I have to be latched to him! Yes, yes, you have prehaps heard of me. I am Edger Drakken-"
Ottomar Biermann
"Oh! Right!! Ja, you are a woman-turned-man!! Ahaha, people at the bierhalle, you see, they talk, and you know, it's my family's pride and joy, haha, so I'm there a lot. Wow!!"
Edger Drakken
"I....knew I was famous as a joke, but I didn't know I was known so far and wide."
Ottomar Biermann
"Oh, no no, I don't think their words would have been spoken had they not been drinking. Secrets leak when there's brews about!"
Ottomar Biermann
"Or, I suppose not so much of a secret, ja?"
Skeleton King
2025-10-17 18:49:37
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"You're the queerest oddity on the planet! A woman turned man, who is albino and is not allowed to be killed, and is married to a lovely lady!"
Skeleton King
"Everyone has something to say about you! You're almost as famous as Boris by now! You should be happy!"
Ottomar Biermann
"Oh, ja.. About Boris.. Aahaha, I have to admit, I'm maybe a little nervous doing this without my father present. Haha! He's like, the master kind of negotiator and all that. Umm, any idea what kind of beers he might like best? Or perhaps what kind of blood he prefers?"
Ottomar Biermann
"Wait! I forgot! I heard another funny rumor, about you, ahh.. Castellan, was it? Ahaha! Is it uhh.. True that you can speak with dragons?"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar fidgets with the edge of his coat, his mind seemingly split between two paths.

"How long do you think it will be until they are done with the cleanups and all that?"
Edger Drakken
"I must be honest, I have not been keeping account of Boris drinking habits, and most vampwelfs hold more favor to wine. The fruitful taste reminds us of childhood berry picking."
Andrei
Andrei stands behind Ottomar, glowering at SK. He holds his tongue lest he say something to offend someone in the room.
Skeleton King
"He likes beers. He just doesn't drink it in public."
Skeleton King
"But in his room, he has the large cups just for that. I think it's the only reason he is humoring a visit from the Biermann."
Skeleton King
"We all know what they say about Biermann booze......"
Skeleton King
"A MAN WHO DRINKS IT BECOMES WISTFUL AND GAY FOR THE NIGHT!"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar glances nervously at the cart of beers he had brought with him, a single lonely bottle of blutwein within his storage... And it was a weisswein, at that...
Ottomar Biermann
"Gay!?! Nein, no, it doesn't... Why does everyone keep saying that!!!"
Skeleton King
"Because. You drink it, and then you kiss a man?" He says so matter of factly that it sounds as if it is an intended effect of the beer.
Skeleton King
"Everyone knows if you drink Biermann alcohol and then act a little.....fruity that it is ok."
Skeleton King
"Because once morning comes the effect of the beer will be gone and all is well."
Ottomar Biermann
"It's just bier!! It's good bier, at that!! It doesn't like, suddenly make you want to kiss men."
Ottomar Biermann
"Not to.. Say anyone that uhh, does that, when they're drinking, is necessarily.. Uhh.. Everyone makes mistakes, ja?"
Skeleton King
"It is such a common mistake."
Edger Drakken
"To kiss men?"
Skeleton King
"Yeah?"
Skeleton King
"The Biermann's have wizards brewing their ale."
Edger Drakken
"You're litarally making things up now."
Skeleton King
2025-10-17 19:03:24
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"Biermann! Tell him about the famous Biermann wizards!"
Skeleton King
"You have them chained up in your castle! Making your ale and in return, they cast evil spells into the brew!"
Edger Drakken
"I am so sorry, he is truly uncontrollable today."
Ottomar Biermann
"Oh! No no, wizards were like, celebrated!! We uh, uhh we don't have any wizards anymore, but you see, in ancient times!! The most ancient of blutbier brewing techniques would come from the minds of wizards! They were a super important part of our rich family history!!"
Ottomar Biermann
"It's not really common knowledge, but uhh, I do a lot of research in my spare time, ahaha."
Skeleton King
"AH HA! THEY HAVE JUST ADMITTED TO USING ANCIENT WIZARD SPELLS IN THEIR BREW. THUS ANY MAN WHO KISSES ANOTHER WHILE UNDER THE AFFECT OF THE BREW IS NOT LIABLE TO HAVE HIS HEAD CUT OFF!"
Edger Drakken
"..............................."
Edger Drakken
"I mean.....he did quite literally admit to it."
Ottomar Biermann
"No wait. Wait, uhh, only the ancient beers had the wizard spells!! I mean. We like, use some techniques, ja, but they're like. Not wizard techniques. Anymore?"
Andrei
"Otti, I do not see reason to entertain Mad Knight who belittles us."
Edger Drakken
"You're making wizard potions."
Skeleton King
"Agreed. If a wizard made the recipe, then you are making wizard potions."
Ottomar Biermann
"We just have the like. Top and bottom yeasts, and stuff. It's just regular beer yeasts!! Part of the fermentation process!! The yeast isn't gay!!!!"
Skeleton King
"What is yeast?"
Edger Drakken
"Tiny magical creatures."
Skeleton King
"They got TINY MAGICAL MEN IN THE BEER????"
Edger Drakken
"I guess when you put it that way, it makes sense that it would make a man a little gay until the magical men pass."
Ottomar Biermann
"IT'S NOT MEN!! They're not magical they're like normal!!!!"
Edger Drakken
"I see.....Can you explain what yeast is then? The books I've seen have explained them as tiny workers."
Ottomar Biermann
"Ah, uhm. Well, in the uhh, vaults, well.. The yeast is like, little tiny mushrooms, actually? That you can't see without a special device!! Umm. And so the little tiny mushrooms, they like, float in the juice, and eat up the sugars at the top or the bottom of the barrel. And so that's why our stuff is special, because we have been able to get both kinds."
Skeleton King
"Castellan Edger, he is explaining the tiny cheese men as if we did not know of them."
Edger Drakken
"Yes, yes, we KNOW of the tiny cheese men! What, do you not leave your offering to the cheese men at night?"
Skeleton King
"As is customary."
Edger Drakken
"As is customary."
Andrei
"Does the cheese also make you gay?"
Ottomar Biermann
"Oh, no it's not the same as the cheese men. I think?"
Edger Drakken
"Yes, these are drunk cheese men I suppose......"
Edger Drakken
"I cannot believe you have the cheese men working on your beer! Did you not feed them?"
Skeleton King
2025-10-17 19:19:18
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"You starved your cheese men.....and they turned gay and worked on your beers."
Skeleton King
"That's cruel."
Ottomar Biermann
"No!! Different uhh. Different process!! I swear! We also have cheese! But that's like mostly a Weinbach thing, so.."
Edger Drakken
"SO YOU FEED YOUR CHEESE MEN?"
Ottomar Biermann
"OK WE DON'T ACTUALLY GET THE CHEESE SO I DON'T KNOW. The Weinbachs handle that stuff!!! If their wine has gay cheese men in it it's not on me!!!!!"
Ottomar Biermann
"I just handle the beer. And schnapps? I uh, I handle those."
Skeleton King
"Wait a moment.....I think I am finally understanding. Edger, you know how there's house Drakken, and then house Elzenstein?"
Edger Drakken
"Yes, what about it?"
Skeleton King
"The cheese men and the beer men are the same species, like vampwelfs, but from two different houses."
Edger Drakken
"Ooooooooh. I see. That makes much more sense."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar just kind of accepts this as the correct interpretation.
Edger Drakken
"The stuff about, yeast or, whatever didn't make much sense to me. Next time, please try to explain that you have cheese men of a different house, and in this....yeast house they eat beer."
Ottomar Biermann
"Well they uhh, they eat the juice, actually, and they.. Ja nevermind. Ja. Sorry!"
Edger Drakken
"I see. Thus wine comes from another house. You feed them grapes and they make wine as payment. This all is making more sense now."
Edger Drakken
"I just assumed that wine was rotten."
Ottomar Biermann
"It kind of tastes like it. I don't know, its not for me. Beer tastes much better."
Skeleton King
"Yes, it makes much more sense now to know that wine is created by tiny men."
Skeleton King
"Anyway, enough of this chatter, before you asked Edger an important question and he ignored you. You asked if he could talk to dragons."
Ottomar Biermann
"Oh! Right, ja ja!! Dragons!!!"
Skeleton King
"And he can! Err, SHE CAN! The Drakkens have learned something new! Women who turn into men can speak to dragons!"
Edger Drakken
"I don't know if we should consider one man proof."
Skeleton King
"Two men."
Edger Drakken
Edger pauses to think. "Sorry. Sometimes I forget you weren't born like that."
Skeleton King
The compliment shocks the Mad Knight into silence.
Ottomar Biermann
"Wow!! Ah, you are both women-turned-men?"

Ottomar thinks about it, but holds his tongue.
Edger Drakken
"Yes. The only reason house Drakken hasn't killed us is because one of is an albino that will spell doom if killed and the other is like a son to Boris."
Ottomar Biermann
"I think it's like, pretty unlikely that it's a coincidence if it's happened twice. Very cool, ja!!"
Edger Drakken
Edger slowly processes that Ottomar seems excited by all this. He doesn't point this out. Many people find "oddities" fun to chat about.
Edger Drakken
"Like finding two fairy rings next to each other. Unlikely, and upsetting to most."
Edger Drakken
2025-10-17 19:36:38
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"Why were you interested in dragon speech? Did you have a dragon you need to talk to, maybe found another dragon speaker?"
Ottomar Biermann
"Ah, uhm."
Ottomar Biermann
"I was just uhh, curious! Ahaha! I just uh, I think dragons are really cool, ja. And well.. Uhm... Well, if dragon-speaking is real and true, then maybe it isn't so... Bad to be a woman-turned-man? Since, well, in my family, it's not so much a bad thing..."
Ottomar Biermann
"..I uhh, I had a sister, you know, but uhh.... Well she's long gone, died a very long time ago, ja. But well.. Maybe she would have liked to speak with dragons."

He fidgets with the hem of his sleeve.
Edger Drakken
"They definitely have wizards at their castle." Edger whispers to his knight after hearing Ottomar's explanation.
Skeleton King
"Absolutely. I would bet my gun that they have many wizards. We should be careful. He might be looking for more women turned men to throw into the yeast house." The knight whispers back.
Edger Drakken
"We already have to deal with mockery of others, and now it turns out we have magical powers? It's an annoyance."
Skeleton King
"I would have thought twice about becoming a man if knew it'd make me a wizard. The constant threats to kill me? That's easy. Learning we could be kidnapped and forced to work in the house of yeast? Terrible."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar's ear twitches, but he doesn't say anything.
Ottomar Biermann
"Um but anyways!! How did you even find out you could talk to dragons?"
Edger Drakken
The two stop whispering. "You said your sister would have liked to talk to dragons? Well. I suppose she's dead now, so no use asking her if she has....the dragon speaker's fancy...."
Skeleton King
"THAT MEANS SHE WAS ACTUALLY YOUR BROTHER!"
Skeleton King
"AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH!"
Edger Drakken
"Don't ask me what joke he's laughing at, I wouldn't know. Anyway, me and him went to go catch some dragons, and well, one spoke to us. We also caught them with rather ease."
Edger Drakken
"Though the dragon that spoke to us wasn't....the most pleasant experience."
Skeleton King
"Dragons are hungry, murderous creatures! They don't have much good to say!" The knight cuts in to explain.
Skeleton King
"But if a dragon has ever been nice to you, and kind, especially if you did not own it, then maybe you are a dragon speaker. Did your Sister Brother ever have a kind encounter with a wild dragon?"
Ottomar Biermann
"Ah, uhm, n..No? H.. She kind of died when we were like, really young. And she was like really sickly before."
Skeleton King
"Well, if you ever wish to meet a dragon to do some testing, you may meet mine later."
Edger Drakken
"Are you being....nice?"
Skeleton King
"Always be nice to a man with wizards."
Skeleton King
"He could order them to turn you into a toad."
Ottomar Biermann
"Ahaha uh, testing? I mean... It'd be cool to see uhh, you talk to a dragon, in person, I think."
Ottomar Biermann
"I don't have wizards! I just have like, wizard.. beer... That's not made by wizards anymore so it doesn't count!!!"
Edger Drakken
"Why would you want to speak to a dragon, they wouldn't be kind to you........because well...."
Skeleton King
"Wait a moment......"
Skeleton King
"I see what's going on....."
Ottomar Biermann
"N-not me!! I uhm."
Skeleton King
"YOU WANT TO TALK TO OUR DRAGONS BECAUSE YOU ARE SECRETLY A WOMAN!"
Skeleton King
"*Secretly want to become a women. Sorry."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar freezes, then blinks a few times.
Ottomar Biermann
"Um. No I'm very happy being a man."
Skeleton King
"Sure. That is what you say. We'll see how much the dragons like you later. The court seems to be cleaned. Are you ready to meet with Boris?"
Ottomar Biermann
"No."
Ottomar Biermann
"I mean. Uh."
Ottomar Biermann
He looks at his brother pitifully.
Andrei
Andrei pats his brother on the shoulder.

"Am sure Prince Boris will be happy to see premium drinks, ja?"
Andrei
"And, we even have triangle man to play music."

He points a claw at the alien standing in the corner.
Ottomar Biermann
"...Right! Ja! I have like, the super special reserve stuff, the doppelblut rauchbier, the uhh..... Uhhh... A-and we have entertainment. Ja. This will go well."
Crosley
"Oh, uh... Yeaha! I've just been fiddlin' with this thing the whole time you all were talkin'. I think I'm pretty good, used t' play this when I was out in a performin' troupe–"
Ottomar Biermann
"You have the sheet music I gave you, ja? You can play from that?"
Crosley
Mid hand gesture he forgets he has an accordion on, it squacking pitifully. He picks up the sheet music, using his telekinetics to hold it up. He gives the intro a quick test play.
Edger Drakken
"I'm sure our Lord, Prince Boris will enjoy some good music to go with your speech!" The Mad Knight is slightly shaking his head behind Edger.
Ottomar Biermann
"Ah, that isn't... Well.."

Perhaps he should have written those notes a bit clearly for the poor tegyp.

....It'll just have to do....
Edger Drakken
2025-10-17 20:12:26
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"Let me lead you to him. I wish you good luck on selling your wizard's brew."
Ottomar Biermann
"Ahaha, maybe we don't lead with 'wizard's brew'.. Ah, thank you."
Crosley
"You're gonna do great, Boss– Mr. Biermann!" He plays a short celebratory tune before going along with the group to this Boris.
Edger leads the group to Boris' newly cleaned court.
[Team Fortress 2 | Archimedes]
Skeleton King
"BEHOLD MY LORD BORIS WHO I SHALL SLAY IN COLD BLOOD ONE DAY! LOOK! BEER MAKERS FROM FAR OFF LANDS! They have tiny wizards who belong to House von Yeast, who make a brew that turns a man a little gay after a few! They wish to know if they could count on you for imports into your kingdom!"
Boris Drakken
".................................................."
Boris Drakken
"Is this the Biermanns?"
Andrei zu Biermann
"Greetings, Prince Boris von Drakken." Andrei attempts to hide his displeasure with flowery words.

"We present the young heir of the Biermann house, Ottomar von Biermann." He kneels as he introduces his brother.
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar's mind races with what his father had told him would be 'polite' in this scenario.

"AH, uhh, h-hallo, good eve, milord! You've uhh, heard of our brews..? That uhm, don't turn anyone gay..."
Boris Drakken
Boris does not wait to interrupt Ottomar. "GIRL, where is your FATHER? He usually sells me the beer."
Skeleton King
"Lord Boris, that is a man."
Boris Drakken
"....................................................."
Ottomar Biermann
"U.. Uh."

Ottomar almost seems to deflate.
Boris Drakken
"Don't CORRECT ME. I KNOW that's a GIRL. The head of the Biermann has a DAUGHTER."
Ottomar Biermann
"I, UH? N..No, uhm, my sister.."
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 20:32:07
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"You have LITERALLY come here with your FATHER as a sniffling SICK babe, CLINGING to your FATHER as he speaks, with your SILLY little STAR on your face. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE."
Boris Drakken
"I'm OLD, not BLIND."
Ottomar Biermann
2025-10-17 20:32:53
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"Apologies, milord, um.. Uh, I don't.. Know what you're talking about... My s-sister died.."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar almost seems to snap back to attention.

"Ah. Uhm. My father! He's.. Ill, right now.."
Boris Drakken
"Look, if you're here to sell beer, so be it. But DON'T come here, acting like some sort of magical BROTHER of yourself. Everyone knows the Biermann have history DIPPING THEIR TOES in the QUEER WATERS."
Boris Drakken
"It's why your beers make a man gay for a night."
Boris Drakken
"CAUSE OF ALL THAT QUEER WATER YOU KEEP PUTTING INTO IT!"
Ottomar Biermann
"M..My.. My apologies..Sir.... I ah, meant no disrespect..."
Ottomar Biermann
2025-10-17 20:39:12
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"Th..The beers, ja, uhhm.. They, uh."

Ottomar avoids eye contact with anyone else in the court, frozen before Boris von Drakken.
Crosley
Being completely honest in his own mind, the only queer thing was the honestly backwards thinking of Vampwelf culture. Best deciding not to speak anything unless particularly spoken to, Crosley continued to mull over his sheet music, bringing it closer to his eye. Best not to dwell in discomfort and wait for his cue.
Andrei zu Biermann
Andrei takes a step in front of Ottomar, to give his sibling a moment to collect himself.

"Thought it was better to watch my tongue..."
Ottomar Biermann
"A..Andrei, the.. Beers. Can you.. Help me ah.. Get those ready for Lord Boris....."

He gestures lamely towards the cart he had brought with him.
Boris Drakken
Boris stares down Andrei. "Is that a sanguinelp from the marshlands? Why is such a thing in my court? Did you knight one, you fool? It could gobble you up whenever it feels like, Ottomar!"
Andrei zu Biermann
"Andrei is also son of Haus Biermann! He does not eat Vampwelfs!" He barks back, having had his fill of restraint for the day.
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar winces as Boris calls him by his chosen name.

"My uh.. Father, he.. Adopted him.. Sir.. He's uh, like a brother... He's to be.. Treated as a brother...."
Andrei zu Biermann
"Andrei is not able to stand idle while you speak ill of son of Haus Bierman, Prince Boris."

He hisses Boris' title, like the words are acid just to speak.
Ottomar Biermann
"Andrei!!"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar winces again, then lowers his voice.

"J..Just.. Help me get the flight ready."
Boris Drakken
"At least this "adopted pet" has a little bite to it."
Andrei zu Biermann
He bites his tongue, knowing full well that mere words would do nothing to help at this point, but he can't help but stare daggers as he helps Ottomar set up his samplings.
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 20:48:32
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"Much BETTER than you "Ottomar." Frankly I grow TIRED of you freaks not just making yourselves known. Hiding like ROACHES. Does it REALLY look like I'm going to kill you? No! It'd be better you go back to your house to cause confusion and strife than to kill you in my COURT."
Boris Drakken
"If I was going to KILL YOU, then I would have KILLED Edger FIRST."
Edger Drakken
"Thank you for your flawless mercy, Lord Prince Boris." Edger says, strained.
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar's hands shake as he silently prepares a blutbier tasting flight for Boris, seemingly shrinking more with every word spoken to him.
Andrei zu Biermann
"Otti, do not let their words bother you." He mumbles, trying to assuage Ottomar's fears.
Crosley
2025-10-17 20:50:47
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Crosley hastily stops trying to search his bags for something and gets ready to play. He hopes that the several times he went over the sheet music in his mind help enough. Though, where did the poor guy go...?
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 20:52:21
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Despite all the yelling, Boris prepares to taste the beer. "So do you WANT ME to call you a BOY or a GIRL, COWARD?"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar inhales sharply, finally looking up at Boris.

"Ah. Um. I don't... It. Doesn't matter."

He steps forward with the flight.

"F.. For your perusal, milord. I ah, in the absence of my father... Have prepared for you a flight of our latest sample of reserve beers, in the uhh.. Hopes that you might accept."
Boris Drakken
"IT DOESN'T MATTER!" Boris mockingly says. "WATCH THIS! Let's see how much it DOESN'T MATTER in just a moment!"

Boris takes the beer from Ottomar. Before drinking it he stops and feeds part of the beer to a jailary.

Boris Drakken
There's a few awkward minutes, where no one dares to speak.
Boris Drakken
"Ok it hasn't DIED of POISON. Now I can have a taste." Boris explains before drinking up.
Ottomar Biermann
"W..Would never poison you, milord..."

Ottomar shrinks impossibly more. He feels like a clown clad in bundhosen.
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 21:02:32
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"Hmmmmm....the beer is alright GIRL. But if you're not going to CARE what people call you, you should sell it like the BEER MAIDENS do. A man loves to see a good BEER MAIDEN. Your sales would be TEN FOLD if you did that. I'm sure your FATHER hoped you be a good beer maiden for him, but you decided to grow a beard and all that. Now you're an UGLY GIRL."
Boris Drakken
"It's a SHAME, cause I'm sure that little cute STAR on your head would have been a REAL show stopper for the MEN FOLK."
Crosley
Crosley stops playing his accordion out of sheer secondhand embarassment.
Ottomar Biermann
"I'm... Glad you like the beer, sir... It's uh... Our special reserve marzen...."

Ottomar tries to change the subject.
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 21:12:32
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"It's good to see that even if the salesman isn't here, that they still send me their BEST......BEST beers that is! What is this that you're doing? LOOKING SMALL? With your stupid family's long NOSES you look more like BLORT than a proper VAMPWELF right now." Boris takes another long drink. "I always liked this, because it hits you FAST. Wine is nice, but I swear, they don't let it ROT enough to punch a MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN."
Edger Drakken
"Actually, we learned today that wine is made from tiny wine men."
Boris Drakken
"Like CHEESE MEN?"
Edger Drakken
"Yes. But they're from a different house. Like Drakkens or Elzensteins."
Boris Drakken
"HUH? Really? Guess even in old age you learn something everyday."
Boris Drakken
"Bring me another drink, bar MAIDEN. Maybe this time try to put those hips into it while delivering."
Andrei zu Biermann
Andrei grips the side of the cart, his claws sinking into the wooden frame. He shakes with anger, clenching his teeth.
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar winces.

"We..We have more drink that hits fast, like the beer.."

His wings awkwardly wrapped flush against his sides, he gingerly retrieves the blutbrand and pours a sample into what looks like a tiny wine glass.
Ottomar Biermann
Stiffly approaching Boris, Ottomar presents the drink.

"A.. A Schnappenberg specialty. Aged blutbrand, flavored with.. Cycad, and.. Um..."

He trails off.
Boris Drakken
Boris holds his hand out to take the drink. "I'm not even going to test this one for poison. You're too much of a coward to do anything to me!" Boris chugs the drink.
Boris Drakken
"Tasty stuff......You know I do wish your father was here."
Ottomar Biermann
"...As do I.."
Boris Drakken
"How does he look MORE like a WOMAN than you?"
Edger Drakken
"That's what I've been thinking this whole time! How UNFAIR! Where did you even grow that beard!?"
Skeleton King
2025-10-17 21:23:56
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"Jealous of her BEARD Edger?"
Edger Drakken
"ABSOLUTELY I AM! Look at HIM! He can grow such a beard despite being born a woman like I, and here I am, eating herbs, and snake oil....."
Edger Drakken
"And I have nothing to my name! My wife has a better beard!"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar glares daggers at Skeleton King for a moment, before quickly looking away. He can handle being called a bar maiden, but not a single pronoun..?
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar speaks up again.

"Uhh. Um.. Well.. Do uh, do you think that a trade agreement can be made, then..? I uh. Have additional bottles.."
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 21:28:30
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Boris ignores the request. "It's really a shame. I had timed this delivery to be on the same day Bela Elzenstein comes here."
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 21:29:13
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"But he whined like a baby today. All I did was talked about his wife."
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 21:30:57
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"I sent a knight to pick him up just before you came here, and he was like "No, I'm with my WHORE right now!" as if crying into the fur of a WHORE can beat the mental clarity one gains from war games and wrestling with his fellow MAN."
Skeleton King
"Ok, Lord Boris, I think that's enough to drink today."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar doesn't comment on the content of Boris's speech. After all, every man makes mistakes when drinking that Biermann swill...
Boris Drakken
"Do I NOT have the RIGHT to complain that a man picked a CHEAP WHORE he found today over GAMES with a MAN?"
Boris Drakken
"He's one of the ONLY men on this planet with FULL ARMY for a T.T.R.P.G.! Of course I'm mad!"
Edger Drakken
"Haha.....Ottomar I believe Prince Lord Boris agrees with the trade. Please, continue to send your finest beers."
Edger Drakken
"Boris let me take you to your room."
Boris Drakken
"Don't touch me! I can take myself!"
Ottomar Biermann
"O..Okay. Yes. Th..Thank you."

Ottomar doesn't look at Edger.
Boris Drakken
Boris takes a few steps before yelling back at the group. "By the way! NEXT TIME make sure your FATHER comes. Or at least TRY to act like a man, instead of......WHAT DO I EVEN CALL THIS? Your not even acting like a WOMAN. More like a newborn babe who has just left the womb and has been spanked!"
Boris Drakken
2025-10-17 21:39:24
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"You're not a WOMAN. You're not a MAN. You're just EMBARRASSING." Boris comments as he leaves.
Ottomar Biermann
........At least he's not a woman.......
Edger Drakken
Edger brings documents over for Ottomar to sign. "Apologies for all of that. I didn't know you were using "dragons" as a code word."
Skeleton King
"To think I could SMELL IT on you! I just had it backwards."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar sighs sharply.

"..Wasn't code. I thought uh.. I don't know."

He signs the documents, then gestures towards the cart of various brews.

"Should I just.. Leave that here."
Ottomar Biermann
He doesn't want to bother with taking everything out of it. He just wants to get out of there.
Edger Drakken
"Yes just leave that here." Edger pauses in thought.
Edger Drakken
"I thought you told me that your house was more approving of women turned men? Why did you hide this?"
Ottomar Biermann
"...I come from a marriage of two houses, and uh. Not many others share the same attitude with haus Biermann."
Ottomar Biermann
"Just.. Thought I could maybe hide it better."
Edger Drakken
"Well you CLEARLY hide it well! I couldn't tell a thing, I don't think Boris would have been able to tell if he didn't know you from when you were a child!"
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar stifles a chuckle.

"S'pose the ah, beard helps with that."
Edger Drakken
"Ah....but look on the bright side. Maybe this is for the best. Imagine if he drunk all of that....wizard touched booze and then started to speak to you as a man does to another on Biermann beer. Eugh."
Edger Drakken
"Maybe insults are better than THAT punishment, ey?"
Ottomar Biermann
"Yeah no he's really not my type."
Edger Drakken
"I'm sorry for your father.....Not because he is sick but.....well, I need not say more."
Ottomar Biermann
"I will, ah... Learn to.....Speak in a more manly way. I guess.. Thank you, castellan."
Ottomar Biermann
"...And I will try not to think about it."
Andrei zu Biermann
Andrei sulks, following behind Ottomar like a kicked puppy. "Am sorry I could not be of more help, brudi."
Ottomar Biermann
Ottomar laughs.

"You certainly did a lot better than I did... I'm gonna, ah....... Need a lot to drink tonight."
Andrei zu Biermann
"I think we are all needing much to drink tonight."
Skeleton King
"Make sure to drink privately in your room."
"Don't want to invite men into your bed."
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