Lindsey needed a drink, and beer wasn't going to suffice. Which was the only reason he was in the main building today, studiously ignoring the line of ducklings stupid enough to have imprinted on him of all people. When he saw emo-bird, boy-twin elf – Vax, not to be confused with his sister Vex who had a bear she didn't hide nearly as well as she thought she did although there had to be magic involved somehow, and no, it didn't matter Lindsey'd never been formally introduced, not knowing things was a good way to get yourself in trouble Lindsey didn't need – playing with a snake, he paused. Why couldn't Lindsey have been that lucky? Fucking ducks.

"I didn't know we were a stop on the Whitesnake reunion tour." No, he didn't expect Vax to get the reference. Yes, he made it anyway.