"I'm not hearing a no," they tease. Despite their irreverence, they haven't made any moves to approach the Bristle-Planter. Whether he really was sent by a god or not, none of the entities you find in these buildings are ever helpful, except maybe by accident. And stepping close enough to touch them generally just gets your limbs torn off or your skull kicked in by something that wouldn't have been a problem if you stayed out of each other's personal space.

"That's a snare flea. Jumps on your head when you walk underneath it," they whisper back. "Hit it with something and it'll jump off. People usually flinch and drop their stuff and then they pass out while they're feeling around for it on the floor."