Just a second, I’m coming (really wish I could’ve gotten…some-place more suitable…for…tails!) There we go!

Sorry, but we aren’t fully open yet. I could try and whip you up something small, like bacon and eggs, homemade toasted bread, or an ome-

Oh? You aren’t hungry, T-Then why’d you come all the way out here if not for…Oh! You saw the help wanted poster in the kingdom?

Oh that’s perfect! Since as you can tell, this building isn't exactly suitable for someone of my size just yet. 

What do I mean? Oh of course, you can only see my skunk half from behind the counter. Let me just slither on out. Yes, I do mean slither, you’ll see soon enough. Let me just lift this up, and voila!

I can tell you’re surprised, it’s rare to see such a long, serpentine tail around this part of the world, especially from someone with a mammalian form like myself. And before you ask, those are scales. Charcoal black and snow white, complementing one another and weaving the pattern reminiscent of the tail my kind usually has.

But enough about me, I should properly greet you. 

Welcome to ‘The Coiled Cask’ Mine, and potentially, soon to be your new home and place of work as well. My name is Schreber Von Mephitte, You can just call me Schrey, I know my name is quite the mouthful.

Your job here will be rather simple. Helping me serve travelers mead and ale, ensure rooms are of highest quality, and aid me in satiating their hunger with well crafted breakfasts. 

I’ll make sure you’ll be paid and accommodated well, breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

If you have any questions, now is a good time to ask…
“Why does someone like me want to run a roadside inn?” Ah, I should’ve guessed that a person coming from the kingdom would’ve heard my family name…

Yes…My family is aristocratic as one can be. With my grandfather being the minister of trade for the Kingdom of Caviaos. Thus, we lived in immaculacy, within the best chateau gold can buy, served the finest of food, and even got first say on fine wine and foreign delicacies. 

It’s the best life one could have; but for me, I preferred the more rugged and rustic qualities that the settlements surrounding the outermost walls had to offer. I guess that’s why I decided to abscond from my family’s life in a sense.

I know some of my family and servants miss me dearly, but in the eyes of the patriarch,  it was better that I left.

And I can tell that you’re eyes are focussed on the reason why~

You know, I can trust you enough to reveal more about my hybridness, if you are so willing? 

Perfect, then come along, let us take thisss somewhere more private…

And here we are, my personal abode, roomy isn’t it? Thissss place used to be a mysterious mage’s own home, and this room upon the third floor, was their personal library, containing a variety of books that putsss the kingdom’s library to ssshame. From what I heard this person up and vanished one day. Nobody knew where they went, or if they just died suddenly in some accident. Either-way their house fell to squalor after half a decade of abandonment. 

That wasss when I decided to claim the property as my own! I donated the books to a curious trader, in return for enough profit to start renovating this place and turn it into a luxurious inn. One where travelers would be treated the best. 

But that wasn’t the reason why we came up here, wasn’t it? You wanted to learn more about myssself, not my business. 

Ssso, what do you like to know?

“W-Why didn’t I ask my family for money?” W-Well, you do remember I mentioned suddenly leaving my house to start this place up? My grandfather detested me for that, and decided that to be the final reason to disown me.

As for the first, it’s thisss. But you guessed that already, didn’t you?

You can touch, I don’t mind. Especially seeing you’re more than okay with it on your lap like so. 

Ah! You finally noticed my lisssp as well. I wasss taught to hide it, but I feel comfortable to let it out when with friends like you.

My mother is the eldest child of the Mephitte family. Despite being the oldest, it was her younger brother, or my second oldest uncle that was next in line as minister. Grandfather didn’t believe her to be the best candidate…

But let usss refrain from that topic and talk about my father, shall we?

My father I only know about from what mother spoke about him. One day, she and my uncles went on a trip abroad. I forget the exact place they went, but it was an island in the tropics, one of the kingdom’s main trading locales. Her brothers were mainly there for businessss, leaving her to see the sights. 

And that’s how she met him. He was a majestic naga who ran a small bar on one of the main beaches. Mother was rather intrigued by the drinks he sold, namely, homemade rum, served within a hollowed-out pineapple, the fruit being turned into juice and stirred into the liquor.

The two hit it off rather well. Spending the nights together, whilst my uncles talked business and brushed elbows with the nobles that now called that island home. And safe to say that things got rather steamy on that final night.

After the night of passion and romance between . My father, knowing that she may never see her again, gave her a charm to remember him by.

Why yesss, the same one I got on this necklace here. When I told her in secret that I was considering leaving the kingdom and my family, she decided to give this to me.

And well, it wasn’t the only thing she got to remember him by… And I can tell you are rather intrigued by my tail as well. 

You know, interspecies friendships with Nagas can be rather intimate. Usually as their long, thick tails wind around the other’s body, trapping them within their coils and serving as a source of warmth for their serpentine friend. 

Bit like how my tail isss hugging you now~ But being part skunk, I’m partially warm blooded, meaning this sharing of warmth goes both ways.

Oh you don’t need to hide that blush, employee. I don’t mind seeing people enjoy being coiled

And don’t worry, I could tell you wanted to be my employee from the moment you were curious about my physiology.

So, just relax, get comfortable. As I just, make things smell much better~

Before you ask, you know how skunks usually have innate magical prowess relating to manifestation of scents? I have something similar.

My ssscent manifestation doesn’t allow me to pick things up or physically affect someone. But it has a much more lovely smell, helping those feel at ease. Bit like incense.

Also, unlike other skunks, I can easily alter the aroma of it. Right now I’m going with something nostalgic, the scent of fresh chamomile, entwined with the warming smell of creme brulee.

I’m considering having this ‘incense’ coming free with each stay here at the Coiled Cask. Possibly looking into having them be unique to each guest; Though I would need to know the scentsss beforehand. I’ll have think about it more.

But you know, the calming properties of my scent helps me do something else. If coiling is considered intimate, then this is even more~

Yesss, just look into the pretty coloursss spiraling in my eyes. You feel amazingly relaxed now, letting yourssself submit to my voice.

Wonderful, isn’t it? The way your body melts into my obsidian and pearl coils, asss you willingly fall deeper and deeper into a trance. 

With how lost in my eyes you are, you’d obey every word coming out of my mouth, wouldn’t you?

You’d even devote your entire life to me, if it meant being forever bound by my tail, waiting for the moment where I might go further than just a friendly embrace~

But I believe it's better that we hold off from hypnosis for another time. One where you can fully trust me enough to let me take over in such a intensely intimate manner.

Oh dear, it seems that my hypnosisss has really taken it out of you. My deepest apologies about that, I’m still getting used to controlling that part of me.

Tell you what, why don’t you rest a while on my bed? Let me just unravel my tails and tuck you in. 

Aww, you look so cute by yourself on that giant bed as well.

I’m going to start working a bit more on the guest rooms. Then later on, we’ll do the orientation.

Sweet dreams. I look forward to working with you, my new friend~