Weird Thoughts

(Idle)

Leigh: I'd love an oil bath right now...

(Talk to Leigh)

Leigh: I stumbled across an old, discarded magazine at home, and it was full of bizarre stuff that really blew my mind!

What strange thing?

Leigh: I heard there were many strange beauty treatments before the fall of the old capital.

Leigh: Some people bath in oil because it's said to make skin smoother and softer!

They bath in oil?!

Will that work?

Leigh: I know, right? Doesn't it sound like fun?

Leigh: According to the magazine, all you need is to soak your body in a tub full of hot oil! The bath will make your whole body greasy and oily...

Leigh: Wouldn't you like to give it a try?

Y—You first...

I'll pass...

Leigh: Huh? Why are you backing out now?

Leigh: I've been planning to give it a try, but I don't have any oil at home. So, I was thinking of borrowing some from Dorian.

Leigh: But once he heard my idea, he flat-out refused to help! And he even said he's not helping me with another one of these stupid ideas I've been having since I was a kid.

You're childhood friends?

Leigh: *sigh* He's always thought that I'm not very bright, but I'm not stupid...

Leigh: I was quite angry at the time, so I stormed out without giving him a chance to explain. But now that I've calmed down and given it more thought, I think he may have had his reasons. After all, he is much smarter than me.

Leigh: Oh! I know! If it's alright with you, could you go ask him why he refuses to lend me some oil?

Leigh: I still don't want to talk to him right now!

(Idle)

Leigh: An oil bath sounds really nice...

(Talk to Leigh again, optional)

Leigh: If you have the time, please ask Dorian for me.

Leigh: Though we're not talking to each other right now, I still want to know why he refused me.

Talk to Dorian in Blazewood

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Leigh wanted to borrow Dorian's oil for a diesel bath, but was rejected... No idea why. Perhaps I can ask Dorian about it when I have time.

(Idle)

Dorian: Leigh is such a troublemaker.

(Talk to Dorian)

Dorian: Ugh... My water bill has been going up lately. I really need to figure out how to cut back on my usage...

(Ask about Leigh)

Dorian: Oh! Are you talking about Leigh's request to borrow oil?

Dorian: No way! Absolutely not! Leigh's always up to some nonsense!

Dorian: She charged into my house the other day asking for oil... Then she went to the parking lot, happily snagged a barrel of oil, and was ready to head home.

Dorian: So I asked her why she needed it, and she said she plans to take a bath in it! That's absolutely crazy!

There's an article about it in the magazine.

But oil baths exist.

Dorian: You're talking about an oil bath, right? I know about those. Someone around the Outer Ring's oil wells has even tried it.

Dorian: But... Leigh's beauty baths never end well! And she's pulled so many similar stunts since she was a kid!

Huh?

Dorian: When Leigh was little, she heard bathing in milk would do wonders for her skin, so she insisted on having one and made a big fuss about it.

Dorian: Since she didn't have any milk back home, she started searching my house instead. In the end, she found a barrel of lubricating oil...

Dorian: She said bathing in lubricating oil would definitely make her skin smoother than milk would! So, she poured it into a tub and started her bath...

Dorian: But once she was done, she started crying when she realized her body was too slippery to get out of the tub...

Dorian: My sister heard her screams and rushed into the bathroom, but with all the oil on the floor, she could hardly stay on her feet, slipping and falling a bunch of times.

Dorian: And so, they just stared at each other like a pair of mice that had fallen into a barrel of oil... In the end, it was my mother who carefully rescued the two of them.

I can't believe it...

That sounds scary.

Dorian: *sigh* That's why I'll never lend her crude oil to mess around with.

Dorian: Please try to persuade Leigh to stop doing those odd beauty treatments...

(Idle)

Dorian: I hope Leigh stops causing trouble...

Tell Leigh about Dorian's thoughts

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As it turns out, Leigh has caused accidents in her childhood because of her whimsical skincare ideas. This backstory explains why Dorian was hesitant to provide her with oil for bathing. In any case, I should go to Leigh and explain to her.

(Talk to Leigh)

Leigh: Oh, you're back. What did Dorian say?

(Tell her what Dorian said)

Leigh: Huh? He said I tried bathing in oil as a kid? And I almost got trapped in the tub?

Leigh: Hahahaha... D—Did that really happen? I have no recollection of it at all...

(Silence)

(Stare)

Leigh: Hahaha... Uh, please don't look at me like that!

Leigh: Okay! Fine! I'll forget about the oil bath!

Leigh: Actually, I was just trying to give the town another tourist attraction. I'm sure the oil baths would attract a lot of tourists!

Leigh: Hmm... I'll have to come up with something else now. Oh, I know! I've got the perfect idea!

Do you have any ideas?

Leigh: So, asphalt gets so sticky in the sun that it can stick to your feet... Will that work as a beauty treatment?

Leigh: If you apply a layer of asphalt to the face, then tear it off in one go...

Leigh: It'll clear the pores and pull off all the dirt in a flash! And it'll even exfoliate the skin!

Leigh: What do you think? Doesn't it sound tempting? I'm sure it'll attract plenty of customers!

It'll pull off your eyebrows!

Are you interrogating me?

Leigh: Wh—What?! That sounds about right... But can't we just avoid the eyebrows and beard?

Leigh: Why would you think that? It's just a special beauty treatment unique to the Outer Ring!

Leigh: Well? Wanna be my first customer?

(Idle)

Leigh: An asphalt treatment seems great too...