EDIT 1/20/25:
Hey all, had a family emergency last week (which was technically my usual week off but…yeah), but as a result of it, my motivation is lacking and my attention currently remains elsewhere, so I decided to take a second week off.

CHECK OUT THIS PATREON POST TO LEARN WHAT HAPPENED!
And a follow-up post announcing my second week off.

 

Gates Renshaw, everybody. XD He isn’t into maggot massages, he just didn’t notice they were on him after bringing in said corpse he was talking about.
He’s another cemetery worker, but isn’t a necromancer like Devere.

Into another new year! Devil’s Trill updated as well last week. Hope you all had a nice holiday!

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↓ Transcript
Devere continues to lead Bill the unicorn (with Knell riding) along. They're now in the cemetery and are nearing a mortuary. There's lightwings flying all around.

As they approach the front of the building, they see an old man with his hands on hips, smoking a cigarette. We can only see his lower face and down but he's wearing a dark robe outfit with a hood and brown gloves. He has light skin and gray hair with a mustache covering up his whole upper lip. He also has a few wriggling maggots stuck against the fabric on his stomach. He's looking their direction but is facing away from them.
Gates: That you?
Devere: Uh, yeah, but--

Gates steps towards them, looking down at the maggots. He wipes them off as he speaks.
Gates: Took ya long enough! Cleary's with the deceased's wife but she wants to identify the body and you gotta do some fixin' first.
Devere (off screen): Gates...
Gates: We got maggots and I don't want any poppin' out of the guy's nose or eyes when she--
Devere shouts over him before he can finish: GATES!

Gates finally looks up at them to see Knell on the unicorn Devere is leading. Devere is wide-eyed at Gates' words and has a hand up, gesturing for him to stop. Knell is green-faced and covering up her mouth, about ready to vomit.
Knell: Hrrgk
Devere: Just... give me a minute, alright?
Gates: Oh... what in th' world?

Gates has removed his cigarette from his mouth and looks at Devere, smiling. He has very blue eyes.
Gates: ...You offerin' unicorn rides to the kids now, Dev?