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The RP has a total of 52 lines, 3717 words, and 20326 characters.
The average line consists of 71.48 words that themselves average 4.47 characters taking about 4 minutes, 17 seconds.
Saewin said a total of 26 lines, 1555 words, and 8340 characters.
Saewin's average line consists of 59.81 words that themselves average 4.36 characters taking about 3 minutes, 1 seconds.
Sweet Treat said a total of 26 lines, 2162 words, and 11986 characters.
Sweet Treat's average line consists of 83.15 words that themselves average 4.54 characters taking about 5 minutes, 33 seconds.

18:04 < Zuthal> it is really confusing that you seem to alwayys have stuff planned in PM :V

18:05 < -> Seaward_Skies is now known as Saewin

18:06 < bishy> I think it's more like telepathy

18:07 < Saewin> Hardly always, anyway, I'm not sure when the last time we had an RP in the public channels was :v

18:07 < Sweet_Treat> hmm so~ I think SHakes would go great with Griffon Scones...but why would they meet?

18:07 < Sweet_Treat> what does Saewin do?

18:08 < Saewin> Uh... Well, that depends on where it is. Do griffons carry scones around? :p

18:08 < Saewin> And I was thinking he kinda lives off the money he already has

18:09 < Zuthal> Saewin: but every time you do an RP in public, you have it all planned out in PM

18:10 < Saewin> We clearly don't, since we're talking out the details in here :p

18:11 < Sweet_Treat> Hmm...well does he like travel? Or has he settled down somwehre?

18:12 < Saewin> But I already put you in my crop 0,0

18:12 < Saewin> Unless we forked xP

18:12 < Zuthal> didn't you know?

18:12 < Zuthal> Tatzl magic allows recursive vorte

18:12 < Zuthal> *vore

18:12 < Saewin> And.. I guess he could travel, I've not really got that part of him down yet

18:12 < Saewin> Besides, this isn't really canon Saewin xP

18:13 < Saewin> >canon

18:13 < Sweet_Treat> true. I was thinking like him hosting a private event or something and having sweet as part of the catering.

18:14 < Saewin> Yes... That could work

18:14 < Saewin> And she's trying to make some scones, when he comes in to see how authentic they are...

18:16 < Inky> ah, that explains the nick changes

18:16 < Sweet_Treat> hehehe

18:19 < Sweet_Treat> So then the question, is she making it in his kitchen maybe?

18:20 < Saewin> I think so

18:20 < Saewin> I can see a scenario kinda like Skies' almost being nommed in his backstory

18:21 < Saewin> Saewin's instincts getting the better of him

18:21 < Sweet_Treat> hehehe

18:21 < Sweet_Treat> what would be the best setup for that then? :P Should they be authentic enough to remind him of home?

18:22 < Inky> I think you worry too much, hehe

18:22 < Saewin> Something like that, aye

18:25 < Sweet_Treat> Inky, its not like you odnt like your contrived scenarios 'believable' too :P

18:26 < Saewin> But time is short, so we should probably get going :p

18:29 Sweet_Treat busies herself in the tiercel's kitchen, working to prepare a series of treats for the guests she'd be serving this evening at the event. The potent smell of baking filled the air as a batch of griffon scones sat in the oven nearly done. She'd studied and praticed the recipe and was ready for them to come out perfect. Meanwhile, the mare was blending up a rather large batch of her famous shakes in strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate to have ready for the guests as well. This was finally her big break and the generous lord of the household was paying handsomely for her services.

18:33 Saewin wanders into the kitchen, sniffing at the air and licking his beak as the delectable scent of scone hangs heavy around him, making him almost ache for his younger days. He sees the young mare working with the shakes he had been recommeded to hire her for, and wanders over, moving quietly without thought, so that she wouldn't be able to hear

18:33 < Saewin> his approach, and taps her gently on the shoulder with a claw.

18:33 < Saewin> (Heh, she should be kinda ditry from making the scones. You know, batter and maybe some milkshake on her ;p)

18:36 < ZeroItamae> (Scones wouldn't really leave batter like that, too dry, more likely flour from sanding it in with the butter :p)

18:37 < Saewin> (Something scone related on her, at least :p)

18:38 < Saewin> (Also, it's storming outside, so if I vanish that may be why)

18:39 Sweet_Treat was engrosed in working a loud mechanical machine that was obviously a little messy as bits of shake flew from it and dotted the hard at work mare in pink, white and brown. A white tinge seemed to cover her front from the flower that she'd mixed up earlier into the batter. The mare gives a squeak and startles as she feels the talon on her back and quickly turns to face the tiercel. "Oh...Hi there master Saewin. I trust everything is alright?"

18:43 Saewin nods with a gentle smile, licking his beak again as he looks at the oven, practically drooling at the sight and smell of them. "All right? My dear, I must commend you; I think you might be the first pony who's gotten a griffon scone so absolutely perfect." He bends down to peer in at them, then turns back to the mare, a bright smile plastered

18:43 < Saewin> across his beak now. "Well done! Very well done indeed!" he says, moving a little closer before chuckle, and brushing at the flour on her coat. "You should probably clean yourself up a little, though."

18:48 Sweet_Treat watches the tiercel with interest as he turns to look at the treats in the oven, temporarily forgetting her shakes. Her face seems to positively beam at his comments, swishing her tail back and forth. "Oh, you're too kind. You havnt even gotten to taste them yet." As if it had been waiting for that moment, the oven timer dings. Sweet gently pushes him out of the way and opens the oven to retireve the treats. "Here try them, I cant get cleaned till I fisx up the next batch anyways, especially if you dont like them and I need to fix up two."

18:51 Saewin shrugs, waving her thanks off. "Too kind nothing. And I'm sure they'll taste as perfect as they smell." As if to prove his point, he plucks one of the still hot treats from the tray with his talons and takes a careful bite, chewing thoughtfully. Then he freezes, taking a sharp inward breath, as his eyes go glassy and unfocused.

18:55 Sweet_Treat quivers excitedly as he reaches over and grabs the treat off the tray, feeling a rush of excitement as she prepares to hear what he has to say. Unfortunatly, when he goes silent the mare fears the worst and begins to quiver. "Oh no...I messed them up didnt I? I...I thought I followed the recipe exactly as the text I found said..." She begins, apologeticly.

18:59 Saewin closes his eyes and holds up a foreleg, a single talon raised, cutting her off. He chews again, then swallows before gently setting the scone back onto the tray and opening his eyes again, his pupils shrunk down, a predatory gleam in them. "Perfect," he says softly, then turns to look at her, his eyes taking in her form and the flour and

18:59 < Saewin> milkshake splattered over her, as his nose takes in the smell of pony. "You are perfect~" he purrs.

19:01 Sweet_Treat shushes when the talon is raised and takes a gasp, blushing furiously in embarrassment at what she believes to be a terrible failure. That is of course, until he praises her again. The mare perks up once more with a bright smile on her face. "Oh? Really? Then let me get this second batch going~" He says, turning asside to get mroe batter, headless of the griffon's meaning.

19:04 Saewin stops her with a claw on her shoulder, gentle but firm, making it clear he doesn't want her to move. "Oh, I don't know if that'll be necessary," he says in low, soft tones. Inexorably, his claw moves her around to face him, then lets her go. "You are so wonderful, my dear, and yet... It's funny. I imagine you've spent all your life trying to

19:04 < Saewin> learn, to fulfil the destiny of your name and mark, and yet your sweetest treat is right..." He places a single talon on her chest and draws it up through her fur, picking up her taste, along with flour and milkshake mix. "...here~" he finishes, before licking at his talon with a hum.

19:12 Sweet_Treat halts as soon as she feels the talon upon her shoulder and turns back to look at the griffon as he presses on her. She tilgs her head at his comment and frowns. "Umm...But...I thought I was supposed to make forty? She asks confused. A soft squeak escapes her lips as she feels the claw trace across her body. "W-what do you mean?" She stutters as her sweet strawberry flavor, inidated with the powdered sugar, flower, and milkshake ticked his tongue.

19:15 Saewin puts a claw under her chin as his beak moves down towards her muzzle, his chest vibrating as he purrs. A claw moves behind her, scooping up a heaping of the scone batter. "I don't want scones anymore. Oh, I'll savour the ones you made me, don't worry about that, but right now what I want most is /you/, my little Sweet_Treat~"

19:19 Sweet_Treat shivers as she's made to stare right up at teh griffon's eyes. Suddenly that sharp beak looked quite a bit more menacing now as she feels a bit of agression from him. She squeals and takes a step back, though still she moved slow and was still easily within his reach for some time. "H-hey! This isnt in the deal."

19:21 Saewin moves closer and slightly around her, subtly herding the mare away from the closed door, a slight smirk on his face. "Oh, do you think I mean to hurt you? Oh, you're far to precious to waste such vulger pursuits on~" he says, letting the lump of scone batter fall onto her back, and working it into her back and wings with his claw. "What do you

19:21 < Saewin> think I want with you?~"

19:30 Sweet_Treat takes a step to the side and further back unil she ends up bumping against the recessed corner of the counter. She lets out a squeak at the bump, glancing backwards briefly to see she has no where to go. THe mare winces as the warm sweet batter falls onto her back and shudders as it's worked into her feathers by the claw. "i...I'...I dont want you. Just let me go!" She shouts, thinking he means to rape her. The new position the pair found themselves in put Saewin in reach of both the scone batter and a pitcher of sweet vanila shake.

19:35 Saewin takes another scoop of batter, paying closer attention to her wings this time, as he leans in closer and nuzzles at her with the top side of his beak, purring all the while. Then he opens it wide, and licks right up over her muzzle, before taking the vanilla shake and dribbling a little over her mane. "But I want you~ I've never had a pony

19:35 < Saewin> before, but it's in my blood, and you're just too wonderful to let go now~"

19:40 Sweet_Treat flutters her wings instintually as the thick batter gets massaged into her feathers and tries to pull away, despite the menacing claws looming near her body. She freezes when the bright pink insides of the tiercel's beak and wiggling tongue are put clear into view and gives a squeak as the tongue moves up her snouth. She wrinkles her nose at the smell of his fishy breath. The cold shake in her main finally shocks her out of her stupor and the mare brings a hoof up to clop him hard in the chest before trying to duck towards the door in a highly telegraphed motion.

19:43 Saewin oofs and backs away a little, but he recovers quickly and as the mare tries to reach the door his instincts take over fully, and he pounces, claws outstretched, knocking her down to the floor, keeping her pinned with his weight as he draws his tongue up along her back, tasting the batter, the sweet vanilla, and her own wonderful flavour, all

19:43 < Saewin> mixing together to make a perfect meal as he belly growls~

19:46 < Sweet_Treat> (Hmm, you know, I like the idea of griffon scones being filled with some meat~)

19:46 < Saewin> (Hehe, oh really?)

19:47 < Sweet_Treat> (Probably meat subsitute in equestria :P)

19:47 < Saewin> (Though this time he found some real meat to fill them with~)

19:47 < Sweet_Treat> (:B that'll be a fun comment~)

19:49 < Saewin> (Hmm?)

19:50 Sweet_Treat takes a couple steps towards the door as she gets free, too frantic on getting away to pay attention to what's happening behind her. Moments later she cant ignore it as a force on her back knocks her to the tile floor with a crash. The grifofn's claws dig into her flesh threatening to pierce the skin. "N-no! Let me go! Please!" She calls out as he licks her back.

19:50 < Sweet_Treat> (Something something, missing ingredient, something)

19:53 Saewin snickers, lowering down to rest his chest on her, his weight pinning her down now as he strokes through her gloop-covered mane, and down along her cheeks. "Let you go? But I need to correct your recipe just a little. You see, I didn't want to bring it up before, but griffons usually add something else to their scones~"

19:59 Sweet_Treat feels the vanilla shake in her mane dripping down into her coat as it slowly melts and slides down her body. She gives a little sob as the sharp talon spreads the treat across her already delectable fur. "I...I...I dont know what you mean...I followed that recipe to the T, even down to that strange tofu stuff found near the docs..."

20:02 Saewin licks again, slowly grinding against her rump, though his length is still sheathed, the experience being sensual in a different way. "Yes, that's a half-decent substitute, but the thing griffons are supposed to fill their scones with is meat." He claws move back to that rump, and squeeze at it. "Looks like I found some tasty meat to fill my

20:02 < Saewin> scone with~" he purrs.

20:09 Sweet_Treat whimpers as she feels the movement forcing her blond tail against her hips, feeling totally dominated at this point. A pitful noise escapes her lips as she tries to pull herself forward and free from his weight. "W-what? But...But I'm a pony! I'm not..." she gives a loud gulp, "M-meat..." She shudders and looks up at the wicked griffon as he pinches her plush rump.

20:12 Saewin pushes his claw back up against the batter. "And look at that you're already in the scone. So I guess you must be meat. After all, don't you know that griffons were meant to eat ponies?~" With that, he lifts his weight and grips her with both claws, one around her neck as a threat to keep her from struggling, the other lifting her from under

20:12 < Saewin> her rump. He sits her on the counter, keeping one hoof at her neck, and uses the other to smear batter all over her belly.

20:17 Sweet_Treat stiffens as she feels the claw wrapping around her neck, feeling forlorn as she's furhter entrapped despite the fact that he's no longer sitting on top of her. "N-no! Th-thats not true. We've been peaceful for hundreds of years. Celestia made certain of that..." SHe says whimpering as she's hefted up ont the counter. Her eyes dart around, searching for any escape, but the sharp claw against her flesh reminds her that she better not move, even as she's further drenched in batter.

20:19 Saewin grabs the pitcher again and very carefully drizzles some more milkshake over her head, then leans back a little, still keeping in contact, and looks over his work. "Hmm, perfect~" he smiles, then licks up from her belly, over her chest, up her neck and finally along her chin to her muzzle. He pushes his tongue against her lips, then opens his

20:19 < Saewin> beak wide, a claw on the back of her head pushing her muzzle slowly but inexortable into him.

20:24 Sweet_Treat shivers as yet more cold fluid drizzles down her face, feeling just like a cake must feel as it's decorated for feasting upon. She looks up at his eyes, though they dont meet hers, insteaed surveying her much as one would look over a tasty treat. She watches silently as the glisening pink tongue gets ever closer to mer muzzle. Once it pushes inside, breaking a strand of saliva over her face she's shocked back to reality and begins to squirm despite the claw.

20:28 Saewin closes his beak around her head as he moves his tongue to sit underneath her chin, licking and suckling at her as he swallows, pulling her muzzle into his throat, helped along by the pressure of his claws.

20:30 Sweet_Treat feels the sharp beak press down between her ears on her head as the fishy smelling saliva is worked into her tasty fur by oily tongue, drenching the mare in the substance and slicking her up for her trip. She squirms in the claws that press against hte back of her head as the throat contracts around her muzzle, pulling her forward into the tight right. "N-no! Please please!" she shouts, bringing her hooves up to try and push the claws off of ther.

19:27 Saewin is past the point of even being able to hear her pleads, too far gone in his own predatory instincts to care. His cock pulses in its sheath, his wings twitch and start to extend, and his saliva is overflowing from his beak now, as he laps against Sweet_Treat's head, swallowing again. He takes hold of her hooves in his claws, no longer need to

19:27 < Saewin> push her in now that his throat has a grip on her, the hot tunnel clenching around her head as her shoulders are pulled into his beak.

19:33 Sweet_Treat 's shake drenched mane slips into the tiercel's mouth as his gulp pulls the tip of her snout down his fleshy tunnel, silencing her pleading to a series of muffled protests. The smelly griffon saliva coats hur fur, saoking her as the tongue scrapes her flavor off. She fights at his claws, trying to break her hooves away, but he's far too strong for the mare. THe beak presses against her body as she's drawn ever deeper into the dark tunnel infront.

19:37 Saewin waits until her upper forelegs are firmly in his beak before he runs his claws all over her body, over her belly and back, then down between her hindlegs, running them up along the insides of her thighs and then her marehood, trying to get her to squirm~ The sounds of his swallowing is impossibly loud in her ears, his beak scraping her back,

19:37 < Saewin> as is the sound of his heart, and his greedy, heavy breathing.

19:41 Sweet_Treat can hear nothing but the insides of the griffon and her muffled noises as he fought futily to escape his squeeze throat drawing her ever deeper. All around her, her ears fill with heavy thumping and strained breathing, but waht really sacred her was the grumbling gurgling noises that were ahead. Saewin would be reaching her dough coated exterior now as her front legs are pinned to her body by the slimy insides of the griffons beak. She flails and kicks in the air, though er motions grow increasingly frantic as teh talons scrape across her body, before letting out a scream and shivering in a mixture of pleasure and fear when he reaches inside her nethers.

19:41 < Arta> ( Damn, this is some crazy hot stuff )

19:42 < Sweet_Treat> (Except that it'll be fatal which iirc is a no for you :B)

19:42 < Sweet_Treat> (its super sexy though~)

19:45 Saewin rubs his softer fingers over her velvety lips, revelling in the reaction it draws, the wonderful sounds, and the feeling of her struggling inside his throat, practically massaging it. He keeps slowly gulping, stroking her lips and clit, until his beak is around her belly, and he slips a claw inside her, grabbing her tail and pulling it up with

19:45 < Saewin> the other as he purrs at the mingling flavours worked into her.

19:49 Sweet_Treat gives another loud squeal as her lips begin to swell from the pleasure, rushing down and puffing up, despite the precarious situation. She arches and bucks as much as she can within the tight tube, which admittedly isnt terribly much, moaning and panting at the sensation. Her snout presses out into a larger sack the griffons crop, while the slimy squeezing sensation continues to slowly envelope her body.

19:53 < Arta> ( Fatal is okay for me! TOTALLY! )

19:53 < Arta> ( I never said fatal wasn't okay )

19:53 < Sweet_Treat> (Oh really now? :D )

19:53 < Arta> ( I fap even harder to fatal )

19:53 Saewin gives another swallow, forcing her to curl up a little inside his crop as he works his talon in and out of her, another coming up to press at her tailhole, slipping inside as well. He works both holes, purring hard, the sound vibrating her inside his crop~

19:56 < Sweet_Treat> (Oh~ Well then~~~)

19:57 < Saewin> (Indeed, Arta?~)

19:57 < Arta> ( Truly, Saewin )

19:57 < Saewin> (Yay~)

20:03 Sweet_Treat presses deeper into the tiercel's crop. Her head now brushes against the slimy lining of the griffons stomach, and another swallow causes her to tuck her head in the dark cramped chamber. The griffon was very quickly aproaching her hips, tasting her feminine juices as the dripped down to intermingle with her strawberry fur and doughy coating. He gives anothe rmoan as the claw dips into her pucker, bucking harder and squealing until finally a large muffled shout comes forth and her hips clenche, squirting her juices all over Saewin's claws.

20:04 Saewin sticks his tongue out to catch those wonderful juices, hot and musky against his tongue, and murrs and groans around his meal, swallowing to bring her hips and rump into his beak as he pulls his claws out of her and laps at her marehood with his eager tongue. He leans back, sitting on his haunches, and swishes his tail happily

20:06 < Sweet_Treat> (I'd have probably approached you sooner for RPs then arta had I realied that :B)

20:08 < Arta> ( Awwww :( )

20:08 < Arta> ( I thought you knew! )

20:09 Sweet_Treat begins to relax as the contractions slow down and the claw is removed, feeling her racing heart and the flood of pleasure coarsing through her body. She curls up even tighter to a ball, causing a very distinct bulge in the griffons chest as she pants. When the tongue plunges in once more, she feels the stiring again, already begining to build for another one of those exhausting releases.

20:09 < Sweet_Treat> (You RPed with Inky all the time :P So I sort of assumed :B

20:11 Saewin teases her as he laps the last of the juices from her nethers, then pulls his tongue out, leaving her half-finished as he swallows again. Soon the mare is tightly packed away in his crop, as he lies down and starts to stroke at it.

20:13 < Arta> ( Inky is great to RP with, but I would prefer more fatal vore rp, personally. That is the only thing that detracts from rping with her )

20:15 < Arta> ( I had my first fatal with Cecil a few nights back, and I was hooked. And then I had one with Liero yesterday )

20:15 < Cecil> [IT'S great eh?]

20:16 < Arta> ( UHUH 8D )

20:16 < Saewin> (Yup!)

20:17 Sweet_Treat bucks against the tongue as it presses deep into her nethers, panting hard and feeling the pressure build when the tongue is rudely removed from her rump. She gives a long whine as it curls up between her cheeks and touches her back, pushing her rump into his gullet. The tail soon follows, pressing down into the slick chamber as the mare gives a pitiful whine, squirming around in the tight sack. THe heat and thick slime clings to the batter and moistens it up, making it all hte more sticky as the muscles smear it into her fur. The cramped space makes reaching herself diffucult, so all she can do is gently press her hips out against the little bits of pressure that Saewin's talons make, though its not enough to satisfy.

20:18 < Sweet_Treat> (A tray of scones and 3 pitchers of shake~ :P)

20:19 Saewin slowly comes back to a little lucidity, just enough to be aware of the mare inside him, not nearly enough to come back to his old self. "Hmm, you feel so wonderful in my crop, little scone~ But you're not going to stop there. I'm just going to get you a little more relaxed, let you tire yourself out, and then it's down into my belly you go~"

20:19 < Saewin> He chuckles, pressing both claws to the bulge and rubbing hard.

20:23 < -> Arta is now known as Ruqyo

20:26 Sweet_Treat presses her rump out harder against his claws, feeling them rubbing and teasing even deeper. She gives another moan of pleasure, rising back up and teetering on the edge as she bucks against it. Still, his words bring an inkling of the danger she's in back to the forefront of her mind, allowing her to make a whimper. "N-no! Please...Spit me oooooouuuuuuuuu~"

20:28 Saewin snickers at the sudden climax, and takes that moment to swallow her all the way down, pulling her head back into his throat with a solid gulp, letting the fleshy tube do the rest of the work for him as he feels her starting to fill his belly.

20:35 Sweet_Treat breathes heavily, her spent forum unable to protest much as the contractions race through her body, spiking her sensations with pleasure. She doesnt even quite realize what's happening intially as the tube begins to squeeze and pull on her form, not differentiating it any different from anything else in her haze. As the climax ends she goes relitively still as she's drawn deeper, though still not yet to his belly.

20:39 Saewin heaves a hearty sigh as the mare finally finds herself pushed into his belly, exactly where a tasty pony like her ought to be; curled up, marinating inside of a griffon. He curls up himself, stroking his massive, bulging gut. "You're in my stomach now, little meal~" he whispers, just loud enough for her to hear.

20:42 < Inky> ( Ruqyo: :'c )

20:43 Sweet_Treat 's eyes flare open in the darkness as the caustic scent of the griffons juices rushes up to greet her nose, already going to work at the scone he'd had a little before her. She gives a loud squeal and kicks weakly, though orgasms had taken their toll on her strength. "No...no please you have to spit me up...we didnt agree to this..." SHe says with a whimper as more and more of her body is pressed into the foul chamber, quickly getting coated with juices from the churing gut.

20:43 < Ruqyo> ( What? What's wrong, Inky? )

20:43 < Sweet_Treat> (Told you they'd get corrupted :P)

20:45 Saewin sighs, closing his eyes as he settles down to sleep off his meal, the kitchen door locked safely so that he won't be disturbed. "Oh, I'm changing the deal. You had your payment - twice, actually - and now I've put you in your rightful place~" He burps, expelling most of the air from his stomach.

20:49 Sweet_Treat gasps as most of the air leaves the tight gut, the sound echoing in her ears along with the gurgling of the chamber. She sputters and tries again, this time managing to grab a little bit of the air still left in the chamber, though it was quite poor. "N-no...Please..you cant do this too me..." She says weakly as her fur begins to tingle. She's already getting lightheaded as she squirms deep in his gut. If he fell asleep though, his guests might wonder what what he was up to.

20:52 Saewin purrs even louder at the squirming. "Oh, I'm doing it~" he mumbles, not caring that he might miss the party, too lost in his own instincts to bother about things like that. He soon falls asleep, snoring gently, the last sound that the mare is likely to hear being the sound of his lungs and heart working as his belly churns~

20:57 Sweet_Treat feels herself slipping further into hypoxia the longer she lingers there, getting massaged by the stomach walls, the acids getting worked into the dough around her body and between it. She gives another pitiful whimper as he hears his snoring, and soon after, she goes still except for one final spasm upon passing out, just a delicous meal for the tiercel, a reminder of the past griffon heritage.

21:01 Saewin sleeps for a few hours longer, his gut making short work of the mare. He only wakes up when he hears banging on the kitchen door, looking around and then at his soft, bulging gut with nothing but confusion, all memory past the point where he tried the scones blurred save for a few vague tastes and wonderful feelings. He arrives late at the

21:01 < Saewin> party, assuming he must have eaten the rest of the scones and passed out, wondering what happened to Sweet_Treat. That is, until he spits up a familiar looking pellet later that night, in bed~