The players mingled among the excited townspeople of Hamelin Town. Knowing the fairy tale origin of this event, they began to speculate what the Flowery Piper would look like in this world permeated by PC culture.
Soon, the mayor led everyone to their destination.
It was a carriage parked in an open area. Its wooden compartment was massive and rather spacious. Exquisite decorative patterns adorned its exterior, and an iron lantern hung from each of its four corners. Below the carriage windows, a sign read 'Pest Control Pioneer.'
The mayor coughed to conceal his nervousness. Under the gaze of all the townspeople, he stepped forward and hammered on the carriage window several times. "Hello!"
Only the faint sound of snoring came from inside the carriage. For a long while, there was no response.
The mayor leaned halfway onto the carriage, pounded on the window again, and, tilting his head, shouted, "Is anyone there?"
