IC - 2- Day 2 - Dame Marie Sunday - Everyone

[Mr. Handy]

"Why does he think so?" asks Laurent. "Have they said anything?"

[Mephistophilis]

He shakes his head, 'You'd have to ask Dr Driscoll himself. Personally I've not had any trouble with them, in fact, well, if you can keep this between ourselves and not mention it to anyone, particularly not Tom Driscoll, well, they've been helpful in a way. If you're interested in Voodoo you could do worse than talk to Ti-Jean Lazaire, that's all I'm saying.'

[SunlessNick]

"They've been helpful?" Florence asks. "In what way?"

[Mr. Handy]

"Thank you," says Laurent. "We'll keep it hush-hush."

[Mephistophilis]

Henninger colours up again, 'Like I say, I don't really buy into this stuff, but Ti-Jean has suggested someone in the Hounfor district who might be able to help me, I suspect that he's some kind of Voodoo witch doctor. But at this point I'm willing to try anything and Dr Clermont didn't exactly say not too.'

[Mr. Handy]

"It could help," says Laurent. "Do you know who he suggested you see?"

[Mephistophilis]

'All I know is the name, Auxian Ramses.'

Both Laurent and Florence know the name. He's a carpenter, in particular he makes most of the coffins used in Dame Marie.

[Mr. Handy]

"I've heard of him," says Laurent. "It might help if you see him. We could go with you if you like."

[Mephistophilis]

Henninger shakes his head, 'I'm afraid I'm not in a position to do that right now. But Ti-Jean described the place, a hounfor, with a big mapou tree in the yard.'

A hounfor is a sort of Vodou temple, after which the Hounfor district is named because so many are found there.

[Mr. Handy]

"Merci, we'll be sure to pay him a visit," says Laurent.

[SunlessNick]

"Et moi aussi, merci," Florence says. Hesitantly, she asks, "Are your nightmares and sleepwalking new, since you came here, or have you had them before?" (She knows she doesn't really have the right to ask something so personal, and tries to convey in her tone that she understands that).

[Mephistophilis]

Henninger looks down. 'This is new for me. I know you can't see it now but I used to be the very picture of health, hell, I played football, soccer for my country, for Belgium in the World Cup! That all seems so long ago now. I can't say that St Joseph made me like this...' he gestures to his ample gut, 'But I didn't have the nightmares or the sleepwalking, that's for sure.'

Anything else you want to do here at the Azagon Hotel or does Florence want to head back into Dame Marie to prepare lunch and see how her husband and son got on?

[Mr. Handy]

No, I think we're done here.

[SunlessNick]

Agreed.

Florence will invite Laurent to lunch with the Lavignes.