It had taken Will a few days to accept what was going on, but... he had found someone at Xochipilli willing to douse his skepticism and he feels that he is on point with the rules of this delusion. And it is certainly a delusion, in his mind, a long dream that he's going to wake up from eventually; and God only knows what he'll have done. For now, however, he's reached an uneasy sort of peace with the situation. Especially after nearly being drowned by ice pixies.

A dog barks when Julien knocks on their door, and when Will comes to answer, the animal is sitting at his side: a shepherd with a bandaged paw.

"Yeah?" Will looks distrustful.