As Sebastian dropped another bomb on our feet, I thought I had already run out of reactions for a possible thumbnail, but everyone else definitely thought that something was fucking off when his three blood brothers: Gerald, Chris Irvine, and Keith were also shocked to fuck at the revelation.
Quinn was the first one to react, "HOLD UP, SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE!"
Sebastian had never looked so confused, "Pardon?"
She pointed at the three right beside him, "THEY WERE THERE, RIGHT?!"
"Yes? And?"
"AND?! THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY?! AND?! WHY ARE THEY AS SURPRISED AS US?!"
"I-I don't follow—"
"DON'T FOLLOW?! WHAT IS THERE NOT TO FOLLOW?! YOU SUDDENLY BRING UP EATING YOUR MOTHER FOR DINNER AND YOUR ACCOMPLICES CAN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER A DAMN THING?! THE FUCK IS UP WITH THAT?!"
As Quinn was ranting at the top of her lungs, the three were also nodding in kind because it did really seem like Sebastian was once again pulling the wool over our eyes. However, it only took a few seconds for Sebastian's brain to process what Quinn had just said before his face warped into this look of disgust and discomfort.
"W-Wait, I didn't say any of that!"
"HAAAAH?! YOU JUST ALLUDED TO IT BY SAYING YOU FINALLY HAD A FULL MEAL! AM I BEING GASLIT BY THIS FUCKER?! I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD SEBASTIAN THAT I'LL SHAVE YOUR FUCKING HEAD IF—"
Sebastian cut in as he waved her off, "H-Hold on, I did say we finally had a full meal but I didn't mean my mother! The full meal I meant was the bread and water in the kitchen above! N-Not— T-That's revolting to even think of that! Is that how all of your minds work?! T-That's horrible!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"My dear g-guests? My lords?"
Honest to fucking god, it was fucking quiet for several seconds as everyone was thinking as to how Sebastian was this so fucking good at making people misunderstand them, him, and each other, one or all at the same time. I assumed it was his way of talking eloquently but this night might very well be his own fucking demise.
As strong as he was, he wasn't able to keep several people from holding him down and bonking him a couple of times.
In any case, he spent more time tidying himself up again and combing his hair back before going back to his seat though everyone else deserved a short breather from the things we heard earlier. But yeah, it was still sad to hear that young kid's first "full" meal of his life was stale bread and a glass of water but compared to what he consumed before, it was definitely the best one by far.
'Maybe one of the reasons he acquired such a taste for good food and delectable wine... He can't just go back to whatever it was he was eating before...'
Then Sebastian audibly cleared his throat as he gathered everyone's attention:
"Alright, alright... I apologize for the delay and the... misunderstanding I've caused but shall I continue where I left off? Okay? Here we go— Where was I again? Oh!
The full meal... Haha... Ha... A-Alright, as we left my mother's corpse in the basement, we made our way to the same passage we took—until we reached the kitchen and found some bread—though the inside was totally different from what I've remembered..."
"D'you even know how to play?!"
"I know Stairway to Hea—"
"NO!"
"Then what are you gonna play?!"
"Drive by Incubus?"
"Alright, alright—"
"I~~~~ Wish you were here—"
"THAT'S NOT EVEN THE RIGHT ONE! DRIVE BY INCUBUS MY ASS! GIVE THAT TO ME!"
"Watch how his fingers tangle..."
"Then you play it then!"
"Alright! ALRIGHT! I'm not gonna play some pop shit, alright?!"
"You're saying alright too many times!"
"SHUT UP! Here's a song by Imagine Dragons—"
"HAAAA?! WANT A KICK IN THE HEAD?!"
"BRING IT!"
"C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G SONG! C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G SONG! WITH THE C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G SONG! WE CAN'T HELP IT IF YOU JUST SING ALONG~~~"
"THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING ACAPELLA FOR?!"
"OH-AH-AH-AH-AH!"
"NOT YOU TOO?!"
"I CAN FEEL IT COMING IN THE AIR TONIGHT~~~ OH LORD~~!"
"JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WHO SPIKED THE WINE?! NO ONE SHOULD BE THIS FUCKING DRUNK!"
But as everyone else was having fun, I did remember a question I should've asked Sebastian when he was answering everything honestly:
'What was it that he wanted to acquire from the quack witch earlier?'