((OOC aaallright the new statue thread for Inimicus))
Inimicus wandered out of the portal his cloak wrapped tightly around him sniffing in the cold wind. He hadn't seen the statue in far too long, last time he was here a dog had peed on him to his annoyance...apparently the dog was carrying some virus or other because soon after Inimicus had gotten rather sick, he could barely drag himself from bed to feed Nacht and Himme much less get to the portal, weeks in bed were not something Inimicus particularly enjoyed and he was rather peeved at that dog. The only slight advantage to being in bed was he got the time to read the journal Xanth had given him for christmas and it had helped him alot.
At the moment he was still a bit sick but able to move, his nose was red very obviously against his rather pale skin and he moved slowly and shakily along the familiar path to the statue. It was odd to him to see the Grotto gone, but he was more concerned with resuming his duties than any particular scene change, he hoped he wouldn't mess up the statue more with his cold than he would clean it. Himme had for some reason not wanted to follow him, she had been acting a bit odd lately, nothing major just a bit less enthusiastic lately. So Inimicus walked slowly to the statue wrapped in his cloak
" Damn weather, *sniff* normally the cold is favorable to me but not when I am sick *sniff*...would it be too much to ask for for a few more degrees of heat *sniff*, I need to make some more tea when *sniff* I get back...hopefully Nacht is still waiting there *sniff* when I get back "
Inimicus finally made his way to the large purple statue, he managed a weak smile at the sight of his goddess, it always made him feel comforted to see the goddess, sniffing a bit in the cold he wandered forward and opened his cloak slightly, cleaning supplies dropped out onto the now snow free ground. Slowly he reached down and gathered the supplies needed and began to clean. It took him much longer than normal than normal as he moved slower and his nose was running over the statue which he had to keep cleaning up. Finally he finished and dropped into a sitting position by the statue. He spoke slowly attempting not to sniff
" Beloved Xanth I apologize for my long absence from my duties, i hope you will accept me back into your service. The journal was a great service while i was stuck in bed and I thank you much for it again. "
Inimicus slowly reached out and placed 300 dollars in the offering dish but stayed sitting. Slowly closing his eyes he decided to rest and meditate by the statue a bit.