How It's Maid - Episode 12 Preview (Patreon)

Grooo…

You repress a flinch as Melody clutches her stomach.

She frowns. “Oh, s- sorry.”

“I- It’s fine,” you say, glancing sideways as you desperately try to remember where the hell the door went. You dare to turn your head only to find the damn thing closed. When you look back, she’s sauntering toward you.

Melody casts an apologetic stare in your direction as she grabs your wrist. “Normally I’d ask, but I’m really hungry and Brahm probably won’t be letting me have a lunch break today.”

“Wait,” you start, unable to shake yourself free from her grip. “I- I’m not—”

“Sorry about this.”

In a panic, you start backpedaling, only to thump against a wall. “Are you?”

“I really am. It’s not like I want to eat you, but my boss is gonna be mad if I don’t get back soon. A- And I won’t have time for a break after answering all these questions.”

“I’m investigating! Why would you—Why bother answering if you were planning to eat me!?”

“I washn’t planmin’ thish,” she mumbles as her lips pass over your wrists.

You yank and pull to no avail, fingers slipping into the warm, pulsating tube as Melody swallows your forearms. Your elbows go next, and before you have a chance to yell for help—though, you’re not entirely sure anyone, even Gwen, would try to help you at this point—the maid lurches and stumbles forward.

The two of you crash to the ground, her flopping body knocking the wind right out of your lungs. Also, your biceps are now firmly lodged in her throat, with her stunned expression and greedy lips nearing your face.

You press the momentary advantage while you can, rolling Melody onto her side to free your body, then kicking and shuffling your way to some semblance of leverage. With your legs hooked around the bedpost, you heave.

Melody rises on both arms, losing a few inches of you in the process. She blinks away the confusion as her eyes glance you over. Her gaze settles on the center of your brow.

“You haff prethy eyes,” she comments before returning to casually eating you as though complimenting the meal she’s wrestling and grappling on the floor is a totally normal way to spend her lunch break. She slurps and sucks like you’re an unruly noodle, working her way back up to your face. In a stroke of bizarre luck, the bed comes free at the exact same moment, scraping and sliding across the floor. It collides with both of you and sends you both down to the ground, groaning in agony.

Your predator tries to rally again, climbing on top of you as your arms slip out of her mouth down to the elbow. This time her shoulder thumps against the side of her bed and she flops back over. You try to scramble away in the confusion, but Melody pulls hard, deciding to simply accept the absurdity and have her lunch in the supine position. Her lips finally latch onto your face, then wrap around your head and plunge you into humid darkness.

A stuttered chortle escapes your chest. You can’t help but laugh at the whole situation. Melody has to be the worst predator you’ve met by a long shot. You’ve been struggling for five minutes already, and she’s still only at your neck. She has no technique, no vicious instinct to simply wolf you down and secure her meal. Sure, her way of life probably doesn’t see all that many opportunities to swallow people whole. The maid hardly seems like a brawler. Given how your injuries during this struggle have been entirely accidental, you might even go so far as to say that she’s nonviolent—which is a lovely change from yesterday.

It’s not like you’re not gonna be any less eaten, but at least this time it won’t be so traumatic...

At last, the preview for Episode 12! This should be a familiar concept for anyone who remembers a certain poll from a couple months back. Naturally, this is only a small portion of the scene, and there's plenty more to experience when Episode 12: Civil Serpent releases on November 8th!