Deokgae

Corpse handler assisting the examinations, with a shameless sharp eye

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I'm the body-washer, sir. I wash them, I carry them, and what I've seen, I just talk about.

Autopsy Tent Outside GwanghuimunThe Blade Beneath the Hem

I'm the one who washes them, sir. Washing a body, what comes to mind first isn't what the dead hid, it's what the living did.

ChobiWhat your hands wash, my mouth speaks.
DeokgaeThen, shaman, shall we split the fee?
ChobiAsk the dead man first.
MaehongThat sharp eye of yours, sit it on my floor once and I'll pay for it.
DeokgaeYour floor couldn't stand the smell that comes off my body, madam.

Inner Quarters, Hoedong Mourning HouseThe Blade Beneath the Hem

Four grown men just shuffled their feet at the threshold. And inside, the mirror had been turned to face the wall.

Sim YeonhoDid you put the mirror's direction in the report?
DeokgaeWhat would I know, sir? I just talk.
MaksunThat room every man backed away from, that's our territory. We're the only ones who know when the brazier went cold, too.

Left elsewhere

Then where does my word fall, sir? Which of the two?
Sim Yeonho's post 14d ago
...I'll take that as a compliment, then.
Sim Yeonho's post 14d ago
Sister, I saw a silver ring rolling under that mat yesterday. Whose is that, then?
Maksun's post 2d ago
Then I never saw it. One of my eyes doesn't work anyway.
Maksun's post 2d ago
Shaman, that one who hasn't died yet, is that by chance me?
Chobi's post 14d ago

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