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Curious Stranger · 6mo

I know you have had quite a few adventures so I don't blame you for not remembering... BUT... What was the most valuable thing, that you know of, that you ever either belched up or found squeezed out your backside at journeys end (assuming said thing wasn't absolutely buried of course)

CW: A reference to post vore disposal, toilet stuff, belching up items. Nothing graphic, but it's there. Be warned!

"Hmmm... most valuable thing," Chista taps her chin as she thinks about it. "It's a little hard to pinpoint precisely one thing, as well... lots of valuables have ended up in my gut." She glances down and places a hand on her belly, feeling her stomach rumble with a deep •°~𝑮𝒓𝑶𝒐𝒐𝒐𝑨𝒏~'°°. "I can feel some coins sloshing around in my stomach, and maybe some jewelry? Though I think that's just bones." Chista presses her hand into her belly. °°~𝑮𝑳UNK~°° She can feel the dense goop lapping at the stomach walls, along with a few hard bits poking and clattering inside. "Yeah... definitely bones, and I think a shoe? Whatever it is, the tricky part is hoping whatever I belch up isn't damaged after sitting in my stomach for so long. I can't digest metal or gold, but that doesn't mean this big gal doesn't try!" Chista chuckles, giving her potbelly a few loving pats.

"A lot of the stuff I end up belching up is mostly junk. Wads of melted leather, hairballs, bits of bone, and half-digested clothing are often all mushed together into a pellet, which can have some valuables in it. Coins mainly, but a few bits of jewelry and armor as well. The most valuable thing I remember belching up on its own was a rather spiffy silver pocket watch." Chista rubs the side of her gut, feeling her intestines rumble, pushing some armor and bone deeper through her digestive tract. "It belonged to a bounty I bagged, I don't remember their name, but she was dressed rather fancy. If I recall correctly, she had stiffed one of the Guilds on payment for services, but that isn't essential to the answer."

"What is important is that she was dressed fancy and had all sorts of baubles and trinkets tucked away on her person. Lots of wealthy people wear their wealth as jewelry or accessories on their outfits when traveling; it is easier and more convenient than carrying a lot of cash or coins. So when all that meat softened, and my guts started bubbling, I started belching up bits of silver left and right! A few coins here, a ring, some gold cufflinks, and buttons; I made more money pawning all that than the bounty! Sure, a few wads of half-digested clothing were in the mix, but I left that for the street sweepers to clean up. But the most valuable bit was a silver pocket watch I belched up while reporting her bounty."

"It was a rather nasty blech, too, and tasted terrible. I am not sure if that was from the marred silver or that lady's sour personality... either way, this rather lovely pocket watch plops out of my gullet and lands on my gut while the poor Halfling manning the stall tried to shield himself from the shower of spittle raining on him. Seeing him caught in the splash zone was a little embarrassing, but hey, I got a nice watch out of it. The really shocking part was that the watch still worked! Normally, all the gunk and chyme seeps into the gears and cogs and messes things up, but not this time. Found a merchant who didn't ask too many questions about why the silver was marred or whose name was etched on it, and I made out with twenty GP from that alone."

"I've belched up other valuables over the years, but going over all of them would take way too long."

CW: Disposal talk ahead
"Now, as for what's passed through me, I consider that stuff good as lost, considering the effort I'd have to go through to get it," Chista says, shaking her head. "I don't mean to brag here, but you'll need a garden spade or a shovel to dig through what I'm leaving behind. And no, I'm not exaggerating; you will have to dig for whatever treasure you might think is buried in all that 'filth.'"

"Also, leaving any treasures behind is fair compensation for the poor souls who have to deal with that kind of... 'mess'" Chista says. "Seriously, those who shove out the outhouses, change out the privies, and unclog the toiles I've used deserve all the gold and silver that flows through this land. Not to mention, any treasure I found would no doubt just cover all the property damage I've just inflicted, so why bother trying to retrieve it myself. It's better to just leave it as a reward for those who deserve it most."

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