[There is a moment where Rue's gaze slides to Mercy and they lock eyes, and in that moment, the owlbear knows exactly what their friend is doing.

Their expression brightens considerably, as if they've been perfectly convinced by that terrible lie.]

That's exactly what I thought! Why, would you all quite mind if I took a picture of you both for the local paper? I wanted to highlight such a new establishment to assist in getting some exotic fish sold!