A play on imagination, that was all that the thing had been from the very start. How had Pickle Inspector knew that? Well, there was the man from his dreams, just sitting on his desk like nothing was out of place. He looked happy to be there, something that PI had dreamed of.
He smiled at Diamond Droogs, watching him curiously before shutting the door, hearing it lock without him meaning to lock it. The sound caused him to jump. He dreamed of being in the locked office a lot.
DD smiled at him, beckoning him closer and hugging him after hopping off the desk. The hug was followed by a kiss and a piercing potion in PI's back. Blood trickled down, DD stepping back as PI faulted and stumbled before falling to the ground.
The fall caused him to wake with a start, papers scattered around his desk. He sat up quickly, thinking about the kiss before straightening his desk, pushing the dream away.