Reed Morris

**Reed Morris** is a side character in The Smoke Room. He is a frequent customer at The Hip who has a reputation for being a town nuisance alongside his friend Huxley Greene.

## Appearance

Reed is a somewhat shaggy gray wolf with prominent bags beneath his brown eyes and black spots across his face. He wears a tan button-up shirt, brown pants with black suspenders, and a sage green bandanna decorated with white diamonds. There is a faded scar across the bridge of his snout.

## Personality

Reed is known for his surly demeanor and crass behavior. He is extremely close-minded and has a low opinion of immigrants, women, and homosexuals. Reed frequently smokes and is seen drunk more often than not, which combined with his violent temper means his judgement is often clouded.

## Story

### Before The Smoke Room

Reed works in Echo alongside his friend Huxley Greene, and the two often play cards and drink away the hours at The Hip's saloon. He frequently gets into scuffles or commits petty crimes, leading to him spending a large amount of time in the jail cells in Sheriff Adler's office.

### Prologue

Reed is first seen playing cards with Huxley at The Hip and listening to the rat complain about his wife Marcy. After overhearing Clifford Tibbits mention his intention to hire a male prostitute, he and Huxley take the stoat outside and begin to beat him, before dispersing upon the arrival of Sheriff Adler.

### Cliff's Route

Reed does not appear physically during the route, but Sam and Cliff briefly overhear William questioning him about Huxley's whereabouts. Will rejects Reed's assertion that Cliff may be the culprit behind Huxley's disappearance, and sends him off with a warning about his behavior.

### Will's Route

Reed appears during Will's investigation. After Huxley disappears, Reed immediately suspects Cliff as the responsible party due to their previous altercation, and he attempts to break into Cliff's apartment to confront him in the middle of the night.

The next day, Will finds Reed outside of town hall and confronts him regarding his attempted break-in. After striking a deal to secure his temporary freedom in exchange for his testimony, Reed explains that prior to disappearing Huxley expressed fears that someone was out to get him, even going so far as to buy back a recently pawned gun. Will notes that Reed appears unaware of Huxley's death and chooses not to tell him so as not to incense the wolf further.

## Relationships

### Huxley

Huxley is a close friend of Reed and the two frequently pass the hours together at the Hip's saloon. Huxley considered Reed his closest confidante and often shared his worries with him. Reed immediately suspects foul play in Huxley's disappearance and takes it upon himself to confront the assumed perpetrator.

### William

Since Will is the town sheriff, Reed has frequent run-ins with him and the two think quite poorly of each other as a result. Reed finds Will to be an annoyance and resents him, though he has a natural fear of his influence as the town's lawman.

### Cliff

Reed immediately takes on a dislike toward Cliff after hearing of his sexual attraction to men. He and Huxley physically assault the stoat before fleeing at the sight of Will, an experience that causes him to be suspicious of Cliff when Huxley disappears later on.

## Trivia

* Reed, Huxley, Alfred Byrnes all have fewer sprites than any other visible character in The Smoke Room, with only default and talking sprites (as well as variants for each with their eyes closed.)