Fuse flinches, recoiling back and down as the device explodes. She gives Andraste a disapproving glance. "And you wanted to use that on me, then?"
Before Andy can retort, a large Guardian throws open the door, and they're drawn inside to rehash the entire adventure. Even though she doesn't know him, Fuse feels somehow soothed by Enzul's presence. Guardians always seem so trustworthy and stalwart.
Or, well, she felt soothed, up until the point he dug his claws into her flesh. The bracer and its magical tattoos are finally off, but that was not an experience the teal Mirror is in any hurry to repeat. She leans heavily on the table, head down and panting, as Enzul explains the magic of the bracer.
"Kill me. Well." Killed by the skull-faced Mirror, killed by a stupid antique, killed by Andraste's janky old piece of scrap... Today's been one near miss after another. Fuse suddenly feels very lucky, and very grateful, to be all in one piece.
Her feet drag wearily on the ground as they're shooed out Enzul's door. As the Skydancer looks her over, Fuse looks back, searching her warily with narrowed cyan eyes. "What's that stare for?"
"How do you feel about jailbreaks? Cat's been languishing long enough."
"Ho-oold on now," Fuse says, raising one hand and shaking her head. "I've had enough of an adventure for one day. I'll thank you for your help and all, but all I want now is to bed down and sleep it off. And maybe give that old antique seller a good thumping." And maybe have another mug of that blue mead. That was pretty good.
Fuse and Andraste say their goodbyes, and the Mirror makes her way toward the brewery. There's so much to tell when she gets back home. And she needs to drop off the parts she picked up earlier in the day, before that stupid bracer showed up. And she needs to talk to the librarians and mages about that mysterious book sitting in her satchel. And she still has a shift tomorrow...
But first, a drink. And then, bed.
Well! I loved this game. Thank you so much for putting it on! (And I love the little personalized badge; I'll be putting it in my festival badge collection, and Fuse will wear it in her bio, as well!)
The characters were very fun and unique, and the writing style was easy to read and engaging. I liked Lectri! And I liked Taliesin quite a bit from the peeks I had at other paths. I'll be reading through all the paths later to see how everything could have gone! And I guess I can't complain about Fuse picking a "less exciting" path, since I got one of the good endings. ;D No death, no mass destruction... Good job, Fuse!
I'm very curious about the book she found in the junkyard (Words of the Speaker); did you guys have any special meaning in mind for it? Was it used in another option I didn't choose?
The prizes also all look really great! I have all my fingers crossed for taking Taliesin home with me. He's super cute. But we'll see!
And lastly, my participation tickets look correct, but I'm marked down for only 5 RP days when I've done all six (and seven, including the post above). Here are my RP post links:
Jul.22, Sunday: Day 1
Jul.23, Monday: Day 2
Jul.24, Tuesday: Day 3
Jul.25, Wednesday: Day 4
Jul.26, Thursday: Day 5
Jul.27, Friday: Day 6
Jul.28, Saturday: this post!