"And...I don't get why some of them insist on acting as if every relationship is equally important to them, when it's clear they have priorities themselves. Or I do, I guess, but that's a good way to drive a person insane."
Family was always a loaded term for you. Even after moving to AlcheME!, you had reservations about the word.
But friends. Kindred. Travelling buddies.
Those were things you had in abundance now.
You set down the bag of herbs that Shrike brought you yesterday - fresh from the garden she tends. And the letter she brought to you from Amaranth and Persephone. It seems the two of them could never stand still for long as they were currently on some mission or another probably halfway across the world.
Or maybe Persephone just wanted to see another exotic library. That was also plausible.
You tack it to a cork board amidst dozens of pictures from your time at Imeeji Productions. A group photo of B and C here. Silence balancing Jyanta on your head there.
And you can't help but smile. Maybe you should look into some of those portal magics and see if you can---
The phone underneath the picture wall buzzes with a text notification, startling you. What? You hadn't used the things in months. Maybe over a year now. Who could be---?
CEO: Step into my office.
As informative as ever. With a sigh, you turn the phone this way and that, marvelling how it was even able to turn on, let alone get a signal from Hell.
But whatever.
If Intensity wants you to come, then at least he should provide some sort of transportation. You head toward the exit of your room, heading back to the tavern on the port and---
You wake up again.
[[ Powers:
Socialize - Insight Check: Roll a 1d10. You can gain extra insight regarding an NPC's motives depending on how high you roll versus their ability to lie/conceal.
Occult - Occult Sense: You will hear wind chimes when supernatural bullshit is happening.
Occult - Messenger: You can summon a small pandemic dragon to pass messages to both PCs and NPCs alike. ]]
Eclipse
Trust: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢
Rivalry: ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢
Uneasiness: ♦ ♦ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢
Starting Faction Representation: Heaven
Family was always a loaded term for you. Even after moving to AlcheME!, you had reservations about the word.
But friends. Kindred. Travelling buddies.
Those were things you had in abundance now.
You set down the bag of herbs that Shrike brought you yesterday - fresh from the garden she tends. And the letter she brought to you from Amaranth and Persephone. It seems the two of them could never stand still for long as they were currently on some mission or another probably halfway across the world.
Or maybe Persephone just wanted to see another exotic library. That was also plausible.
You tack it to a cork board amidst dozens of pictures from your time at Imeeji Productions. A group photo of B and C here. Silence balancing Jyanta on your head there.
And you can't help but smile. Maybe you should look into some of those portal magics and see if you can---
The phone underneath the picture wall buzzes with a text notification, startling you. What? You hadn't used the things in months. Maybe over a year now. Who could be---?
CEO: Step into my office.
As informative as ever. With a sigh, you turn the phone this way and that, marvelling how it was even able to turn on, let alone get a signal from Hell.
But whatever.
If Intensity wants you to come, then at least he should provide some sort of transportation. You head toward the exit of your room, heading back to the tavern on the port and---
You wake up again.
[[ Powers:
Socialize - Insight Check: Roll a 1d10. You can gain extra insight regarding an NPC's motives depending on how high you roll versus their ability to lie/conceal.
Occult - Occult Sense: You will hear wind chimes when supernatural bullshit is happening.
Occult - Messenger: You can summon a small pandemic dragon to pass messages to both PCs and NPCs alike. ]]