The Divinity of Bloodshed

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<span class="game-title">The Divinity of Bloodshed</span> [[New|prologue]] <<link 'Load Game'>><<run UI.saves();>><</link>> <<link 'Settings'>><<run UI.settings();>><</link>>

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<span class="title">The Divinity of Bloodshed</span>

<li>[[You]]</li> <<if hasVisited("part1")>><li>[[Relationships]]</li><</if>>

"I'm going to play with Maya today," you announce as you sit at the kitchen table waiting for your papa to finish making breakfast. "That so?" asks your papa, turning away from the cast iron stove with a raised eyebrow and an amused quirk of the lips. You nod your head, "She invited me yesterday and her parents are fine with it." "And do you not need to ask permission?" your papa asks as he scoops the porridge into two laid-out bowls. Your father picks up the bowls and sets one across from you before sitting down on the other side of the table, looking up and waiting for your answer. [["I think I'm old enough to make these choices myself, I'm in the double digits now," you respond, sitting up straighter.|prologueq1opt1][$serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100)]] [["Well, I don't have anything to do today so I just figured…" you trail off, no longer confident in your reasoning.|prologueq1opt2][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100)]] [["That's what I'm doing right now," you respond, irritated that your papa isn't just telling you you can go.|prologueq1opt3][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["Pleeaasee can I go play papa?" you plead with your best version of puppy dog eyes.|prologueq1opt4][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["May I please play with Maya today?" you ask in your most polite voice.|prologueq1opt5][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100), $brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]]

"I think I'm old enough to make these choices myself, I'm in the double digits now," you respond, sitting up straighter to try and look more grown-up. Your papa had been the one to tell you that since you were older you could have a bit more freedom. Your papa lets out a small chuckle, "Sadly, even with your great ancient wisdom, I am going to have to insist that you ask permission to go play with your friends." You consider this for a second before deciding that you're going to have to ask, even though you're obviously old enough to decide these things on your own. You sigh, "Can I play with Maya today?" "Okay, you can go but you have to promise me you'll practice your magic tomorrow," says your papa. You're one of the few who can do magic and your father seems to think you have quite the natural talent at it so he always encourages you to practice. [[You excel in offensive magic that allows you to harness the elements to your will|prologueoffensivesure]] [[You excel in defensive magic that allows you to create magical shields|prologuedefensivesure]] [[You excel in healing magic that allows you to accelerate the body's natural healing process|prologuehealingsure]] [[You excel in enchantment, a magic that allows you to affect others' emotions and add certain magical effects to items|prologueenchantmentsure]]

"Well, I don't have anything to do today so I just figured…" you trail off, no longer confident in your reasoning. Your papa smiles at you, "You're right that you don't have anything to do today, but even so, you still need to ask for permission." "Can I play with Maya today?" "Alright, you can go but you have to promise me that you'll practice your magic tomorrow." You're one of the few people who can use magic and your father seems to think you have a natural talent for it, so he's always encouraging you to practice. [[You excel in offensive magic that allows you to harness the elements to your will|prologueoffensivesure]] [[You excel in defensive magic that allows you to create magical shields|prologuedefensivesure]] [[You excel in healing magic that allows you to accelerate the body's natural healing process|prologuehealingsure]] [[You excel in enchantment, a magic that allows you to dampen emotions and add certain magical effects to items|prologueenchantmentsure]]

"That's what I'm doing right now," you respond, irritated that your papa isn't just telling you you can go. Your papa's brows raise at your tone, "If you want to go play with your friend, you're going to need to remember your manners." You and your papa stare at one another for a moment until you look down, unable to win against his uncompromising stare. "Can I play with Maya today please?" you ask quietly, while still looking down. "Thank you for saying please, and yes you can go play today, but you have to promise me that you'll practice your magic tomorrow." You're one of the few people who can use magic and your father seems to think you have a natural talent at it, so he always encourages you to practice. [[You excel in offensive magic that allows you to harness the elements to your will|prologueoffensivesure]] [[You excel in defensive magic that allows you to create magical shields|prologuedefensivesure]] [[You excel in healing magic that allows you to accelerate the body's natural healing process|prologuehealingsure]] [[You excel in enchantment, a magic that allows you to dampen emotions and add certain magical effects to items|prologueenchantmentsure]]

"Pleeaasee can I go play papa?" you plead with your best version of puppy dog eyes. "Well, how could I ever say no to someone so cute," your papa laughs before pausing to think for a moment, "alright you can go but you need to promise me that you'll practice your magic tomorrow." You're one of the few people who can use magic and your father seems to think you have a natural talent for it, so he always encourages you to practice. [[You excel in offensive magic that allows you to harness the elements to your will|prologueoffensivesure]] [[You excel in defensive magic that allows you to create magical shields|prologuedefensivesure]] [[You excel in healing magic that allows you to accelerate the body's natural healing process|prologuehealingsure]] [[You excel in enchantment, a magic that allows you to dampen emotions and add certain magical effects to items|prologueenchantmentsure]]

"May I please play with Maya today?" you ask in your most polite voice. "What a polite child I've raised," your father gives a small chuckle, "Yes, you may go and play today, but you have to promise me that you'll practice your magic tomorrow." You're one of the few people who can use magic and your father seems to think you have a natural talent for it, so he always encourages you to practice. [[You excel in offensive magic that allows you to harness the elements to your will|prologueoffensivesure]] [[You excel in defensive magic that allows you to create magical shields|prologuedefensivesure]] [[You excel in healing magic that allows you to accelerate the body's natural healing process|prologuehealingsure]] [[You excel in enchantment, a magic that allows you to dampen emotions and add certain magical effects to items|prologueenchantmentsure]]

Offensive magic is a type of magic that allows you to control the four elements. This magic does not allow you to conjure elements, only control elements that are already there. Choosing this magic will lock you into being an offensive magic user. [[You excel in offensive magic|prologueoffensive][$magicability to "offensive"]] [[Go back|magicchoice]]

Defensive magic is a type of magic that allows you to conjure magical shields, it also makes you more resistant to enchantment. Some powerful users are even able to dispel certain magical effects, though this is rare. Choosing this magic will lock you into being a defensive magic-user. [[You excel in defensive magic|prologuedefensive][$magicability to "defensive"]] [[Go back|magicchoice]]

Healing magic is a type of magic that allows you to strengthen and accelerate the body's natural healing process. Most users also study medicine to have a greater understanding of the body. Choosing this magic will lock you into being a healer. [[You excel in healing magic|prologuehealing][$magicability to "healing"]] [[Go back|magicchoice]]

Enchantment is a type of magic that allows you to influence emotion and add magical effects to objects. Enchanters are often distrusted because of their ability to mess with others' emotions. Choosing this magic will lock you into being an enchanter. [[You excel in enchantment|prologueenchantment][$magicability to "enchantment"]] [[Go back|magicchoice]]

You've found that you have a natural affinity for offensive magic, though you still have a lot of work to do to become an expert. Your papa insists that he be near when you practice, most likely because of the time you almost burnt the house down while trying to move some fire from the cast iron stove into a lantern, so now you practice outside. You don't fully know why your papa is so insistent that you practice magic, but it seems to be important to him so you continue to do it. "I promise papa," you say agreeing to practice your magic tomorrow, though you'd rather [[Read something|prologuemaya][$intelligence to Math.clamp($intelligence += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Play warriors with Maya|prologuemaya][$combat to Math.clamp($combat += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Talk with other villagers|prologuemaya][$charm to Math.clamp($charm += 10, 0, 100)]] [[There is nothing else you'd rather be doing, you enjoy practicing your magic|prologuemaya][$magic to Math.clamp($magic += 10, 0, 100)]]

[[You excel in offensive magic that allows you to harness the elements to your will|prologueoffensivesure]] [[You excel in defensive magic that allows you to create magical shields|prologuedefensivesure]] [[You excel in healing magic that allows you to accelerate the body's natural healing process|prologuehealingsure]] [[You excel in enchantment, a magic that allows you to dampen emotions and add certain magical effects to items|prologueenchantmentsure]]

You've found that you have a natural affinity for defensive magic, though you still have a lot of work to do to become an expert. You will usually practice with your papa, you making magical shields, while he tries to break them, though you suspect he's rarely putting his full strength behind his attempts. You don't fully know why your papa is so insistent that you practice magic, but it seems to be important to him so you continue to do it. "I promise papa," you say agreeing to practice your magic tomorrow, though you'd rather [[Read something|prologuemaya][$intelligence to Math.clamp($intelligence += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Play warriors with Maya|prologuemaya][$combat to Math.clamp($combat += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Talk with other villagers|prologuemaya][$charm to Math.clamp($charm += 10, 0, 100)]] [[There is nothing else you'd rather be doing, you enjoy practicing your magic|prologuemaya][$magic to Math.clamp($magic += 10, 0, 100)]]

You've found that you have a natural affinity for healing magic, though you still have a lot of work to do to become an expert. You will usually practice with your papa, healing small cuts or scrapes he got farming, but he also insists on trying to teach you things he's learned from a medical book he's gotten, saying that this knowledge will be useful to you further on. You don't fully know why your papa is so insistent that you practice magic, but it seems to be important to him so you continue to do it. "I promise papa," you say agreeing to practice your magic tomorrow, though you'd rather [[Read something|prologuemaya][$intelligence to Math.clamp($intelligence += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Play warriors with Maya|prologuemaya][$combat to Math.clamp($combat += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Talk with other villagers|prologuemaya][$charm to Math.clamp($charm += 10, 0, 100)]] [[There is nothing else you'd rather be doing, you enjoy practicing your magic|prologuemaya][$magic to Math.clamp($magic += 10, 0, 100)]]

You've found that you have a natural affinity for enchantment, though you still have a lot of work to do to become an expert. You will usually practice with your papa, attempting to dampen his emotions for a short while, though sometimes he will tell you to try adding some sort of magical effect to an object, but it's clear that neither one of you have any clear idea on how to go about that. You don't fully know why your papa is so insistent that you practice magic, but it seems to be important to him so you continue to do it. "I promise papa," you say agreeing to practice your magic tomorrow, though you'd rather [[Read something|prologuemaya][$intelligence to Math.clamp($intelligence += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Play warriors with Maya|prologuemaya][$combat to Math.clamp($combat += 10, 0, 100)]] [[Talk with other villagers|prologuemaya][$charm to Math.clamp($charm += 10, 0, 100)]] [[There is nothing else you'd rather be doing, you enjoy practicing your magic|prologuemaya][$magic to Math.clamp($magic += 10, 0, 100)]]

After you promise to practice your magic tomorrow, you and your papa continue eating breakfast and he tells you that he might have to work late today. It's not unusual for your father to work late, especially now in the summer when there tends to be more to do at the farm where he works. You've heard your papa complain about his back<<if $magic is "healer">> and while you try to use your magic to soothe some of the pain, you're not skilled enough to truly help, <<else>> and you've offered massages but you don't think they're really that helpful, <</if>>you worry about your papa, but he always says he's ok. A foot nudges your leg under the table, startling you, you look up and see your papa's worried gaze. "Are you ok bug?" You nod, realizing your thoughts had distracted you from whatever your papa was saying. Your papa looks you over before deciding that you're fine, "Well as I was saying, I'm probably gonna be a little late getting home, but I still expect you to be home around dinner time, cause I don't want you playing outside by yourself so late." "Yes, papa." Breakfast is finished quickly after that and you take both your's and your papa's dish and put them in a bucket filled with water, you make a face, knowing that you're going to have to wash them later. Suddenly you hear the familiar sound of loud thwacks on your front door that you recognize as Maya's enthusiastic knocking. [[You sprint to the door and swing it open, excited to see your friend.|prologueq2opt1][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You walk to the door and open it, you're excited to see your friend but that doesn't mean you need to run inside.|prologueq2opt2][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You wait for your papa to open the door, you're excited to see your friend but your papa usually says that he's the one who's supposed to open the front door.|prologueq2opt3][$brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100), $impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100)]]

Upon hearing the thwacks on your front door, you immediately sprint to the front door, ignoring your papa who tells you to slow down, and swing the door open, excited to see your friend. Standing on your porch is Maya, who looks just as excited to see you, a large smile on her face and a gleam in her brown eyes. She quickly pushes her loose and messy black hair out of her face before exclaiming, "There was a bird in my house this morning." You're going to ask how the bird got into her house when you hear your papa walk up behind you and say, "Hello Maya, how are you this morning?" "I'm real good, there was a bird in my house this morning." "So I heard," says your father sounding amused, "I just wanted to ask and make sure that you're both planning on staying close to the village on your outing today." "Oh yes sir, don't worry, we won't be going anywhere dangerous," Maya replies, putting her hand over her heart. "Alright, well you two be safe," your father says as he places something wrapped in linen into your hands and kisses the top of your head before he heads out the door, turning right and going to the farm. Maya watches him go before turning back to you, "You know yesterday, I saw a humongous blue frog down by the creek, so I was thinking that could be our first stop." The quick change of subject doesn't phase you, as Maya often does this, jumping from one thing to the next as fast as her mouth can move. [["How big was the frog?" you ask, excited to see it.|prologuefrogexcitement][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["How big was the frog?" you ask nervously.|prologuefrognervous]] [["Frogs aren't blue, they're green or brown," you reply patronizingly.|prologuefrogarrogance][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess we can go see it," you respond, not caring about the frog.|prologuefrogapathy]] [["That sounds really neat," you respond politely, you're not really all that interested in the frog but you don't want to ruin Maya's fun.|prologuefrognice][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

Upon hearing the thwacks on your front door, you walk to the front door and open it, you're excited to see your friend, but papa says you're not supposed to run inside. Standing on your porch is Maya, who looks excited to see you, a large smile on her face and a gleam in her brown eyes. She quickly pushes her loose and messy black hair out of her face before exclaiming, "There was a bird in my house this morning." You're going to ask how the bird got into her house when you hear your papa walk up behind you and say, "Hello Maya, how are you this morning?" "I'm real good, there was a bird in my house this morning." "So I heard," says your father sounding amused, "I just wanted to ask and make sure that you're both planning on staying close to the village on your outing today." "Oh yes sir, don't worry, we won't be going anywhere dangerous," Maya replies, putting her hand over her heart. "Alright, well you two be safe," your father says as he places something wrapped in linen into your hands and kisses the top of your head before he heads out the door, turning right and going to the farm. Maya watches him go before turning back to you, "You know yesterday, I saw a humongous blue frog down by the creek, so I was thinking that could be our first stop." The quick change of subject doesn't phase you, as Maya often does this, jumping from one thing to the next as fast as her mouth can move. [["How big was the frog?" you ask, excited to see it.|prologuefrogexcitement][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["How big was the frog?" you ask nervously.|prologuefrognervous]] [["Frogs aren't blue, they're green or brown," you reply patronizingly.|prologuefrogarrogance][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess we can go see it," you respond, not caring about the frog.|prologuefrogapathy]] [["That sounds really neat," you respond politely, you're not really all that interested in the frog but you don't want to ruin Maya's fun.|prologuefrognice][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

Upon hearing the thwacks on your front door, you look towards your papa and wait for him to go and open the door. Your papa opens the door to reveal Maya standing on your porch, who smiles up at your papa before looking towards you, a large smile on her face and a gleam in her brown eyes. She quickly pushes her loose and messy black hair out of her face before exclaiming, "There was a bird in my house this morning." You're going to ask how the bird got into her house when you hear your papa say, "Hello Maya, how are you this morning?" "I'm real good, there was a bird in my house this morning." "So I heard," says your father sounding amused, "I just wanted to ask and make sure that you're both planning on staying close to the village on your outing today." "Oh yes sir, don't worry, we won't be going anywhere dangerous," Maya replies, putting her hand over her heart. "Alright, well you two be safe," your father says as he places something wrapped in linen into your hands and kisses the top of your head before he heads out the door, turning right and going to the farm. Maya watches him go before turning back to you, "You know yesterday, I saw a humongous blue frog down by the creek, so I was thinking that could be our first stop." The quick change of subject doesn't phase you, as Maya often does this, jumping from one thing to the next as fast as her mouth can move. [["How big was the frog?" you ask, excited to see it.|prologuefrogexcitement][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["How big was the frog?" you ask nervously.|prologuefrognervous]] [["Frogs aren't blue, they're green or brown," you reply patronizingly.|prologuefrogarrogance][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess we can go see it," you respond, not caring about the frog.|prologuefrogapathy]] [["That sounds really neat," you respond politely, you're not really all that interested in the frog but you don't want to ruin Maya's fun.|prologuefrognice][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

"How big was the frog?" you ask excitedly as you lean forward. Maya spreads her hands out at least ten inches apart, "This big." "Woah," you say, eyes widening in amazement, "I've never seen a frog that big before." "I know that's why we gotta go and see it," she says grabbing your wrist, pulling you behind her as you both run towards the creek. The creek is located right on the edge of your village, a large forest sitting on the other side. You've never been into the forest, your papa always forbidding you from entering, saying you could get lost. It only takes a little over ten minutes to get to the creek, both you and Maya stand at the creek, slightly out of breath from running. After taking a few moments to catch her breath Maya says, "Now, we've got a frog to find." You both scour the creek, ending up walking up half the length of the creek and back before declaring your search a failure. Disappointed, you slump down onto the ground and bring your knees to your chest, resting your chin on your knees and looking at the creek. You sit in silence for a moment, listening only to the quiet sounds of the wilderness until you hear a loud ''//snap//'' of a branch followed by what sounds like a voice, though you can't be certain. You try to focus your hearing on the sound, to listen closer- "You wanna show me some magic?" Maya asks, making you jump, you had been so focused on the sounds that you had forgotten she was here for a second. You take one look back at the forest before brushing it off and look towards Maya. If Maya was at all previously upset at not being able to find the frog, it doesn't show now, her usual enthusiasm and bright smile there like normal. She's always had a fascination with your magic, consistently asking if she can watch as you practice. She leans forward as she waits for your answer. <span class="romance">[["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off for Maya.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["Okay," you reply with a small grin, happy to do it if it makes Maya happy.|prologuenice][$brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You silently nod.|prologuenocare][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic += 5, 0, 100), $serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You roll your eyes, "I guess I can do //some// magic for you."|prologueputupon][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I'm not a circus animal," you snap, annoyed with being treated like you're here for her entertainment.|prologuecircus][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you reply bluntly, with no interest in doing a trick.|prologueitsano][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] <span class="romance">[["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of Maya always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of others always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100)]]

"How big was the frog?" you ask nervously as you wring your hands together. Maya spreads her hands out at least ten inches apart, "This big." "Oh," you shudder, voice going quieter, "I've never seen a frog that big before." "I know that's why we gotta go and see it," she says as she grabs your wrist and starts pulling you behind her, seemingly unaware of your distress, as she pulls you towards the creek. Despite your fear, you allow her to pull you along, knowing that you're going to end up at that creek no matter what, and stopping now is just delaying the inevitable. The creek is located right on the edge of your village, a large forest sitting on the other side. You've never been into the forest, your papa always forbidding you from entering, saying you could get lost. It only takes about fifteen minutes to get to the creek, both you and Maya stand at the creek, slightly out of breath from running. After taking a few moments to catch her breath Maya says, "Now we've got a frog to find." You don't look nearly as enthusiastically as Maya, not wanting to actually come across the giant frog. You tentatively follow Maya as she walks up half the length of the creek and back, pretending to search before Maya declares your search a failure. Relieved, you let out a breath as you slump down onto the ground and bring your knees to your chest, resting your chin on your knees and looking at the creek. You sit in silence for a moment, listening only to the quiet sounds of the wilderness until you hear a loud ''//snap//'' of a branch followed by what sounds like a voice, though you can't be certain. You attempt to focus your hearing on the sounds, to listen closer- "Can you do some magic for me?" Maya asks, making you jump, you had been so focused on the sounds that you had forgotten she was here for a second. You take one look back at the forest before brushing it off and look towards Maya. If Maya was at all previously upset at not being able to find the frog, it doesn't show now, her usual enthusiasm and bright smile there like normal. She's always had a fascination with your magic, consistently asking if she can watch as you practice. She leans forward as she waits for your answer. <span class="romance">[["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off for Maya.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["Okay," you reply with a small grin, happy to do it if it makes Maya happy.|prologuenice][$brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You silently nod.|prologuenocare][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic += 5, 0, 100), $serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You roll your eyes, "I guess I can do //some// magic for you."|prologueputupon][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I'm not a circus animal," you snap, annoyed with being treated like you're here for her entertainment.|prologuecircus][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you reply bluntly, with no interest in doing a trick.|prologueitsano][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] <span class="romance">[["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of Maya always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of others always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100)]]

"Frogs aren't blue, they're green or brown," you reply patronizingly, Maya is either confused or lying to you because //obviously// frogs don't come in that color. Maya pauses, frowning, before quickly becoming exuberant once again, "Maybe it's a magical frog!" "A magical frog?" you repeat skeptically. "Yeah! That's why we gotta go and see it," she says as she eagerly grabs your wrist and starts pulling you behind her, seemingly unaware or uncaring about your skepticism, as she pulls you towards the creek. Despite your doubt about the frog, you allow her to pull you along, knowing that you're going to end up at that creek no matter what, and stopping to argue now is just delaying the inevitable. The creek is located right on the edge of your village, a large forest sitting on the other side. You've never been into the forest, your papa always forbidding you from entering, saying you could get lost. It only takes about fifteen minutes to get to the creek, both you and Maya stand at the creek, slightly out of breath from running. After taking a few moments to catch her breath Maya says, "Now we've got a magic frog to find." You don't look nearly as enthusiastically as Maya, still confident that the frog doesn't actually exist. You follow Maya as she walks up half the length of the creek and back, half-heartedly searching before Maya finally declares your search a failure. Satisfied that you were proven correct, you sit down on the ground and lean back against your hands and look at the creek. You sit in silence for a moment, listening only to the quiet sounds of the wilderness until you hear a loud ''//snap//'' of a branch followed by what sounds like a voice, though you can't be certain. You attempt to focus your hearing on the sounds, to listen closer- "Can you do some magic for me?" Maya asks, making you jump, you had been so focused on the sounds that you had forgotten she was here for a second. You take one look back at the forest before brushing it off and look towards Maya. If Maya was at all previously upset at not being able to find the frog, it doesn't show now, her usual enthusiasm and bright smile there like normal. She's always had a fascination with your magic, consistently asking if she can watch as you practice. She leans forward as she waits for your answer. <span class="romance">[["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off for Maya.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["Okay," you reply with a small grin, happy to do it if it makes Maya happy.|prologuenice][$brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You silently nod.|prologuenocare][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic += 5, 0, 100), $serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You roll your eyes, "I guess I can do //some// magic for you."|prologueputupon][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I'm not a circus animal," you snap, annoyed with being treated like you're here for her entertainment.|prologuecircus][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you reply bluntly, with no interest in doing a trick.|prologueitsano][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] <span class="romance">[["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of Maya always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of others always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100)]]

"I guess we can go see it," you respond, not really feeling one way or another about the frog. Maya grins as she grabs your wrist and starts pulling you behind her, seemingly unaware or uncaring about your lack of enthusiasm, as she pulls you towards the creek. Despite not caring about the frog, you allow her to pull you along, knowing that you're going to end up at that creek no matter what, and stopping to complain is just delaying the inevitable. The creek is located right on the edge of your village, a large forest sitting on the other side. You've never been into the forest, your papa always forbidding you from entering, saying you could get lost. It only takes about fifteen minutes to get to the creek. Both you and Maya stand at the creek, slightly out of breath from running. After taking a few moments to catch her breath Maya says, "Now we've got a frog to find." You don't look nearly as enthusiastically as Maya, uncaring if you find the frog or not. You slowly amble behind Maya as she walks up half the length of the creek and back, half-heartedly searching before Maya finally declares your search a failure. Happy to finally be done with your search, you sit down on the ground and lean back against your hands and look out at the creek. You sit in silence for a moment, listening only to the quiet sounds of the wilderness until you hear a loud ''//snap//'' of a branch followed by what sounds like a voice, though you can't be certain. You attempt to focus your hearing on the sounds, to listen closer- "Can you do some magic for me?" Maya asks, making you jump, you had been so focused on the sounds that you had forgotten she was here for a second. You take one look back at the forest before brushing it off and look towards Maya. If Maya was at all previously upset at not being able to find the frog, it doesn't show now, her usual enthusiasm and bright smile there like normal. She's always had a fascination with your magic, consistently asking if she can watch as you practice. She leans forward as she waits for your answer. <span class="romance">[["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off for Maya.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["Okay," you reply with a small grin, happy to do it if it makes Maya happy.|prologuenice][$brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You silently nod.|prologuenocare][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic += 5, 0, 100), $serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You roll your eyes, "I guess I can do //some// magic for you."|prologueputupon][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I'm not a circus animal," you snap, annoyed with being treated like you're here for her entertainment.|prologuecircus][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you reply bluntly, with no interest in doing a trick.|prologueitsano][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] <span class="romance">[["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of Maya always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of others always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100)]]

"That sounds really neat," you respond politely, you're not really all that interested in the frog but you don't want to ruin Maya's fun. "Yeah! I know," Maya says as she grabs your wrist and starts pulling you behind her, as she heads towards the creek. Despite not being that interested in the frog, you allow her to pull you along, not minding doing something you don't want, as long as it makes Maya happy. It only takes a little over ten minutes to get to the creek, both you and Maya stand there, slightly out of breath from running. The creek is located right on the edge of your village, a large forest sitting on the other side. You've never been into the forest, your papa always forbidding you from entering, saying you could get lost. After taking a few moments to catch her breath Maya says, "Now we've got a frog to find." You search for the frog with Maya, uncaring if you find the frog or not but caring about Maya having fun. You look with Maya as she walks up half the length of the creek and back before Maya declares your search a failure. Slightly sad that you didn't find the frog, you sit down on the ground and pull your knees to your chest, resting your arms on your knees and setting your chin on them, and looking out at the creek. You sit in silence for a moment, listening only to the quiet sounds of the wilderness until you hear a loud ''//snap//'' of a branch followed by what sounds like a voice, though you can't be certain. You attempt to focus your hearing on the sounds, to listen closer- "Can you do some magic for me?" Maya asks, making you jump, you had been so focused on the sounds that you had forgotten she was here for a second. You take one look back at the forest before brushing it off and look towards Maya. If Maya was at all previously upset at not being able to find the frog, it doesn't show now, her usual enthusiasm and bright smile there like normal. She's always had a fascination with your magic, consistently asking if she can watch as you practice. She leans forward as she waits for your answer. <span class="romance">[["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off for Maya.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off.|prologueshowoff][$shy to Math.clamp($shy -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["Okay," you reply with a small grin, happy to do it if it makes Maya happy.|prologuenice][$brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You silently nod.|prologuenocare][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic += 5, 0, 100), $serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You roll your eyes, "I guess I can do //some// magic for you."|prologueputupon][$brat to Math.clamp($brat += 5, 0, 100)]] [["I'm not a circus animal," you snap, annoyed with being treated like you're here for her entertainment.|prologuecircus][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you reply bluntly, with no interest in doing a trick.|prologueitsano][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] <span class="romance">[["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of Maya always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100), $youngcrush to true]] </span> [["Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of others always makes you nervous.|prologuenervousmag][$shy to Math.clamp($shy += 5, 0, 100)]]

"Yeah," you reply with an equally large grin, excited to show off<<if $youngcrush is true>> for Maya. You've always really liked impressing Maya though you're not completely sure why, but you make sure to try your best every time she sees you practice.<<else>>. You enjoy it when people are impressed by you so you always try your best when you have an audience.<</if>> <<if $magicability is "offensive">>You think for a second about which element you want to work with before turning your eyes towards the creek. You clear your throat, sitting up straight before moving your hand's palms out towards the water. You close your eyes and listen to the water, trying to reach an understanding with it. When you feel its agreement you open your eyes and begin to move your hands, a thin stream of water following your movements. You make dramatic hand gestures, trying to make your performance as entertaining as possible, you continue this until you feel your control begin to slip and you stop moving your hands allowing the water to splash back into the creek. Maya had been silent, watching your magic in awe, though once the water falls back she claps and whoops as if this was the first time she's seen it. "That was so cool! The way you do all the," Maya stops talking and begins to imitate your hand motions, sound effects included. You puff your chest out, pleased with her amazement, "Thanks, but one day I won't even need to use my hands, I can just do it with my mind." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "defensive">>You clear your throat, standing up straight before moving your hands in front of you, palms out. Closing your eyes and taking a deep breath you imagine a shield in front of you before opening your eyes. A thin blue transparent shield floats in front of your chest, you look up and smile when you see Maya looking at you with awe before she leans down grabbing a stick and throwing it towards the shield. The stick //clacks// off the shield, causing Maya to laugh gleefully and cheer before you allow the shield to fall. "That was so cool!" Maya says enthusiastically as if this was the first time she's seen it. You puff your chest out, pleased with her amazement, "Thanks, one day I'll be able to make even bigger shields." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "healing">>You look Maya over before your eyes fall onto a scrape on her knee. You clear your throat, sitting up straight, moving your hands to rest on either side of her knee, and closing your eyes. You hurry along the red blood cells, the tissue closing over the wound before new skin begins to form over it. When the wound is fully healed and gone you look up at Maya, finding her face filled with awe, as she laughs gleefully. "That was so cool! I can't even tell the cut was there," Maya says as she looks closely at her knee as if this was the first time you've healed one of her scrapes. You puff your chest out, pleased with her amazement, "Thanks, one day I'll be able to heal even bigger hurts." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<else>>You clear your throat, sitting up straight as you close your eyes and allow yourself to feel. You can feel the intensity of Maya's excitement and you allow yourself to reach out to it and push it down, dampening the feeling, before pulling away and opening your eyes. Maya's excitement clearly doesn't stay down for long as she quickly starts to laugh gleefully and cheer. "That was so cool! For a second I didn't think it was as cool, but then I realized that was your magic, which made me think it was cool again," says Maya as if this was the first time you had done this to her. You puff your chest out, pleased with her amazement, "Thanks, I can make a charm for you later too, if you want." "Yes please, that's so cool, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in voice only awe. <</if>> [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

"Okay," you reply with a small grin, happy to do it if it makes Maya happy. <<if $magicability is "offensive">>You think for a second about which element you want to work with before turning your eyes towards the creek. You sit up straight as you move your hands' palms out, facing the water. You close your eyes and listen to the water, trying to reach an understanding with it. When you feel its agreement you open your eyes and begin to move your hands, a thin stream of water following your movements. You make simple movements with your hands, not attempting to show off, you continue this until you feel your control begin to slip and you stop moving your hands allowing the water to splash back into the creek. Maya had been silent, watching your magic in awe, though once the water falls back she claps and whoops as if this is the first time she's seen it. "That was so cool! The way you do all the," Maya stops talking and begins to imitate your hand motions, sound effects included. You smile, happy that she's pleased, "Thanks, but hopefully one day I won't even need to use my hands." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "defensive">>You stand up straight before moving your hands in front of you, palms out. Closing your eyes and taking a deep breath you imagine a shield in front of you before opening your eyes. A thin blue transparent shield floats in front of your chest, you look up and smile when you see Maya looking at you with awe before she leans down grabbing a stick and throwing it towards the shield. The stick //clacks// off the shield, causing Maya to laugh gleefully and cheer before you allow the shield to fall. "That was so cool!" Maya says enthusiastically as if this was the first time she's seen it. You smile, happy that she's pleased, "Thanks, hopefully, one day I'll be able to make even bigger shields." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "healing">>You look Maya over before your eyes fall onto a scrape on her knee. You sit up straight and move your hands to rest on either side of her knee, closing your eyes. You hurry along the red blood cells, the tissue closing over the wound before new skin begins to form over it. When the wound is fully healed and gone you look up at Maya, finding her face filled with awe, as she laughs gleefully. "That was so cool! I can't even tell the cut was there," Maya says as she looks closely at her knee as if this was the first time you've healed one of her scrapes. You smile, pleased that she's happy, "Thanks, one day I'll be able to heal even bigger hurts." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<else>>Sitting up straight, you close your eyes and allow yourself to feel. You can feel the intensity of Maya's excitement and you allow yourself to reach out to it and push it down, dampening the feeling, before pulling away and opening your eyes. Maya's excitement clearly doesn't stay down for long as she quickly starts to laugh gleefully and cheer. "That was so cool! For a second I didn't think it was as cool, but then I realized that was your magic, which made me think it was cool again," says Maya as if this was the first time you had done this to her. You smile, pleased that she's happy, "Thanks, I can try and make a charm for you later too if you want." "Yes please, that's so cool, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in voice only awe. <</if>> [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

You silently nod. <<if $magicability is "offensive">>You think for a second about which element you want to work with before turning your eyes towards the creek. You sit up straight as you move your hands' palms out, facing the water. You close your eyes and listen to the water, trying to reach an understanding with it. When you feel its agreement you open your eyes and begin to move your hands, a thin stream of water following your movements. You make simple movements with your hands, not attempting to show off, you continue this until you feel your control begin to slip and you stop moving your hands allowing the water to splash back into the creek. Maya had been silent, watching your magic in awe, though once the water falls back she claps and whoops as if this is the first time she's seen it. "That was so cool! The way you do all the," Maya stops talking and begins to imitate your hand motions, sound effects included. "Thank you, but one day I won't need to use my hands." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "defensive">>You stand up straight before moving your hands in front of you, palms out. Closing your eyes and taking a deep breath you imagine a shield in front of you before opening your eyes. A thin blue transparent shield floats in front of your chest, you look up and you see Maya looking at you with awe before she leans down grabbing a stick and throwing it towards the shield. The stick //clacks// off the shield, causing Maya to laugh gleefully and cheer before you allow the shield to fall. "That was so cool!" Maya says enthusiastically as if this was the first time she's seen it. "Thank you, one day I'll be able to make even bigger shields." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "healing">>You look Maya over before your eyes fall onto a scrape on her knee. You sit up straight and move your hands to rest on either side of her knee, closing your eyes. You hurry along the red blood cells, the tissue closing over the wound before new skin begins to form over it. When the wound is fully healed and gone you look up at Maya, finding her face filled with awe, as she laughs gleefully. "That was so cool! I can't even tell the cut was there," Maya says as she looks closely at her knee as if this was the first time you've healed one of her scrapes. "Thank you, one day I'll be able to heal even bigger hurts." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<else>>Sitting up straight, you close your eyes and allow yourself to feel. You can feel the intensity of Maya's excitement and you allow yourself to reach out to it and push it down, dampening the feeling, before pulling away and opening your eyes. Maya's excitement clearly doesn't stay down for long as she quickly starts to laugh gleefully and cheer. "That was so cool! For a second I didn't think it was as cool, but then I realized that was your magic, which made me think it was cool again," says Maya as if this was the first time you had done this to her. "Thank you, I can make a charm for you later too if you want." "Yes please, that's so cool, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in voice only awe. <</if>> [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

You roll your eyes, "I guess I can do //some// magic for you." <<if $magicability is "offensive">>You think for a second about which element you want to work with before turning your eyes towards the creek. You sit up straight as you move your hands' palms out, facing the water. You close your eyes and listen to the water, trying to reach an understanding with it. When you feel its agreement you open your eyes and begin to move your hands, a thin stream of water following your movements. You make dramatic movements with your hands, attempting to show off, you continue this until you feel your control about to slip and you quickly move your hands so that some of the water splashes Maya's face. Maya had been silent, watching your magic in awe, until the water hits her face which causes her to shriek before laughing in delight like this was the first time she had witnessed your magic. "That was so cool! The way you do all the," Maya stops talking and begins to imitate your hand motions, sound effects included. You laugh at Maya's enthusiasm being unbroken even after she got soaked with water, "Thanks, but one day I won't even need to use my hands to splash you." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "defensive">>You stand up straight before moving your hands in front of you, palms out. Closing your eyes and taking a deep breath you imagine a shield in front of you before opening your eyes. A thin blue transparent shield floats in front of your chest, you look up and you see Maya looking at you with awe before she leans down grabbing a stick and throwing it towards the shield. The stick //clacks// off the shield, causing Maya to laugh gleefully and cheer before you allow the shield to fall. "That was so cool!" Maya says enthusiastically as if this was the first time she's seen it. You snort at Maya's excitement, "Thanks, but one day I'll be able to make even bigger shields." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<elseif $magicability is "healing">>You look Maya over before your eyes fall onto a scrape on her knee, scolding her in your head for being so clumsy. You sit up straight and move your hands to rest on either side of her knee, closing your eyes. You hurry along the red blood cells, the tissue closing over the wound before new skin begins to form over it. When the wound is fully healed and gone you look up at Maya, finding her face filled with awe, as she laughs gleefully. "That was so cool! I can't even tell the cut was there," Maya says as she looks closely at her knee as if this was the first time you've healed one of her scrapes. You snort at her enthusiasm, "Thanks, but one day I'll be able to heal even bigger hurts." "Woah, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in her voice only awe. <<else>>Sitting up straight, you close your eyes and allow yourself to feel. You can feel the intensity of Maya's excitement and you allow yourself to reach out to it and push it down, dampening the feeling, before pulling away and opening your eyes. Maya's excitement clearly doesn't stay down for long as she quickly starts to laugh gleefully and cheer. "That was so cool! For a second I didn't think it was as cool, but then I realized that was your magic, which made me think it was cool again," says Maya as if this was the first time you had done this to her. You snort at how fast Maya's excitement comes back, "Thanks, I can make a charm for you later too if you want." "Yes please, that's so cool, I wish I had magic," says Maya, though there is no sadness or jealousy in voice only awe. <</if>> [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

"I'm not a circus animal," you snap, annoyed with being treated like you're here for her entertainment. Maya looks taken aback by your annoyance and looks down, "I'm sorry I really didn't mean it like that, your magics just real neat is all." Seeing Maya look so sad, you feel kind of bad about being rude, "It's fine, let's just play something else, okay?" "Yeah, that sounds fun," Maya perks up, all traces of sadness gone once she sees you're not angry with her. [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

"No," you reply bluntly, with no interest in doing a trick. Maya pouts at this for a second before sighing, "Well I guess we can go and play something else." [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

"Not right now, sorry," you reply, doing magic in front of<<if $youngcrush is true>> Maya always makes you nervous, though you're not completely sure why so lately she hasn't been allowed to come and watch you practice.<<else>> others always make you nervous, even Maya, so she rarely gets to see you practice.<</if>> Maya pouts at this for a second before sighing, "But I haven't been able to see your magic for sooo long." "Sorry," you say quietly, looking down. Seeming to sense that you're upset, Maya says, "Well it's fine there are plenty of other fun things to do." [[Continue|prologueaftermagic]]

You and Maya continue to play late into the afternoon, hopscotch, pretend, and any other game you both can think of, only taking one break as you eat the cheese and bread your papa wrapped for you. It's basically always been like this, you and Maya playing together. Maya is the only other child in your small village that is around your age, and while around once a week you both make the walk to a nearby town to get some basic schooling, you're both basically the other's only friend. Maya looks up at the sky before telling you that you should both start heading home for dinner. Maya's house is farther than yours is from the creek, but you walk with her anyway, having a short conversation with her father before you head back to your house. As you head home you think about how there was someone at home waiting for Maya and you can't help but be slightly jealous. It's not that you don't love your papa and you know it's not fair to compare him to Maya's parents, seeing as there are two of them and just one of him, but you think it would be nice for both of you if you had another parent. You sigh as you open your front door and walk inside, noticing the bucket that's still full of dishes, and figure that now is as good a time as any to start washing them. Luckily for you, the second bucket is already full of water so you won't have to go fetch any. You sit down and grab a dish from the first bucket, scrub it with lye soap, rinse it in the second, then dry it with a cloth. You'd normally heat some water in the kettle on the stove so you could rinse the dishes in hot water, but your papa doesn't allow you to use it by yourself. "Hard at work, aren't you bug." You startle, having been so lost in your task that you hadn't noticed that your papa had come home, you look up to see your papa smiling down fondly at you. [[You quickly stand and hug your papa, not even bothering to dry your hands.|papashomehug][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You make sure to dry your hands before getting up to hug your papa.|papashomedryhands][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You smile up at your papa, continuing to wash the dishes.|papashomesmile][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You give your papa a nod, continuing to wash the dishes.|papashomenod][$serious to Math.clamp($serious += 5, 0, 100), $stoic to Math.clamp($stoic += 5, 0, 100)]]

So excited that your papa is home, you quickly stand and run to hug your papa, completely forgetting about your wet soapy hands. Your papa laughs as he hugs you back. "Why don't you go ahead and finish the dishwashing, while I start dinner?" your papa asks. You let out a groan at the thought of returning to the dishes, but your papa just smiles at you as he lets you go, sending you back to the dishes. You only had a few dishes left anyway, so it doesn't take you long to finish the last few, your papa setting dinner on the table not long after that. Sitting down at the table, you pick up your sandwich as you bite into it you're pleasantly surprised to find meat inside. Looking up, surprised, at your papa he gives you a wink before biting into his own sandwich. Dinner is mostly uneventful, your papa asking about your day and Maya, and you talk about searching for the frog and playing games<<if $youngcrush is true>>, your papa giving you a small smile as you spend so much time talking about Maya.<<else>>.<</if>> You're almost finished with dinner when your papa clears his throat, "You know, next year there won't be any schooling for you, but I've been saving up and I got enough to travel on up to the nearest city, where you could audition for one of them magic schools and get you a real nice schooling," your father pauses, looking down before looking back up again with a smile, "plus I'm sure there would be lots of neat things to see." "We're moving to the city?" you ask, confused. A flash of sadness washes over your papa's face before it's quickly replaced by a strained smile, "No bug, I'd be making the first trip up with you, but you'd be living at the school and I'd be living here." [["But I don't wanna live somewhere without you," you say as tears start to gather in your eyes.|schooltears][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you say assuredly, you have no plans to leave your papa or village.|schoolno][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] [["Why?" you ask, confused about why you would leave your village just to go to some random school.|schoolconfuse]] [["You want me to leave?" you ask as you begin to cry, heartbroken that your papa doesn't want you here anymore.|schoolcry][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess that could be fun," you reply, still unsure about leaving but undeniably curious about what the city could offer.|schooltepid][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

Happy that your papa is home, you dry your hands off on the towel you were using to dry dishes before rushing over to your papa and giving him a hug. Your papa chuckles and thanks you for drying your hands as he hugs you back. "Why don't you go ahead and finish the dishwashing, while I start dinner?" your papa asks. You let out a small groan at the thought of returning to the dishes, but your papa just smiles at you as he lets you go, sending you back to the dishes. You only had a few dishes left anyway, so it doesn't take you long to finish the last few, your papa setting dinner on the table not long after that. Sitting down at the table, you pick up your sandwich as you bite into it you're pleasantly surprised to find meat inside. Looking up, surprised, at your papa he gives you a wink before biting into his own sandwich. Dinner is mostly uneventful, your papa asking about your day and Maya, and you talk about searching for the frog and playing games<<if $youngcrush is true>>, your papa giving you a small smile when you spend so much time talking about Maya.<<else>>.<</if>> You're almost finished with dinner when your papa clears his throat, "You know, next year there won't be any schooling for you, but I've been saving up and I got enough to travel on up to the nearest city, where you could audition for one of them magic schools and get you a real nice schooling," your father pauses, looking down before looking back up again with a smile, "plus I'm sure there would be lots of neat things to see." "We're moving to the city?" you ask, confused. A flash of sadness washes over your papa's face before it's quickly replaced by a strained smile, "No bug, I'd be making the first trip up with you, but you'd be living at the school and I'd be living here." [["But I don't wanna live somewhere without you," you say as tears start to gather in your eyes.|schooltears][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you say assuredly, you have no plans to leave your papa or village.|schoolno][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] [["Why?" you ask, confused about why you would leave your village just to go to some random school.|schoolconfuse]] [["You want me to leave?" you ask as you begin to cry, heartbroken that your papa doesn't want you here anymore.|schoolcry][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess that could be fun," you reply, still unsure about leaving but undeniably curious about what the city could offer.|schooltepid][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

You're happy to see your papa is finally home and you smile up at him, as you continue to wash the dishes. Your papa chuckles at you. "So responsible," your papa teases as he walks to a cabinet, taking a moment on the way to pat your head, "Do you think you'll be finished washing by the times dinner done?" You glance at the few remaining dishes, "Yes papa, I'll be done." Your papa sets dinner on the table just a few moments after you finish your chore. Sitting down at the table, you pick up your sandwich as you bite into it you're pleasantly surprised to find meat inside. Looking up, surprised, at your papa he gives you a wink before biting into his own sandwich. Dinner is mostly uneventful, your papa asking about your day and Maya, and you talk about searching for the frog and playing games<<if $youngcrush is true>>, your papa giving you a small smile when you spend so much time talking about Maya.<<else>>.<</if>> You're almost finished with dinner when your papa clears his throat, "You know, next year there won't be any schooling for you, but I've been saving up and I got enough to travel on up to the nearest city, where you could audition for one of them magic schools and get you a real nice schooling," your father pauses, looking down before looking back up again with a smile, "plus I'm sure there would be lots of neat things to see." "We're moving to the city?" you ask, confused. A flash of sadness washes over your papa's face before it's quickly replaced by a strained smile, "No bug, I'd be making the first trip up with you, but you'd be living at the school and I'd be living here." [["But I don't wanna live somewhere without you," you say as tears start to gather in your eyes.|schooltears][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you say assuredly, you have no plans to leave your papa or village.|schoolno][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] [["Why?" you ask, confused about why you would leave your village just to go to some random school.|schoolconfuse]] [["You want me to leave?" you ask as you begin to cry, heartbroken that your papa doesn't want you here anymore.|schoolcry][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess that could be fun," you reply, still unsure about leaving but undeniably curious about what the city could offer.|schooltepid][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

You're happy to see your papa is finally home and you give him a nod of acknowledgment, as you continue to wash the dishes. Your papa chuckles at you. "So serious," your papa teases as he walks to a cabinet, taking a moment on the way to pat your head, "Do you think you'll be finished washing by the times dinner done?" You glance at the few remaining dishes and make a sound of confirmation. Your papa sets dinner on the table just a few moments after you finish your chore. Sitting down at the table, you pick up your sandwich as you bite into it you're pleasantly surprised to find meat inside. Looking up, surprised, at your papa he gives you a wink before biting into his own sandwich. Dinner is mostly uneventful, your papa asking about your day and Maya, and you talk about searching for the frog and playing games<<if $youngcrush is true>>, your papa giving you a small smile when you spend so much time talking about Maya.<<else>>.<</if>> You're almost finished with dinner when your papa clears his throat, "You know, next year there won't be any schooling for you, but I've been saving up and I got enough to travel on up to the nearest city, where you could audition for one of them magic schools and get you a real nice schooling," your father pauses, looking down before looking back up again with a smile, "plus I'm sure there would be lots of neat things to see." "We're moving to the city?" you ask, confused. A flash of sadness washes over your papa's face before it's quickly replaced by a strained smile, "No bug, I'd be making the first trip up with you, but you'd be living at the school and I'd be living here." [["But I don't wanna live somewhere without you," you say as tears start to gather in your eyes.|schooltears][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["No," you say assuredly, you have no plans to leave your papa or village.|schoolno][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]] [["Why?" you ask, confused about why you would leave your village just to go to some random school.|schoolconfuse]] [["You want me to leave?" you ask as you begin to cry, heartbroken that your papa doesn't want you here anymore.|schoolcry][$stoic to Math.clamp($stoic -= 5, 0, 100)]] [["I guess that could be fun," you reply, still unsure about leaving but undeniably curious about what the city could offer.|schooltepid][$blunt to Math.clamp($blunt -= 5, 0, 100)]]

"But I don't wanna live somewhere without you," you say as tears start to gather in your eyes. "I know, I don't want to live somewhere without you either," your papa sighs, "but this could be a really great chance for you." "How?" you ask softly as a few tears finally fall. Your papa takes a deep breath, "Having a good schooling can be awfully helpful later, you could get a good job and a nice home, and I know you're not thinking that far ahead but… you could really have a lot better life than you'd have here." [["I'll think about it," you respond, still hesitant but you know that your papa just wants what's best for you, so you will at least consider it.|2schoolmaybe][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100), $brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You shake your head, "My life's better with you."|2schoolsweet]] [["I like my life here," you snap, angry at your papa for trying to convince you to leave.|2schoolanger][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100), $blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]]

"No," you say assuredly, you have no plans to leave your papa or village. Your papa sighs, "This could be a really great chance for you." You shake your head, sure about your decision. Your papa takes a deep breath, "Having a good schooling can be awfully helpful later, you could get a good job and a nice home, and I know you're not thinking that far ahead but… you could really have a lot better life than you'd have here." [["I'll think about it," you respond, still hesitant but you know that your papa just wants what's best for you, so you will at least consider it.|2schoolmaybe][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100), $brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You shake your head, "My life's better with you."|2schoolsweet]] [["I like my life here," you snap, angry at your papa for trying to convince you to leave.|2schoolanger][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100), $blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]]

"Why?" you ask, confused about why you would leave your village just to go to some random school. "Well," your papa starts, giving you a small smile for not outright saying no, "having a good schooling can be awfully helpful later, you could get a good job and a nice home, and I know you're not thinking that far ahead but… you could really have a lot better life than you'd have here." [["I'll think about it," you respond, still hesitant but you know that your papa just wants what's best for you, so you will at least consider it.|2schoolmaybe][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100), $brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You shake your head, "My life's better with you."|2schoolsweet]] [["I like my life here," you snap, angry at your papa for trying to convince you to leave.|2schoolanger][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100), $blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]]

"You want me to leave?" you ask as you begin to cry, heartbroken that your papa doesn't want you here anymore. "No no no," your papa says as he walks over to you and holds your face, wiping your tears, "Of course I don't want you to leave, but this could be a really good thing for you." "How?" you ask softly as more tears flow down your face. Your papa takes a deep breath, "Having a good schooling can be awfully helpful later, you could get a good job and a nice home, and I know you're not thinking that far ahead but… you could really have a lot better life than you'd have here." [["I'll think about it," you respond, still hesitant but you know that your papa just wants what's best for you, so you will at least consider it.|2schoolmaybe][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100), $brat to Math.clamp($brat -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[You shake your head, "My life's better with you."|2schoolsweet]] [["I like my life here," you snap, angry at your papa for trying to convince you to leave.|2schoolanger][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100), $blunt to Math.clamp($blunt += 5, 0, 100)]]

"I guess that could be fun," you reply, still unsure about leaving but undeniably curious about what the city could offer. "Yeah," your papa starts, giving you a small smile for having an open mind, "I'm sure there would be a lot of fun things to do in a big place like that. And having a good schooling can be awfully helpful later, you could get a good job and a nice home, and I know you're not thinking that far ahead but… you could really have a lot better life than you'd have here." [["I'll think about it," you respond, still hesitant but you know that your papa just wants what's best for you.|2schoolmaybe]]

"I'll think about it," you respond<<if hasVisited("schoolcry")>>sniffling<</if>>, still hesitant but you know that your papa just wants what's best for you<<if hasVisited("schooltepid")>>.<<else>>, so you will at least consider it.<</if>> "That's all I ask," your papa gives you a small smile, "Now, why don't we clean up a bit and go to bed." It only takes you a few minutes to clean up, seeing as all you have to do is put the dishes up and change. You go behind the curtains that your papa had set up as the 'walls' of your room, saying that he wants to give you more privacy. Once you get into bed your papa kisses you goodnight before he goes to his own. Sleep doesn't come as easily as it normally does, your head's occupied by the thoughts of leaving your small village and living somewhere new, alone. You fall into an uneasy sleep as these thoughts continue to plague you. [[Continue|sleep]]

<<if hasVisited("schooltears")>>You shake your head, you know you couldn't live without your papa, "My life's better with you."<</if>> <<if hasVisited("schoolno")>>You shake your head, still confident in your decision, "My life's better with you."<</if>> <<if hasVisited("schoolconfuse")>>You shake your head, not convinced by his reasoning, "My life's better with you."<</if>> <<if hasVisited("schoolcry")>>You shake your head as you wipe tears from your eyes, "My life's better with you."<</if>> "It's," your father gives you a look that is equally fond and sad, "I know that it can be scary to do something new, especially something as big as this, but just at least think about it." You study your papa for a moment before giving a small hesitant nod. "That's all I ask," your papa gives you a small smile, "Now, why don't we clean up a bit and go to bed." It only takes you a few minutes to clean up, seeing as all you have to do is put the dishes up and change. You go behind the curtains that your papa had set up as the 'walls' of your room, saying that he wants to give you more privacy. Once you get into bed your papa kisses you goodnight before he goes to his own. Sleep doesn't come as easily as it normally does, your head's occupied by the thoughts of leaving your small village and living somewhere new, alone. You fall into an uneasy sleep as these thoughts continue to plague you. [[Continue|sleep]]

<<if hasVisited("schooltears")>>"I like my life here," you snap, your sadness turning to anger at your papa for trying to convince you to leave when you don't want to.<</if>> <<if hasVisited("schoolno")>>"I like my life here," you snap, angry at your papa for ignoring your decision.<</if>> <<if hasVisited("schoolconfuse")>>"I like my life here," you snap, not at all convinced by your papa's reasoning.<</if>> <<if hasVisited("schoolcry")>>"I like my life here," you snap, your despair turning into anger at your papa for trying to make you leave when you don't want to.<</if>> Your papa looks down, "I know you do, but you might like your life there a lot better." "Or I might like it a lot worse," you shout. "Hey, we're just talking okay, there's no need to yell. I'm not going to force you to do anything, I'm just asking you to think about it." You glare at him for a moment before finally giving in, looking away you give a quick nod of agreement. "Thank you," your papa gives you a small smile, "Now, why don't we clean up a bit and go to bed." It only takes you a few minutes to clean up, seeing as all you have to do is put the dishes up and change. You go behind the curtains that your papa had set up as the 'walls' of your room, saying that he wants to give you more privacy. Once you get into bed your papa kisses you goodnight before he goes to his own. Sleep doesn't come as easily as it normally does, your head's occupied by the thoughts of leaving your small village and living somewhere new, alone. You fall into an uneasy sleep as these thoughts continue to plague you. [[Continue|sleep]]

//''BANG''// You're woken up suddenly by a loud noise coming from your kitchen, you think it might just be papa making breakfast but when you look outside you see it's still pitch black. Getting slowly up out of bed, you walk the short distance to one of your curtains quietly before peeking your head out. You see three large figures, one of which holds a lantern, standing at your front entrance, the door knocked off its hinges. You don't know if you've made some sort of sound, but you figure you must have as the figures turn towards you. You feel large hands on your shoulders, and you almost scream until you realize it is just your papa. He pulls you behind him, placing himself between you and the figures. "What do you want?" your papa demands, though his voice shakes. The figures offer no answer as they rush forward, pulling weapons. Your papa attempts to protect you, but an unarmed, untrained man is no match against three swords, not even when he's protecting something as precious as his child. Still standing behind him, you're not able to see what's going on clearly, only hear the sound your papa makes as a sword slashes across his front. While he still attempts to stand in front of you, his wound makes it easy for the figures to push him to the side to get to you. <<if $magicability is "offensive">>You look at the lantern and see the fire within. You hold out your hands, palms out, as you feel the fire rage at being contained and you promise it a way out. Moving your hands you direct the fire out of the lantern and at the figure you saw slash your papa. The fire moves quickly, hitting the figure straight in the chest, but instead of the fire spreading you watch as they bring up one of their gloved hands and easily pat out the fire. One of the figures grabs you and starts pulling you towards the door, you attempt to fight back, trying to make it back to where you see your papa lying down, wounded, and feebly reaching towards you. The last thing you see before you're yanked away is one of the figures holding a sword to your papa's neck before stabbing down into it. You barely get the beginnings of a scream out before a large gloved hand is covering your mouth, smothering your cries. <<elseif $magicability is "defensive">>You look down at your papa, seeing him bleeding and wounded, and throw yourself to your knees in front of him. Moving your hands in front of you, palms out, you imagine a shield that will protect both you and your papa. The light blue shield forms a dome of safety around you, but it doesn't last long as the figures begin smashing against it. You're not strong enough to keep repairing the shield in the places where it's been broken and soon your shield falls completely. One of the figures grabs you and starts pulling you towards the door, you attempt to fight back, trying to make it back to your papa who is feebly reaching towards you. The last thing you see before you're yanked away is one of the figures holding a sword to your papa's neck before stabbing down into it. You barely get the beginnings of a scream out before a large gloved hand is covering your mouth, smothering your cries. <<elseif $magicability is "healing">>You look down at your papa, seeing him bleeding and wounded, and throw yourself to your knees in front of him. Moving your hands to his stomach, over the wound you try to hurry along the body, and force it to heal. You can feel the tissue begin to put itself back together when one of the figures grabs you breaking your contact. As the figure pulls you towards the door, you attempt to fight back, trying to make it back to your papa who is trying to stand as he reaches out towards you. The last thing you see before you're yanked away is one of the figures holding a sword to your papa's neck before stabbing down into it. You barely get the beginnings of a scream out before a large gloved hand is covering your mouth, smothering your cries. <<else>>You look at the figures coming towards you and reach out your magic to try to calm them, hoping that will cease their attack, or at least provide enough time for you and your papa to escape. You feel the figure's euphoric excitement and you attempt to dampen it, but this only causes the figures to pause for less than a second before continuing on towards you. One of the figures grabs you and starts pulling you towards the door, you attempt to fight back, trying to make it back to where you see your papa lying down, wounded, and feebly reaching towards you. The last thing you see before you're yanked away is one of the figures holding a sword to your papa's neck before stabbing down into it. You barely get the beginnings of a scream out before a large gloved hand is covering your mouth, smothering your cries.<</if>> [[Continue|forest]]

The hand stays over your mouth as you're carried away from your home, the three walking silently. You don't know how long you've been moving, your mind too distracted to keep track of trivial things like time, but you know it can't have been that long when you cross over the creek you had played in just earlier today. The figures carry on into the forest, walking confidently, seemingly in no danger of getting lost. They continue until they stop at an area that has an absence of trees, and you see two more figures. Whoever these people are they've clearly been sleeping here, as there are two tents set up along with some lanterns and other items you don't recognize. The person that is holding you raises you up, shaking you slightly, almost showing you off to their comrades like a particularly good catch. As they have been completely silent thus far, you're surprised when you hear laughter in response. "Don't waste time, restrain it," you hear one of the original three say. You hear some grumbling, but the one holding you does as instructed, gagging you before tying your hands behind your back and your feet together. They seem unconcerned about you escaping as they leave you lying on the ground while they move about. With the fairly well-lit space, this is the first time you are able to see them clearly. Some part of you expected that when you finally saw what they looked like it would be monstrous, but they all look completely mundane, you don't know if that comforts you or not. The five of them continue with their work, two of them pouring some sort of dust onto the ground, while the other three are moving something out of a bag, you realize that if you want to get out of whatever this is you need to do something now. [[Try to untie yourself quietly, and run|prologuerunning][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[Try to untie yourself and attack when they come near you again|prologueattack][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100)]] [[You can't do anything, unable to stop crying|prologuecrying][$open to Math.clamp($open += 5, 0, 100)]]

Your captors seem to be ignoring you as they prepare for whatever they have planned for you, staying as quiet as you can you attempt to untie yourself. Luckily your hands don't seem to have been tied too tightly, unluckily you don't have any knowledge on how to untie your hands when they're behind your back. You try to move your fingers towards where you think the knot is, but you're shaking so much that you're unable to get any sort of hold on it. You try to wiggle your way out of the bonds, try to just remove one hand at a time, but nothing works as you desperately try to free yourself. "Aww, look it's trying to leave," says one of your captors condescendingly while they move towards you, grabbing you by your arms and throwing you down. Looking around yourself you see that on the ground is a light purple circle, that is softly glowing. Your captors surround the circle, pulling weapons, you look around frantically and realize that you have no chance of escape. [[Continue|felixintro]]

Your captors seem to be ignoring you as they prepare for whatever they have planned for you, so you try to untie yourself. Your hands don't seem to have been tied too tightly, and you attempt to wrench your hands out of the rope. You try to free your feet, moving one leg up towards your body and holding the other in place. "Aww, look it's trying to leave," says one of your captors condescendingly as they move towards you. You scream as they move towards you, kicking and thrashing your body when they grab you, but they just laugh at your struggle, seeming to get some joy from your fight. You're thrown to the ground, where you see you've been placed in the middle of a light purple circle, that is softly glowing. You look up to see your captors surrounding the circle, pulling weapons, you look around frenzied as you realize that you have no chance of escape. [[Continue|felixintro]]

You're unable to force yourself to do anything as you sob, these people are going to kill you, just like they killed your papa and you're completely powerless to do anything. You look up as you hear loud laughter and see your captors, obviously taking joy in your fear. One of them moves towards you, as you cower, grabbing you by your arms and throwing you down onto the ground. Your vision is blurry from tears as you look around yourself, you can see you've been placed in the middle of a light purple circle, that is softly glowing. You look up to see your captors surrounding the circle, pulling weapons, you cry harder as you know you have no chance of escape. [[Continue|felixintro]]

You've closed your eyes, as you wait for the first strike when you hear a shout of surprise. You open your eyes and see the person in front of you has been run through the stomach with a lance. Everyone seems completely frozen in shock as the sword is pulled back towards its wielder, the person who was stabbed falling back, revealing an average-sized man with a relaxed grin on his face. "Well," says the man pleasantly as he looks around at the others, "are we going to fight?" This seems to break the remaining four out of their stupor as they turn their weapons on the strange man. The man doesn't even seem to break a sweat as he fights four other people, easily moving out the way of any blows, cutting down another person effortlessly. You watch as the man ducks and moves backward out the way of one blow, causing the person in front of him to walk directly into it. He takes advantage of the other person's surprise at hitting their comrade, quickly stabbing into them, causing them to fall. After seeing all their comrades killed, the final person turns the other way and takes off running, only to trip over a tree branch and fall, giving the man the opportunity to stab down into them, before he turns and looks at you. [[Try to move back in fear|felixscared][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[Try to look intimidating and snarl at the man|felixsnarl][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive += 5, 0, 100)]] [[Stay still and see what he does|felixstill][$impulsive to Math.clamp($impulsive -= 5, 0, 100)]] [[Sag and fully surrender yourself to him, knowing you have no chance of getting away|felixsag]]

The man begins moving towards you and you instinctually try to move back in fear, but you fall onto your back, having momentarily forgotten the ropes that bind you. You roll onto your side, watching the man with wide eyes. He puts his hands up, slowing his approach, giving you a gentle smile when he crouches before you. His hands move towards your head and you jerk your body onto your other side, trying to avoid his grasp. You let out a small muffled cry when you feel a touch on the back of your head. "It's ok, I'm not going to hurt you," says the man soothingly, "I'm just undoing the gag." The man gently unties the knot at the back of your head before pulling the cloth out of your mouth. "Now I'm going to undo your hands alright?" He doesn't wait for an answer as his hands deftly free yours. With your now free hands, you slowly sit yourself up, wincing, and turn to look at the man who is now undoing the knots at your feet. "Who are you?" you ask, voice strained from all the crying and yelling you've done tonight. The man is quiet for a second, "Felix, you may call me Felix." He finishes untying your feet before he stands up, offering you a hand, which you hesitantly take and he pulls you to your feet. "Well," Felix says as he puts his hands on his hips, "Do you know which way your house is, I can walk you home." At his words, you feel tears begin to gather in your eyes as you remember that your papa is dead and you no longer have a home to go back to. <<if $stoic gte 55>>You try to hold back the tears as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my papa."<<else>>You let the tears fall freely as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my p-papa."<</if>> "I'm," the man starts before spotting something on the ground, "oh." You don't know what the man sees, your vision too blurry from your tears, but you do see a quick flash of, what you think is, alarm cross his face. "How about this, you could come live with me, be my ward or something and I could even help train your magic," he says, his speech slightly hurried. You don't know how he knows about your magic, and you don't know if you should trust him, but [[You have nowhere else to go|pnowhereelse]] [[You want to learn magic|pmagiclearn]] [[You want to learn magic so that you can protect yourself|pmagicprotect]] [[Your papa had wanted you to learn magic|pfathermagic]]

The man starts moving towards you and you glare while attempting to snarl at the man, hoping that he'll leave you alone. The man's approach slows but doesn't stop as he puts his hands up, giving you a gentle smile when he crouches before you. The man's hands move towards your face and <<if $impulsive gte 65>>you throw your body at him, effectively knocking him over as you catch him off guard. The man lets out a grunt before rolling you off of him and onto your back. He sits up and looks over at you, breathing hard and scowling up at him.<<else>>you yank yourself to the right, falling on your side as you try to avoid his grasp. He again goes for your face, and you roll yourself onto your back, breathing hard as you scowl up at him.<</if>> "I respect your spirit," says the man with a smile, "but I promise I'm not trying to hurt you, just undo your gag." You and the man stay still, watching each other for a minute until you roll back onto your side, giving him access to the knot on your gag. He gently undoes the gag before pulling the cloth out of your mouth. "Now I'm going to undo your hands alright?" He doesn't wait for an answer as his hands deftly free yours. With your hands now free, you slowly sit yourself up, wincing, before looking at the man who is now undoing the knots at your feet. "Who are you?" you demand, voice strained from all the screaming and crying you've done tonight. The man is quiet for a second, "Felix, you may call me Felix." He finishes untying your feet before he stands up, offering you a hand, which you reluctantly take and he pulls you to your feet. "Well," Felix says as he puts his hands on his hips, "Do you know which way your house is, I can walk you home." At his words, you feel tears begin to gather in your eyes as you remember that your papa is dead and you no longer have a home to go back to. <<if $stoic gte 56>>You try to hold back the tears as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my papa."<<else>>You let the tears fall freely as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my p-papa."<</if>> "I'm," the man starts before spotting something on the ground, "oh." You don't know what the man sees, your vision too blurry from your tears, but you do see a quick flash of, what you think is, alarm cross his face. "How about this, you could come live with me, be my ward or something and I could even help train your magic," he says, his speech slightly hurried. You don't know how he knows about your magic, and you don't know if you should trust him, but [[You have nowhere else to go|pnowhereelse]] [[You want to learn magic|pmagiclearn]] [[You want to learn magic so that you can protect yourself|pmagicprotect]] [[Your papa had wanted you to learn magic|pfathermagic]]

The man starts moving towards you and you stay completely still, partly out of fear and partly out of curiosity. He gives you a gentle smile as he approaches before he crouches down before you. The man's hands move towards your face and you shut your eyes tightly, preparing yourself for whatever's next. You feel the man's touch on the back of your head and you open your eyes in surprise when you feel your gag untied and the cloth pulled out of your mouth. The man's eyes meet yours, "Now I'm going to undo your hands alright?" He doesn't wait for an answer as his hands deftly free yours. With your hands now free, you slowly sit yourself up, wincing, before looking at the man who is now undoing the knots at your feet. "Who are you?" you ask, voice strained from all the crying and yelling you've done tonight. The man is quiet for a second, "Felix, you may call me Felix." He finishes untying your feet before he stands up, offering you a hand, which you hesitantly take and he pulls you to your feet. "Well," Felix says as he puts his hands on his hips, "Do you know which way your house is, I can walk you home." At his words, you feel tears begin to gather in your eyes as you remember that your papa is dead and you no longer have a home to go back to. <<if $stoic gte 55>>You try to hold back the tears as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my papa."<<else>>You let the tears fall freely as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my p-papa."<</if>> "I'm," the man starts before spotting something on the ground, "oh." You don't know what the man sees, your vision too blurry from your tears, but you do see a quick flash of, what you think is, alarm cross his face. "How about this, you could come live with me, be my ward or something and I could even help train your magic," he says, his speech slightly hurried. You don't know how he knows about your magic, and you don't know if you should trust him, but [[You have nowhere else to go|pnowhereelse]] [[You want to learn magic|pmagiclearn]] [[You want to learn magic so that you can protect yourself|pmagicprotect]] [[Your papa had wanted you to learn magic|pfathermagic]]

The man starts moving towards you and you let your body fall down on the ground, knowing you can't do anything to stop what's going to happen, so you might as well give in. The man crouches when he's next to you and gives you a sad smile. The man's hands move towards your face and you make no attempt to fight back. You're surprised when the man unties the knot on the gag before pulling the cloth out of your mouth. The man's eyes meet yours, "Now I'm going to undo your hands alright?" He doesn't wait for an answer as his hands deftly free yours. With your hands now free, you lethargically sit yourself up, wincing, before looking at the man who is now undoing the knots at your feet. "Who are you?" you ask, voice strained from all the crying and yelling you've done tonight. The man is quiet for a second, "Felix, you may call me Felix." He finishes untying your feet before he stands up, offering you a hand, which you hesitantly take and he pulls you to your feet. "Well," Felix says as he puts his hands on his hips, "Do you know which way your house is, I can walk you home." At his words, you feel tears begin to gather in your eyes as you remember that your papa is dead and you no longer have a home to go back to. <<if $stoic gte 55>>You try to hold back the tears as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my papa."<<else>>You let the tears fall freely as you shake your head, "They kil-killed my p-papa."<</if>> "I'm," the man starts before spotting something on the ground, "oh." You don't know what the man sees, your vision too blurry from your tears, but you do see a quick flash of, what you think is, alarm cross his face. "How about this, you could come live with me, be my ward or something and I could even help train your magic," he says, his speech slightly hurried. You don't know how he knows about your magic and you don't know if you should trust him, but [[You have nowhere else to go|pnowhereelse]] [[You want to learn magic|pmagiclearn]] [[You want to learn magic so that you can protect yourself and others|pmagicprotect]] [[Your papa had wanted you to learn magic|pfathermagic]]

With your papa dead you truly have nowhere else to go and besides, if this man wanted to harm you, surely he would've done so already. You look up at the man and nod, accepting his offer. He looks slightly surprised by your easy agreement before starting to walk while saying, "Well best start on our way now then, sorry we don't have time to go and get your stuff, but you can pick some things out once we get home." You're unsure how to feel about not getting to grab any of your old things, but whatever the man saw has made him anxious to leave and you're not keen on running into whatever scares this man. So you walk silently beside him, completely clueless about what your future looks like. <<link "End of Prologue">> <<set $youngimpulsive to $impulsive>> <<set $youngstoic to $stoic>> <<set $youngblunt to $blunt>> <<set $youngserious to $serious>> <<set $youngbrat to $brat>> <<set $youngshy to $shy>> <<goto "endofpro">>

You want to learn magic and this man is offering to teach you.<<if hasVisited("2schoolsweet")>>Even though you weren't completely open to the idea of going to a magic school that was because you didn't want to leave your papa, but your papa's gone now, forever.<</if>><<if hasVisited("2schoolanger")>>Even though you were so angry at the idea of going to a magical school that was because you didn't want to leave your papa, but your papa's gone now, forever.<</if>> You look up at the man and nod, accepting his offer. He looks slightly surprised by your easy agreement before starting to walk while saying, "Well best start on our way now then, sorry we don't have time to go and get your stuff, but you can pick some things out once we get home." You're unsure how to feel about not getting to grab any of your old things, but whatever the man saw has made him anxious to leave and you're not keen on running into whatever scares this man. So you walk silently beside him, completely clueless about what your future looks like. <<link "End of Prologue">> <<set $youngimpulsive to $impulsive>> <<set $youngstoic to $stoic>> <<set $youngblunt to $blunt>> <<set $youngserious to $serious>> <<set $youngbrat to $brat>> <<set $youngshy to $shy>> <<goto "endofpro">>

After seeing your papa ruthlessly killed, while you were powerless to stop it before you were dragged out of your home against your will, you wanted to learn magic so that you could protect yourself and others should the need arise. You look up at the man and nod, accepting his offer. He looks slightly surprised by your easy agreement before starting to walk while saying, "Well best start on our way now then, sorry we don't have time to go and get your stuff, but you can pick some things out once we get home." You're unsure how to feel about not getting to grab any of your old things, but whatever the man saw has made him anxious to leave and you're not keen on running into whatever scares this man. So you walk silently beside him, completely clueless about what your future looks like. <<link "End of Prologue">> <<set $youngimpulsive to $impulsive>> <<set $youngstoic to $stoic>> <<set $youngblunt to $blunt>> <<set $youngserious to $serious>> <<set $youngbrat to $brat>> <<set $youngshy to $shy>> <<goto "endofpro">>

Your papa had so badly wanted you to learn magic, and it feels disrespectful to him to turn down someone offering you just that.<<if hasVisited("2schoolanger")>> You regret throwing a tantrum about it, you hope by doing this that you can make up for it.<</if>> You look up at the man and nod, accepting his offer. He looks slightly surprised by your easy agreement before starting to walk while saying, "Well best start on our way now then, sorry we don't have time to go and get your stuff, but you can pick some things out once we get home." You're unsure how to feel about not getting to grab any of your old things, but whatever the man saw has made him anxious to leave and you're not keen on running into whatever scares this man. So you walk silently beside him, completely clueless about what your future looks like. <<link "End of Prologue">> <<set $youngimpulsive to $impulsive>> <<set $youngstoic to $stoic>> <<set $youngblunt to $blunt>> <<set $youngserious to $serious>> <<set $youngbrat to $brat>> <<set $youngshy to $shy>> <<goto "endofpro">>

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[[Prologue|Begin]]

Enter your first name <<textbox "$name" "River">> <b>Gendered Terms:</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; } </style><table class="center"><tr> <td><<radiobutton "$gender" "fem" checked>> Feminine terms</td><td><<radiobutton "$gender" "masc">> Masculine terms</td><td><<radiobutton "$gender" "no">> Non-gendered terms</td></tr></table> <b>Are you trans?</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table {width:90%; } </style><table class="center"><tr> <td><<radiobutton "$trans" "0" checked>> No</td><td><<radiobutton "$trans" "1">> Yes, transitioned before you left your village</td><td><<radiobutton "$trans" "2">> Yes, transitioned after you left your village</td></tr></table> <b>Pronouns:</b> [[he/him|skin][$he to "he", $him to "him", $his to "his", $hishers to "his", $himself to "himself"]] [[she/her|skin][$he to "she", $him to "her", $his to "her", $hishers to "hers", $himself to "herself"]] [[they/them|skin][$he to "they", $him to "them", $his to "their", $hishers to "theirs", $himself to "themselves"]] <<link "Custom Pronouns">> <<script>> Dialog.setup("Custom Pronouns"); Dialog.wiki(Story.get("Custom Pronouns").processText()); Dialog.open(); <</script>> <</link>>

Subjective: <b>He</b> wake(s) up late. Capital: <<textbox "$He" "He">> lowercase: <<textbox "$he" "he">> Objective: Look at <b>him</b>. Capital: <<textbox "$Him" "Him">> lowercase: <<textbox "$him" "him">> Determiner: <b>His</b> cat is inside. Capital: <<textbox "$His" "His">> lowercase: <<textbox "$his" "his">> Possesive: The cat was <b>his</b>. Capital: <<textbox "$Hishers" "His">> lowercase: <<textbox "$hishers" "his">> Reflexive: He blames <b>himself</b>. Capital: <<textbox "$Himself" "Himself">> lowercase: <<textbox "$himself" "himself">> <<radiobutton "$plural" false checked>> Singular pronouns <<radiobutton "$plural" true>> Plural pronouns <<button[[Continue|skin]]>><</button>>

<b>Skin Color:</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width: 90%; } </style><table class="center"><tr><td><<radiobutton "$skin" "black" checked>> Black</td><td><<radiobutton "$skin" "dark brown">> Dark Brown</td><td><<radiobutton "$skin" "brown">> Brown</td></tr><tr><td><<radiobutton "$skin" "tan">> Tan</td><td><<radiobutton "$skin" "light tan">> Light Tan</td><td><<radiobutton "$skin" "pale">> Pale</td></tr></table> <br> <b>Freckles?</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width: 90%; } </style><table class="center"><tr><td><<radiobutton "$freckles" "0" checked>> You don't have freckles</td><td><<radiobutton "$freckles" "1">> You have freckles</td></tr></table> <br> <b>Tattoos?</b> <ul><label><<checkbox "$note" false true autocheck>>An eighth note on your left shoulder</label></ul> <ul><label><<checkbox "$flowers" false true autocheck>>Flowers across your collarbone</label></ul> <ul><label><<checkbox "$eyes" false true autocheck>>Eyes on the back of your hands</label></ul> <ul><label><<checkbox "$fathersname" false true autocheck>>Your father's name over your heart</label></ul> <ul><label><<checkbox "$vine" false true autocheck>>A vine that wraps around your right arm</label></ul> <ul><label><<checkbox "$constellation" false true autocheck>>A constellation on your left hip</label></ul> <ul><label><<checkbox "$dragon" false true autocheck>>A dragon that wraps around your left bicep</label></ul> <<button[[Continue|hair]]>><</button>>

<b>Hair Color:</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; }</style> <table class="center"><tr><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "black" checked>> Black</td><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "red">> Red</td> <td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "dark red">> Dark Red</td></tr><tr><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "light brown">> Light Brown</td><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "brown">> Brown</td><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "dark brown">> Dark Brown</td></tr><tr><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "light blond">> Light Blond</td><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "blond">> Blond</td><td><<radiobutton "$haircolor" "dirty blond">> Dirty Blond</td></tr></table> <b>Hair Texture:</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; }</style> <table class="center"><tr> <td><<radiobutton "$hairtexture" "locked" checked>> Locked</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairtexture" "coily">> Coily</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairtexture" "curly">> Curly</td></tr> <tr><td><<radiobutton "$hairtexture" "wavy">> Wavy</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairtexture" "straight">> Straight</td></tr></table> <b>Hair Length:</b><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; }</style> <table class="center"><tr> <td><<radiobutton "$hairlength" "bald" checked>> Bald</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairlength" "short">> Short</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairlength" "chin-length">> Chin-length</td></tr> <tr><td><<radiobutton "$hairlength" "shoulder-length">> Shoulder-length</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairlength" "long">> Long</td> <td><<radiobutton "$hairlength" "hip-length">> Hip-length</td></tr></table> <<button[[Continue|hairstyle]]>><</button>>

<b>How is your hair styled?</b> <<if $hairlength is "bald">> <<listbox "$hairstyle">> <<option "none" "none">> <</listbox>> <<elseif $hairlength is "short">> <<listbox "$hairstyle">> <<option "Unstyled" "unstyled">> <<option "Buzzed" "buzzed">> <<option "Pixie" "pixie">> <</listbox>> <<elseif $hairlength is "chin-length">> <<listbox "$hairstyle">> <<option "Unstyled" "unstyled">> <<option "Ponytail" "ponytail">> <</listbox>> <<else>> <<listbox "$hairstyle">> <<option "Unstyled" "unstyled">> <<option "Ponytail" "ponytail">> <<option "Bun" "bun">> <<option "Braid" "braid">> <</listbox>> <</if>> <br><br><b>Do you have facial hair?</b> <style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars; } table { width:90%; } </style> <table class="center"> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$facialhair" "none" checked>> None</td> <td><<radiobutton "$facialhair" "clean shaven">> Clean Shaven</td> <td><<radiobutton "$facialhair" "stubble">> Stubble</td></tr><tr> <td><<radiobutton "$facialhair" "beard">> Beard</td> <td><<radiobutton "$facialhair" "mustache">> Mustache</td> <td><<radiobutton "$facialhair" "goatee">> Goatee</td></tr></table> <<button[[Continue|eyes]]>><</button>>

<b>What color are your eyes?</b> <br><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; } </style> <table class="center"> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "light brown" checked>> Light Brown</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "brown">> Brown</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "dark brown">> Dark Brown</td> </tr> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "light green">> Light Green</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "green">> Green</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "dark green">> Dark Green</td> </tr> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "light blue">> Light Blue</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "blue">> Blue</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "dark blue">> Dark Blue</td> </tr> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "hazel">> Hazel</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "gray">> Gray</td> <td><<radiobutton "$eyecolor" "dark gray">> Dark Gray</td> </tr> </table> <br><b>Do you wear glasses?</b> <br><style table td { border:1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; } </style> <table class="center"> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$glasses" "0" checked>> No</td> <td><<radiobutton "$glasses" "1">> Yes</td> </tr> </table> <br><b>How tall are you?</b> <br><style> table td { border: 1px solid var(--bars); } table { width:90%; } </style> <table class="center"> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$height" "very tall" checked>> Very Tall</td> <td><<radiobutton "$height" "tall">> Tall</td> <td><<radiobutton "$height" "average">> Average</td> </tr> <tr> <td><<radiobutton "$height" "short">> Short</td> <td><<radiobutton "$height" "very short">> Very Short</td> </tr> </table> <br><<button[[Continue|clothing]]>><</button>>

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