Falcon 12: Of Weeping and Submission
Randall MixonRandall turns and faces the now screeching denizens of hell. All of them, looking so happy and normal. Randall feels his stomach drops once more. Public speech now? Oh god why! Randall thought to himself. Why are my punishments so specific? What next, will my father come and chide me for my failings? Will that horrifying catgirl come to cut off another limb?
"What did I do to deserves? " Randal says. "For the love of God, what did I do to deserve this?!"
Randall falls to his knees and begins to cry in front of the crowd.
[5]
The band falls silent and a hush falls over the crowd as you fall to your knees and weep. They seem awed by your sincerity, and a tear springs to many an eye as you steadily cave into your despair. Hats are doffed and placed over hearts.
In the silence, a man in old fashioned three-piece suit only slightly wilted by the heat approaches you, a blue crystal monocle over his eye. He looks down at you with warmth and kindness, giving a small nod.
"Truly, you deserve better," the man booms, his voice that of a practiced man of the stage.
"but there are times when the world is harsh and unkind, and even the best of men may be struck down by fate. Yet we will not turn you aside."The man in the three-piece suit kneels beside you and helps you up, placing a white-gloved hand beneath yours in order to support the box. Surprise momentarily flashes across his face, [4] followed quickly by understanding. With or without your assistance, he raises the box high for all to see.
"No man may know the measure of another's burden from the outside, but we of Tucson will help you. Come, wanderer, for it is awful to be without. We will give you a new home, and will stand beside you if the crabs shall ever come again."Cheering erupts from the crowd. The band bursts to life once more, and the parade begins to flow forward. The man with the blue monocle claps you on the back and drops his voice to a whisper.
"I'm guessing you're who they roped in when Jaspers ran afoul of the sauce? Not a bad bit of improv for a rookie. Come on, step lively, get to give these people a happy story to forget the fact they're about to drown in sweat."The stageman gives you a wink and motions you forward, still helping support the box.
An inkling of a thought tells you that the direction he's taking the parade is not quite the same direction you should be taking to follow Locke's instructions.
Health: Right Arm covered in scalesNoteworthy Items Elementalist Wizard CoatMopBucketMysterious PackageBluetooth Enabled Ear Beetle
Eiyal"Hey, can the 'tude or imma have to demonstrate to you how we make palimpsests where I'm from!"
Intimidate map, stalk along the rooftops while following Randall's progress.
[6-2 Sword-Mage] The pamphlet whimpers in submission, withering slightly at your berating. It's just a little pamphlet, and seems easily overwhelmed by direct address.
[2+1, Sword Mage] Bounding across the rooftops is harder than it looks, and you find yourself lagging further and further behind the parade. Randall seems to have successfully participated in some kind of ceremony, but that's really all you can see. You're on a rooftop, about five hundred feet away, but all the roofs that would let you progress further have rather mean looking spikes on them that could significantly if you rolled poorly.
By which I mean they would hurt if were to execute an improper parkour roll. Not some other kind of roll.
Health: No news is good newsNoteworthy Items Sword-Mage Wizard CoatPulwarBluetooth Enabled Ear BeetleFull-Color Map of Tucson
Farris KindlestoneFarris quickly uses magic to coat his body in electrical energy, hopefully effectively tazing his assailant (assuming he is still holding the knife). He then begins screaming incredibly loudly, augmenting his voice with magic, hoping to drown out the music.
[4] You attempt to stun your assailant with a burst of magical electricity, and it works! Like the canny eel or a teenage girl with a tazer, you're able to get the man to jump back in surprise, wrenching the knife out of your back in the process.
This does allow you to get a good scream in. [2] Which, aside from making you perhaps feel better about the hole in your back, does very little to phase your assailant.
[6-2-1 (Tazed, one handed) Vs 6] Still, very little is not nothing, and you're able to evade his second, rather twitchy, thrust with relative ease.
Another of the elvish buskers, however approaches you, circling around your flank.
[3-1 vs 3] The tazed elf isn't playing so well, and the tune seems more annoying than threatening to your ears.
Health: Deeply stabbed lower back,
bleeding+Noteworthy Items Enchanter Wizard Coat Temporary Enchantments: Temperature Control, Oxygen Generation
Copy Of: 'You and Enhancement Enchantment'UmbrellaEnchanted Pigeon StatuetteBluetooth Enabled Ear Beetle
IrneusTime to perform a magical heart transplant. Minus the part where you insert a new heart. Powered by Healer magic, thrust my fist into the assailant's chest and pull out the heart. Then show it to him and give him a detailed lecture on the anatomy of the heart.
[3+2-1 (Healer, REALLY REALLY NOT HEALING) Vs 6-1 (
) ] The harmonicist is able to save versus your instant death attack, mainly by using his elvish dexterity to evade your old man hands, and slashes at you! [6-1 (one handed) vs 3] Your outstretched hand is suddenly alive with pain as the knife cuts across the meat of the member, starting at the webbing between your thumb and forefinger, terminating where your hand meets your wrist, and bouncing across every bone along the way. Ironically, he seems to have gouged out your lifeline.
Another of the Elvish harmonicists is approaching from the side, flanking to get around you.
[6-1 vs 2]
"C'mon, it'll be much easier, with a lot less pain, if you just go with the flow. Embrace the j-am," a voice says in your head, and you start to feel that might be a good idea. Take a rest, enjoy some tunes. Let life be life. You feel distinctly
sleepy.Health: sleepy,
Really badly slashed right handNoteworthy Items Healer Wizard CoatBonesawCoolerBluetooth Enabled Ear Beetle 
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