Brilliant World: Scribe's Story [NP03]

[Aleisha]

You, the reader, are seated across the table from a DRAGONLIKE BEING.



"Greetings. I am the Scribe. You have come to take part in one of the many stories that I weave with my pen and thoughts, have you not?"

"Of course you have. Why else would you seek me?"

"I have here six cards. Select one. You may not take a black card."

The colored cards are the ANTIMONY CARD, decorated with CHAINS, the CINNABAR CARD, decorated with a DIAMOND pattern, and the CHAROITE CARD, decorated with SCARVES in an AIRY PATTERN.

The HEMATITE CARD, NEPHRITE CARD, and ALMANDINE CARD are blacked out.

You should probably choose one.

[Tam Lin]

Why even put them on the table if we can't pick them?

Berate the scribe, then pick antimony, because it's closest to the left.

[Shrump]

Take the cinnabar card.

[Aleisha]

Why even put them on the table if we can't pick them?

Berate the scribe, then

Take the cinnabar card.

The Scribe is less than amused.

"I have many cards for many stories. It is better that I set these out now, or there is a chance I will misplace them. This would end badly for our story. You will be able to pick them when they wake, and no sooner."



She is still giving you THAT LOOK as the CINNABAR CARD you indicated begins to glow.

Everything shifts around you. You are no longer the Reader, sitting in a place outside places looking at cards with the Scribe.

In fact.

You are now...



An ADOLESCENT HUMAN FEMALE stands in her bedroom. She currently has NO NAME. Due to this being STORYSPACE, once she is given one, it will ALWAYS BE AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN her name.

What is this lass called?

Enter name.

[Naristar]

Willow Underhill

[Mr. Eldritch]

Carmen Herschel

[Atarlost]

Sinestra "Lefty" Mackinsey

[Aleisha]

Willow Underhill

Carmen Herschel

Your name is, and always has been, WILLOW HERSCHEL. You aren't sure why that was ever in question.


It is the MIDDLE OF WINTER in a SMALL TOWN in the FAR NORTH of the country VITAIA. You have a variety of INTERESTS, including MAGIC, READING, and MAGITECHNOLOGY, but you don't keep anything pertaining to your INTERESTS in your bedroom. That's what you have your LAB for.

It's rather early. You will have to run some ERRANDS later, including fetching the MAIL from the local POST OFFICE. Your father is a WEALTHY MERCHANT, and a bit PARANOID, so he doesn't let them deliver the MAIL to your house for fear of the POSTAL WORKER being mugged.

So how will we waste some time until then?

[Tam Lin]

Eat dragon.

[Duhlicious]

> Roleplay Skyrim

[Aleisha]

> Roleplay Skyrim

Just mentioning SKYRIM is a good way to anger the Scribe. This is a horrible idea.

Eat dragon.

Eat... dragon?



N-No! Why would you even think of something like that, you monster! That dragon is your BEST FRIEND, LOYAL GUARDIAN, and BOUND SERVANT. You have had many an INTERESTING ADVENTURE and SILLY SHENANIGAN in your time.



Gods she is the best dragon a WEALTHY MERCHANT's daughter could ever hope for.



As long as we are thinking about her, though, you could always name her.

Enter name.

[Xindaris]

Is this what I think it is? Seems moderately likely, given existence of GT-symbology on the "scribe"'s clothes, and early mention/implication of existent magic.

Anyway...

>Scaly Companion
>Halley Summerdance
>Kilara Imeji
>Imoen Harjadai

[Siya]

> Miss Silverpiddles

[Atarlost]

Cuddles

[Shrump]

>Quicksilver

[inkwell]

Ramoth, though she's entirely the wrong color.

[Atarlost]

Ramoth, though she's entirely the wrong color.

Ruth then?

[Aleisha]

Is this what I think it is? Seems moderately likely, given existence of GT-symbology on the "scribe"'s clothes, and early mention/implication of existent magic.

Anyway...

>Scaly Companion
>Halley Summerdance
>Kilara Imeji
>Imoen Harjadai

>Quicksilver

Of course, her name is and always has been HALLEY QUICKSILVER. Why did you even hesitate there? Everyone else calls her QUICKSILVER, and she only lets you call her HALLEY. You feel so blessed.

<Willow. You were thinking of doing something ridiculous just now, weren't you? You're still thinking something ridiculous, like calling me 'Scaly Companion' or something equally stupid.>

"Uh... no?"

Damnit, she's onto you.

Okay now what?

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Thanks for checking this out, everyone! And for the record, there will be no SBURB/equivalent. It is only going to be implied that the world was created in a session. The Scribe isn't even part of this world.

[Shrump]

Head to the lab. Any interesting projects that you've been working on?

[Aleisha]

This is not an update.

I don't think I will be able to update for a couple days, but be assured that this will not be abandoned. Willow wouldn't let me. Please pile on ALL OF THE COMMANDS while I'm gone so I can have a flipping FIELD DAY when I get back.

[Xindaris]

>Cast a spell that doesn't really do anything functional, but looks neat.

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>Spell: Turn out to be absolutely necessary to avert some crisis later on.

[Siya]

> Hug Halley!

[inkwell]

>Jump on Halley's back and crash through window into ADVENTURE!

Everyone knows that an exciting start is the best kind.

[Tam Lin]

Fantasize about whether other creatures are as tasty as dragon

[Naristar]

knit her a sweater
give her a hat and play tea party!!!

ride her to victory!