RE: The Ballad of Adler Young, Canto 2.5
03-09-2022, 11:55 AM
>Adler: Oh, the poor thing! Gallantly volunteer to massage her temples for her.
>Vernier: Beg Adler to please stay focused. It's already hard enough for you to keep your promise.
>Adler: She promised to help you. Returning your affections can be considered helping you, by your reckoning anyway. She couldn't possibly be taking advantage of you if you're completely okay with it.
>Vernier: He's not going to let it go. As always, you managed to screw things up. Bury your face in your hands. Why is it when you try to help someone, you always fail?
>Adler: Your smitten mind snaps out of it and you become fully lucid again. "Wait, what?"
>Vernier: The stress of recent events finally gets the better of you and your calm demeanor finally breaks. If Adler really wants to know, FINE! You are developing feelings for him! He's a charming, endearing goofball and hearing his life story showed how alike the two of you are! He's a well meaning person that wants to do the right thing yet always falls short, just like you! When you first came out here, your intentions were completely selfish, you thought you'd have some fun with an elf and maybe get some gold or a wish if he let you braid his hair. Then when you saw how terrified he was and heard his life's story you became ashamed of yourself. You swore you'd help Adler, but you've already failed him when the hair cult fell apart, and now you're right back at that moment when you first arrived. You can't, you just can't allow him to fall for you. No matter how much it hurts, Adler needs an elf to free him so he can save Faerie. If the two of you fall for each other all it will cause is heartache and possibly destroy his destiny.
>Adler: How many times has she failed helping people?
>Adler: In a complete role reversal of what happened last time, you must hold and comfort Vernier as she did for you while she begins to tearfully spill her guts to you.
>Vernier: Beg Adler to please stay focused. It's already hard enough for you to keep your promise.
>Adler: She promised to help you. Returning your affections can be considered helping you, by your reckoning anyway. She couldn't possibly be taking advantage of you if you're completely okay with it.
>Vernier: He's not going to let it go. As always, you managed to screw things up. Bury your face in your hands. Why is it when you try to help someone, you always fail?
>Adler: Your smitten mind snaps out of it and you become fully lucid again. "Wait, what?"
>Vernier: The stress of recent events finally gets the better of you and your calm demeanor finally breaks. If Adler really wants to know, FINE! You are developing feelings for him! He's a charming, endearing goofball and hearing his life story showed how alike the two of you are! He's a well meaning person that wants to do the right thing yet always falls short, just like you! When you first came out here, your intentions were completely selfish, you thought you'd have some fun with an elf and maybe get some gold or a wish if he let you braid his hair. Then when you saw how terrified he was and heard his life's story you became ashamed of yourself. You swore you'd help Adler, but you've already failed him when the hair cult fell apart, and now you're right back at that moment when you first arrived. You can't, you just can't allow him to fall for you. No matter how much it hurts, Adler needs an elf to free him so he can save Faerie. If the two of you fall for each other all it will cause is heartache and possibly destroy his destiny.
>Adler: How many times has she failed helping people?
>Adler: In a complete role reversal of what happened last time, you must hold and comfort Vernier as she did for you while she begins to tearfully spill her guts to you.