RE: The Ballad of Adler Young, Canto 2.5
08-10-2022, 10:41 AM
>Adler: Yeah sure, you'll try to keep that in mind. So, are things going to escalate again or can you get back to piecing your life back together and at least pretend that your fate isn't being micromanaged by a bunch of power-hungry, self-aggrandizing old maids that think they deserve the world on a platter because they have pretty faces.
>Lana: You know, Adler should really stifle that kind of talk. If another agent besides you heard that, well it would be bad. That's not a threat, honest! That's just good advice. Plus, is it really so terrible? The Sisterhood can't be all that bad, beauty is the standard symbol for goodness, after all.
>Adler: A pretty face can hide an evil mind, and don't forget the devil was the most beautiful of all angels before he fell. But enough debating philosophy. You've had far too much of that today. So, Lana says she'll serve you. She'll go out and spread tales of your deeds, help you find this Skonk woman, and be your direct line of communication with the Sisterhood? Is that right? Will she stab you in the back like every other unseelie "ally" you've had?
>Lana: You weren't planning on stabbing him in the back.
>Adler: If the Sisterhood ordered her to, would she choose them or you.
>Lana: . . . You'd have to think about it. . .
>Adler: Yeah, that's what you thought. Well, she said she knew how to handle the time skips, so if she'd be so kind as to escort you back to the clearing WITHOUT launching you into the future, you'd very much appreciate it.
>Adler: What a roller-coaster this day has been. A lot of heavy, scary, and emotional stuff happened. You could really use something light-hearted and goofy to brighten things up.
>Rebecca: Oh, he's back! Just in time too! You had a brilliant idea to set a new trend in witchy fashion. Wearing boots on your hands and gloves on your feet! It's so edgy and subversive! You're still a bit loopy from the elfshot.
>Adler: Yeah, that'll do.
>Well, it seems with everything in place, all plans being laid, and everyone with an understanding of their roles and duties, things can fast-forward for a while and stopping at points of interest. It takes a while to organically build a following and once you master the technique to control the time-slips, it'll be even easier.
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>Audience Member: Wait, how did Adler know what a roller-coaster was when they didn't exist back then?
>Present Adler: Because, "Shut-up." That's why.
>Lana: You know, Adler should really stifle that kind of talk. If another agent besides you heard that, well it would be bad. That's not a threat, honest! That's just good advice. Plus, is it really so terrible? The Sisterhood can't be all that bad, beauty is the standard symbol for goodness, after all.
>Adler: A pretty face can hide an evil mind, and don't forget the devil was the most beautiful of all angels before he fell. But enough debating philosophy. You've had far too much of that today. So, Lana says she'll serve you. She'll go out and spread tales of your deeds, help you find this Skonk woman, and be your direct line of communication with the Sisterhood? Is that right? Will she stab you in the back like every other unseelie "ally" you've had?
>Lana: You weren't planning on stabbing him in the back.
>Adler: If the Sisterhood ordered her to, would she choose them or you.
>Lana: . . . You'd have to think about it. . .
>Adler: Yeah, that's what you thought. Well, she said she knew how to handle the time skips, so if she'd be so kind as to escort you back to the clearing WITHOUT launching you into the future, you'd very much appreciate it.
>Adler: What a roller-coaster this day has been. A lot of heavy, scary, and emotional stuff happened. You could really use something light-hearted and goofy to brighten things up.
>Rebecca: Oh, he's back! Just in time too! You had a brilliant idea to set a new trend in witchy fashion. Wearing boots on your hands and gloves on your feet! It's so edgy and subversive! You're still a bit loopy from the elfshot.
>Adler: Yeah, that'll do.
>Well, it seems with everything in place, all plans being laid, and everyone with an understanding of their roles and duties, things can fast-forward for a while and stopping at points of interest. It takes a while to organically build a following and once you master the technique to control the time-slips, it'll be even easier.
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>Audience Member: Wait, how did Adler know what a roller-coaster was when they didn't exist back then?
>Present Adler: Because, "Shut-up." That's why.