[X] She decides to let Rebecca drink the weird liquid that supposedly grants powers.

Part of you thinks that it is a stupid idea to just drink a random vial of liquid you've found in a secret criminal laboratory just because it might give you some powers. On the other hand, Rebecca is an adult like you and can make her own decisions. If she wants to do something foolish like this, well, you doubt it will kill her. You'll really be kicking yourself if she does come to harm, but your sister can make her own choices.

"Fine, go ahead," you reply, "I'm not going to stop you."

"Great!" exclaims Rebecca as her face lights up and you wince at the loudness of her response, hoping that nobody upstairs hears you.

That said, there is something more to this as Rebecca eagerly unplugs the vial and downs its contents. You think about what Rebecca has said and done since your birthday. You know that she had something of an interest in superheroes and supervillains for a few years now though Rebecca never made a big deal out of it. And then there is how enthusiastic she reacted to you revealing your powers to the point she was more excited about them than you were.

Then she was gung-ho about helping you find leads combined with following you out here. She's jealous. Sort of. You don't think she has anything against you, but Rebecca wants powers of own. She might be willing to accept fulfilling her dreams of being a superhero by living vicariously through you and helping you out from the sides, but your sister wants to be a superhero.

And so Rebecca is willing to drink a vial of unknown liquid in the middle of a criminal laboratory because she wants superpowers of her own and to be a superhero in her own right. Then as you are processing all this, Rebecca lets out a very unladylike curse as she begins to cough while her body starts convulsing.

"Rebecca!" you cry as you rush over to her, catching her falling form before it can hit the ground.

You freeze, unsure of what is wrong with her as her body writhes in your grip and you find yourself hoping that her action didn't backfire like you feared it would. Then after a moment, you get a hold of yourself and you do some basic health checks that you picked up over the years.

Okay, your sister seems fine-ish. She is out cold and still twitching, but her pulse and temperature are normal. Nor can you spot anything else out of the ordinary. Rebecca just seems to be unconscious, nothing more.

You are going to call this a night. You got some information on who these guys are and Rebecca has drunk their special power potion. Now your sister is out cold and needs to be taken away before the bad guys find her. You don't want them capturing her or worse, recognising her since they have already met her before.

Throwing Rebecca over your back, you carefully make your way upstairs and out of the front door. For a moment you worry that one of the men spots you as he glances into the hallway, but his eyes pass over you without recognition.

And with that, you are home free. Except for explaining this to your parents.


Thankfully, Mum and Dad don't blame you for Rebecca's antics, instead holding your sister fully responsible. Speaking of your sister, she woke up in the morning with an exhausted body, pounding headache and what she could only describe as a well of power within her that she can't quite touch yet. Not without suffering enough pain to bring tears to her eyes and make her cry out anyway.

At least it looks like Rebecca's foolishness paid off. Hopefully she will be able to use her new power in time because it would just be cruel for her to come so close and just have them out of her reach.

For now, Rebecca is 'sick' as far as anyone apart from the four of you are concerned. Not that it will stop her punishment, just delay it as Mum and Dad have plans in mind for when she recovers.

In the meantime, you need to decide what you'll be doing next. You forced the power drug dealers to lay low for now, but there are other groups for you to deal with.

What does Nimue do next?
[] She waits to go after the Eternal Empire again. (Skip to February)
[] She decides to deal with the local thieves in the meantime.
[] She decides to tackle the local anarchist hideout.
[] She decides to investigate what the Irishmen are up to.



So this update took about a day longer than planned, but a couple of days rather than just one isn't too bad. Anyway, the first outing is over and you have a choice of waiting until next month to keep going after your current targets or picking one of the other adventure leads to tackle in the meantime. The fall out of Rebecca drinking the power vial will be covered in the next update as I want something to cover in the next update.

For those wondering, if you had voted to stop Rebecca from drinking, you would have taken a persuasion check to stop her followed by physically trying to stop her if the persuasion failed.

Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to. Feel to ask questions for more details and information.