Not Quite Lovecraft

Since I don't feel like accidentally doing any insinuating, and this is a Lovecraft world, I am inserting in an imaginary native tribe, the Kawatche (totally ripped off from the show Smallville). Expect a lot of hybridization. Will do my best to be respectful

You sought around Winnipeg, being directed further and further to the west until finally you encountered natives. Your questioning lead you to being directed further west, where the Kawatche tribe rested along Lake Manitoba. You had your reservations about approaching them directly, uncertain of yourself in this new place, but you needed a guide, and knew they would be the best people to ask for that from.

The people stared at you as you approached the community center on the reservation, something in their eyes that set you on edge. You didn't think all of them were fooled by the locket you wore. "What does the o'ikim'tapi seek with us?" a man asked.

You blinked. "I'm sorry? I'm looking for a guide to help me find a friend."

"Another of your kind is here in our lands?" he asked.

Ah. He definitely saw past your locket. You wrapped your hand around it. "My friend is human. His name is Robert Sinclair. He is doing field research out in the woods."

"Ah, him." He nodded. "I will take you there." You relaxed, relieved that it went so smoothly. It was still unnerving to be seen so clearly.

[ ]Make chatter as you head to Robert's
[ ]Ask about the gem
[ ]Stay quiet
[ ]Write-in

"What do you know of the o'ikim'tapi?" you asked your guide curiously.

"You speak as if you are not one yourself."

"I wasn't. I only recently became this."

The guide hummed. "Meddling with dangerous magics is not wise."

"It was an act of desperation. I was going to be killed."

The guide hummed again. "We do not have much contact with the o'ikim'tapi. We know they exist. We know they prefer the oceans. Beyond that we don't know."

You studied him trying to divine if he was telling the truth. It seemed he was being honest. His wariness of you came from inexperience with deep ones. He knew of them, but not about them. "How did your people meet my friend?"

"We came across him on a hunt. We invited him back to eat with us, and grew to know him. He is a good scholar, with a good heart. He is eager to learn and open to the world." You nodded, pleased by the compliments to your friend.

You reached the camp, and Robert looked up in shock. "Oliver? I thought you died!"

"I almost did," you admitted. "I apologize for leaving you behind." The guide slipped away silently, leaving you to your reunion. Robert stepped forward and reached out to clasp your hands.

"How? What happened?"

"I found the cultist powering the ritual," you told him. "I fought him, but he managed to shoot me. I was going to die. I had a way to return home though, and my friend Emily helped patch me up enough to recover. I wrote you a letter as soon as I could, but I guess I arrived here ahead of that."

Robert laughed in delight. "Of course you had a strange trick up your sleeve to survive!" He clapped you heartily on the back and pulled you forward. "I may not know anything about what you've found yourself involved in, but I am glad you're alright."

[ ]Reveal to him you're no longer human
[ ]Show him the gem and explain you're here to return it
[ ]Show him the gem and ask if you can give it to Emily
[ ]Write-in

You smiled. "Truly terrible our camping trip was ruined. Ah, but that's not all I brought with me!" You reached into your coat and pulled out the gem.

"What? You have it?" Robert stared in surprise.

"It was at the ritual site, I took it when breaking it. You said you were entrusted with the gem, it seemed only right to return it to you again." Robert gave a wane smile at your words. "Ah, I understand it's dangerous. I do have a friend who is much more experienced in these things than me, perhaps you would entrust her to watch over it? She could keep it from being used again. But it's your choice, not mine."

"You know more of these things than I do. I trust you wouldn't give it to someone who would use it for harm."

"Very well." You tucked the gem back into your pocket.

[ ]Reveal you are changed
[ ]Suggest spending a day camping together
[ ]Write-in