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Walking along the path, you tug on Daniel's shirt. He looks down to you, eyebrow raised.
"Umm...When we get home...can we stop by another house on the way?" You ask, looking straight down at the cobblestone road and tugging at your clothes.
Daniel sizes you up as you walk, staring at you while deep in thought, "Maybe. Why'd you bring it up now?"
"Umm..." You stammer.
In spite of your concerns however, some more pressing concerns emerged...
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"How ya'll doing today? Nice weather, ain't it?" He says, giving you a scary smile.
You peek out from behind Daniel to look at the man. He's wearing a white shirt under a flannel jacket, with dirty jeans on. He has...dirty blonde hair that's almost as long as a girl's, and he looks to be about as old as Daniel. Despite his appearance, he seems perfectly comfortable. This might have to do with the fact he has friends backing him up with guns.
Still, that's not about to stop you. Daniel might get hurt if you don't do something!
"...Um, yeah!" You say, stuttering as you step out from behind Daniel. The group turns to regard you, while the gunmen are still firmly pointing their arms at Daniel.
The unarmed man smiles when he sees you. "Howdy there, girlie. Don't get too excited now, we just wanna have a chat with yer daddy."
You're confused for a moment before Daniel speaks up from behind you, "Now now, no need to get my daughter mixed up in'ta all this." He says, emulating the blonde man's accent.
[Trait Unlocked = Speech-E: You're brave enough to speak to others, but a little intimidation or explaining advanced concepts go slightly beyond you.]
"It..." You pause, and take a deep breath as everyone regards you once more, "It seems to be pretty nice out. W-We're lucky there isn't much rain, right mister?" You say, adding a forcefully cheery note to your voice at the end.
Everyone waits, as if you just asked him a question about his personal life. The man steps forward onto the cobblestone road, then gets down on one knee to be at about your height.
[Speech Test: E-D Pass, F Fail]
[Rank E: Partial Success]
"Girlie, this man here isn't your daddy, is he?" You are shocked that he saw though the minor deception, but you realized only too late that you didn't even attempt to sound the same as Daniel.
But he's not shooting...?
"Girlie, what's yer name? Whaddya doin out here on the roads?" He asks, peering dangerously up to Daniel, as if to tell him to stay silent.
You Are In A Combat Situation.
Relevant Skills and Items:
[Stealth-D: You can reliably move silently, albeit at a slower pace. Sneaking up on more than one person, or someone particularly alert, is likely beyond your ability]
[Speech-E: You're brave enough to speak to others, but a little intimidation or explaining advanced concepts go slightly beyond you.]
[Combat Trick: Assassin Style- You know exactly where to strike to take down somebody, and can do it unfailingly so long as you get the drop on them]
[Weapon- Daddy's Knife: A big butcher knife your father used to work with corpses as a Necromancer. You killed him with it. Stealthy.]
Plan?
[x] Explain exactly who you are, and where you're going.
[x] Signal Daniel to attack, this man might be important enough to deter the gunmen.
[x] Say something to appease him,
-[x] What?
[x] Write in
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This encounter tickles me, because they're a bunch of ways this could've gone depending on who trained you, and who you took along, and how you equipped them.
