General test

[wing_of_bat]

-1-


Did you know that I've been watching you?

[Did you? Maybe. At the least, it would explain that suffocating sense of dread that's been following you for the past few days.]

It's just that it would be... unfortunate if something untoward were to happen to you, so I've been taking preventative measures. It's quite harmless. To you, at least. If anyone were to make an attempt on your life, well, that would be quite a different story.

If your food tastes different than usual, I wouldn't pay it any mind.


-2-


[Hey, you! You have a PROBLEM of some kind. Be it a physical ailment, too much stress, romantic complications, or strange people annoying you, its proooobably not the end of the world, but that hasn't stopped Tharja from being a helper!]

Won't you come with me for a moment? I've come up with a solution for your little problem. Yes, indeed... you'll make a perfect test subject for this spell. I can't wait to see the results...


-3-


[Tharja just did something for you! Whether it's prompt 2, helping you fight off bad guys, warding you from some sort of calamity, or whatever, you actually came out of it better off, despite the girl's creepiness.]

[Before you can offer any thanks, though:]

This puts you in my debt, does it not? Oh, magnificent! This will be fun.

What should I ask in return? A drop of blood? A terrible secret? Or maybe I could turn you into my new familiar. It's been too long since I had something to take my mind off of this dreary world.


-4- Battle


[Obligatory battle prompt! Enemy or ally. Unsettling waves of radiating darkness surround the sorceress.]

Do you remember what it's like to truly fear the darkness? Fear born not of practical concern, but of something deeper, something primal. All children are born with it, and it is the transient light of the civilized world that erases it from our hearts.

Would you like to remember it now?

Comments

2

[timekeepsonslipping]

Oh really? Man, I have been having quite the prooooo.... eh? test subject? y'know on second thought, it's really not big of a problem.

[wing_of_bat]

I assure you, your life is not in any danger. Not from me, at least.

[timekeepsonslipping]

Sure if you say so. Then again, you're not the weirdest doc I've been to.

[Kind of a spooky girl, probably cute if she were less spooky]

[wing_of_bat]

[Tharja leads Axl into a tent dominated by a glowing purple magic circle on the ground, dotted with spooky candles. There is a small bed in the corner. Does someone actually live in here?]

Shall we begin at once?

[timekeepsonslipping]

[He whistles, looks like that one movie... what's it called? with the secondary school girls. Oh well, not like anyone's gonna know what the hell he's talking about]

Didn't know people still use magic circles and stuff anymore. So this is gonna work, huh?

Well, it's not like I got any place I gotta be in a hurry.

1

[gogoghostpowers]

[squuuuiiiiiiints.]

Are you saying someone's trying to kill me?

[wing_of_bat]

In the event that someone was, wouldn't you rather be prepared?

[gogoghostpowers]

I don't know, I think I'm pretty prepared for that sort of thing.

[wing_of_bat]

You never know what kind of troubles will come for you when your guard is down.

[gogoghostpowers]

I think I can handle them.

1

[just_as_keikakusei]

Oh, uh. Th-thanks, Tharja....

[wing_of_bat]

Oh, don't mention it. I'll keep doing it either way.

Is there anything else I can do for you today, brave leader?

[just_as_keikakusei]

No, not really. I was just about to check on our weapons stockpile. You don't need any new tomes, right?

[wing_of_bat]

Oh, I have more of them than I know what to do with. Are you sure you won't consider learning dark magic yourself?

[just_as_keikakusei]

You know, I'd love to, really, but I just don't have the time! I'm just so busy with all my duties, ahahahahaha!

[Oh gods please believe her.]

1

[onmyheart]

[Oh, Tharja, you picked the wrong guy to creep on. The cold glare that serves as Jaffar's default expression somehow grows even harder.]

...I don't need your protection. Go bother someone else.

[wing_of_bat]

[Your indifference only makes the flames burn hotter, Jaffar!]

Oh, I wouldn't be quite so sure of that. The world is a dangerous place.

[onmyheart]

Not as dangerous as me. [It may sound like a brag, but Jaffar doesn't possess enough of an ego for that- he means it simply as a statement of fact.]

[wing_of_bat]

Even the most dangerous warrior must sleep eventually.

[onmyheart]

[flatly:] Why do you care?

3

[buttsinattheend]

[Witches, man.]

I can always repay you by buying you real clothes.

[wing_of_bat]

What's wrong with my clothes?

[buttsinattheend]

Where do I start? Let's just say they look like they breathe a lot. You must have been freezing the past couple of weeks.

[wing_of_bat]

The power of darkness sustains my body comfortably.

[buttsinattheend]

Good for you, but that's the only suggestion I've got. My blood probably wouldn't work for your purposes, I don't have any secrets, and I've retired from the familiar business.