Re: Chapter 1, Phase 3 Intermission - Tethia
Tageru hugs Tethia, and she cries on his shoulder, and even his cold and expressionless face seems sad now. "No. You won't change all of that. But you will change some of it. Let me tell you a story:
I was once a young boy, and I lived in an estate near Arjuf. And one time, there was a great tide, and the sea washed up on the shore a lot of starfish. They were all washed up on the shore and dying. And as I walked down the shore, I saw a young patrician girl walking, no, running and throwing the starfish back into the sea. And I asked her: 'Why are you doing this? It can't possibly make a difference. There must be ten thousand of these starfish here, dying.'
And then she took one and threw it into the sea, and said 'to that one starfish, it meant everything.'
You can't save everyone, and you can't change all that's bad in the world. But that doesn't mean you should stop trying! If you save just one life, that means everything to the man that life belonged to! And imagine how many lives you can save! It will be everything to those people you save. And to their loved ones. And to many, many more. One good deed affects more people than we're aware of, more than even they're aware of.
And, yes, people are vain, selfish, sometimes downright evil! But that doesn't mean they aren't worth trying. Everyone makes mistakes. It's up to us to correct those mistakes when we can, and lead the souls of those we can to the right path. It's not always easy, but it's always right. Every man saved is one more soul closer to joining the Dragons, one more good person willing to make this world a better place.
I know you can be that good person. I know you can make a difference, however small. To those it affects, it will be everything. To me, it will be everything.
And you won't be hanged, I won't allow it! I would fight to the death for every good person I know, I believe that's why the Dragons chose me, and I'd die fighting before I'd let them take a good person like you."
Tageru puts his hand under Tethia's chin gently, and raises her head slowly, his green eyes meeting her watery blue eyes filled with tears.
"I see so much more in the future for you. So much good, so much great deeds. Don't let sadness take it all from you. Don't waste your Exalted life in vain. I will be there for you, as your friend and brother, when you need me, to help you. But you have to make the decision to go on yourself. I can only offer you the hand. It is you that must take it."
Tageru hugs Tethia again, and she cries on his shoulder.
"It's okay, little sister. Even the Exalted have to cry sometimes. Let it all out, so you can go on with your life. It's time for a new beginning."
[Private to Storyteller: OOC: So, it's two more social attacks against Tethia, and I use WP on the first. (it's not a flurry, just two attacks over two actions.) As for the stunt, I have two things to say:
1) I take 1 XP as a reward. ;) :D
2) I was really drunk while I was writing this, so I apologize for any and all nonsense I wrote (I really hope there was none that was too horrible) :)
Btw, I'm still drunk at the moment... :)]