<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/ELh6kfQ.jpg)</div>OOC<br/>Alright, things are getting a bit complex<br/>1) Ryan does care about Dannielle; they can target each other with magics at any range. This situation means that Ryan could (would ?) cast Shield to protect Dannielle.<br/>2) A clear and specific vision of Ryan's future is coming<br/>3) Ryan owes Fiona the answer to one specific question, and Fiona gets +1 Forward acting on the answer.<br/>4) I will allow Dannielle two questions about Ryan, as the first two are relatively straightforward to answer.<br/><br/>Location: Mary's Books and More.<br/>People: Ryan (aka Archivist), Mary Sr., Little Mary<br/><br/>Fiona, Explore a place of Power<br/>11 - On a 10+, your insight reveals much about the Circle's politics<br/>and schemes; ask the MC a question about the Circle and take<br/>+1 forward when acting on the answer.<br/>> Fiona can ask 1 question based on the information below.<br/><br/>Let It Out (uncover the essential truth of a thing or person in your presence)<br/>7-9 is a hit. I mark 1 Corruption. MC tells me how the ability is costly, limited, or unstable<br/>Danielle's Let It Out. Dannielle does a Soul Gaze (ala Dresden Files) into the Archivist. You will see their true nature, but they see yours.<br/><br/>Due to the Soul Gaze, Dannielle and Ryan have shared a moment of extreme intimacy,<br/>Oracle: When you share a moment of intimacy—physical or emotional—with another person, you gain a specific and clear vision of that person's future. Mark corruption to ask the MC up to two follow-up questions; they must answer honestly.<br/>Wizard: When you share a moment of intimacy—physical or emotional— with another person, decide if you care about them. If you do, you form a sympathetic connection;<br/>you can target each other with magics at any range and intuitively know if the other is in danger. If you don't, mark corruption.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ryan shook his head and smiled at Dannielle. Danielle was unsure how much was due to her knowledge of Ryan and how much was a physical change in posture and tone. However, the person speaking to her was older, more powerful, and more confident.<br/><br/>Ryan smiled in memory,<strong>"Mary's mother, for the child was Mary senior, was an enigma. She insisted on being called Flower. Flower was free with her love, claiming to be a flower that any could pollinate. She was free with her affections but also free in her use of hallucinogenic. I slept with Flower, along with many others. Whether or not Mary is mine biologically, she is my child in spirit. I'm not good parental material, perhaps better as an Uncle."</strong>Ryan sighed,<strong>"Mary Senior at the counter upstairs is that child. I got her adopted by a nice family. I'd stop in occasionally and was invited to the wedding when she married. My wedding gift was enough for the two to buy and open this store."</strong><br/><br/>Ryan frowned at a bad memory,<strong>"Unfortunately, Mary Senior's husband died in an auto accident."</strong>Ryan looked from Dannielle to Fiona and back,<strong>"As well, by that time, I had gone down a rather dark path. I used the collapse of the Berlin Wall as an excuse to retire and look after Mary Senior and Mary Junior."</strong>Ryan waved to the workshop,<strong>"I will not claim that I have beaten my swords into plowshares, but I have turned my vocation from practical into academic."</strong>Ryan sighed,<strong>"Unfortunately, my past came looking for me. I was able to defend the shop, but the attackers caught Mary Junior's husband in the crossfire."</strong><br/><br/>A vision suddenly struck Dannielle; a bearded grey-haired man stands squared off with Ryan. There is tension between the two and a complex dance of emotions - anger and affection.<br/><br/>The gray-haired man speaks,<strong>"Ryan, it has been too long. You've had thirty years to play the academic. The forces of darkness are marching once again."</strong><br/><br/>Ryan laughed bitterly,<strong>"The forces of darkness are always on the march - the fascists, the communists, now terrorists. I came close to becoming part of that darkness."</strong><br/><br/>The grey-haired man shifted tact,<strong>"I care for you Ryan. Once we were in love."</strong><br/><br/>Ryan shook his head and growled,<strong>"No, you were in lust with me. A boy who could appear to be a woman. Although, I have wondered what was foremost in your mind. My disguise as your daughter, or the ability to have a sex partner that would not age."</strong><br/><br/>The grey-haired man shook his head,<strong>"You wound me Ryan. You are special. In all my years, I have not met anyone like you."</strong><br/><br/>The vision fades, although the conversation is not over.