So much love.

broken boy had done it. he had defeated the throne watcher and defender, nashandra, and finally aldia. he was ready to take the throne and lead drangleic. but something was bothering him.

he recalled the discussions he had with aldia. discussions about the nature of life and death, light and dark. the curse at the center of life in this realm. was this it? was he doomed to repeat this cycle endlessly? was he always going to be like this? were there no other options?

perhaps there were. perhaps broken boy didn't need to be stuck any longer. perhaps he wasn't beholden to the roles imposed upon him by the world he found himself in. maybe, if he just took charge, he could free himself.

broken boy stood before the statue, fragrant branch in hand, ready to start the process he had long since put out of his mind. behind the petrified blockade were basilisks who threatened to turn him to stone as well, but his journey had strengthened him and he defeated them with ease.

broken boy stood on the overlook and saw the ogre- no, ogres- that guarded the coffin he sought. a formidable fight left him weakened but as determined as ever to finally take control of his life, his body.

his only remaining foe was this foul spirit that had been chasing him around all of drangleic, haunting him, showing up in the least opportune places. at this point it was no real threat, merely a nuisance, one final obstacle to overcome. but broken boy was used to overcoming adversity. in some ways he had been doing it his whole life. the clothes which previously sickened his friends have now sickened his enemies. he embraced it. it was a new strength.

all that, and now this. standing at the precipice of this choice had long seemed like a dream, something to want but never have. it was, in some ways, a simple task. just lay down in the coffin and let it happen. it's just like going to bed. to sleep. perchance, to dream. and when you wake up, your dream will stay with you. you will carry it with you, realized, tangible. he wanted this. so why was he still scared? what if he regretted it? what if he had deluded himself? what if it wasn't possible? but he knew it was possible, he knew he wanted it, he knew it would never happen unless he made it happen. so he did. he stepped into the coffin, layed down, and let the lid close over him. it would all be over soon. broken boy was dying and someone else was being born.

and that was it. it was over. the new life could begin. these clothes fit differently now, contouring new curves previously unknown to be possible. this hair was softer and flowed more freely. this body felt more real than the last one. it all felt more real- ...no, not more real. it felt actually real for the first time in her life. it was indescribable. she was free.

oh! look, she's turning to us now. she looks like she has something to say.

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But I know. I think it was me.

In my defense I never intended to start a rumor. Many years ago I worked as a cleaner at the school and one evening I had to transport one of those big floor washing machines from the basement to the second level via the elevator. When the doors opened a very confused looking man stood inside. He was one of those slicked back gym-bro IT guys and made no movement to get out. The elevator wouldn’t fit him, me and the machine so I asked “Where are you going? Up or down?”

He gave me a smug shit-eating grin and said “Down?” in a mocking tone.

It took me a second to realize that of course he wasn’t going down, we were in the basement, but his look and tone annoyed me so much I refused to admit I misspoke and instead said “Yeah, down. I don’t know if you’re going to the second basement”

His smile disappeared “There’s a second basement?”

“Yeah but it sounds like you don’t have access to it so I guess you’re going up? I’ll just wait”

I never thought of it as anything other than a funny story to tell about that time I got so annoyed with a guy that I invented an entire second basement, but it turns out he probably refused to believe a cleaner fooled him and the story spread.

As a rule of thumb, if you have to dig it up it's a crime, but if you can just yoink it then it's a-okay.