[ xclericus ] examine pike
Open terminal // @xclericus
>> Open PARTY?  >Yes.  >No.
>> Select PARTY MEMBER:Â Â >GROGÂ >KEYLETHÂ Â >PIKE Â Â Â Â >EXAMINE? Â Â Â Â >EQUIP? Â Â >SCANLANÂ Â >VAXâILDANÂ Â >VEXâAHLIA
>>She was a shining beacon in the darkest of times and you owe her your life many times over. Everyone does at this point.
>>Is that why your eyes linger? Guilt? Or reverence? You arenât sure.Â
>>That small body takes on more weight than it should. And you have begun to notice the faltering that causes the exhaustion taking the place of light.
>>Sheâll never be dim to you or anyone else but you notice the flicker. In many ways its what you have struggled with for so long. The constants were there, just different variables.
>>Itâs the selfishness you have that makes you want to look the other way but you canât. Sheâs never looked the other way for you. She has tried her best to walk every step she could at your side and youâre all the more rich for it.
>>She has taught you that sometimes the kind touch of MERCY and WARMTH can do more than CRUEL and COLD calculations. Youâre a better person for it.
>>Youâve never felt as free and cleansed of your DARKNESS than in her presence. You donât much care for her patron but Pike fills that role plenty already for you. REDEMPTION is taught. Earned. Never delivered.
>>Do you approach?   >Let her know youâll be there as she has need of you.   >You have a habit of breaking more than you fix, perhaps not.Â
>>You approach her and rest a hand on her shoulder. Your smile is kind, similar in caliber to what she has offered you in the past. The only reason you stand here now is because of her. She gifted you a necklace which was apparently just enough to keep you around.
>>Youâll make it up to her one day. One day at a time for as long as you live.
>>Pike will always hold a special place in your heart for all that she has given you. And youâll try your hardest to give back to her.
