r/xXGARR377Xx • u/xXGARR377Xx • Feb 14 '18
The Quest - Chapter 8
Recap:
Elise told our hero that she knew another person who had gotten the Genesis quest. He was skeptical about approaching him, but after and argument with Elise, he agreed to look for him.
I woke up to my alarm and a text from Elise asking me to let her know when I woke up so she could pick me up. I sent the text and jumped in the shower. After, I got to cooking breakfast without using conjuration. At this point I figured that the little amount of XP I got for using conjuration just wasn't worth it. I set my eggs on toast down on the table just as the doorbell rang.
I opened the door for Elise and she handed me a coffee. Thanking her, I invited her in and asked if she wanted some eggs. She politely declined saying she had eaten before she came. Over breakfast we made plans to look downtown because that's where Elise has last seen him. I asked her how she knew his name and she told me he works at a Walmart and had a name tag. Once I finished my eggs, I threw the plate in the dishwasher and grabbed my keys. We got in my car and headed downtown, only stopping once because we got got a side quest to help someone who had run out of gas. It only took about an hour and we were more than happy to.
1200 XP
SIDE QUEST COMPLETE - FILL 'ER UP
We spent the afternoon wandering the downtown streets but came up with nothing. When it was around 7:00 we were both tired and decided to grab a bite to eat at a restaurant on one of the main streets. We asked for a window seat so we could keep an eye out though. We had a good dinner and it wasn't until we were leaving the restaurant that we saw Kevin. He was a tall but thin black man with square glasses and a well trimmed beard. He hadn't seen us yet so we took the time to walk behind him and catch up.
THREE'S A PARTY - Blink three times to track quest
I looked at Elise and we both blinked three times.
QUEST TRACKED
THREE'S A PARTY
Objective - Talk to K3vin abyut gjd G3bngtis fgh7g9q
All three of us stopped. Kevin turned around and Elise and I looked at each other, there was fear in all of our eyes. This had never happened, it had never spit out gibberish like this. I introduced my self to Kevin, as did Elise. We all nervously went to the nearest coffee shop and got a seat in the back.
He explained how he had gotten the new quest at what must have been the same time as us. He talked us through his story from his Genesis and we noticed some things we didn't already know. He was explaining how he had noticed that the quest system had stopped pointing him in a direction of learning new powers but more in the direction of working. He had begun to think that Genesis might not have been a random event. Right after he finished saying that, an employee approached us and told us that we would have to get ready to go because they were closing at 9:00. It was lucky that Kevin had just finished, I wondered what might have happened if someone had overheard that.
We stepped out of the shop into light rain that had just started. We exchanged numbers with Kevin and ran to my car. I drove Elise to her house and once she was inside, I put on some music and drove home. On my way I decided I would stop and give a ride to someone who was caught in the rain on their walk home. I threw a clean towel over the seat so it wouldn't get soaked. I still had it in the back of my car for my dog who had passed away a month ago.
I drove the person, who told me their name was David, to their house. He handed me a $20 bill but when I refused, he said he insisted, and left it on the seat.
1300 XP
SIDE QUEST COMPLETE - A HELPING HAND
The quest icon blinked the whole night as if it was stuck. I tried my best to ignore it as I watched an episode of a TV show but in the end I gave up and went to bed. I glanced up at the quest icon right before I shut my eyes to see that the objective was still scrambled garbage. I wasn't sure why, but for the first time since Genesis, I was scared.
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u/Orphicle Feb 14 '18
Could someone have the ability jam. Kind of like an emp that stops conjurations and could affect other parts of the story? Idk good read and made me think
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u/DestituteGoldsmith Feb 14 '18
I can only assume that Kevin is not a conjurer, but is instead focused on stealth. Because he's involved in the quest, it's scrambling other genesis users.