>>5332604Yes it did, you nod as you watch the stragglers disappear into the shadows, yes it did… Stretching your now fully-healed legs, you spin on your heels to face your dumb friends with a genial grin! So, you ask, how’s everyone?
“We’re fine, but what about you?” Asks Sybil as she and Art exchange worried glances.
“Yea… you got kinda messed up near the end there…” Eddie says with a frown.
“Psssh, it’ll take a <span class="mu-i">lot</span> more than that to kill her, dude.” Talbot scoffs as he gestures to you. “She’s almost as strong as me, if you recall.”
“Is that so?” Teevor asks as he looks to Gus for feedback and finds none. “I was under the impression she was the strongest…”
You impress <span class="mu-i">right</span>, you reply, kicking some dust in Talbot’s direction! He’s right, though–it’ll take more than that to kill this tough cookie!
“Well at any rate you did a pretty good job dealing with those skeletons…” Tucker remarks with pride in his voice. “Not sure how you thought all that up so quickly, but it should keep <span class="mu-r">TIM</span> occupied for a little bit!”
“Full of surprises, this one.” Mitzi laughs. “So-”
Before she can finish, a sputter of static bursts from your pocket! The hell?
“Probably da’ radio, kid.”
Oh yea, huh? Fishing the device out, you bring it close to your ear and barely manage to get an ‘<span class="mu-i">aho-</span>’ out before a panicked, familiar voice comes out of the speaker!
“<span class="mu-s">STAN!</span>” Stripes? “<span class="mu-s">IT’S AN EMERGENCY!</span>”
<span class="mu-r">END OF PART 17</span>
<span class="mu-g">ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: WITCHFUL THINKING</span>
