>>5771832"Such naivety is most unusual." Sierra remarks, and you nod in return.
"And I think so too - she's either completely unaware of the dangers, or that somehow she has an ace up her sleeve. Some kinda hidden ability, even." True, she's very confident, even for kids her age. Either Clyde is one hell of a bodyguard, or she really have some kind of superpower.
"So, I decided to shelf the obvious question of 'who the hell are you, actually?' and instead asked if she knew a faction with a broken anvil as its logo - she said she never heard them."
You straighten out your back. "But, the conversation was interesting enough to make her take a detour to Goblinton before going north." Indeed, you told her to find Grandpa, hopefully she'll understand more about the broken anvils than you.
"After that, we split ways just outside the Samemaru, we went here, they went to Goblinton. Then we arrived on Crack. The rest, you already know."
"Fascinating. Your story has been logged, Rosa. You are quite honest for a con artist."
"Or so it seems."
"Indeed. By the way, I did owe you a story about your grandpa that you haven't heard of, right?"
"Yep." Your family's history always fascinates you.
"Browsing... have you heard of the time he explored the haunted outpost?"
"Heard it."
Sierra shifts into a more curious pose. "Then how about when he first met Nemo?"
"Heard it too."
"Hmmm. Perchance you've heard of him deceiving while being honest? The time he met his lifelong friends, James and Petunia?"
"Heard them both."
"Interesting, very interesting. Then what about the time he went to the kobolds as a diplomat? Or of the time he piloted a mech? Maybe the one where he went toe-to-toe with an assassin?"
"Wait, what? I've never heard those three before!" Maybe you've heard the kobold one mentioned in passing, but not the other two.
Despite Sierra's face being made of immutable, heavenly porcelain, you can feel a hint of a smile. "Then, you may choose one of them for me to tell."
>CHOOSE ONE>□ Grandpa Gobson the Diplomat>□ Grandpa Gobson Gets in the Mech>□ Grandpa Gobson and the Assassin 