>>5867756"Yeah," you say.
"Okay, good. Phew! And I didn't scare you any? I guess it went south, considering you had to use the emergency jab, but I didn't hurt you? Or anybody who didn't need hurting?"
He's wringing his hands. You rub your mouth. "Um, you didn't hurt me."
"Told you," Branwen says.
"Well, that's something. I didn't think I would, but..."
His big face has grown pensive. He obviously thinks there's more to know.
>[A1] Tell Earl the complete truth about his evening: he freaked out and killed five or six skimmers after you lost consciousness. You don't think he was acting maliciously, but you don't think they really deserved to die, either. He should know in case he gets recognized, because they shot him really bad in the shoulder, and they probably have a manhunt out for him. >[A2] Tell Earl a bare outline of his evening. Yes, he hurt people who weren't you and who probably didn't deserve it. You think he thought he was protecting you. Refuse to give any more detail, so you don't wrack him with guilt.>[A3] Don't say anything else, even if he presses. He knows it all went wrong; that's all he needs to know. Just make sure he knows it wasn't really his fault.>[A4] Write-in. >[B1] Tell Earl the complete truth about his employer: that he was an sociopathic bastard who attempted to murder Felicia. You were forced to kill him to defend her. He was trying to steal or maybe break a seal that prevents God from leaking in and wrecking everything, and he in turn was working for an evil thieving bitch who's trying to become a god herself. So, yeah. >[B2] Tell Earl a bare outline of the truth about his employer. He ended up being a back-stabbing jerk who tried to kill Felicia. You stopped him, but you won't be getting paid anytime soon.>[B3] Leave out anything about his employer. Earl doesn't need more to worry about.>[B4] Write-in. >[C1] Tell Earl that he did kind of scare you— not because he was scary towards you, but because his loss of humanity was so pronounced. He does this to himself all the time? How? Why?>[C2] Tell a white lie and say he didn't scare you. He was very friendly, after all, and seemed to care about you to the extent he could. You trusted him. It was all okay. [Roll for convincingness.]>[C3] Write-in. 