Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

Page 14

"You take the staff and book of spells..."

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You don't know how to use a sword, and the last time you used an axe you nearly lost a toe. You spend some time considering the bow, but a glance down at your chest causes you to cringe. Not large, maybe, but still in the way.

All that's left is wooden staff carved with an intricate scrolling design and a book. You always thought magic would be cool to try, so you take the staff and book.

Turning around, the gnarled old man leers at you again. "Ye's think a slip of a gel like ye can handle 'at?"

You give the staff an experimental swing through the air, and unexpectedly an arc of rainbow light appears and throws the lecherous old man into the air, where with a 'pop' he transforms into a box turtle.

You hear clapping from your left, and spin to see the girl who gave you your ride standing there with a smile on her face. "He's been needing that for a while now. A little time as a turtle will do him some good."

"Uhm, okay?" You say, looking down at her chainmail armor, a sword and shield hung across her back. She had not been wearing them when she had delivered the apples.

Glancing down and catching on to what you are looking at, she laughs. "I'm Lisa, and I'll be joining you, if you'll let me."

"Why would I need an apple delivery girl?" You ask, confused.

"Because I'm not just a delivery girl, I'm a Knight. With the Mage's forces about, leaving deliveries to untrained merchants and drivers often results in those deliveries not being made. Nevertheless, we try to keep our presence hidden when possible."

You nod your understanding.

What do you do?

---Accept Lisa's offer to join you.
---Decline her offer, and go on your own.
---Decline her offer, and seek another partner.

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The voting begins...NOW!("Page 1" posted on 2/2/2011, voting to close at noon CST on 2/3/2011)

NOTES: Sorry, I just had to sneak a couple more (quite obscure) computer puns into the mix. Anyone catch them? (Hints: one is a very obscure reference to a programming language, the other is a much more obvious reference to a computer from the early '80s...)