[Choose Your Own Adventure] Part 16
Added 2021-11-02 12:29:50 +0000 UTC(There was a tie last time... So both options are reflected in this part!)
Part 16
“Are you done?” you ask.
Then you hit the mimic on the head with your book. It’s not hard—the little kitten looks more indignant than hurt.
With a smile, you say, “Ha! Tricked you. My name isn’t Librarian.”
Twain takes his paw and smooths the orange fur on his head. “Pfft. Yeah? Well…” He jumps onto his four paws and puffs up, his fur standing on end. “Fight me, punk. I’ll transform into a leviathan or a salamander and I’ll take you!”
You suspect the mimic is at his limit. Since he’s so young, and unbonded, he probably can’t transform any more without resting or eating.
The kitten hisses as you and then swipes his paw.
“If you DON’T bond with me, what’re you going to do?” you ask. “Make witty comments till your enemies die of boredom?”
Twain calms himself a bit. His fur returns to normal, his stub-tail droops, and his long ears hang low on the side of his head. He takes a small breath and stares at the rocks near your feet. “All my siblings bonded with people… but that didn’t save them.” He suddenly lifts his head and ears tall. “I thought I could handle it all on my own!”
With a sigh, he gets quiet again. “I guess… It would be better to bond. And…” He snorts and laughs once. “You did trick me once. But just once. That’s nothing to get cocky about, bub.”
Twain walks over and nuzzles your leg, purring as he does so.
That’s when you feel something unlike anything else. Magic touches your innermost thoughts and being. A special connection—something life altering.
The mimic wants to bond.
What do you do?
A) Reject the bond. “Ha! Tricked you again.” Kick the kitten and leave.
B) Accept the bond. “Don’t worry. We’re not going to lose to hose mystic seekers!”
C) Reject the bond. “On second thought… No.”
D) Accept the bond. “Hey. I’m your arcanist now. You’ve got to be nicer to me.”
E) Accept the bond, and say nothing.
F) Accept the bond. Then pick up Twain, and hug him tight. “I love kittens, by the way.”
G) Accept the bond. “From now on, you listen to me. I’m in charge.”
