Carthrat-World Savior: An adventure in misplaced optimism

[Carthrat]

"I," says Carthrat, deliberatly drawing out the word, "am Carthrat. You, are, um, hell, I dunno, where the hell are we, anyway?" he asks, turning to face Wizard. "Some underground bunker-slash-laboratory somewhere. How are you feeling?"

[Bean Bandit]

"Like Someone stabbed me in the head with an icepick." She responds gruffly, standing carefully as Wizard comes over.

"You can call her....Um, Say, Katana." He suggests. "She seems to excel at Melee combat, but none of the other sword names really fit such a cute girl." This elicits a snarl from her, which makes him jump. "No disrespect intended, of course, madam." She still doesn't look impressed, but makes no further issue, hugging herself and glaring at the world in general.

"At any rate, she has good overall competency rates, and a good learning curve. She'll have some difficulty with firearms, but hand to hand and bladed weapons, she'll be unmatched. Hmm...Give her 30 seconds in virtually any road vehicle, and she can start it, and drive it nearly flawlessly within five minutes. Complicated vehicles, such as hoverbikes and Mosjets, she'll need between two to ten minutes to learn." he takes a breath, eyeing her with some satisfaction.

She looks to you, a shying away from Wizard a bit. "Do you have any idea what the hell he's taking about?"

[Carthrat]

"I might," replies Carthrat, cheerily. "Call yourself whatever you like, I guess. Don't take his word for it. Can you remember anything? Do you need anything? Something to eat or drink or whatever?"

[Bean Bandit]

Wizard interjects, forcefully. "This is extremely important. To a creature of magic, names have great power, and I cannot predict the results if a true name for her is discovered, by either you, or your opponents. Call her something else if you wish, but be very careful not to discover, or let Leviathan discover it. Though, that should be a minor problem, at best." he took a deep breath, Katana simply staring at him.

"Make him stop scaring me. And yes, I could use a sandwich. And I can remember somethings, but nothing that makes any sense right now. Or my 'True name'." She informs you, and frowns. "I'm not usually this co-operative..."

[Carthrat]

If I don't know what it is or how to find out, how can I protect it? And how can I protect it from myself? Well, I guess I won't actively try and seek it out...

"Wizard, shut up. Where's the kitchen? And get the woman some clothes, dammit!" snaps Carthrat. "And get me some while you're at it. Can't you, I dunno, go out and buy some, or something?"

[Bean Bandit]

Wizard frowns. "What do I look like, a department store?" he retorts. "You want random junk? You got it. You want clothes? The selection is quite a bit more anemic. I can feed the girl, and give you the name of a contact, who can get you weapons, and other assorted goods. Clothes too, probably. If you hit it off, he may even join you. He has no love for the Leviathan."

[Carthrat]

"Great. Give me his name, and give her a sandwich. Then tell me how to find him, and we'll be on our way."

Carthrat gives the girl a sideways glance. "Sorry 'bout that. I'll explain.. well, what I know, later. If he doesn't decide to elaborate first."

[Bean Bandit]

Wizard grumbles. "Bah. Some gratitude. I bet his legends will make him out to be courteous and charming, too." he mutters to himself. "Be right back."

Katana eyes you, and for a brief moment, she resembles her spiritual 'mother' in your head creepily, though, those eyes...serious and stoic carry a hint of something you feel doesn't quite fit the picture. "I have the depressing feeling I'm not going to like this..."

[Carthrat]

"Possibly not," replies Carthrat, flopping down into a chair. "Don't worry, though. It gets worse. I don't really know much more than you.. hell, I don't really know anything. This is the first moment I've had all day when I can really sit down and think about what's been going on, y'know? Heh.. well, you wouldn't, I guess."

He takes a deep breath, pushing his matted hair out of his eyes. "Look. I don't know the long story. But I'll give you the short one. This world.. a world that I don't come from, a world I havn't heard of, a world you really have no reason to care about- is apparently on the brink of... annihilation? Destruction? A Dark Fate? I'm not even completely sure.

That.. wizard, he hired another wizard, and that wizards job was to find.. well, me. Apparently, I'm the one individual all the.. planes?

The one with the biggest chance of success is me, anyhow. I'm not even boasting or anything. I'm just repeating what was told to me. Heh. I said, "Yeah, sure, I'll do it." Didn't think.

And now.. well, I'm here. And you're here. And you're here because.. I don't really know. The wizard- that guy, doesn't look like much, does he- said that he could give me power, and a guardian.. and you're it."

A bead of sweat slides down his face. "Confused? I know I am."

[Bean Bandit]

She regards you for a moment and frowns, but her expression is less crowded by mistrust and confusion. "What happens to me when this is over, huh?" she asks pointedly, taking a deep breath. "Suppose you become a big hero, and life goes on. What about me? I'm your tool that doesn't have a purpose anymore."

[Carthrat]

"No more purpose than the rest of us, I guess," replies Carthrat. "I'm not exactly comfortable thinking of you as a tool, either. Far as I'm concerned, it's your own choice if you want to risk your life for my sake."

[Bean Bandit]

She frowns at you, and behind her, you can see Wizard coming back, with a sandwich...ooh. It's warmed up, and there's meat, and a little lettuce, and an onion...not for everyone, but damned if it doesn't smell awesome, and you can see her eyes going wide as the scent tickles her nose.

"It's...It's not that I won't, it's just..." She gives up trying to argue as her stomach demands attention, loudly. "Fuck it. What the hell is that smell? It's making me hungry...Hungrier." she amends.

[Carthrat]

"That would be Wizard. He is holding a sandwich, which is also making me hungry," announces Carthrat, lunging for it.

[Bean Bandit]

Wizard almost flinches as he's met by your lunge, and simply freezes, letting you snatch the sandwich from him. Katana takes issue with this, however.

"Hey!"

[Carthrat]

Carthrat holds the sandwhich in front of Katana, tauntingly, slowly moving a short distance away. "Hey, let's see what you can do, then," he comments. "If you want it, you'll have to take it!"