From: "William Rendfeld" <warendfeld@aol.com> Subject: Re: [PW!] [SST] The Guest Talent Show Date: Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:06 AM >> Jason entered his room, and Cue silently floated down in front of it, >> considering what had been said. The boy seemed to not be concerned about >his >> own future, his own life; his only concern seemed to be for power and >strength. >> Did he not have a family? Loved ones? And if he received this power, what >would >> he do with it? Did he even know, or care? > > >> Cue would never understand what drives humans. They were far too >> complicated. Some seemed reasonable enough, but others, such as this one, >> seemed less...whole than the others. As if something was missing, or >hidden. >> >> Cue reasoned that perhaps Questioning others may help lead to >understanding >> this one. After all, what else could be done? >> >Yuki and Lynkeru skidded to a stop and looked around. > >"According to this, we should be right on top of it," Lynkeru said. The >girls looked around, unaware of the black shape on the ceiling. > >"It could be in this room," Yuki suggested. > >"Then lets see if anybody's home," Lynkeru said, knocking on the door. > Jason growled, slipped his jacket back on, and then quickly opened up the door. "Yes?" he asked in an annoyed tone. Recognizing the two girls in front of him, he said, "Oh, you two again. Whatever you want to say, make it quick. Otherwise, you're Sharpedo chow." Lynkeru and Yuki looked at each other for a second before Lynkeru asked, "You haven't experienced anything out of the ordinary in the last few minutes, have you?" "Aside from disembodied voices asking me pointless questions, no," Jason replied. Yuki rolled her eyes, and then said, "C'mon, Lynkeru, this guy's just some crazy thug." Lynkeru was about to agree, but she soon found good reason to think otherwise. #Who are you?# "Yuki, did you hear that?" Lynkeru asked. "Hear what?" Yuki asked. "Someone just asked me who I am," Lynkeru replied. "Like I said, disembodied voices," Jason said. #Who are you?# "It asked me again," Lynkeru stated. "Well, answer it!" Yuki pleaded. Lynkeru gulped, and then said, "My name is Lynkeru." #What do you want?# Lynkeru's eyes darted around, looking for the voice's source, and said, "I want to go home. I want my friend to be happy again." #Are you willing to sacrifice your happiness for that of your friend?# Lynkeru blinked. TBC? [NS: I figure Lynkeru would be more interested in Yolei's happiness than her own, but why not leave it hanging? You're up, Chet.] William Rendfeld Creator of Echowarrior, the Pokémon Resistance, and Alex Masters 178,000 Excellent Author Points 1 'I knew odd pokefacts that confused a bread crumb' point. 20 Y2Tech Points