Sᴏʟ Rᴀᴠᴇʜ Tᴇsᴛ Dʀɪᴠᴇ #3: Tʜᴇ Sᴋʏ ɪs Cʀʏɪɴɢ Mᴏʀᴇ Tʜᴀɴ Usᴜᴀʟ

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Fᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴛᴇsᴛ ᴏғ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ғᴏʀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ. Fᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀʀʀɪᴠɪɴɢ... ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʀᴜɴ ʀᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍɪssᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ.

Bᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ʙᴏᴜᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀ.

As ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ's ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ʙʏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ, ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ sɪɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ʜᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ғʟᴏᴡ. Nᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ, ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ. Eᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ᴄᴀʟᴇɴᴅᴀʀ ᴅᴀʏs ɢᴏ ʙʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟᴇɴᴅᴀʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ.

Wᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs, ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅ.

Nᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɪs ɪᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ sᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴀ ᴡɪɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ. A ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟʟ ʜᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs ᴀʀᴇ sʟɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴇʟᴜɢᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴀɪɴ. As ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs sɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴀsᴛᴀʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴs ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟᴀsᴛ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴍɪsᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. Oᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ǫᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ɪɴ.

Iғ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ - ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Tᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ Wɪɴᴅs ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇ. Tʜʀᴇᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀs ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxɪᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ - ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇ, ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ sᴇᴛ ᴏғ sᴛᴀɪʀs ғʟᴜsʜ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇxɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀ. Iɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ Tᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ Wɪɴᴅs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏғ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴏ ʜɪɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜɴʟɪɢʜᴛ (ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs) ғɪʟᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs. Bɪʀᴅs ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʏ ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs, ʟᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ sᴘᴇᴄᴋ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜsᴛ. Hᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ʙᴀʀʀᴇʟs ᴀʀᴇ sᴄᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. Mᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜsᴛ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ʟᴏɴɢ sɪɴᴄᴇ sᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴇʀᴀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs ᴀɢᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅ sᴘᴏɪʟs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴋɪɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏᴘᴇɴ.

Tʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴠɪᴇᴡɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ, ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ɢʀᴀss ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍ.

Sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴀʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘᴀᴛʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴡɪɴᴅʟᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ. Iᴛ ɪs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ sᴀғᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ, sᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.
(( mod note: Please note that this test drive, and all following it, will not have the option for CR transfer when you app in. Apologies for any confusion, it was a missed note. ))

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Comments

HI POGUE

[banishedson]

[There's a grin on his face as he bumps into Pogue. This was perfect. Very perfect.]

I know, right? And how have you been handling this fine new gift we've been given?

[Because he can go violent, but he's not going to. Just taunt. All the taunting. Make sure this is the exact same guy and everything]

Re: HI POGUE

[secondsonofipswich]

Oh yeah because this is suck a gift. We go from a town filled with shit trying to kill us to a castle with shit trying to kill us. That sounds like such an improvement.

[ Chase, you are the worst. Not that Pogue expects anything less. ]

Re: HI POGUE

[banishedson]

[And in the flattest tone ever]

To them, it probably is.

[And there's an eyebrow raise]