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Stacy:
“It’s consistent.”

Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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Stacy:
“I tested it.”

Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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Stacy:
“If I follow it, it leads somewhere.”

Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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Stacy:
“Not always the same place.”

Caelwyn:
“No.”

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Stacy:
“But always somewhere useful.”

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A pause.

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Stacy:
“If I hesitate, it changes.”

Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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Stacy:
“If I commit, it stabilizes.”

Caelwyn:
“For you.”

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Stacy:
“That’s enough.”

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She steps forward.

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Stacy:
“It responds to intent.”

Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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Stacy:
“It prefers certainty.”

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Another step.

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Stacy:
“It works.”

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A longer pause.

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Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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Stacy:
“It leads. It adapts. It predicts.”

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Another step.

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Stacy:
“It’s better than what we had.”

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Silence.

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Caelwyn:
“Yes.”

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That stops her.

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Stacy:
“Yes?”

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Caelwyn:
“If you accept it.”

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A beat.

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She steps again.

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Stacy:
“I do.”

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Behind her, the path shifts.

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Stacy:
“It’s reliable.”

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Another step.

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Caelwyn:
“And costly.”

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Stacy:
“In what way?”

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A pause.

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Caelwyn:
“You stop checking.”

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Silence.

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Stacy:
“It doesn’t matter.”

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A final step.

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Caelwyn:
“It will.”

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The path holds.

Perfectly.

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For her.

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🜍 Month 4 · Misrule

🜍 Week 2 — It works if you let it

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game — The Old World

It doesn’t need to be true.

Only useful.

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Keep moving.

It gets easier.