Interactive Life Simulator

I managed to finish the short story I wrote about Remy’s dad.

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Pandion also sat at the table. The fatherly kenku seemed insatiably curious about Remy’s friends, as if to make up for his absence, and said: “I have heard that you know others among the Gryphon Riders?”

Task very proudly told him about Winter and her place among the riders. “She’s tough, quick, silent as an owl and perfect aim. And her gryphon is small but definitely the fastest among them.”

“That’s how you know he’s smitten,” Borky told the table. “Task wants to fight next to her, so he’s got her traits pinned.”

Aria startled, clearly not expecting those words. "I, ah, yeah, it has? Uh, are you all right?" She eyed the elder kenku man, unable to help bringing up the last mental image of her father. Surrounded by fire, screaming citizens, smoke and blood, with two crossbow bolts sticking out of him. Similar eyes. But she erred to politeness. "Is this a guest...?"

The ragged man staggered, almost taking a knee. "Oh, Aria, my clever little mischief-feather. Do you remember, I used to call you that?"

Aria stopped still, staring at him. His voice...

[Something called an Abyssal Chicken pushed the bags out for the larger demon to hand over. Borky saw their eyeless faces and clawed little feet, clinging to the edge of the leather bags. Zilo exchanged the money for them and they brought everything back. Borky threw his hands to the ceiling. "Their whole heads opened up! What part of it is the chicken?!"]