I wish I hadn’t gone for the Soft-Hearted Widow option, I feel really bad for her (and more flippantly, my Pious Henchman wouldn’t approve of me making her cry). It’s nice to have a Dreadful Surmise, but I wish I hadn’t upset her. Plus, after her Hallowmas confession, isn’t she due for something nice? :-P
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Wow, that was a good one. Had to think a while between the options, each of them in turn - one I discarded instantly, the other three I hesitated between each in turn…and those two options…
[spoiler]In the end, after trying to make things right with Harris, with the cult showdown, with the first mate, and with the factions of Parabola (well, er…three out of four ain’t bad I suppose right?), I sent the Last Emissary on his way to the zee.
As Hotshot, here’s my reasoning: He willingly sacrificed his humanity to undertake this mission. The Widow believed him lost at sea - and she has already gone through the grieving process and come out the other end (having been a lodger under her and contributed so much glim to her charity, she’s not miserable). It would be cruel to him to deny his agency especially for such a revolutionary and diplomatic mission, and it would be cruel to her to re-open old wounds and expose her to memories whose reality and yet inability to fix could well be too much to cope. Godspeed, Emissary. Godspeed. [/spoiler]
Just thinking about it… now what exactly would the Lady do anyway? Seems to me her options boil down to not much else than the other three I already could have taken off her hands, right? Without the added unnecessary heartbreak, of course. Glad to have been of service, ma’am. Although you, of course, wouldn’t have the slightest idea about it. But somehow I don’t believe you’d have planned on building an aquarium in your basement… or bedroom.
And to each their own, I say. It’s a shame someone prepared to make such a sacrifice gets thwarted by the usual military stiffbeards putting material over mind again. Hopefully I’ve corrected that old fool’s error and let a belated destiny take it’s course. Better late than never.
Yes, you do. He mentions it, but it’s not terribly significant. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Peter%20James?fromEchoId=10528737
Oh, bloody heck. If I knew the Widow option would give me a Dreadful Surmise I would have done that, then I could feed lacre to a boar.
I went for releasing the guy to zee. Seemed like he still had a mission to do.
Loved this conclusion. The frame story for these exceptionals made the season feel much more cohesive, and the conclusion much more significant, since it tied into the gradually unfolding backstory of the season itself.[li]
Has anyone echoed the Rubbery option?
Lovely, but does someone have any more lore regarding the Emissary?
I don’t really remember much about.
This is the emissary’s introduction.
Indeed.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Akernis?fromEchoId=10526008
And as someone hunting for a Fluke Core this reward was extremely welcome.
So he’s (was) a new… character?
And we only know the he used to be the Soft Widow’s husband
All right, I am confused. How and when do all these things happen? I saw the golden storylet, went to the Bluejacket, said goodbye and then the story ended. No choice required, no rewards given. What could have possibly gone wrong?
@Jolanda: go to Veilgarden, there should be a storylet waiting for you…
Oh thank you! I did not notice since the artwork resembles my Thief-of-Faces leftover storylet. Much appreciated.
…aaaand that was beautiful. Simply beautiful. Thank you, Failbetter.
Anyone have a link to their echo of the widow choice?
Should be at the top of sunnytime’s profile.
In case anyone is curious, I’ve echoed the option to release the Emmisary.
I went for the Widow option myself. I couldn’t communicate with…him, to know what he wanted, but I know the Widow, and it seemed to me she’d appreciate having final closure on her relationship with him. Judging by the text for that option, I think I was right about that. I’m happy about the resolution overall, and I feel that I know more about the Soft Hearted Widow than I previously did.
I’m curious, did anyone, in-character or out, resent the Bluejacket for putting off this decision for so long and leaving it entirely to us to cleanup? Because I was kind of appalled by his cowardice… How long was that poor creature shut away in that room?!