[Fiction] Magic & Shadows
The following is a narrative and epilogue for a character I played in Pandaemonium, at HLG Con, October 12-13, 2018. Once there was a child, like any of us. Playing the games we all play. Running wild with friends, due home by dark to be welcomed back by parents A child grows and changes, the pieces not always fitting the mold set by the parents. Algebra seems so… tedious compared to the thrum of a tuned engine, the just so fit of a pair of jeans, to secrets held in the shadows. Childish mischief transmutes into the usual adolescent rebellion. Or started as such. There were so many fascinating things to learn, interesting things to try, expanding the consciousness. It was a laugh when the straights started crossing themselves instead of laughing or mocking. Why not take on their scorn and wear it as a badge of pride. Watch out for the scary witch. It only takes a moment for everything to change, one decision made so quickly you don...