So I was taking Mary Sue tests (I think they're fun), when I read the instructions at the top for the first time ever and saw a link to different generators. I love generators, because they come up with the craziest stuff, so I clicked on the link. It brought me to a huuuuuuuuge list of generators (some are actually extremely useful), and I found a Victorian/Steampunk outfit generator...heh heh heh.
In case you don't know, the Victorian age is my favorite time, and I love Steampunk. It was like I was destined to use that generator. So I clicked on it and it brought me to a new screen where I could click away as much as I wanted; it brought up a new outfit every time, including accessories and colors. Pure gold, baby. Here's a few examples:
You are wearing a high-collar top, a pair of loose trousers, and a pair of embroidered shoes, over which you are wearing a medium-length jacket. Your accessories include a scarf and a top hat. The whole ensemble is coordinated in light purple and white.
You are wearing an embroidered blouse, a pair of trousers, and a pair of shoes. Your accessories include a pair of goggles and a feathered hat. The whole ensemble is coordinated in red and dark blue.
When I clicked the button for about the millionth time, an interesting and extremely familiar outfit came up...
You are wearing a high-collar top, a pair of trousers, and a pair knee-high boots, over which you are wearing a long coat. Your accessories include a belt and a wide-brimmed hat. The whole ensemble is coordinated in black and red.
That is the exact outfit that Altrius wears (though the hat comes in much later, and actually saves his life). Here was my reaction when I realized exactly what had just happened:
Me: "HOLY SHIT!"
Mom: *opens the door cautiously* "Are you okay? Are you watching a gory movie or something?"
Me: "Heh, no. Everything is fine." *discreetly exits out of one of the many tabs*
Altrius's outfit was obviously meant to be.
Okay, so I mentioned that Altrius's hat saves his life. This is because the voice in his head takes over his body right as he's about to assassinate someone, and forces him to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head. It doesn't go exactly as planned...here's what happens:
It was the moment of hesitation, the fraction of a second where the finger struggled against the trigger. The moment it all broke down to―the question of whether you could shoot or not before the opportunity slipped away. Altrius Dial was a monster and a murderer, and he'd not yet let an opportunity escape him.
His finger froze on the trigger.
Against his will, his arm rose away from where it had been aimed at King Tranton's head, to his own. The barrel of his pistol dug into his ear. As Altrius struggled with whatever had taken away his free will, a nonexistent hand covered his own and something pressed insistently against the trigger of his gun.
You forgot about just one little thing, the voice hissed in his ear. It was next to him, lying on its stomach and gazing at him with malevolent golden eyes. Me.
Slowly, the voice pressed the trigger.
“What's going on?” Mirabelle barked through the headset. “Why haven't you shot him yet? He's leaving, dammit! Shoot!”
The loud, echoing bang seemed to stop time. Altrius's head snapped to the side, and pain blossomed before everything seemed to go dark. His body was flung to the side like a discarded doll. Then, cautiously, he opened his eyes: he was alive. The voice was screaming its fury―the cause of his pain was a mere headache.
A few feet away lay Cecila's gift, which had saved his life. His hat had a smoking hole in the side of it.
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