Ask about his heart's desire
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From: Ambition: The Boatman at Work
Why did he play in the Marvellous?
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An unpaid debt
[...]
At last, he answers in his creaking voice. "A replacement. I grow weary." His voice echoes in the hollowness of his skull. "My desire was granted, but difficult to arrange. An appropriate substitute did not exist; therefore one had to be born." [...]
[...]Description summary:
The last paragraph varies depending on whether the player has completed Evolution.
 Ending of Evolution | Final Paragraph |
|---|---|
| Not finished | "They should be of age now. And yet." The Boatman's gaze is briefly reflected in the water, dark empty sockets lost in the darkness. "Perhaps there has been a complication." His voice cracks [...] He turns back to the oar. There is always farther to go. |
| 800 - The Hierophant | "But you already know this. You have met the man. He is still youthful, but youth is no ward against death." [...] "When he dies, he will sit where I sit. He will row." His voice cracks, a splinter of melancholic menace. He turns back to the oar. [...] |
| 900 - The Wheel of Fortune | "But you already know this. You have met the reckless man. He will ruin the Schedule when he replaces me." [...] "I should not have played the Marvellous. The Masters make scorpion-bargains, never without a sting." [...] He turns back to the oar. [...] |
| 1000 - The Hanged Man | "But you already know this. You have met the man. The Masters braided the Threads of Fate to shape his Destiny." [...] "And yet, after these many years, now they say he is unfit. They will have to make other arrangements." [...] He turns back to the oar. [...] |
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