Writing Portfolio: Excited/Passionate

Selection #1: Taurecalmo while exploring ruins.

  • Taurecalmo: Wow! Kinetic resonators! I’ve never seen so many perfectly preserved ones in one location before! Oh. And do be careful with them. They are likely rigged to spit out automata upon the entry of an incorrect passcode. Hence the skeletons and blood.
  • P: How do they work?
    • Taurecalmo: They’re kinetic resonators, I thought that would be obvious.
      • P: Not really?
        • Taurecalmo: Oh. Well. When the resonator is hit with enough force, say an arrow or a spell, it moves—you know… Kinetic. And then it emits a specific tone that is translated into a passcode—resonance at a specific frequency… Understood?
  • Taurecalmo: Gasp! A control panel! These are actually pretty rare. A bit more common in Morrowind than Skyrim, but who knows what’s left of the ones in Morrowind… May I?
    • P: Sure, just don’t summon anything.
      • Taurecalmo: I won’t. This shouldn’t take long. (Taurecalmo activates the correct button combination.)
    • P: Take your time.
      • Taurecalmo: I’ll be taking notes on what everything does! Some clearly summon automata, some open gates… Be prepared to fight. This is good research!
    • P: No, I wanna push the buttons!
      • Taurecalmo: Laugh. Fair enough. I’ll watch for automata and traps.

Selection #2: NPC spouses respond to your children adopting a large wild crab.

Sathyr: I think that mudcrab our kids brought home is so fetching cute. It follows me around sometimes and clicks its cute little claws at me. Fetching adorable.

Aima: Most people wouldn’t like having a mudcrab in the house. I think it’s pretty cute that our kid saw past the carapace and claws to its little heart.

Selection #3: Lerelius, an ancient vampire, when you accept a quest to collect blood from various types of elf.

Lerelius: Oooohhh!!! This is just like the wine tastings I attended back in Cyrodiil, but better! We should do this more often!

Selection #4: Taurecalmo’s idle dialogue while wandering Skyrim.

Taurecalmo, in Dwemer Ruin: Oh! Look at this stonework! Simply amazing. Mind if I stop to take a few notes?
Taurecalmo, need to pay Ralis more for ruin excavation: We simply must fund this. Sigh. That is the one thing I miss about being a prince. Research funding.
Taurecalmo: Hey! Did you know that in Dwemer society they—Oh. You wanted to say something?