How'd he know what you were going to say? "But it's your actual— it's— you don't have have a dumb short human body anymore. I know different, now."

"I prefer the human body. Regardless of shortness or perceived dumbness. Kindly restore it to me."

You mull it over, then sigh and picture Richard the man. "You're too tall as a lizard, anyways. Freaky."

"Thank you." Richard the man begins to unpeel the tape at your wrist, then stops. "I think this'd go swifter if you weren't conscious. It's rather late. Shouldn't you sleep?"

"Yeah," you say reluctantly.

"Very well. Sleep, Charlotte. We have a long road still ahead of us."

He passes his hand over your forehead, and you sleep.

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Hi folks, and welcome to... FINISHING THE TIMESKIP! As of the current point in the quest, it has been just over a month since you were forced into hiding, and just over two weeks since you forced Lucky to let you return. The progress you've made over the course of the month is detailed (extensively) above the update. Per my roll, you have 22 DAYS REMAINING until your vile nemesis Jean Ramsey needs that missing tine of the Crown back. What will you do with that time? That's up to you!

>Because 22 days remain, you have 22 TIME UNITS (TUs) to spend. These time units don't correspond 1:1 with days, because you may be unconscious for some of those 22 days and can't spend them doing anything-- we'll say it all averages out.

>Different actions will consume different amounts of TIME UNITS. Actions will specify the number of TUs they consume in (parentheses). Some actions you can take multiple times, and some you can't: read to find out!

>[Herald's Mind] and [Herald's Body] will be automatically leveled to maximum by the end of the timeskip, so don't worry about them. [Snaketongue] will be automatically leveled to [Snaketongue V], allowing you to speak and write the agents' language fluently. If you wish, you can level it further.

>At this point, with a fairly well-rounded "build," you might consider picking a couple perks to focus on. Just a suggestion. It's up to you!

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Okay, ready? Remember: You can pick options that add to a maximum of 22 TU.
>Basic training: you can pick these an unlimited number of times.

>[1] ++ Positive Thinking (1 TU)
>[2] ++ Earthsense (1 TU)
>[3] ++ Good With A Sword (1 TU)
>[4] ++ Fingerwork (1 TU)
>[5] ++ The Sun (1 TU)
>[6] ++ Communion (1 TU)
>[7] + The Red Stuff (1 TU)
>[8] + OPEN (1 TU)
>[9] + Advanced (Advanced) Gaslighting (1 TU)
>[10] + Extrareal (1 TU)
>[11] + On Fire! (1 TU)
>[12] + Snaketongue (1 TU)