- Kassandra: Maybe you should be a bit easier on your nephew this time. He really does seem sick.
- Barnabas: Ah, you're right. I–I guess I didn't want it to be true. He's not a boy anymore, I can see that.
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Tough Love
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Tough Love was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description
Kassandra met with Mikkos north of Myrina in Thasos.
Dialogue
Kassandra docked at Lemnos and a civilian hailed her as she disembarked.
- Civilian: Misthios! Over here, I need to talk to you!
Kassandra approached the man.
- Civilian: Misthios! And that looks like Barnabas's ship.
- Kassandra: In fact it—
Barnabas came up behind Kassandra.
- Barnabas: Ah! That ship belongs to the Eagle Bearer now. Legendary misthios, famed across the Greek world. I am just her humble servant.
- Civilian: Barnabas! You're back!
- Barnabas: In the flesh. A little older, but not a bit wiser.
- Civilian: Mikkos sent me here to wait for your return. It's about Neleus...
Barnabas rolled his one good eye.
- Barnabas: Here we go. What has my nephew gotten himself into this time?
- Civilian: I think the trouble is real, Barnabas. You should go to him. Mikkos told me not to return without help, and I mean not to.
Barnabas raised a finger.
- Barnabas: I need to think. But one thing... I know my nephew. Ah yes. He's fine, that much is certain. I'll be on the ship.
Barnabas walked back towards the ship.
- Civilian: And you, misthios? I need someone to go see about Neleus.
(If players choose "Why doesn't Barnabas believe you?")
- Kassandra: Why doesn't Barnabas think something is wrong with his nephew?
- Civilian: It's just... Neleus was a legendary nuisance growing up. He lied. He cheated. He brawled and broke things.
- Kassandra: Some of us grow out of that.
- Civilian: Well, now Neleus is a serious athlete, training to be an Olympic champion. And what's more, he's family to Barnabas.
- Kassandra: That is important.
(If players choose "I'll see what's going on.")
- Kassandra: I'll help Barnbas's nephew however I can.
- Civilian: Neleus lives with his caretaker, Mikkos. Their house is just up the hill north of here.
Kassandra travelled to Mikkos' House. As she approached, she heard a loud argument coming from inside the house.
- Barnabas: The amount of times this boy's been "too sick to work" only to hear, not two hours later, he's in the fields with his friends. By Zeus!
- Mikkos: He's grown since you've been gone. He's not a kid anymore.
- Barnabas: Ah, but still up to his old tricks, if you ask me.
- Mikkos: Listen to reason, Barnabas. I saw him vomiting myself. And now he's like this!
Kassandra entered the house to see Barnabas and Mikkos standing over Neleus, who lay on a mat on the ground.
- Barnabas: He's faking it, Mikkos. I've seen this routine before. Gods! Grant me Penelope's patience.
Neleus groaned in his sleep.
- Mikkos: It's not just Neleus. There have been others. All promising young athletes turning up sick or missing. Something's not right in Thasos.
- Barnabas: What goes on across Thasos is not my concern. But I know my nephew. Ah, yes. He practically worships at the altar of Aergia. A devotee of sloth and idleness, he is.
- Mikkos: Help me talk sense into him, misthios.
- Mikkos: He may be grown, but he still needs help.
- Barnabas: There's only one way I know how.
Barnabas walked out of the house, pausing at the door only to give Kassandra and Mikkos his parting instructions.
- Barnabas: Let me know if there is any change in his condition. I'll be at the ship making offerings to Asklepios.
Barnabas left. Kassandra turned back to Mikkos.
- Kassandra: Give Barnabas some time.
- Mikkos: But our time may run out. I have more leads to follow up on, but with Neleus like this I can't leave his side. Maybe you could help me?
(If the players choose "I'll help.")
- Kassandra: Barnabas is like family to me. I want to do anything I can to help Neleus.
- Mikkos: Thank you.
Mikkos relaxed.
- Mikkos: You know, it's not often a beautiful and capable misthios comes to this house.
- Kassandra: They may have brought Neleus sickness, but the Fates have brought us together...
- Mikkos: I'd hate to get sick someday and think of all the fun I didn't have.
- Kassandra: But first, there are those leads you mentioned.
- Mikkos: Well, someone at the Champion's Gymnasium must know something.
- Mikkos: Aietes was the last one to be with Neleus when he was well.
- Kassandra: They were friends?
- Mikkos: They were. If he doesn't know anything, you could talk to the doctor at the quarry.
- Kassandra: If he's the local doctor, he's bound to know something.
(If players choose "What more can you tell me about the Champion's Gymnasium?")
- Kassandra: What more can you tell me about this gymnasium? You say other athletes have disappeared?
- Mikkos: Many, yes. A lot of the athletes came here to train from elsewhere across the Greek world, so when they disappear, people think they maybe just went home.
- Kassandra: A convenient story if something bad were happening to them.
- Mikkos: Exactly.
(If players choose "Where is the quarry?")
- Kassandra: I'd like to have a word with that doctor at the quarry.
- Mikkos: The Aliki Quarry is at the southern point of Thasos. The doctor there is mixed up with training athletes and the workers.
- Kassandra: Sounds like a strange connection.
- Mikkos: Yes, until you realize half of the workers are athletes who have given up on their training. Something's happened to them, and that doctor is the only connection I see.
(If players choose "Where can I find Aietes?")
- Kassandra: The last person to see Neleus before he got sick was Aietes. Where can I find him?
- Mikkos: He's an aspiring athlete, too, but nowhere near as talented as Neleus. He trains alone on the outskirts of the Vineyard of Glory. You're sure to find him there.
(Leave – "I'll look into these leads.")
- Kassandra: I'll follow up on these leads and check back when I know what's going on.
- Mikkos: Thank you, misthios. And feel free to "check back" any time.
Outcome
Kassandra agreed to help Mikkos investigate what was wrong with Neleus.