Surprise Witness

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 5983

"And for my first surprise witness," Astra intoned, "I'd like to call... Ragan!"

There were some mutters from the assembled crowd (some mutters of "who?", some mutters of recognition.) A 20-something woman stepped up to the stand. She had dark hair and wire-rimmed eyeglasses, and was wearing jeans and a souvenier T-shirt from Delaware (which just goes to prove that no place is too small and uninteresting to find its way on to a T-shirt). She smiled nervously at the crown as she was sworn in.

"Now, you are the author Ragan?" Astra asked.

"That's right."

"And your primary contribution to the Quest has been a number of episodes featuring a woman called..." Astra paused to consult her notes "...Stacy. Is that right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Stacy? Not Lord Fred?"

"No, those episodes don't generally feature Lord Fred."

"And can you tell us, Ms. Ragan, just how these Stacy episodes have affected the quality of the game?"

"Well," Ragan cleared her throat. "People seem to enjoy them. They've been heading off in all kinds of fun directions, exploring things that could never really be addressed in the medieval 'Lord Fred' mileu. And I think there's been some good writing done in them..."

"Objetion!" shouted the prosecution. "How is this relevant to the charges against Sir Scott, Sir Seeker, and Lots42?"

"Your honor, I am attempting to prove that topic drift is not damaging to the Never-Ending Quest, but rather beneficial to it."

"Irrelevant!" cried the prosecutor. "The point is that it's against the rules!"

"You'll have your chance, Mr. Prosecutor," said Judge Stone. "Please sit down. Ms. Astra, you may continue."

"Thank you, your honor."

  1. Astra finishes with Ragan and calls the next surprise witness.
  2. The prosecution cross-examines Ragan.
  3. The story police rush in to arrest Ragan for writing Stacy episodes.
  4. Scott suddenly stands up yelling "Hey! You're that damned author who killed me all those times!" and leaps up to attack Ragan.

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