Episode 13 pt. 2: “Letters from Breui I Never Sent Back”
Host: Gilbreth Bernardus
Style: One-part advice, two-parts bragging, three-parts made-up
Setting: Alchemist’s den — magical hum in the background, objects faintly glowing on shelves; A cork is popped.
“I didn’t mean to collect curses. They just kept happening. Usually after a kiss… or a con.
Sometimes both.” -Gilbreth Bernardus
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Gilbreth sighs in magical exhaustion
Gilbreth:
“I didn’t mean to collect curses.
They just kept happening.
Usually after a kiss… or a con.
Sometimes both.”
☠️ Curse 1: The Laugh That Makes Flowers Wilt
“A dryad did this one. Said I laughed too loudly at her poem.
Now, whenever I laugh from the gut… nearby petals fall off.
Still worth it. Wasn’t even a good poem.”
🔥 Curse 2: The Candle That Only Lights When I Lie
“Gifted by an ex-illusionist lover. Romantic, right?
I tried to say I’d changed.
The room caught fire.
We’re on decent terms now.”
🪞 Curse 3: Reflections That Don’t Follow
“After I stole a mirror from a haunted apothecary.
My reflection walks off sometimes.
I think it’s living a better life without me.”
🧠 Curse 4: Memory Slips When I Fall in Love
“The more I feel, the more I forget.
Faces, names, even the taste of her laugh.
It’s like loving through a fog.Some call it a curse.
I call it mercy.”
🦴 Curse 5: My Bones Chime in Silence
“Skeleton mage. Long story.
In quiet rooms, I tingle. It’s very inconvenient during stealth jobs.”
🧵 Curse 6: Threads of Truth
“A weaver hexed my coat. Now it unravels if I tell the full truth.
I’ve learned to speak in poetry, riddles, and omissions.Which, to be fair, was already my thing.”
🐚 Curse 7: The Whisper That Answers Back
“Sometimes when I say something I don’t mean…
something says:
‘Then why did you say it?’
I don’t know what it is.
I don’t want to find out.”
Gilbreth (sipping deeply):
“Curses aren’t always punishments.
Sometimes… they’re just memories you can’t take off.”
🎶 “Half-truths, whole drinks — and seven regrets that still follow me home.” 🎶