Stories: Change Of Mind
"Wait, wait," Alethea said, jaw dropping, "you chose a new you?"Summary
An idealistic and driven mage, Alethea, has just hit the jackpot: a spell that lets people consciously modify the behaviors that are causing problems in their life. But once those problems start to follow her home, she has to figure out if she's really prepared to accept the price she's paying to change the world for the better.
Author
BaxilDragonRelease date
2009-06-18Word Count
7,600Author Comments
What started out as a cross between story-by-requestand StoryTitaniasToys fanfic ended up as a sprawling epic that
examines the way that four very different people confront
their fears. Among the strongest of the stories I've written.
Story Data
Major Characters
- Alethea, a mage
- Tamara, her partner
- CharacterRandall, a fellow mage
- Mark, a gryphon
Dates of Story Events
- January-September 2001
- Era: EraANewWorldOrder
Locations
- Seattle, Wash., USA
TTU Events
- As the story begins, Alethea and Randall are watching EventKingVTitaniasToys on TV.
Significant Cameos and References
- Alethea based the "Thoth's Mirror" spell on the "Eyes of Thoth" enchantment that CharacterTitania cast at the conclusion of the EventKingVTitaniasToys trial.
- In Part 2 of the story, Alethea summarizes the aftermath of the trial and the events of StoryTitaniasToys for Randall.
Trivia
- Although it's never explicitly stated in the story, Randall's secret shame was that as a teenager attending a party, he got drunk and date-raped a female friend. He hasn't drunk alcohol since.
Read it at
The TTU Stories blog: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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