Just an Ordinary Day in the Life of an Ordinary Girl

The man looks at you, his eyes wide in disbelief. "But... but..." he sputters, his gaze darting back and forth on the road, as if he's looking for someone else to show up and save him from the confusion. Some other person to fit this "One" bill, who doesn't seem quite as clueless about it.

At last, seeing no one, he turns his attention back to you, his jaw set with sudden determination. "You must be the One!" he exclaims, pointing at you. "I was told to wait here at sunrise by the elders. And the elders are never wrong!" His quiet and bemused demeanor of before seems to have vanished, a fire now alit in his eyes. "You are the One," he continues in full conviction, "and you have a Quest to fulfill."

Your mind reels with this sudden turn of events. Whoa, whoa. Things seem to be getting out of hand quite a bit around here. You hold up your hands, trying to calm him down. You...