Sucks and Vasso's Awkward Bonding Moment

Summary

In Session 7 of the campaign, during Vasso's attempt to cast Guidance in the underground canals, Sucks Benedict provides emotional support in a manner typical of awkward teenage masculine friendship. When Vasso begins to pray and tears up because he feels Sucks isn't supporting him, Sucks—who thinks "God is gay" and doesn't believe in deities—attempts to encourage Vasso by praising his ability to "talk to God and trick it into doing stuff." The interaction culminates in Sucks punching Vasso as hard as he can in the shoulder instead of making a comforting gesture, followed by spitting in the general direction. This crude but sincere display of support provides the emotional assistance Vasso needs to successfully cast his spell, with Abdul rolling a 10 to help with the spell-casting through this encouragement.

Details

The bonding moment begins as Vasso prepares to cast Guidance in the underground canals. Vasso's eyes tear up because he feels like Sucks isn't supporting him during his prayer. Sucks notices the emotional distress and attempts to intervene, saying, "stop it. No, I don't think God is stupid, but I think you're so cool that you think God is real."

Sucks continues his awkward praise: "your ability to, like, talk to God and, like, trick it into doing stuff for you is fucking dope." He contrasts Vasso's divine abilities with his own perceived inadequacy, explaining "It's like I can barely convince, like, anyone to do anything. I just got fucked up by a cat. You can get God to, like, I don't know, make you glow and shit."

The encouragement has a visible effect on Vasso, with "a little bit of a sparkle coming back to Vasso's eyes." Sucks then wants to make physical contact to show support and affection, but being a teenage boy who doesn't know how to express such emotions, he approaches Vasso as if to grab his arm in a comforting gesture. Instead, he punches Vasso as hard as he can in the shoulder. After the punch, Sucks hawks up phlegm and spits—not directly on Vasso, but in the general direction—in a display of stereotypical masculine bonding behavior.

This interaction provides the emotional support needed for Vasso to successfully cast his spell, with Abdul mechanically assisting through the encouragement by rolling a 10 on the aid move.

Participants

• Sucks Benedict — Provides awkward emotional support to Vasso, praising his divine abilities while struggling to express affection in healthy ways
• Vasso — Attempts to cast Guidance while emotionally vulnerable, receives encouragement from Sucks
• Abdul — Rolls a 10 to help Vasso with spell-casting through the encouragement provided by Sucks
• Dayna — Present during the scene

Consequences

• Vasso successfully casts Guidance with the emotional and mechanical support provided
• Abdul grants mechanical assistance through a successful aid roll (10+)
• The interaction deepens the friendship between Sucks Benedict and Vasso, demonstrating their awkward teenage masculine bonding dynamic
• Vasso receives visible emotional support, with "a little bit of a sparkle coming back to Vasso's eyes"
• The moment establishes Sucks Benedict's character trait of wanting to provide support but expressing it through crude, physical gestures typical of teenage boys