Narrator's Best Friend: The Machine God's Messenger

The Narrator's Best Friend Award goes to the character who most players agree consistently added great stuff to the story be it with NPC's or character choices through the entire season. This prestigious award is accompanied not only by the trophy emblem (right), but by 5, count them 5, of the coveted blue Never Gems. For the first time in history we have a draw in the voting, meaning this award will go to two characters. The second of the two honored recipients of the third ever Narrator's Best Friend Award is Moses, the metal messiah.

There are two ways that one can potentially win this seasonal Award. Rei already demonstrated how it can be done by having an in-depth backstory that influences the plot, and a messed up psyche that creates dramatic moments in the game. In Moses' case, his backstory was pretty simple and his psyche is perhaps the healthiest in the bunch. The other way to win this award, then is to be a straight-forward mover and shaker when it comes to determining what happens in-game. Moses is definitely that. Early in this season it was his connection with the Rusty Nail Rogues that set up several sessions worth of adventure. It was partially his drive to follow the instructions in his dream that took the party across the ocean, and he was the one at the end who urged the return to Geneva Prime. The arc of this story has a great big Moses shaped thumb-print on it.

Which is why I was so excited to talk to him about what it was like to be an architect of world-changing events...

"Um, I don't know much about that," he modestly replied.

He'd been similarly deferent last time I interviewed him. Looking at his shiny new chassis, and foxy bitch, I knew better than to accept the humble act this time around.

Una had more to say on the subject, "Oh, Moses? He's a miracle worker. Literally, there have been more than one or two situations where we wouldn't have gotten out if it weren't for him."

Rei emphatically agreed, "I would follow Moses to the end of the world - and I have. Even off the world, come to think of it."

And his partner Zipporah? "He thinks he's following some kind of Machine God, but I say the Machine God is him!"

There was some awkward silence after that last part and Moses quickly discovered he had something to do in another room.

As usual Kiyoshi was the one to get things back to a serious tone. "Moses is wise to keep humble. We're not Gods - that's what our Kyo Tee Shee want us to think. We are servants, as for Moses, maybe he's a messenger. He certainly has a message for Katashi Blade and I intend to hear him deliver it."

There you have it - Moses: the Machine God's Messenger, and certainly the Narrator's Best Friend.