QUEEN We did. We reached out. We took what we needed. Do you feel it, Puck? The warmth returning?
QUEEN (Voice emanating from the growth, honeyed and resonant) Stop picking, little host. You’ll damage the membrane. parasited little puck parasite queen act 1
Act 1 builds toward a single, unforgettable set piece. After navigating the (a bone-white labyrinth of calcified fungi), you enter the Throne-Womb . QUEEN We did
Before analyzing Act 1, we must decode the keyword. The game (or mod, depending on the source material) is a side-scrolling strategy-RPG hybrid. Players control , a diminutive fool whose body has been commandeered by a larval Broodmind parasite. Unlike standard possession narratives, the player and the parasite are in an uneasy alliance. You control the parasite controlling Puck. The "Little Puck" is both your puppet and your prison. Do you feel it, Puck
Puck frowns. Picks up the vial. Holds it to the light.
PUCK (Whimpering) Get out. Get out of me. I want to go home.
The Subversion of Symbiosis: Parasitic Bondage in Act 1 of The Puck and the Queen
