RUBY

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourselves in a small, fairly plain room, with a round wooden table and chairs painted in your team's color and little else. On the table there are two decks of cards. One is face up and fanned out for you to see; the faces of the cards are only blocks of team colors, one card for each team. You can shuffle and play them as you please. The second deck is 12 cards, face down except for the top card. If you try to tamper with this deck--shuffle them, flip them over, or anything else--you will find that your hands simply pass right through them.

The game instructions appear in the back of your mind again, in the Crocodile's way, and touching the top card of the second deck will cause the words on it to do the same.

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PART ONE

[dramatispersonae]

The first test is a question of how well you know your peers and the way they communicate. You have twelve cards, one for each team, including your own. You will be given cards describing twelve possible stories, one by one; play one team card on each story card based on what team you feel would write that story best. You may not move a card once you play it, so be careful in your choices; if a story card better suited to that team comes along later, you're out of luck.

You have three hours to decide on your placements, starting now. If you cannot finish in three hours, I'll have to place the rest of your cards on your behalf.

(( OOC RULES: Play one team card on each story card we flip over! You can't skip a card to move on, and once a team card is played, it's played for good. Remember you have three hours to play 12 cards, so that's only about 15 minutes per card, though as you use up cards the decision should go more quickly! Any cards you don't get to will be randomized and placed for you. Once you're done with part one, you can only move on to part two if every team is finished with part one. Ping Devit with any questions you have, and when you need a new card flipped! ))

Re: PART ONE

[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best inspirational story? (A story that gives hope to its readers.)

Re: PART ONE

[righthandsmoke]

One of the soft teams . . . Maybe Kunzite?

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best slapstick comedy? (A physically comedic romp with universal appeal.)

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[righthandsmoke]

. . . Which team is stupidest?

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best black humor story? (A comedy, but with darker elements.)

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[pchaaair]

... Do you think that this could possibly be us?

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best fairy tale? (A fantastical story with a simple core.)

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[pchaaair]

Uh...

Maybe Kunzite?

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best grotesque horror? (A slasher with an emphasis on blood, guts, and gore.)

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[pchaaair]

... Uh...

I am definitely not sure on this one.

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best children's story? (Easily understood and appreciated by the young.)

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[righthandsmoke]

. . . Uh.

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best romance? (A steamy tale of love and passion.)

Re: PART ONE

[pchaaair]

Um...

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best tragedy? (Grab your tissues, because this one's a tearjerker.)

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best soap opera? (A melodramatic story of constant plot twists and scandal.)

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would blow off this game? (Who wouldn't really try to write a story at all if asked to?)

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best psychological horror? (Where the true terror lies beneath the surface.)

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[dramatispersonae]

Which team would write the best epic? (Heroes and adventures on a grand scale!)

INTERMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

The cards disappear and are replaced by a stack of paper and a cup of pencils in the middle of the table. Beside that appears a large clay platter, presenting for your satisfaction a large raw zebra haunch.

. . . At least he's trying.

Re: INTERMISSION

[pchaaair]

. . .

What is that?

PART TWO

[dramatispersonae]

Now that you've finished judging your peers, how well do you know how they judge you? And how good is your oral tradition?

From the twelve categories covered, choose the type of story you think the majority of other teams said you would write best, and write an example of it for me. Be sure to tell me which category you've selected. You'll be scored based on how successful your story is, and how close you came to knowing what your peers thought of you. You have two hours to choose your category and write your story. Will it be a romance? A tragedy? Choose wisely.

DISCUSS

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ANSWER

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