❧ Heliodor

[dramatispersonae]

The Ring seems to fade out around you. More to the point, it seems like the world just zeroes in on your small dessert table and your team. You appear to be in a lantern-lit garden, though if you try to stray away from the table, you find yourself disoriented and turning back around to face it. There is a gentle sound of water running.

There is a book and quill on the table now, too. The pages are blank, for now. When writing does appear, you find you're able to understand the words regardless of whether you can read or not.

Comments

❧ Game Start

[dramatispersonae]

Words appear in the book:

This game will proceed swiftly if you are decisive, and be drawn out if you are not. Of course, I do encourage you to think—mmm, blowing off the game or choosing arbitrarily, without genuine deliberation, will result in a sound defeat. Declining to participate in this manner will not be rewarded, and mmm, may be punished. But I hardly think I'm asking anything unconscionable.

I am looking for your thoughtfulness and grace under pressure, and clarity of thought. As for what else well, I won't show all my cards—? This is a game, after all.

Re: ❧ Game Start

[ranoutofmemories]

I guess we're going to have to take this seriously.

Re: ❧ Game Start

[oceansflower]

It sounds like that, doesn't it?

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[ranoutofmemories]

Well, we aren't going to give anything less than our all, right?

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[redblossoms]

[ "decisive"

well this will be easy for me ]

[alexithymic]

Of course.

Re: ❧ Game Start

[alexithymic]

Thoughtfulness.

Re: ❧ Game Start

[andcounting]

That does seem to be the focus, here. Pretty vague instructions, though, so far.

[ranoutofmemories]

Well, we'll definitely do our best, won't we?

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[oceansflower]

No matter what the game is, we have to!

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[ranoutofmemories]

I guess we're just going to have to wait to see if we get any more, won't we?

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[andcounting]

What is it we're meant to be deciding on?

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[redblossoms]

What about it?

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[andcounting]

Wait and enjoy our dessert, I suppose.

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[redblossoms]

That's what I'd like to know. What are we supposed to do with such vague instructions?

Re: ❧ Game Start

[alexithymic]

Just reminding you.

[alexithymic]

Was that in question?

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[ranoutofmemories]

Exactly! We need our memories back, don't we?

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[redblossoms]

Just what are you trying to say?

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[andcounting]

For now, my instinct is to eat a tart and wait and see.

[ranoutofmemories]

Well, technically, but I guess I just want to reassure that I'll be doing my best too!

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[oceansflower]

We won't get them by not treating these kinds of things seriously!

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[ranoutofmemories]

[nods]

❧ A Note

[dramatispersonae]

Heliodor,

We haven't yet had the opportunity to meet. I simply wanted to state that I will of course take into account your circumstances, being so new, and only expect you to do the best you can with the resources you have.

M

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[andcounting]

At least we'll be refreshed for whatever task is just ahead of us.