❧ Sterling (1)

[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

[silkenfinetrammels]

I see...

Re: ❧ Game Start

[regrets]

Then why threaten punishment?

Re: ❧ Game Start

[ganbareist]

... Hm.

Re: ❧ Game Start

[deathandtaxes]

Well she's nice enough to spell it out.

Re: ❧ Game Start

[secretagentbird]

Well, I'm always thoughtful and graceful, so that should be fine!

❧ Round One

[dramatispersonae]

As a group, work together to describe each of the sixteen teams in ten words or less, including your own team and the knight teams.

❧ Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

❧ Response

[dramatispersonae]

❧ Round Two

[dramatispersonae]

How do you anticipate the other teams described yours? There is no word limit, but please be succinct.

❧ Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

❧ Response

[dramatispersonae]

(frozen comment) ❧ Round Three

[dramatispersonae]

This round will be conducted individually, with no discussion. Describe each of your participating teammates (those in the room with you) using three to six adjectives each.

You may provide your responses confidentially here.

(frozen comment) ❧ Round Four

[dramatispersonae]

This round will be conducted individually, with no discussion. How do you anticipate your teammates described you? There is no word limit, but please be succinct.

You may provide your responses confidentially here.

❧ Round Five

[dramatispersonae]

As a team, divide the following list of traits amongst you, according to who fits them most definitively:

loyal
secretive
honest
inconsiderate
uncooperative
courageous
stubborn
controlling
affectionate
responsible
lazy
jealous
rebellious
immature
impractical
unreliable
trustworthy
self-confident
self-centered
dependent
sympathetic

❧ Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

❧ Response

[dramatispersonae]

❧ Question

[dramatispersonae]

You've said things about your teammates and other teams in confidence—would you say those things in public? Would you be fine if what you said was laid out for everyone to see?

Each of you may answer individually.

Re: ❧ Question

[silkenfinetrammels]

I don't see why not...

Re: ❧ Question

[secretagentbird]

Sure!

Re: ❧ Question

[regrets]

Yes.

Re: ❧ Question

[antreegonist]

I wasn't here for the rounds before the last one, but sure, I'd tell people the same in public.

Re: ❧ Question

[ganbareist]

Yes, that's fine.

❧ End

[dramatispersonae]

Anything you'd like to say?

[you can write whatever you like in the book before you return to endgame]

Re: ❧ End

[secretagentbird]

[DRAWS A PICTURE OF HIS ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS BATTLE WITH MITHOS

Underneath that:]

I'll get him next time!