JASPER

[dramatispersonae]

You can see the other teams, but there is an invisible barrier preventing you from hearing them. You can assume that they can't hear you, either. There is a hefty serving of sweet wine and liquor, should you choose it. With a loaf of bread that you can slice. Nimue is in the center of the formation of teams, and when she speaks, you can hear her loud and clear.

"Storytelling has been a tradition of the knights of Camelot for some time. They would tell of the awesome feats of their king, and of their fellow knights... and... they were also prone to exaggeration in some cases."

There appears a small set of cards next to the liquor. You can read them, or you can implicitly understand them if you can't read.

"What feats have the heroes of Aather accomplished, I wonder? And what... exaggerations they may take? Before you, you will find prompts for your tales. You will write one for yourselves, for a set of knights, and for another team. I will select the most inspiring, as will your peers."

She tilts her head. "Ah, perhaps it is bad to encourage grandstanding..."

But before you can ask her, she vanishes.

Comments

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[rebells]

Noble of character, not necessarily of station. The type who likes to keep his metaphorical hands clean.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[mysong]

How do you wash metaphorical hands?

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[rebells]

[smiles a little]

That's a good question. By telling yourself your crimes aren't your fault, perhaps; or by trying to atone for them.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[mysong]

Oh, I see.

So he committed a crime that morning and tried to blame the other knight?

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[rebells]

That would work . . . if we'd like to be more charitable to him, perhaps he was confused from being drunk, as Prince said [POINTEDLY IGNORING THE OTHER STUFF], and thought he was innocent.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[mysong]

Hmm...That's possible.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[rebells]

Eventually he realizes that he's guilty, and attempts to atone for his crimes.

[STILL POINTEDLY IGNORING PRINCE'S STORY you might have to be the one to bring it up]

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[mysong]

[listening to Prince for a few moments]

Prince says they just fucked.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[rebells]

. . .

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[mysong]

Ferris and Sayaka might like that story, but I don't know if the Personae would.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[rebells]

[......................]

Let's do something else.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[mysong]

[...?]

Um. Okay. Our idea ties in better with the other stories anyway.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

What's wrong with my story? You guys came up with most of the other stuff, I should get a say too.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

This one's easy. They got drunk the night before.

[duh!!]

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[debossy]

[glancing over at the liquor] Hmm. Yes, perhaps. But what became of them in their impaired state?

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

[yes speaking of liquor he's going to just grab some of that]

Maybe they slept together and woke up in the same bed. Most humans tend to regret that sorta thing, yeah?

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[debossy]

Sleeping in the same bed? I would imagine so. How cramped and uncomfortable. --Are you imbibing?

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

I hope you're jokin'. And what does it look like?

[imbibing the shit out of that liquor yes]

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[debossy]

Of course I'm not joking. How am I to know what human regret in their sleeping habits? Don't drink so much you become useless!

[but not stopping him]

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

[pointing at you... pointedly.]

I mean they fucked.

[and ignoring the drinking comment I DO WHAT I WANT]

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[debossy]

Ah--

[ffffffff]

Can you not just say it normally?! All right, all right, I take your point! --Are you truly going to tell such a story?

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

Why not? Hm... [takes another swig in the meantime]

So these two knights decided to have a drink together one night in the Ring, but they had a little too much and f- had sex. Right there in the ring.

Then they woke up the next morning naked and surrounded by a bunch of personae laughin at 'em. And that was the morning they'd rather forget.

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[debossy]

We are not telling that story! For one thing, it's not nearly elaborate enough to be suitable, and for another, do not elaborate on it!

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[alldesires]

Why not? It's a perfectly suitable story for the prompt!

Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION

[debossy]

Very well--I cannot believe I'm asking this, but go on. What would you add to it to make it of suitable length and interest? I'm curious.