Jasper

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[There are no real rooms in this game, but despite all the people, the Ring seems roomy enough that you can go off in a little huddle with your team without bumping elbows with any other team -- and if you’re the type to notice this sort of thing, you may realize that although you can still see and hear everybody else, their presence doesn’t really seem to intrude upon your discussion. It would be a stretch to say they’re muted. . . but somehow, things don’t get too loud or disruptive to your conversation.]

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Round One

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[Nick hands someone on your team an egg-sized ball of fluffy lint, with a hopeful smile.]

Of course, if you don’t like it, you can trade it with a team that does.

Discussion

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Final Decision

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Round Two

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Ah, excellent, I see you’ve chosen your tokens! Let us proceed. . . you see, I thought. . . well, these things may be trash, but surely they’re good for something. And to make a game of it, I thought. . . you might as well use your imaginations. So! Tell me, what is the best use you can imagine for your item?

Discussion

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Final Description

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Round Three

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They’re a bit sad looking, aren’t they? Your tokens, I mean. So now I ask that you glorify them. Imagine them as bigger, better versions of themselves. Like a child’s clay model of a horse transformed into a real, beautiful charger -- tell me about the secret soul of your token. What is it the shadow of, the seed of? If it could grow, what might it grow up into?

Discussion

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Final Description

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Round Four

[dramatispersonae]

My word! That’s a great improvement. Now I start to see Fluffy as he might be -- or, perhaps, as he really is in secret. But this will not do! Surely Fluffy deserves a grand title, and grand stories. So, tell me -- what title might that be?

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

[pokes the fluff]

Should we name him?

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

Why not? We could give him thread eyeballs or something.

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

Give him lots of eyes!

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

Sure thing. I've got some thread right here!

[this fluff blob will be able to see EVERYTHING.]

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

[ALL THE THINGS]

[making grabby tentacles at the thread]

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

[hands it over!]

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

[trying to make eyeballs with this thread. it's a little messy, but she gives it her best shot!]

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

[picks some fluff off his jacket to add to it too. we can spend some time companionably making this bit of fluff into an eyeball monster.]

How've you been, Saya? It's been a while since we talked.

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

[working carefully]

I've been okay. Jasper's been winning a lot of games.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

You guys always did have a pretty fast track for memories...

Re: Final Decision

[mysong]

[Jasper made something like this with the lint and some thread]

[...it has like, 13 eyeballs. And is named Fluffy.]

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

Mhm....A little too fast sometimes.

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

So what will Fluffy do...?

Re: Discussion

[brotagonist]

[takes a break to reach over and pat her :\]

Too fast, huh?

Re: Discussion

[mysong]

Fluffy a guard fluffball. He watches out for Jasper.