dramatispersonae | TIGER'S EYE

TIGER'S EYE

[The room is circular and surrounded by a series of ionic columns, the floor and ceiling stretching overhead fashioned out of cracked, white stone. The area beyond the columns is pitch black, and the room itself is lit only by dimly flickering candles. The candles rest on top of a stone table, which sits in the middle of the room.

And next to the candles rest four numbered boxes]

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[opening box #4!]

[Inside the box is a small vial filled with black liquid. Upon picking it up, you instinctively know that whoever drinks this will experience a dull, painful ache throughout their entire body that will get worse with each round. If left unhealed, there’s a very good chance the consumer may die by the final round. . .]

Drink this, or pass it to another team to move on.

[picks it up and looks it over]

[to himself]

Well, I'm not allowed to die, but I don't really want to pass it off either... I could take a chance that I'll get lucky and get some hope before the end...

...Am I ever that lucky?

...Sometimes, I guess.

...I still haven't finished my apology to Beatrice for last time...

She might understand the need to take the risk, though...

...Who would I even give it to if I passed it off...?

[SUDDENLY I AM HERE]

King...

Sleuth!

[holds out her hand]

May I take a look?

Uh... yeah, I guess.

[hands it over hesitantly]

[examines it]

... there is always the possibility that we may draw a box with an antidote. Perhaps we could split the contents between the two of us to lessen their effects somewhat.

[shakes his head immediately]

No... It's more likely it's some kind of magic that would just affect us both. I'll drink it.

[holds his hand out for it back]