AMETHYST

[dramatispersonae]

[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]

Comments

Round 3

[dramatispersonae]

[A small hole opens up in the wall and suddenly a spear pops out, taking out someone's finger or toe in the process. At least it cut off clean.]

Flesh, blood, and bone only do so much to protect us from injury. In the end, we are all mortal.

Choose. You have come so far-- the end is in sight.

[Four more boxes replaced the ones from the previous round. Are you ready, heroes and knights?]

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

[OW that was my finger, k-kneeling over and keeping his hand close]

Re: DISCUSSION

[maidmalapert]

Haruki!

[I actually have pocket hankerchiefs and direct pressure with a wadded up one of those is attempting to happen]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

[sucking in a breath but allowing]

Ice--would be nice. But this will do, thank you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bluevalse]

[ I HAVE BEEN HANGING AROUND THE CLINIC WITH PEPPER moving to tend to it. ]

Please, allow me.

Re: DISCUSSION

[maidmalapert]

[hands it off]

Let's just keep going down the numbers.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

...Thank you. If I didn't know any better, I would say someone had a grudge against us.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

Shit! Haruki, let me... crap, somebody get something we can use to stop the bleeding.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

[gritting his teeth because ow]

...Pick a box. The faster we finish this, the faster it can be treated. There's nothing to do trapped like this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

Right. [oooooh she is not pleased with this, but there are pocket handkerchiefs and a box to choose.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialcommand]

If it's not hope, we're sending it to whichever team is targeting us like this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[balancetheblood]

[NOT PLEASED WITH THIS, but at least it's just a finger and not like. A LEG or something. And they need to try to get this over with ASAP because blood and shit.]

Third box this round?

Re: DISCUSSION

[maidmalapert]

[nods, already taking the lid off]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DECISION

[maidmalapert]

[box #3]

Re: DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

. . . and yet, even when injured, we persevere and move forward with our heads held high.

[Inside the box is a small vial filled with clear liquid. Upon picking it up, you know instinctively that you have stumbled across something special-- hope]

You may keep it, or pass it to another team.

Re: DECISION

[maidmalapert]

We've got two now, and only one round to go. Take it, Haruki, for goodness sake.

Re: DECISION

[balancetheblood]

No arguments or I swear to Oberon I'll smack you.

Re: DECISION

[artificialcommand]

...When you put it like that, do you think I'll object?

Re: DECISION

[2xcanoodlingkind]

[i will just

wisely stay quiet]

Re: DECISION

[balancetheblood]

A question, miss. Can we know which teams gave us their tasks the past two rounds?

Re: DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

They are a secret.

Re: DECISION

[balancetheblood]

Mmm. Are we allowed to know if it was the same team both times?

Re: DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

No.