KUNZITE

[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 1

[dramatispersonae]

[Pandora’s voice is solemn, yet firm. You can’t quite tell where it’s coming from, though it fills the entire room. . .]

The chilled steel of a knife, the bitter taste of poison. . . perhaps both are made colder and sharper when they come from the hand of someone you trusted.

Which will you choose?

[There are four boxes waiting for you on the table, heroes and knights. Pick one]

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[isfet]

A game of luck, is it?

Re: Discussion

[sightunseen]

Do you feel lucky...?

Re: Discussion

[surefire]

I have to say, I prefer games with an allowance for a little more strategy.

Decision

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Decision

[sightunseen]

Box 1!

Re: Decision

[dramatispersonae]

[Inside the box is a small vial filled with purple liquid. Upon picking it up, you instinctively know that whoever drinks this will be poisoned with the side effects of fever, violent coughing and shivering]

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

Round 2

[dramatispersonae]

[It’s Pandora again, and this time she sounds almost. . . angry]

With the desire for power may come the desire to conquer and destroy, which leaves those targeted only one choice: to fight back with all of their might. But in conflict, there can only be one victor.

Choose.

[The boxes from last round disappear in a waft of smoke. Four new ones appear soon after]

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[sightunseen]

She's really dramatic, isn't she...? Someone just pick one.

Re: DISCUSSION

[surefire]

Well, she's got to try and make this sound interesting somehow.

[CLOSES EYES AND COUNTING RHYMES TO THE FIRST BOX]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DECISION

[surefire]

First box!

Round 3

[dramatispersonae]

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

[sightunseen]

[w/e w/e someone can pick a box]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DECISION

[isfet]

Four.

Round 4

[dramatispersonae]

Sometimes, we gain nothing without giving something up in return. This is your final task, heroes and knights.

Choose wisely.

[The final four boxes appear on your table. You’re so close, you can taste it. . . !]

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[isfet]

Random again?

[at least the bleeding is slowing.]

DECISION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DECISION

[surefire]

Box number two.

[dramatispersonae]

[At this point, any untreated lethally poisoned or wounded teammates die. If you have hope, you may treat them before they do so, however! After which, you can go to endgame. . .]