CORAL

[dramatispersonae]

You're in the Ring by yourselves this time, surrounded by the same columns on all sides--except this time there is no spacing between them whatsoever, and the vines seem thicker.

A statue about four feet tall stands in the middle of the room; it is a woman in a simple tunic carved from white marble, but her head is missing. Although it's clearly a solid statue, it seems that the limbs can be moved and manipulated to imitate other positions.

Next to the statue is a chest (somehow) containing all of the following:

A round shield made of bronze
A boa constrictor (yes, it's alive)
A guitar with strap
A pair of thick horn-rimmed hipster glasses
A fedora
A bonnet
A mohawk
Platform shoes
A lei made of seashells
A belt of knives
A makeup kit
A peacock feather
A gun holster with guns in it
A pink mini-skirt
A clown nose
Fuzzy earmuffs
A pair of Groucho Marx glasses
A butcher's knife
Lipstick
A pair of striped arm-warmers
A pair of striped leg-warmers
A bodice
A cigar
A jeweled sword
Golden armlets
A pearl necklace
A series of shrunken severed heads on a string
A pair of black leather gloves
A cape
A wooden staff
Gold paint
A pair of sandals
A Hawaiian shirt
A big red bow
A spear
A blowtorch
A pair of black high heels
A pair of stick-on fuzzy eyebrows
A bow
A quiver of arrows
A long-stemmed pipe
A simple cloth shoulder-bag
An apron
A pair of fairy wings
A necklace of pure-cut diamonds
A blank journal
A golden crown of laurels, broken in twain
Glass-blown orbs in various colors
Purple nailpolish
A baby doll
A blindfold
A leather jacket
A plain white t-shirt
A simple, unadorned clay pot. ...?

Comments

FIRST TASK

[dramatispersonae]

". . ."

... Your directions are suddenly planted into your mind. They are as follows:

Embellish the statue with the accessories from the wardrobe in order to strengthen its appearance, for however you choose to define that. You may use as many as you like. When you turn-in your finished statue, please include why you consider your choices strengthening.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[devilishfiend]

[ looking into the chest ]

That's a lot of stuff...

Re: DISCUSSION

[pitching]

[/TSUNS AT THE STUFF]

It is quite a bit, isn't it . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[devilishfiend]

Let's add a lot of accessories...!

Re: DISCUSSION

[hunting]

What does strength mean to Coral?

Re: DISCUSSION

[hunting]

[Here be a knight!]

Strengthen?

Re: DISCUSSION

[pitching]

I vote to strengthen it's fashion sense. Lizard seems to want to strengthen it's lack of self-awareness.

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[pitching]

This is Mr. Right's ex-girlfriend who is a superhero disguised as a mega-popular fantasy band rockstar.

Since she's part of a band, she's wearing a guitar, leather jacket, leather gloves, a pink miniskirt. There's a simple cloth shoulder-bag filled with lipstick, a makeup kit, and a pair of black high heels for emergency purposes. She's also got golden armlets and fairy wings to go with her fantasy theme. The cape is obviously for her superhero theme. The snake is her beloved pet.

It's quite convenient how a certain someone is wearing a snake-skin suit, isn't it?

Re: TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

[for some reason you just have this feeling of being stared at very strongly]

SECOND TASK

[dramatispersonae]

". . . . . ."

... A piece of parchment appears hovering in mid-air. Your directions are planted into your mind as before. They are as follows:

Choose three battles from the following list that you think your statue could feasibly fight in, and list at least one reason why:

A raid
A skirmish
A naval battle
A navel battle
A fashion battle
An aerial battle
A tank battle
A space battle
A toy battle
A cooking battle
A dance-off
A marriage battle
A pet battle
A ranged battle
A stalemate
A scrimmage
A literary battle
A timed battle
A motherfucking walk-off

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[pitching]

. . . I have a feeling he doesn't like that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hunting]

... the pet battle?

Re: DISCUSSION

[pitching]

And a fashion battle!

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[pitching]

A pet battle, a fashion battle, and a motherfucking walk-off for reasons that we feel is unnecessary to explain.

[AHEM]

THIRD TASK

[dramatispersonae]

". . . give her a name." Mr. Right's voice sounds raspy, as though unused for a long period of time.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[pitching]

. . . someone's got a cold.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hunting]

That came out of nowhere.

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[pitching]

Ms. Perfect!

END

[dramatispersonae]

The statue stands straight and lifts both arms to touch where its head should be, and jerks, as if surprised. It reaches for something at its right side, then its left side, but does not seem to find it... it turns to face you, but just as soon you're whisked to endgame...