PERIDOT

[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

[chaoticrights]

That's a lot of options... rather than go for the obvious, it's probably better to be creative with what we choose.

Re: DISCUSSION

[boxupallthebutterflies]

That's generally Peridot's style of doing things.

Re: DISCUSSION

[chaoticrights]

Where should we start? Should we change her pose too?

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

. . . Why are there so many items for headwear when she has no head?

Re: DISCUSSION

[boxupallthebutterflies]

Maybe she wants to cover it up.

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

Maybe . . . I guess we just have to work around it.

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[the statue is decorated with:
- a string of heads draped across her outstretched arms
- the boa curled around its neck
- the journal closed in one hand
- the pipe in the other hand
- decorations on each of the heads: glasses, fedora, bonnet, mohawk, clown nose, fuzzy earmuffs, the crown of laurels, the blindfold... BASICALLY EVERY SINGLE HEAD DECORATION]

...She is a woman without a head, but with great strength of heart. She has an array of different heads with distinct personalities, but nevertheless she is the superior being even without one. She has no fear: she will even draw attention to her headless neck with the snake, depicting strength of character along with danger to gawkers... She is a lady who bends reality to her will, and in the journal alone she keeps her secrets, hidden from those who would pry.

The pipe is used as a magic wand, of course~

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

[crueltobekind]

One should be a literary battle, shouldn't it? She gets so much practice with her journal.

Re: DISCUSSION

[boxupallthebutterflies]

She does seem intelligent...

Re: DISCUSSION

[chaoticrights]

Well... since her heart is so strong, it's a given she'd win a battle of marriage. And a literary battle too, since she has so many strong ways of thinking.

Re: DISCUSSION

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...We're marrying her off?

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[boxupallthebutterflies]

A literary battle, since she's intelligent and practiced in such matters.

A pet battle, since she has a snake for a familiar...

...And a marriage battle--due to her strong heart.

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

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...

She should probably have... a plant-themed name, right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[crueltobekind]

To match up with the rest of the team? I don't know very much about plants . . .

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[chaoticrights]

Lily!

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...