TURQUOISE

[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

[mylittlecavallone]

... There's a lot of stuff in here.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fullmoonblooms]

[picking up the blowtorch]

I don't even know what most of these things are.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mylittlecavallone]

... Well that one you might wanna put back down.

Re: DISCUSSION

[screwthatnoise]

[pointing her knife at the boa constrictor]

We must decorate a headless statue in order to strengthen its appearance... it would help if we could give the statue a head.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mylittlecavallone]

... We're not using the snake's, are we?

Re: DISCUSSION

[screwthatnoise]

No. A human statue does not need a snake head.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fullmoonblooms]

-- Don't hurt it!

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[screwthatnoise]

[This statue now has a head, which consists of the orbs, lei, and shrunken heads. The fedora is placed over this mass, the pink mini skirt placed to fall around the brim to create a veil to cover its 'face'.

It has every single weapon possible! A belt of knives around its hips, and a gun holster, too. It possess a bow in one hand, and quiver of arrows... somewhere. In the other hand is a butcher's knife and a sword. Oh, and there's a shield on its back, too! AND A SPEAR. This statue is strong and prepared for anything!

There is also a cute gold heart painted on its chest where the heart would be located. The butcher's knife has a gold heart on it, too! AND SO DOES THE SHIELD.]

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

[fullmoonblooms]

...She'd probably do really well in a skirmish, with all her weapons.

Re: DISCUSSION

[screwthatnoise]

A skirmish. Definitely.

A ranged battle, too.

Perhaps a raid as well?

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[screwthatnoise]

[a skirmish
- this statue has a wide selection in weaponry, and would fair well in a fight!]

a ranged battle
- this statue has a bow and many arrows, it can certainly hold in a ranged battle.

a raid
- with this wide variety of weapons, this statue could very well surprise anyone and everyone it goes up against on with that alone. if need be, it could also assist its comrades by sharing weapons.]

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

[screwthatnoise]

I am not good with names.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mylittlecavallone]

It should be a fitting name...

Re: DISCUSSION

[fullmoonblooms]

She'll need a good name for a warrior...Shaula?

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[screwthatnoise]

Her name is Shaula. Named for a star that is part of a scorpion constellation.

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...