CORAL

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourself in an unassuming room. It's spacious, though it's fairly empty except for the furniture in the center. There, a collection of chairs are gathered around a large table. ...Or, at least, they're chair- and table-like things. The chairs are made all of one piece, of an unidentifiable plasticky substance, and they're fairly uncomfortable. The table is made of the same substance, and is just a round platform on a pedestal.

On the table, however, are pens and paper, and in the center of the table there's an opaque cloud, spinning slowly in swirls of mist.

Instructions come both as a voice and as words in the mist, and you instinctively know you can answer either by speaking back or by writing down your answer and throwing it into the cloud.

Comments

PART 1

[dramatispersonae]

Please choose a number between 1 and 100.

No answer is more correct than any other answer.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[pitching]

[I'M CONTENT WITH STANDING AND STARING AT THE CLOUD]

Okay, pick a number, Shark.

Re: DISCUSSION

[digitalemperor]

Anyone have any lucky numbers...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bootleg]

[ . . . just looking at the other two]

ANSWER

[dramatispersonae]

Re: ANSWER

[digitalemperor]

Seven.

RESULT

[dramatispersonae]

Re: RESULT

[dramatispersonae]

Your number appears in the clouds for a second, then vanishes as another number appears, counting quickly up to 255.6.

PART 2

[dramatispersonae]

Please specify one small action that at least one person on your team would like to do. It should be simple, generic, possible, and take no more than 3-5 words to describe. For example: "eat a cookie", "pick a flower", "jump off a cliff"

No answer is more correct than any other answer.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[digitalemperor]

Eating a cookie sounds nice.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bootleg]

Jumping off a cliff isn't what I would call small!

. . . I'd like to eat some cake, though.

ANSWER

[dramatispersonae]

Re: ANSWER

[digitalemperor]

Eat some cake.

PART 3

[dramatispersonae]

Please describe an event—something you experienced together, something one of you experienced alone, or even something entirely fictional.

No answer is more correct than any other answer, but details may be to your advantage later.

((OOC: All teams need to be finished with this part before anyone can move on to part 4—which is the final and most important part—so please try to be as expeditious as possible! Aim for a story around 100-300 words.))

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[digitalemperor]

An event we experienced together, or a story we made up...?

ANSWER

[dramatispersonae]

Re: ANSWER

[digitalemperor]

It was a beautiful day in Wonderland, without a cloud in the sky. We knew as soon as we heard the knock on the door that it was destined to be a romantic day. Kit answered the door, and as was usual, he let out a horrifying, high-pitched shriek of terror; it’s one of their endearing, lovey-dovey rituals, so we knew it was the fish.

Only this morning was different. This morning was special. While Kit was busy hyperventilating, the fish finally did it, right then and there! He boldly proposed, fins held out, little, gloomy voice wavering, and he asked Kit to be his wife.

Well Kit fainted dead away, which we all knew meant he accepted. We gathered round the fallen Kit to congratulate the blushing fish--Mouse took him to the sink to cool off, Canary tried to revive Kit so we could give him our blessing. Dragonfly was heartbroken, but understanding, Shark and Dove were proud of their teammate about to become an honest wife after all this time, and Nightingale insisted on being the party planner, though Dragonfly demanded to do the wedding costumes.

After Canary used a healing spell to finally wake Kit, we led him out of the room, since we couldn't let him see the fish's wedding costume before it was ready. Dragonfly was busy taking the fish's measurements, which wasn't very easy at all. All of us had to hold the fish down to keep him from flopping around and confusing the numbers. I think Kit could hear the terrible noises coming from the kitchen, because after a few minutes, he came in to make sure his beloved bridegroom was all right. Dragonfly was so angry that he'd ruined the surprise!

We’re all really excited for that special day!

PART 4

[dramatispersonae]

Please describe how the event you detailed in the previous section would have occurred if someone had unexpectedly won a game.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bootleg]

. . . Maybe we'd be taking memories when the fish came?

ANSWER

[dramatispersonae]

RESULT

[dramatispersonae]

You submit your answer, and then see a different scene play out in the mist... like this except...

When it's done, you exit to endgame.