[GAME 38] CARNELIAN

[dramatispersonae]

[You find yourself on a circular island of grass. Though night has fallen, the island is surprisingly well-illuminated by a stone lantern at its center. The lantern's light reaches far enough to reveal that the island is surrounded by water -- a pond? The water's glassy, greenish surface is only broken by the stems of huge white lotuses. Each lotus flower seems to glow ever so slightly, providing just a bit more light to the scene. The air is full of the scent of flowers and greenery, and the sound of crickets is almost deafening at first. It doesn't seem a stretch to assume that you're in some sort of garden.

Four ornamental wooden bridges, painted red, stretch over the pond in opposite directions. You can't tell where they lead. For the moment, the entrance to each bridge is blocked by a thickly-woven rope with zigzags of white paper hanging from them.

There is no moon in the sky, and the stars are only dim points of light.]

Comments

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

[ WE'VE ALL BLED INTO THE BOTTLE so it's time to pour ]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[springtime]

[ driiiiiiiinking. ew ]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[playdead]

[DRINKS]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

[ drinks! ]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[dramatispersonae]

[As soon as you complete the task, two bridges appear, leading to other islands. The card you have earned remains on the step, while the other two disappear. You have four cards. Which will you discard?]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

Hm . . .

[ holding the three cards they've gathered and looking at the one on the step ]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[fighting_alena]

I can't really see what they have in common, but 'boar' seems the most out of place.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

Why boar?

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[bestest]

[kind of sulking...]

...The kissing one doesn't really match.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

The task might have nothing to do with it.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[playdead]

Mmh, I agree.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[myninjaway]

Yeah, that one's gotta be the weakest card!

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[springtime]

We should keep kissing. It's the only one that isn't "pain."

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[ambibalance]

. . .

I think she's got a point. Takes some balls to make out with Reim, too.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

You may have been outvoted.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[badmedicine]

[ claps his hands once ]

Children~ This is taking too long. Three of us want to discard cherry. Does anyone else have a suggestion?

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[fighting_alena]

I don't know. Let's just do it so we can see what the last task is.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[springtime]

I don't think clover belongs in a bouquet, if that's the game we're playing.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[fighting_alena]

...and we're not children.

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[ambibalance]

Just toss whatever an' keep goin'.

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[badmedicine]

[ tosses cherry! ]

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[bestest]

[...god I don't even like the taste of alcohol in the first place let alone with the blood of my family inside]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[ambibalance]

[taking her sweet sweet time with this, taaasting everything :9]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[myninjaway]

[d-drinks]

Re: [CHRYSANTHEMUM]

[fighting_alena]

...

[sips]