[GAME 38] AMETHYST

[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.]

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[CHERRY]

[dramatispersonae]

[Your footsteps echo on the wooden bridge as you cross it. In the middle of the bridge, there is a stretch where everything is completely dark save for the dim lotus-lights. But this quickly passes.

The island you come to is also grassy, circular, and lit by a stone lantern. However, unlike the starting island, it is dominated by a large cherry tree in full bloom that almost seems to embrace the lantern. The island is carpeted with its blossoms. As though to drive the theme home, the paper pasted to the face of the lantern has the emblem of a cherry blossom on it. In front of the lantern is a stone step on which three cards have been placed.



Upon seeing the cards, you instantly know the task associated with each.

✿ cherry with curtain: one person must kiss another deeply (10 points)
✿ red-lettered tanzaku: each person must kiss another on the lips (5 points)
✿ plain cherry: one person must a kiss another on the lips (1 points)

Which will you choose?]

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[failtactical]

... Ahahah.

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[stigmateyes]

Now this is bothersome.

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[royallyshafted]

[oh my]

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[royallyshafted]

[oh god, fine.]

Break?

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[murderingthetime]

Yes, My Lord?

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[royallyshafted]

[hahaha

pulls you over by the leash]

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[murderingthetime]

[ pullllleddd over. ]

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[royallyshafted]

[I guess I'm going to kiss break, ~deeply~, two fingers lightly under the rope against his neck to keep him there]

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[murderingthetime]

[ I GUESS THERE IS DEEP KISSING GOING ON. ]

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[dramatispersonae]

[The card you have earned remains on the step, while the other two disappear. You have four cards. Which will you discard? ... but don't let me interrupt you, gosh.]

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[experimental]

Kissing . . .?

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[yourpeacock]

[staying back :(]

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[experimental]

[drifts back to stand close to him]

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[yourpeacock]

[reaches for his hand]

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[experimental]

[. . . blinks, then slowly takes it]

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[yourpeacock]

[doesn't say anything, but squeezes his hand]

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[experimental]

[squeezes back]

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[yourpeacock]

[yes, support after seeing bad thing ♥]

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[stigmateyes]

[You look sad and emo and kissing is something I don't think about.]

Sky?

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[yourpeacock]

... ah... the shadow.

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[stigmateyes]

Ahh... some people here can do some really powerful things. It makes sense they'd be afraid of something going wrong with that... But we're also limited here.

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[yourpeacock]

That--

[cuts himself off because words are harder again]

That's not it.

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[stigmateyes]

Ehh?

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[yourpeacock]

[sighs]

I can't explain it.