dramatispersonae

CITRINE

You're in a small grove of trees off the side of the road. Somehow, their thick leaves muffle all sound from beyond, leaving only faint whispers and echoes at the fringe of your hearing.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Some kinda crossword?

I don't know. It just looks like a book got sick.

[pffft]

It's a game. You find the words hidden.

Oh! I found 'purr', 'boredom', and 'hat'.

That's a start. Not sure they're the answer to our question, but you've got a sharp eye.

Jackson thinks the answer is 'corruption'.

[yeah Rocky just spotted that too]

That's a good guess.

Should we turn that in and say it's because of money and Darkness?

Money? You found money in there?

No, but Jackson thinks the corruption happened because of money.

It's possible. Money can corrupt. [...]

But corruption can happen for other reasons, too.

Looks like it.

Plum's better than me at this stuff...

It's the kind of game kids like.

Yeah, she's good. I found just the one word. But I'm not sure what this lady with no hands wants from us.

Corruption, right? [Rocky spotted that one too!]

Who knows? As far as games go, this one doesn't seem too bad.

Yeah. Definitely corruption.

It seems okay enough. A little brain-twisty for me, but I'll get the hang of it.

There's no hugging or maiming involved, so I'm fine with it.

Corruption's our best bet.

[ . . . ]

Then let's go with corruption.

Let's.

...You said something about money?

Yeah. It turns people into dicks. That's what corruption's about, right?

It can.... It's not the only factor.

There's power too. And revenge, I guess.

More than that.

[observes him for a moment]

You think?

[he's gotten tense and pensive]

...Yeah. But let's focus on the game.

Re: DISCUSSION

archerinred - 2014-07-18 23:43 (UTC) - Expand

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only