ROOM 1

[dramatispersonae]

[ You are standing in a circle in a large, open field. ]

[ ....the people standing with you are not your teammates. ]

[ However, on the ground in the middle of the circle is a silver camphor leaf. ]

Comments

ROUND 2

[dramatispersonae]

After having escaped the previous question… more or less intact, you must push forward. You've made serious enemies in this storybook world. At the end, you come across a gorge. On the other side, there is a door. But the bridge leading to the door has been burned down. Beside where the beginning of the bridge was is a rope, a knife, and a vial of liquid that never seems to run out, no matter what you do with it.

Nimue can offer no reassurance on your loved ones. Or rather, she chooses not to.

Nimue stands at the door, staring across the canyon at the characters. However, when she speaks, her voice carries as though she is standing next to you.

“You must rebuild the bridge to reach your escape… and your friends. The choice may be yours, and yours alone. You may choose to do nothing, you may choose your own limits, and you may choose as a group.

I will reward cooperation in the end. Choose your weapon, and your limits. This is a test, and it is serious to me. Those who do not take it seriously will face consequences in the end, even if they are not immediately apparent.

In order to help yourselves and your friends, what are your bonds worth? How far are you willing to go?”

Choose one of three punishments, the vial, the knife, or the rope.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

"If you are willing to take the knife and place it in your heart, you will earn my favor.

Those who are willing to endure for their bonds must be honest, whether they think the bonds little, somewhat, or very worthy of sacrifice. Choose as you see fit."

Two tokens appear-- pendants.

"These will allow you to blunt the pain of only the most severe sacrifice, and of those, only 5 of you may receive protection. Choose wisely, the five may not change."

Re: DISCUSSION

[givemeallyourlove]

[WELP i am down or semi-limp, but carefully putting his weight on his good leg while inspecting his thigh]

How exciting. [dryly]

Re: DISCUSSION

[dicktionary]

Sit. Down.

Re: DISCUSSION

[whyitgottabeblack]

[equally dry] Does that feel as great as it looks like it does?

Re: DISCUSSION

[cerealpunner]

[wow, there is probably so much of a heated glare at Nimue right now]

Re: DISCUSSION

[dicktionary]

[bumping your side]

Hey.

Re: DISCUSSION

[whyitgottabeblack]

[finally piping up, grumpy from the injuries but not totally thrown]

Oh look, we have to take a punishment. Didn't see that coming based on the last questions. At all.

((ooc: sorry about internet troubles for round one, here now o/))

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

[placing a hand on his head, trying to cover the head wound]

Won't that kill us?

Re: DISCUSSION

[idolfromabove]

'Only 5 of you may receive protection'.

There are ten of us here...

Re: DISCUSSION

[mirroredvalue]

[Ha! A stab in the thigh! I've once walked through an apocalyptic city with my leg cut open 270 degrees across!]

...So using the knife can help you, then?

Re: DISCUSSION

[hushabyte]

[ hand to his head, shrinking away from everyone else— he is bleeding, but it smells like oil

and he's looking at that knife. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[archerinred]

That sounds like an ultimatum.

I don't like ultimatums.

Re: DISCUSSION

[damnsel]

I am willing to do it, but I don't think that option seems advisable.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mirroredvalue]

[Okay, let's do this properly.]

Everyone that wants to stab themselves, say so now so we can figure out what to do with the pendants.

TURN IN

[dramatispersonae]

Re: TURN IN

[mirroredvalue]

[Star is stabbing herself with the knife, yes.

We are also using the first pendant on Star, Joshua, Dick (the one on Coral), Dick (the one on Emerald), and Clear. At the proper time.]

Re: TURN IN

[givemeallyourlove]

[Angel's taking a stab in the heart... whatever heart he has]

[SURE GIVE IT ALL TO ME BB]

Re: TURN IN

[cerealpunner]

[DRAMATIC LEAP OF FAITH HEART-STABBING]

Re: TURN IN

[grade3enabler]

You told us to take it seriously, so that's what I tried to do. I don't think I have the answer you want, but I hope you listen anyway.

I promised Peridot I wouldn't leave, because a lot of people left already. I don't think it would be right for me to go back on my promise in case the knife really does kill us, especially if they're not here to tell me what they think. I also want to make sure I'm okay enough that I can get through the game and see them, and I also promised to help take care of the people who are trying it for their own so they can see their teams after this too.

I don't think dying's the best way to show someone you care about them. Just standing by them and never giving up on them means a lot too, and that's how I decide to show the strength of my bonds.

I'm still willing to take the rope for myself, since I'm still willing to make a sacrifice for the people I care about. I just can't risk sacrificing anything that'll stop me from keeping my promise to Peridot right now. It'll hurt them too much.

Re: TURN IN

[whyitgottabeblack]

We discussed as a team and the people who wanted to take the knife are taking the knife. For my part, I don't believe that sacrificing yourself is always the best to help others, even in serious situations. I'm not going to shirk responsibility, I'm going to help the others after they've stabbed themselves and I'm going to take the vial since I haven't heard anyone else offer to. I'm just not going to pick the heaviest price to pay because an authority, not the party being saved, implies they may prefer it.

Re: TURN IN

[dicktionary]

[trying to both watch and not watch as Angel and Dick stab themselves, then follows suit]

Re: TURN IN

[damnsel]

I will be selecting the rope. But not because I am not willing to take the knife -- because I'm willing to help those that will be injured or hurt back to their loved ones. If we were all to die here, who would be there to carry us back to those people who need us?

I have always been best at supporting people. So I will continue to do that, even if it means I can't necessarily have what I would most want. I will support them for everything you can throw at me.

Re: TURN IN

[hushabyte]

[ KER-STABBING SELF RIGHT ABOUT WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE, no hesitation whatsoever

there is no physical heart but it's still going to be pretty awful on him ]

Re: TURN IN

[archerinred]

. . .

[shakes his head, then goes with the stabbing party]