dramatispersonae

KUNZITE

You're on a sandbar in a shallow bay with a Kunzite canopy shielding you from the hot sun. Some distance away in the bay, you can make out another sandbar with an Emerald canopy on it, but it's too far away to see any more details.

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Lorelei stands on the edge of the sandbar, holding something in her hands. She says nothing, but she holds it up to you with a plaintive expression of earnest curiosity: what is this? Then she sets it down on the sand, gives you one last longing glance, and walks into the water. There's a splash, and she's gone.

Your item is a pocketwatch.

Edited 2014-08-19 23:47 (UTC)

... It's a pocketwatch, isn't it?

Is it—

[ EXCITED?? ]

Yes, that's very much a pocketwatch!!

[you are very excited about a pocketwatch]

Does that mean something to you?

[ when am I not excited about a thing ]

Ah, well, it might be something similar! I think?

You think?

[hmm]

Help me describe it, then!

I think. It went on the wrist, and I am not sure about these— [ indicating the hands?? ] but the circle and numbers were certainly there!

Yes! Let's do our best as always.

Do you know what the hands do, Cream?

Oh, not at the moment...

[ HELPING ]

What do they do, Meringue-san?

They point at the right time.

The big hand points at the hour, and the little hands point at the minute.

I see! So that's what the numbers would be for, as well...

Mhm... So, it's a clock that you can put in your pocket. It's small, and the hands point to the right time. The big hand is for the hours, and the small hand is for the minutes.

Yes! Eh, and what's that on the top?

I think it's used to help wind it!

That sounds important, shall we add it too?

Mm! I'll make sure it gets added in.

Okay! I wouldn't wish for it to feel left out.

It certainly looks like one.

It does.

Want to help us describe it?

Well, it tells time, doesn't it? Or at least I think that's its normal purpose.

Mm...

It's a clock that you put in your pocket. The big hand points to the hour, and the little hand points to the minutes. Is there anything else...?

Give a description of your item's intended purpose and proper use that is as clear, accurate, and complete as possible within forty-five minutes.

it's a clock that you can put in your pocket. It's small, and the hands point to the right time. The big hand is for the hours, and the small hand is for the minutes. The thing on top is used to help wind it.

A wave washes over the sand, and the object you described is gone.

From somewhere out in the bay, Lorelei's voice suddenly rings out. "How boring! Your answers aren't interesting at all; surely there's more magic to human lands than that? Please tell me more interesting stories of these things!"

Your item is a pair of scissors. Its purpose and use has been described by Emerald as follows: "The item has two blades that each have a ring at the end to put a finger through that are fixed together with a screw. You bring the blades together with your fingers in the rings to cut through paper, hair, fabric, or what have you."

Edited 2014-08-20 00:58 (UTC)

Oh my, how rude of her to say things like that!

It's a bit mean when we were trying to help...

Yeah ...

Well, we can figure out a way to make this sound more interesting, can't we?

It already sounds sooo interesting, but of course!

It does, but it looks like we still have to do more with it, so...

An item could have so many different uses you never thought of, after all! I'm sure these could tell us.

You could use it to make arts and crafts that make everyone happy...

Hmm... I suppose if you synthesized it big enough, it could be used as a sword, as well!

Wow... synthesized? I just thought, they really could tell us.

Hee hee, well, none of us are alchemists here anyways... or at least I can't do anything anyways without another skill back.

Ehhh, that's really cool, Raspberry!

Yes, I'd like to see! But it's all right, it could also be...

[ picks up the scissors, puts his fingers through the rings and makes it talk like a puppet ]

"Kunziiiite, I am awake now! Let's be friends, I'm a very sharp individual. Choki chokiiii."

Edited 2014-08-20 02:22 (UTC)

[oh my god clear

just. cracks up.]

See? Its mouth moves perfectly.

Very very mean. These Personae are real bullies sometimes.

Don't worry! We can work together and not let it get to us, isn't that so?

Hmm? Oh, well, yes! Though someone should really talk to them one of these days and tell them to be nicer.

Make up a new description of your item's intended purpose and proper use that is as ridiculous and inventive as possible within an hour and fifteen minutes. It can be a genuine alternative use or an extravagant lie, but either way, points will be awarded for creativity, convincingness, and effectiveness at refuting the original description.

Scissors can also be used to literally tell stories — if you try hard enough, you can pretend that the pointy ends are a mouth! If you move them, you can mimic a mouth, and you can use it like a puppet. If you knew alchemy, you could synthesize it to be a sword! Or something big that you could fight with in general.

There's a splash, and a sandy pathway back to the Ring appears before you...

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