Ruby

[dramatispersonae]

[When you step through the door, you find yourself in a dark room. The only thing that seems to light the room is a candle that one of you are suddenly holding.

You can hear a voice echoing around you though you don't know who it belongs to.]

Comments

Round 1

[dramatispersonae]

Please list up to three ways that you can help change someone. You may interpret this as you'd like.

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[badnewsboy]

[I GET THE CANDLE.]

An open-ended discussion ...

What of change, then?

Re: Discussion

[dutyfree]

Don't light yourself on fire.

Re: Discussion

[precedented]

I don't know if we should let you hold that.

Re: Discussion

[precedented]

Change someone for the better?

Re: Discussion

[axeboyfriend]

That's not necessarily implied with the phrasing. "For the better" seems up to interpretation, anyway.

Re: Discussion

[badnewsboy]

Whose "better"?

Answer

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Answer

[precedented]

1. Listening
2. Ends
3. Set it on fire

Round Two - The Old House

[dramatispersonae]

And when your words have been said, the light turns on and you find yourself inside of an old house.

The house is old and the wood is rotten, and there's barely any furniture to be seen. Two children are being dragged by their arms into their bedroom by someone though you cannot see their face. Though the scenery is moving, it's sort of looping over and over kind of like an animated gif.

"We're hungry."

You can see that that the larger figure is trying to drag them into a bedroom that only contains two beds and a tiny dresser. On the door handle is a large lock.

"They'll lock us in, but we'll get out."

If you peek through the bedroom, you can see through a window where a bakery lies.

"How?"

Cards

[dramatispersonae]

Inside one of your hands are three cards with a word written on each. If you cannot read, it will play out in your head instead:

♦ Listening
♦ Ends
♦ Set it on Fire

You know that if you touch something in the room with them, it will change the scene in some shape or form, but you're not certain as to how. You may use all of them or not play any at all.

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[precedented]

. . . I don't even know where to start.

Re: Discussion

[babybatshit]

So much for listening.

Answer

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Answer

[badnewsboy]

Ruby casts LISTEN on the door.
Ruby casts ENDS on the lock.

Round Three - The Story Can Change

[dramatispersonae]

The house is old and the wood is rotten, and there's barely any furniture to be seen. Two children are being dragged by their arms into their bedroom by someone though you cannot see their face. Though the scenery is moving, it's sort of looping over and over kind of like an animated gif.

"We're hungry."

You can see that that the larger figure is trying to drag them into a bedroom that only contains two beds and a tiny dresser. On the door handle is a large lock.

"They'll lock us in, but we'll get out."

If you peek through the bedroom, you can see through a window where a bakery lies.

"How?"

As the figure leaves, the lock clicks and the door starts to jiggle.

"Oh no, will it end here, ▒▓▒▓▒▓▒?"

"No. The story might say it ends at the lock, but we'll make sure it ends where it's suppose to. That's the right thing to do."

And the scene ends.

Question

[dramatispersonae]

How do you feel about your results? Can you truly help someone change?

I would like to c▒▓nge as well.

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[badnewsboy]

We have to do something.

Answer

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Answer

[badnewsboy]

Unsatisfied!

We believe in change more than anything else. Change isn't something that lies stagnant, it's something that always happens—and it's our duty as heroes to continue that change.

We'd like to make another impact.

In fact, I would like to mention that Crow is a master lockpick, and may be out and about to change the setting of this little story.

We also have one card left, we'd like to use it.

Bonus

[dramatispersonae]

I'll let you change something one more time with the cards you have, but only one. You can choose to pass if you'd like.

(ooc: does not count towards scoring ftr)

Re: Bonus

[babybatshit]

We're going to use the card on the story itself. If it burns, then they'll be free to choose what they want.