Amethyst

[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]

Answer

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

I'm used to these being loaded questions.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

We have to find the right answer, don't we?

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

For the Gingerbread Witch.

Most of the changes associated with the Gingerbread Witch myth, in the stories anyway, have to do with ... size.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

Well, we could just say "growing". Or helping someone grow. That has to do with size.

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

Feeding them.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

As long as we don't have cannibalism that one's good.

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

Yeah, probably. Feeding them things that aren't themselves or other sentient beings, to keep it broad.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

Sounds good. But that's just one. We could leave it at that, or come up with more.

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

I think we can come up with more.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

Yeah...how about sharing?

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

Sharing?

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

Yeah. It's really vague, but it could mean a lot! Like sharing food instead of taking, which would be a positive thing. But it could mean sharing experiences too. If you talk to somebody about your life they see things a little differently. That's a kind of change.

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

Not bad. "The general idea of sharing, rather than leaving someone alone." You're right. That can change someone a lot.

Hell, it's part of why Aather has teams.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

See? It's a totally good one.

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

Speaking of Aather, we could go with "amnesia," if we're being cheeky.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

[laughs]

It does change a person. Literally.

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

That it does.

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

That's three, right?

Re: Discussion

[lettersbound]

That makes three. Let's get that turned in.

Re: Answer

[lettersbound]

Feeding them food. This is one way to change someone, because feeding them can make them larger.

The second is to share with them—experiences, thoughts, food, memories, anything really.

And finally, amnesia. That changes someone, right?

Re: Discussion

[ihulk]

And cross our fingers that she doesn't give us stale food for being cheeky.

Round Two - The Bakery

[dramatispersonae]

When your answers are decided, the lights turn on.

it's hot

You catch yourself standing inside of a bakery, surrounded by a roaring fire. While you can feel the heat of the fire around you, you'll find that you are perfectly fine and anything you touch won't feel hot at all. It seems to be more like you're watching an animated gif just constantly looping.

The counters are slowly disintegrating and there are lumps of black inside of baskets and shelves where bread should have been. There was a picture but only an edge of it is left. There is an older woman standing in the middle of the room, staring outside at a window with a forlorn expression.

it's not their fault

If you take a look at the window, you'll notice the faces of two children peeking in though you can't see their expressions at all.

right?