EMERALD

[dramatispersonae]

This small, thin tent does little to keep out the cold, but at least you're dry. It's dark, and hunger lurks in the pit of your stomach. Fortunately, you have a few items to give you warmth and tend to your needs. Right?

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INSTRUCTIONS

[dramatispersonae]

You start with these items: two blankets (which keep you warm), three bowls of hot stew (which sate hunger and provide a little bit of warmth), and three lanterns (which provide light and a tiny bit of warmth).

You instinctively know the following:
♦ the Duckling and Faith will not allow any harm worse than discomfort to come to you.
♦ there will be three rounds of this game, in which the goal is to amass and keep the most items...or is it?
♦ blankets are worth the most points and lanterns the least, with bowls of stew in between.
♦ if you run out of any single item, you will suffer a minor status effect.

Each round, you have the option to take certain actions as a team.

You must take one or two of the following separate actions, no more than once each:
⇒FETCH an item of your choice from the storehouse outside the tent. This action has a 50% chance of failing, since it's dark and snowy outside and you might get lost and wind up turned around back at the tent.
⇒STEAL an item of your choice from another team of your choice. This has a 100% success rate, unless the team in question is watching out for your team in particular (see below).
⇒USE an item of your choice currently in your possession; this adds its points to your total permanently, even if another team tries to steal from you in the future...but it removes the item from your stock, risking a status effect if you lose the rest.
⇒GIVE an item of your choice currently in your possession to another team of your choice; you lose the item and the points associated with it, but the other team is more comfortable...and something might happen? The Personae aren't telling, but this option is there...

You may also take as many of the following actions as you want per round, or none at all, but no more than once each:
⇒ENCOURAGE a single team of your choice with warm feelings. Does this have an effect on the game? Who knows.
⇒TAUNT a single team of your choice mockingly. What effect could that have on the game?
⇒WATCH OUT FOR a single team of your choice, making it impossible for that team to steal from you.

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

You're cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

Well, isn't this... cold.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

Apparently. How do you want to approach it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

I don't even know, really.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

We could encourage Carnelian.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

Are we going to play much?

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

Do you want to? We've been winning a lot lately.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

I don't mind it. Nova had a hard time there for a while.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

[nods]

All right.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[fraternalorders]

[Emerald is choosing to Encourage Carnelian and to Fetch some stew for themselves]

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

You successfully fetch a bowl of stew from the storehouse outside.

Carnelian has given you a lantern!

You now have two blankets, four bowls of stew, and four lanterns.

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

You're still cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

Perhaps we should give Carnelian something.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

I'd be okay with that.

Some stew?

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

[nods]

Yes, that works.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

It's not like we haven't won plenty lately.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

That's how I feel, as well.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

You think the others will have that problem?

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

I don't think any of them will mind if we don't win.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

Well then. We have a plan.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

All right.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[fraternalorders]

[Emerald is Giving a bowl of stew to Carnelian]

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

A wave of warm feelings rolls over you from the direction of Carnelian.

You give away a bowl of stew to Carnelian.

You now have two blankets, three bowls of stew, and four lanterns.

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

You're still cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

Do you have any preferences for this round?

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

Not really. Is the cold bothering you?

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

No, it could be worse. What about you?

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

Don't worry about me.

So we could encourage Carnelian again?

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

[he will worry if he wants to ok]

All right. We could also use their gift to us, so it doesn't go to waste or get stolen.

Re: DISCUSSION

[morbidlysexy]

Sounds fair to me.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fraternalorders]

Very well.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[fraternalorders]

[Emerald is choosing to use one of the lanterns (specifically the one they got from Carnelian) and they are also Encouraging Carnelian again]

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

A wave of warm feelings rolls over you from the direction of Heliodor and Sapphire, and another one from the direction of Amethyst.

You use up a lantern. It flares brightly for a whole minute, illuminating the inside of the tent perfectly, then dies out.

Carnelian has given you a bowl of stew, and Citrine has given you a blanket!

You now have three blankets, four bowls of stew, and three lanterns.

The snow dies down a little outside, and you can go to endgame.