dramatispersonae | CARNELIAN and HELIODOR

CARNELIAN and HELIODOR

Paper walls rise up around your team's table now, and a quill pen appears upon it, along with a well full of ink in a swirl of vivid Carnelian and Heliodor colors. Finely-lettered words shift and scroll in silvery-black ink across their surface, and even if you cannot read or write normally, the ability comes to you for the duration of this game.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I can't imagine it being anything else. The wheeled companions part is strange as well.

They don't mean a carriage or anything, do they?

A carriage, a coach... augh, the possibilities are too many!

We could always write in nonsense and submit it anyway.

But maybe a name should be on there as well? It's phrased strangely.

"Someone on a team of wheeled travellers".

Maybe... a chariot?

Maybe? But do we have anyone here in Aather who might fit that description?

No idea. What other words could fit... theft? Trick?

Trick should fit one, actually.

But the problem is getting dough to work in there with it.

Right, they don't have any letters in common.

[sighs... and then his eyes flash yellow again]

Maybe we should just submit variations on the word 'butt'.

Don't test me. My self-control isn't that strong.

( think think think. )

The bottom one, what if it's skaters? Then dough as 5-across?

[back to hazel]

That would make the middle one... _ _ o _ s.

( you might be possessed. she is somewhat concerned. )

Poops? Zooms? Gross?

[yellow again]

Boobs.

Boobs!

Good man! I should have thought of that. Curses.

( then a quick gesture towards his face. )

Is this usual for you?

[hazel again]

E-er, sorry, he's a little restless today... um. It's a long story, but the short version is that there's another personality inside me. I didn't think it would be too troublesome if he came out a little... sorry.

( shrug. )

How about you tell me about it after the game? I'd like to hear it. ( a beat. ) For now, let him out if he wants.

It's no problem at all.