TURQUOISE and AMETHYST

[dramatispersonae]

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 vivid swirl of Turquoise and Amethyst 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.

Comments

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

[The words on the walls shift and sparkle, demanding your attention as they start to spell out instructions.]

At the heart of stories are words. In this game, you will shape and connect words, and we will see what stories emerge...

CROSSWORD

[dramatispersonae]

[One paper wall reveals a shape made of blanks to be filled in...]

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

Words, huh...

Re: DISCUSSION

[ninetyninelives]

Anyone good at word games?

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

Nope! But let's have fun anyways.

Re: DISCUSSION

[stigmateyes]

This is more Ferris' thing...

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

Does that help us?

Re: DISCUSSION

[ninetyninelives]

Who?

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

[New instructions appear for you...]

Fill in the crossword puzzle on the wall.

Re: SUBMISSION

[awwwkward]

Top word: DEBATING
Middle word: MAGIC
Bottom word: PARTNER
Down word: DRAWER

I tried, dreamwidth won't let me set it up ok

        DEBATING
        R
       MAGIC
        W
        E
PARTNER

Re: SUBMISSION

[stigmateyes]

Editing for Flair instead of Drawer and Frontier for Debating.

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

[Words shift and change on the walls again.]

Well done; you've put something together. Now give it a meaning. Tell me a short story or make a brief adage based on these words--without using any of the exact words themselves.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[notweddings]

Magic, partner, flair, frontier...

Re: DISCUSSION

[stigmateyes]

Sorcery and lover could work for the first two.

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

A pair of partners who use magic, heading into the frontier with a mighty flair!

That's not what we're supposed to do, but it makes for a good story.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[notweddings]

Two lovers of sorcery with a passion for fashion seek to explore the unknown.

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

[The words on the walls change one more time before settling back down.]

Now comes the time to unravel the puzzle set before you by another team. The clues are in their story. You must do your best to come even a little bit close to their original crossword.

CROSSWORD

[dramatispersonae]

[The crossword is blank once more, and beneath it, a short story or saying appears on the wall...]



Once upon a time, there was a chef. He had a big dinner to make for the night - something special, because otherwise he'd lose his restaurant or something, so everyting was riding on that. He slaved over papers, writing out recipes, crossing them out, shaking his head, writing down more... and none actually seemed to REALLY work for him. Until he wrote down this: meatbuns, mousse, and fish soup.

It seemed good enough for him, and he spent the remaining time before the dinner slaving over the stove and oven, making sure everything was perfect... And then he managed to do it. He got to keep his restaurant in the end, and he managed to start turning things around after that.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[stigmateyes]

One of those words is probably baker.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[awwwkward]

Fruit, Berry, Empanada, Chowder!