Hounds

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Round One

[dramatispersonae]

The horn sounds again, and a ripple seems to pass through you. In its wake, you find yourself changed. Your hearing is sharper than before. While you can't see any better than before, you can hear far more acutely and your prey is crashing through the underbrush ahead.

If you investigate you or those around you, you'll find yourselves all now in possession of a pair of dog ears.

Every instinct urges you to give chase.

Do you rush forward, or stay with the pack?

You can interact with your fellow players, but answers are submitted individually.

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[soldieronwards]

[reaching up to his ears--]

What, this again?

[trying to laugh it off, but he's tense, ready to take off at any moment]

Re: Discussion

[ninetyninelives]

This is wrong! I'm a cat!

Re: Discussion

[axeboyfriend]

—Huh?

[ He touches his ears, his face twisted in uncertainty. ]

This is strange.

Re: Discussion

[shipwithwings]

[just freezing up]

[WHAT THE HELL IS ON MY HEAD, WHAT ARE EARS]

[DRAGONS DON'T KNOW]

Re: Discussion

[telepathetically]

Fun!

Re: Discussion

[adropintheocean]

[tense; a bit disoriented from finding himself back on the ground]

This is stupid and insulting! We're not dogs!

Submission

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Submission

[soldieronwards]

[fails at his latest attempt to have impulse control and rushes forward]

Re: Submission

[adropintheocean]

[rushing ahead, screw this]

Re: Submission

[ninetyninelives]

[sticking with the pack, too busy complaining for running]

Re: Submission

[shipwithwings]

[charging ahead]

Round Two

[dramatispersonae]

The horn sounds again, and another ripple passes through you. Now your balance is better and you feel more agile. You're aware without checking of the addition of a dog's tail.

The instinct to chase is stronger now, clouding your thoughts.

You hear one of the stags break away from the herd. Do you break off after it, or follow the group?

You can interact with your fellow players, but answers are submitted individually.

Discussion

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Submission

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Round Three

[dramatispersonae]

A third blast on the horn. That rippling feeling is becoming more familiar by now.

This time when it passes, your sense of smell has become incredibly sensitive. You can scent the trees around you, the sharp smell of nettles crushed under the hooves of your prey. The fairies, following after, smell of ozone. The stags smell of fear.

Sorry. It does look like you're turning into a dog, however you feel about it.

It is no longer a challenge to find the stag's path. The thrill of the hunt sharpens.

Are you more interested in the scent of the stag, or of the hunters?

You can interact with your fellow players, but answers are submitted individually.

Discussion

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Submission

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Round Four

[dramatispersonae]

The fourth blast of the horn. The ripple passes through you again. When it is don, you are closer to the ground, running on four paws. You are faster than ever before.

Toward what do you run?

You can interact with your fellow players, but answers are submitted individually.

Discussion

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Submission

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Round Five

[dramatispersonae]

The fifth horn sounds. Somehow you know there will be only one more…

The ripple passes over you, and with it you discover a thirst for blood. A dog's long canines now line your mouth, and they must be used.

You lunge, but at what? A stag? The hunters? One of the other hounds?

You can interact with your fellow players, but answers are submitted individually.

Discussion

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Submission

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