VANARA

[soulping]

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THE SNOW PLAINS

[soulping]

[The first thing you notice is snow. It's everywhere, and boy, is it ever cold. There's a five inch deep layer covering the ground, and it's still falling in huge, tennis ball-sized clumps.]

[In the distance, you can just make out a door; it sparkles pretty, winking like a gemstone catching the light. On the ground halfway between you and said door, half buried in the snow, are three large, shivering, super sad plush toys … of three team animals?? Yours, Alectryon's, and Barghest's. By your feet is a warm, snuggly blanket.]

[Isabel's voice echoes from above:] Your first task is BLANKETFIC! Tee hee. But your blanket can only fit around two of the toys—one of them is going to have to be left out in the cold. What do you do?

DISCUSS

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSS

[ground_up]

...This seems really weird... Blanketfic? Is that an actual thing?

Re: DISCUSS

[echomyheart]

I think so?

[overfull]

I don't know.

This task is fairly simple, but there are three toys here...

[ wait I know how to do this ]

Which combination of animals appears more charming?

SUBMIT

[soulping]

Re: SUBMIT

[overfull]

Vanara's putting the blanket around the Alectryon and Barghest toys.

RESULTS

[soulping]

[Did somebody just dump an entire pool of iced water over your head? Well, no, not literally, but the sudden onslaught of OH SO COLD might leave you wondering. Better get warm … and the only way to do that is through enthusiastic physical with a side of verbal affection.]

THE GLITTERING CAVE

[soulping]

[You step through the sparkling door, and find yourself in an equally sparkling cavern. It's warm in here, though not so warm that it dispels the chill you may still be feeling from the snow plains. In a circle of torch like are twelve team colored treasure chests: only yours is open, and it contains 11 beautiful crystals.

But you may be paying more attention to the bigass hot pink dragon lounging on an outcropping high above. It's hard to tell in the faint, flickering light, but there's something weird about its scales … is that … is that gummy candy?

Isabel's voice once again echoes from above:]

You made it! Whoo, whoo! Now it's time for Isabel's Dragon Challenge. It's, like, super easy, don't worry! Every team starts this round with eleven gemstones, see? What you've gotta do is steal one or two from the other teams. Just tap the teams' chest and say how many you're gonna steal—you can steal once from two different teams, twice from the same team, just plain ol' once, or not at all!

The three teams with the lowest score are dragon chow, bwahahaha! Seriously though don't worry they'll be, like, just fine, you know.

… and, uh, if you all end with eleven, that counts as everybody losing, 'kay?

DISCUSS

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSS

[overfull]

[ But I don't understand chance-based games :(

Teeth still chattering a bit too aaaa ]

Is that all...?

[ ok well, ]

Pardon me, Sir and Miss, but which colors do you find the most pleasing?

Re: DISCUSS

[ground_up]

[Yes, also chattering my teeth, but I will deal.]

Well, I normally just kind of pick at random at these things, to be honest.

Re: DISCUSS

[echomyheart]

Uh, orange and yellow?

SUBMIT

[soulping]

[You may:
+ Steal once from two different teams.
+ Steal once from one team.
+ Steal twice from one team.
+ Choose not to steal.

Comment here with what you're stealing and from whom you're stealing it!]

[overfull]

Stealing one gemstone from Ometotchtli and one from Epona!

RESULTS

[soulping]

[Nothing happens! It looks like you're free to move on—there's a door up ahead.]

Re: RESULTS

[echomyheart]

We did it!

THE CLASSROOM

[soulping]

[This time you find yourself stepping into a classroom! It's very bland, very typical … there are lots of textbooks, ranging from "Boringness 101" or "Lamestacular Lecture 5000" to "HECK YEAH GIANT LIZARDS" or "Tip Top Makeup Tips!" There's also a whiteboard and pen at the front of the class.]

[Isabel speaks up:]

School is ssssoooo boring, right? Let's spice things up by spreading some rumors about the other teams!

So, like, all you've gotta do is write down the rumors you wanna spread and who they're about, and good ol' Isabel will take care of the rest! You can spread up to three, and I guess if you wanna be super whoa they could all be about the same team …

DISCUSS

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSS

[ground_up]

...Umm...? I don't know if I'll be any help with this one...

Re: DISCUSS

[echomyheart]

It's pretty easy! You just make up silly stuff.

Re: DISCUSS

[overfull]

[ Oh dear ]

I don't know the other teams very well... What sort of rumors would be believable...?

SUBMIT

[soulping]

[Comment here with up to three rumors and who they're about!]

Re: SUBMIT

[overfull]

- Ratatoskr will kiss anybody.
- The princess is trying to put together a sword ban because Cats keep ending up with swords stuck in walls.
- Barghest is symbolized by dogs because they're messy and dirty.

RESULTS

[soulping]

[There's a PUFF of glittering smoke, and suddenly you find that you've been … turned into a talking version of your team animal?? There are words floating over your head:

Vanara wears underwear on their head when they're in their dorm.
Vanara's patron is going to make them all star in a monster movie.

After you've had a moment to gawk, a door at the other side of the room springs open. Engame awaits.]