soulping ([personal profile] soulping) wrote2014-10-01 05:39 pm

TIAMAT

[. . . you wake up laying prone on your stomach on a swaying hanging bird cage. The entire room around you is dark, making it impossible to tell what your surroundings are. The cage is plenty large enough to fit you and your team, and the iron bars are far too tough to be broken. The cage is suspended by rickety chains over a large pit of fire]

[NEEDLESS TO SAY. . . falling would not be a pleasant experience]

[You can see the other team cages suspended in the air around you. They're far enough away that you can easily hold a private conversation with your team, but close enough that if you yell really loudly, you may be able to talk to them]

[The strange voice speaks up again]

If your oh so caring Haunt is light, then you may consider me d̗͙͊͗a̯̽̒͆ͥ̅r̬̺̙̠͖̠̥ͥk̰̦̲̄n̞̰̠̲͍͍̿̇̎͋͑̆e̜̰ͤͥ̇́̂͌s͚ͤ͗s͔̯͉̰͍͍̥̏ͦ̇͆ͩ̋͋. I will be running this game now-- my name is of no importance to you sorry lot. Listen up, and listen up well.

See those chains? Ah yes, the ones that are keeping you from plummeting to your deaths below. They're old, rickety, and weak. Too much weight will surely break them. So what do you think your goal is? That's right! Try to break the other teams' chains, while keeping yours safe! Ahahaha! Let's see how well you all do!

Ah. . . right. And one last thing.

If every team winds up with the exact same amount of stones, then I'll make sure e̺̪ͥ̽̉̽̈́̈́̌ ́́͗v͂ͭ̐ͫͭ̾ ̰̦͎̬͚ͮ͒̍e̳̼͔̤̼͐̓ͨ̍ͤ̏ ͌̏̓̑͊̉r̭̗̰̬̫͕ͯ ̜̲̩̠̪̥̱͐̿͑͋͐̅̀y̘̓͌ ̪̻̲̪͎̰̤o̺̮͇͇̒̅ ̣̟̞̜̥̪̰̊ͧ̅n͍̺͎̯̰̠ ̤͔̘͉͉̼e̜͚̤͕̻͊͐̈́̒̂̃ͣ ̤̝̦̦͈̹ͯ̓̅̎̈̆̀'̣̞̯ ̝͈̭̪̤̇̈ͮ͑͛ͮ̋s̗̠͚̦̤̭̥̔̈́͌ͪͯ̈̎ chains break.
hyanaimne: Go kiss an orc. (Auta miqula orqu.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
—I bloody knew I didn't trust it!
velveteened: (} liar liar)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[...sure is hot. he frowns, then rolls his sleeves up.]

Your skills as a host leave a lot to be desired, you know.
carptricks: (You'd think me rude)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[holy shit]

-- what the hell?!
velveteened: (} agonizing stupidly)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry for suggesting we could.
hyanaimne: I have no idea. (Amin caela n'noa.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It is fine, Ace. I doubt anyone expected this.
velveteened: (} listening)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
This is a new Echo, then?
carptricks: (have sunk)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[damn it, damn it. clutching the bars and shaking them]

This hasn't-- this hasn't happened before.
carptricks: (Late nights and early parades)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[SHAKING THE BARS, letting out a curse as he does so]

Haunt isn't, but that voice. . .

I've never heard it before.
velveteened: casually steals all of jay's keywords (} unpleasantries)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
This certainly is...dramatic.
hyanaimne: Elsewhere. (Nestirtye.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
The lot of them are overdramatic bastards. The ones with games like this.
velveteened: &alice (} alice why this)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's just...going to be sitting there. nnn.]

Mm, that's who I meant. How strange.
hyanaimne: Conjure. (Foqal.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[she reaches out to grab his wrist, gently trying to stop him and tug him away]

Stop that.
carptricks: (Default)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's probably good she stopped him, he is. . . swaying the cage slightly]

-- we can't just stand here and do nothing, Clover!
velveteened: HER BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS WENT INTO THIS (} never liked the idea of destiny)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm getting that impression. It makes for a memorable introduction, that's for sure.
carptricks: (And leave tear drops everywhere)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[mmmight be swaying the cage, but. Clover is stopping him, at least]

Tch! What gives them the right to change things up like this?!
hyanaimne: One who has lost their Elven nature. (Lorkh.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I could care less about their introductions.

Shall we play, then? And get this over quickly.
hyanaimne: (pic#7162001)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[she lets go of his wrist, only take his hand instead, squeezing briefly before letting go]

And what is there to do?
velveteened: (} dramatic hand icons)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[had almost reached out, but clover's got it covered. he huffs out a breath.]

Nothing. ["power"] Nothing does.
velveteened: (} no wait)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
How? — we can't kill anyone else.
carptricks: (but it's like trying to tell a stranger)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blinks in surprise, gaze flickering down to her hand, then up again]

I--

. . . I don't know, but we have to do something!
hyanaimne: Watch. (Tira.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[here we go]

We do not have much choice, dear.
carptricks: (this topic is very srs)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] carptricks 2014-10-01 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
. . .

Damn it. . .

[and he kicks the bars of the cage. for good measure]
hyanaimne: Strive for joy. (Raitho an glass.)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2014-10-01 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[as cool as she's playing it off as she's worried too, that's all]

If we attempt to do something, what if all we're doing is inviting our own deaths?
velveteened: (} but don't forget his love)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] velveteened 2014-10-01 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
No! It's — [stops, exhales. continues more quietly.] I'm sorry. It's not as though I can speak for either of you.

But, for me, I couldn't — living at someone else's expense, anyone...

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