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[. . . 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.

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[There's a small, circular weight tray hanging from the ceiling of the cage. You can see that there are THREE stones sitting within it]

[Who will you send them to?]

[what the fuck just happened.]

[gripping the bars]

What have you done with Haunt!?

[the voice. . . is distant]

Hahaha! Play my game, fool, and perhaps you'll f͊̉̂͐̽i̟̟̯n̫̙͌ͬ̋̈́dͮ͂ͩͣ ͇̞̬ͪ̉̅̚ȍ̩̦̰̖ͧ̆u̪͈̣͇̼ͤt̓ͣ̆͂̓̂

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hatebound - 2014-10-01 23:36 (UTC) - Expand

Please calm down. We have to think...

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overfull - 2014-10-02 00:32 (UTC) - Expand

He appears to have done something unfortunate to her.

[HELPFULLY.]

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fairweatherfriend - 2014-10-02 00:18 (UTC) - Expand

...Wait, echoes can do that? I didn't know it was possible for echoes to take over other echoes' games... Wasn't there a non-interference rule or something?

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I don't know. Once this game is over, I will find it.

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ground_up - 2014-10-01 23:40 (UTC) - Expand

It doesn't matter. It's certainly very nice to see you again, but what is important is what's at stake in this game.

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overfull - 2014-10-02 00:18 (UTC) - Expand

Non interference rule?

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unpoplar - 2014-10-02 01:05 (UTC) - Expand

I did not know that there were rules governing these games.

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H-Haunt -

[Ok. Calm down. It's not like.... anything would've happened to her permanently. Right. All they have to do is win.

She tries to tell herself that but her nails are bending a little from the way she's gripping the bars oops]

Where is she? What happened to her?

After we are done here, we may find her. Once that is done, then I shall eat this stranger.

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[ rubs at his head . . . ]

. . . oh, wow. We're really high up.

We will surely die if the chains of this cage break.

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unpoplar - 2014-10-02 00:29 (UTC) - Expand

Oh, my.

All three stones to Ratatoskr!

[CLUNK. The sound of stones falling into your weight tray reaches your ears. When it stops, you see that there is one stone sitting within it.]

[. . . huh. guess we wouldn't have died after all]

It appears we have been attacked.

It could have been worse, at least? Only one person attacked us, which is still a bonus.

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fairweatherfriend - 2014-10-02 01:34 (UTC) - Expand

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ground_up - 2014-10-02 01:41 (UTC) - Expand

[Eek. That must've been messy but

it wouldn't have been us

rubbing her face]

We were given one stone. Are the others going easy on us intentionally...?

It may be that most stones were directed towards Ratatoskr's offered martyrdom. I hope another team volunteers for their own destruction.

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overfull - 2014-10-02 02:07 (UTC) - Expand

Dawon has complained that they received three stones. As we have received one, and Ometotchtli has fallen, it is apparent that one team is not trading fairly.

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overfull - 2014-10-02 02:37 (UTC) - Expand

Sending our only stone to Henwen.

[CLUNK. The sound of stones falling into your weight tray reaches your ears. When it stops, you see that there are five stones sitting within it.]

[The chains above you begin to creak, and your entire cage shudders. . .]

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