soulping ([personal profile] soulping) wrote2014-10-01 05:40 pm

ALECTRYON

[. . . 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.
andallbite: (pic#7207293)

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-01 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well this won't stop him from BANGING AGAINST THE IRON BARS in a futile attempt to break them. ]

—Like hell! What the fuck do you think you're trying to pull?!
fightorflight: (ION!!!!!!!11!11111!111111)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] fightorflight 2014-10-01 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHAT THE HELL]

[headbutting the cage!!]
andallbite: (pic#6768013)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-01 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ trying to break them too!! ]

Hey, Tora! Y'think these'll eventually give in?!
fightorflight: (Keyword 2: Keyword Boogaloo)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] fightorflight 2014-10-01 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's whining and continuing to do it, though it super isn't effective]

We need to escape! My artes... My artes won't work!
andallbite: (pic#6772718)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-01 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Likewise. He also has no idea wtf artes are, but he can save that question for later. ]

I know! We just— [ BANG, BANG ] —gotta try harder!
fightorflight: (Shut up shut up shut up!)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] fightorflight 2014-10-01 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[BANG BANG, BANG BANG]

[She's only hurting herself]


I hate this--!
andallbite: (pic#7203995)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-01 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this sure is getting us nowhere. ]

C'mon, come on! Fucking break already!
murimurimuri: (32)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Would you two calm down? You're going to knock us down before everyone else has the chance!
fightorflight: (THIS IS A KEYWORD THE SEQUEL)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] fightorflight 2014-10-01 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[WAILS] I don't want to be in a cage!
andallbite: (don't hokey pokey your hop skotches)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-01 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
—We can't just stick around in here, either!
murimurimuri: (28)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Then it's time to start playing stones. Which teams do you not want hit?
andallbite: (pic#7986892)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-02 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Shit. Honestly? None of them!
murimurimuri: (38)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ratatoskr, Amalthea, and Epona are obvious nos, and I'm actually pretty fond of the dragon on Henwen. That narrows us down by four.
andallbite: (Default)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-02 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
You're really going to... [ goddammit ] So how're we supposed to pick from the other four?
murimurimuri: (60)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
...Just tell me if there's anyone else you want to protect. Then you can leave it to me.
andallbite: (pic#7207295)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-02 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
I don't... I'm not sure. [ a beat ] What're you planning to do?
murimurimuri: (li'l red riding hood)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Survive. So don't worry about it, all right? I need you to look after Tora.
murimurimuri: (28)

SUBMIT

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
All three stones to Ometotchtli.
andallbite: (pic#7076310)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-02 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
If you think I'm not going to be worrying about it, you're wrong.
murimurimuri: (77)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
...I meant about the decision-making. It's completely fair to break into a cold sweat and quietly panic. I'll be doing that myself.
andallbite: (i should be sleeping right now)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-02 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah? Good, 'cause I was starting to think you were being too calm about this.
murimurimuri: (73)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Are you kidding? Look at my hands.

[holds them up to show that they're trembling]
andallbite: (pic#7720891)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] andallbite 2014-10-02 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
...

[ after a short pause, he exhales wearily ]

I'll just—make sure Tora'll be okay.
murimurimuri: (22)

Re: Round 1

[personal profile] murimurimuri 2014-10-02 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

[plays the stones and takes a seat]

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