AMALTHEA

[soulping]

[ Inside the tree, it's much larger than it seemed on the outside, or is it that you're much smaller? In any case, the air smells of pine needles and sap, and there are comfortable chairs scattered around for you to sit in, as well as a table in the center of the round room. There's something on that table... ]

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

[ A swirling blob of chaotic potential hovers over the table. Beneath it is a stiff cardboard box decorated with a leafy pattern in gold and silver. The box is open. Before it is a note in a messy but readable hand: ]

Think of a gift for team Takshaka, and it will be theirs. You must be reasonable, but you may be creative.

ROUND 2

[soulping]

[ A box just like the one you put your gift in during the first round now sits alone on the table. It is closed, with a shiny red bow on top. Before it is a note in a messy but readable hand: ]

Make a guess about what's in this box, and it will be yours. You may ask up to ten yes or no questions, but you may not open the box.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

 

ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[soulping]

 

SUBMIT YOUR GUESS

[soulping]

 

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

 

QUESTIONS

[soulping]

 

SUBMIT YOUR GIFT

[soulping]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[goodbyenurse]

A gift for heroes?

[HMM.... WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT HERO TEAMS.]

Re: QUESTIONS

[goodbyenurse]

...Wilder. Is the purpose of this gift to be the best gift for our comptition, or to annihilate our competition?

Re: QUESTIONS

[headonist]

How could such a beautiful lady ask such a ruthless question?

I'm afraid I'm not telling you what the next part of the game is, exactly. Make the best gift you can. Everyone will do better that way, including you.

Re: SUBMIT YOUR GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

...A team of heroes should have something which unites them. A special object that denotes their team.

A blade for each of them, that when hey grasp hold of it the steel of the weapon changes color to match the one that is associated with their nickname. For instance, Green Wren's would be green. Likewise, Yellow Sparrow's would turn yellow, and White Swan would be white. The hilt, grasp, and pommel shall be Takshaka purple with golden trim.

...And a mysterious Amalthean blue gem shall be set in the hilt of each, right at the base of the blade itself on one side.

Is that too complex?

Re: SUBMIT YOUR GIFT

[headonist]

[pause, and a "hmm" noise]

That's fine, if you don't mind them being decorative swords and not very dangerous ones.

Re: SUBMIT YOUR GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

That is perfectly acceptable. Most of Takshaka would rather die than actually harm another person, in my experience.

Re: SUBMIT YOUR GIFT

[headonist]

[and pop! The swirling ball of potential materializes into the aforementioned swords, which then rattle into the box, followed by a small amount of packing material. It closes, then disappears.]

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

[Ten questions...]

[Fshuuuuu...]

Is the correct answer a single word?

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[soulping]

[a negative bzzt! sounds]

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

Is it fragile?

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[soulping]

[bzzt]

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

[>GRAB BOX.]

[>SHAKE.]

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[soulping]

[well, Wilder doesn't yell at her or anything, so...

It's quite a large box, and really very heavy! Judging by the sounds made, there's one very large and heavy object within, and a couple of smaller ones that thump against it.]

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

[Large, heavy, multiple objects, one major and several minor.]

Wilder, what specifically constitutes 'opening the box?'

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[headonist]

Either tearing off the bow and opening it the proper way, or cutting it open in any way so that you can clearly see and feel the contents. Sorry, my dear. You don't have an easy out of this one.

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[goodbyenurse]

[Tch.]

[...wait]

So then, to ensure I understand, 'opening the box' is defined as 'opening it in any way which allows me to clearly see and feel the contents.' I trust this would mean that poking a hole too small to see through or feel through in order to attempt to identify any distinctive odors would not fall outside of this purview.

Re: ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE GIFT

[headonist]

Ha! I'll grant you that, oh pillowy one. Go ahead.