DAWON

[soulping]

[You suddenly find yourselves standing at the beginning of a large hedge maze, one with walls that extend so far above your head you're not quite certain where they end. There is no entrance behind you, and the bushes are so thick and full of thorns that attempting to crawl through them will result in numerous scratches]

[There is no way to go but forward]

Comments

ROUND ONE

[soulping]

[On your right you find a large, wooden shelf with twelve jars sitting on top of it]

- A jar of rat tails
- A jar of tiger eyes
- A jar of rabbit feet
- A jar of dragon hearts
- A jar of snake tongues
- A jar of horse stomachs
- A jar of goat horns
- A jar of monkey fingers
- A jar of rooster claws
- A jar of pig ears

[Each jar is clearly labeled, and the contents are exactly what the labels purport them to be. Choose three!]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

... that's it? No clues or anything as to what we might actually need?

[ frrrrowns ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

I guess we could go with what matters to us...

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

So one should be the tiger eyes? For our team animal...

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

Yeah... and maybe our allies?

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

That's as good a plan as any. Tiger eyes, goat horns, and... dragon hearts?

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

Dragon instead of snakes?

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

We can pick snakes. I remember Lace saying we were pretty close to Tiamat, but... you've got a friend in Takshaka, right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

... yeah. We can go with either. I can't say I've been that close to Tiamat since Diamond left.

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

[ it's the same for him since Ace left, so. he nods. ]

Let's go with snakes.

Re: DECISION

[footwork]

Tiger eyes, goat horns, & snake tongues

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

[ He nods as well. ]

Right.

Re: DECISION

[soulping]

[the jars are added to your inventory. the rest disappear with a wisp of smoke]

ROUND TWO

[soulping]

[You move forward through the maze, the hedges looming ominously around you. And thankfully, it isn't long before you run into your first checkpoint]

[In front of you, and stretched across the path, is a large sphinx with a striped lioness' body. her wings are tucked at her sides, and she regards the group with a lazy, bored expression]

Mmm. . . I would like something that loves sweet-smelling flowers. Do you have that for me, dears?

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

[ He snarls angrily, fur rising again. ]

... Damn, that would've been the noses.

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

[ his claws clench into fists as well as they can, but tries his best to otherwise keep cool. ]

Yeah... [ then, quickly-- ] I'll sacrifice something.

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

[ He roars angrily, neck muscles bulging. ]

No! I can lose this damn tail. It's not doing anything important.

[ He is also lashing said tail like mad. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

Sakura...

[ did they really have another choice, though? not getting the antidote was out of the question, same with turning up the bloodlust... dammit dammit dammit. he takes a deep breath before speaking up again, ]

Fine, if you're sure you wanna do it. But you're not giving up anything else, alright?!

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

Hopefully, we'll do better from now on.

Re: DISCUSSION

[footwork]

[ screw his reasoning from before, reaches out to try and give Sakura's hand a comforting squeeze ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[showyouthesight]

[ Fur suddenly goes straight up! ]

—Fuck! Fuck, I just realized.