TAKSHAKA

[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]

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

...

So, it's like that, huh.

Re: DISCUSSION

[transcends]

[examining the jars]

Are the animals all right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[areyoukittenme]

[ I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW ]

[keywarding]

Ah... [She's making a kind of distressed face here. This is all very alarming!]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[areyoukittenme]

[ WHILE EVERYONE IS DISCUSSING TEAM NIGHTINGALE SUICIDE

Magpie is going to flip her book three times in the direction of the jars.

- A jar of dragon hearts
- A jar of rooster claws
- A jar of rat tails ]

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 moves like a whip and swishes to and fro. Do you have that for me, dears?

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[areyoukittenme]

... A tail.

Re: DISCUSSION

[transcends]

We chose well! We have rat tails. Thank you for choosing them, Magpie.

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[experiencepoints]

[turn in rat tails]

ROUND THREE

[soulping]

[You walk through the maze's pathways for quite some time, taking sharp turns to the point of where you feel like you're going in circles. But eventually. . .]

[You stumble across another sphinx. Large, with blue fur and black hair, tiny wings protruding from his shoulders like stubs. he grumps at you all, chest puffed out formally.]

Give me something that will tell me whether my snack is delicious or not.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[areyoukittenme]

Our tongues, or a horse stomach, of which we have naught.

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

Our options are to make a sacrifice, or ignore this one and gamble on the third one.

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[experiencepoints]

[Pass this round]

ROUND FOUR

[soulping]

[You walk, and walk, and walk some more, until your feet begin to hurt and you start to wonder. . . how long is this maze anyway?]

[Until you find them. The last phoenix, crouched low on all fours and watching you with golden eyes. its lips are curled back in a snarl, but it doesn't pounce]

Something that can crush and pound and destroy. Instantly!

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[girlmeetsribbons]

[ trailing behind and decidedly not saying anything. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[transcends]

I don't think we have that one, either.

DECISION

[soulping]