VANARA

[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

[allergictostairs]

[Chimera is rather pale, but he's doing his best to keep a level expression now that they're in the game.]

Only three...

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

[guess who still has no idea what's going on]

Er... maybe we should take the rabbit feet? Aren't those supposed to be lucky?

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

Sure? [that sure is a violent way of acquiring good luck.] D'you think we should take the monkey fingers, too? Since we're like. Represented by monkeys. Or something.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

I guess? It's as good a reason as any.

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

I wish we had a hint...

[Looks over the other jars as he goes to get those two.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

I just wish I knew what was going on. Where's Miss Haunt?

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

...Uh. Well.

Actually, there was this thing where like... we had a game with Miss Haunt? But then that creepy guy came out and tried to ruin everything? I dunno what's up with him.

[Holds the jars to his chest with one arm. He's not going to make the bird carry them, obviously.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

We can ask her after the game, I suppose... I just hope she's all right.

[actually there's a good chance the bird wouldn't even be able to carry the jars right now because he's kind of incorporeal]

Do you have any ideas on what to pick for the third?

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

Yeah...

[welp.]

I dunno. Let's just grab one.

[SNAGS the snake tongues I guess?]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

That's fine by me.

[snake tongues it is]

Re: DECISION

[allergictostairs]

Rabbit feet, snake tongues, monkey fingers!

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

'Kay.

[Trots on back with jars in hand.]

Re: DECISION

[soulping]

[+1 feet, tongues and fingers for your inventory]

[the other jars disappear in 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]

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

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

That could be the tongues, right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

[Oh.

Well.

Chimera looks between the sphinx and Gryphon a couple of times, before wordlessly holding up the snake tongues jar for the bird to see.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

...Yeah.

Probably.

[Trying to steal glances at the sphinx without looking her in the eyes.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unquailified]

We might as well try those.

Re: DISCUSSION

[allergictostairs]

'Kay.

[...

going?? to go offer them to the giant lion lady????]

Re: DECISION

[allergictostairs]

[Chimera offers their snake tongues!]