BARGHEST

[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

[neverendingstory]

[ HISSSSS SNAKES EVERYWHERE ]

I presume these relate to the teams?

Re: DISCUSSION

[culpa]

[ dog-eared, tailed, and--fanged, but that is way not important.

warily staring at the jars. ]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[neverendingstory]

Tails, horns, and feet.

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 blue, brown, green, and black. Do you have that for me, dears?

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[efflorescere]

[

are you two still arguing.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[culpa]

Eyes are blue, brown, green, and black.

[ deadpan. ]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[culpa]

The answer's eyes, right?

Take mine.

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.]

Something sharp that may cut through skin. Give it to me.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[neverendingstory]

Alya!

Re: DISCUSSION

[efflorescere]

[okay but before that-]

Alya?!

[WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN SMALL HUMANS ARE BROKEN he doesn't remember??]

[bloomnobly]

Cut through...skin...

[ aw shit. ]

Would that be...claws?

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[neverendingstory]

I will give up my claws.

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 sphinx, 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 pointed with a unique feature at the tip. They say this feature is one of a kind. Immediately!

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[efflorescere]

[

I AM LIKE 99% CERTAIN THAT YOU TWO ARE ACTUAL SIBLINGS.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[neverendingstory]

[ ow. this hurts.

whatever I'm used to pain including long drawn out torture WHATEVER ]

...Horns...? Or a snake's tongue.

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[neverendingstory]

I will give up one of my snake's tongues.