HENWEN

[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

[foxpas]

.... Wait, are these...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[letstalk]

I don't get it...

Re: DISCUSSION

[fairhands]

...One for almosssst every team.

Not ominoussss at all.

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[robitussin]

Rabbit feet
Tiger eyes
Horse stomachs

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

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[robitussin]

...Tails. Fuck.

So what do we want to do?

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[foxpas]

[We're going to sacrifice Citrine's tail.]

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 pointed with a unique feature at the tip. They say this feature is one of a kind. Give it to me!

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[foxpas]

[to her credit, she isn't making a single sound after that. Not screaming, even if she really wants to, but also... not moving. someone's probably having to carry her for a bit.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[robitussin]

...Okay, here's my idea. Since we obviously don't have this either and I'm the only one who can pass through these walls, I take the third option and get the fuck away from you before I can do anything.

[trying not to sound as panicked as she is]

DECISION

[soulping]

Re: DECISION

[robitussin]

Passing without giving anything!

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 loves sweet-smelling flowers.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[wherethewildthingsare]

..

This one is a nose for sure.

Either Natalie or I have to take the bloodlust effect.

Re: DISCUSSION

[fairhands]

Ssssshit.

Re: DISCUSSION

[robitussin]

[LONG STRING OF EXPLETIVES]

Re: DISCUSSION

[foxpas]

Horses... eat grass, right? Maybe flowers too?

[she sounds. really, really out of it.]

DECISION

[soulping]