DAWON

[soulping]

You step into a simple, comfortable room with plenty of squishy armchairs to sit in. On a table nearby is a basket, containing: a small, plush doll version of the team member wearing the tiara, complete with its own tiara (and a rather fabulous dress); 5 plush toy cats in your team’s color; and 10 tea cup traps.

Most of the floor is taken up by a large grid.

Any items you manage to retrieve from your opponents will be in Ratatoskr's color!

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

Really? I find that a little strange... but at least you get to experience them like this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

You're certainly not the first to say that.

[a nod, though]

I've learned about a great variety of things since I arrived in this place. Being exposed to knowledge from so many different worlds is one of the best things about it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

I'm glad to hear it's not all bad.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

It isn't a perfect place by any means, but you can find a great deal to admire about it even so.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

Well... so far, so good. Apart from the memory loss.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

Hopefully we'll win this game so you'll have more than one memory.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

A memory where I'm not eight, even. That would be great.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

That as well, of course. I imagine that would be rather frustrating to start out with.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

It wasn't a bad memory, but there's definitely some weird dissonance when that's all I remember.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

I hope you get a nice one that takes place at your current age, then.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

That's the ideal. But now you made me curious. What did you remember first?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

Ah, that was quite a while ago! Let me see if I can remember...

[thinking]

I believe it was visiting my chambermaid in the infirmary while she was ill. Someone made her a pillow out of a cloud.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

A cloud... that's amazing!

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

It was. I can show it to you after the game if you like.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

Absolutely. That's the kind of thing I want to see.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

I'll hope you enjoy it, then.

Ah, speaking of memories... Have you been informed as to how they work here?

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

We win a shard that we have to put into our mirrors, right? It seems pretty outlandish... but everything else has been so far too. I'm half convinced I'm dreaming.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

That's right. But when we receive them, it's in a pile, and we don't have a way to know which is ours until we put them in our mirrors. As a result, sometimes we see things that other members would have rather kept private... It's something you should be prepared for, if we do win.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

That's problematic. How does everyone usually deal with that sort of thing?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

Unfortunately, we have no way to prevent it from happening. Most of the time at least one person will see your memory before you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

[ Well. Shit. Mika already knows that he at least has a history of abuse, so this is NOT IDEAL. ]

... then we just prepare for the worst?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

Yes, for the most part. Sometimes it can be nice to see, so we can support those who remember something painful, but... That's the only silver lining I can find.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

... I don't really like it. But if that's what we have to work with, then that's that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

I don't think many of us do, but it's something we have to deal with. I'm sorry.

Re: DISCUSSION

[loveinvein]

Don't apologize. It can't be helped.