BARGHEST

[soulping]

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ROUND 1

[soulping]

[You find yourselves standing in a very small, very white room. Your clothes are dry, you are dry, but you swear you can feel the heavy sway of water weighing upon your limbs. At least the temperature is normal, and you’re breathing just fine.

In the middle of the room is a white pedestal, on top of which you find two glass spheres: one large, and one small. There are no exits.]

What will you choose, my darling dears? If you’d like to earn two keys, destroy the larger. If you’d like to earn one, destroy the smaller. You cannot earn three.

Or perhaps you’d prefer that another team to undergo the trial in your place …? If so, merely speak the team’s name, clearly and purposefully, before destroying your sphere of choice. Ah! Unfortunately, the Cats are not an option.

Re: ROUND 1

[bladefisting]

[ FROWN ]

I don't see why we have to earn anything at all. We have nothing to prove to her.

Re: ROUND 1

[plotluck]

Can't we just break one and get it over with?

Re: ROUND 1

[bladefisting]

Which one, though? Neither sounds like it's going to be pleasant.

Re: ROUND 1

[plotluck]

We could try the little one.

Re: ROUND 1

[bladefisting]

[ nodding ]

That sounds like a good idea. I don't know if we would want to try the higher ones...

Re: ROUND 1

[heirofficium]

[suddenly here??????]

The little one will probably do less damage, but we need the keys.

Re: ROUND 1

[bladefisting]

[ hello woof friend ]

But these are trials for us, not for other people. Do we want to hurt ourselves that badly?

Re: ROUND 1

[heirofficium]

I can take the damage this round, if it'll let us judge how much worse the next round will be.

Re: ROUND 1

[plotluck]

Do we want to hurt others though either?

Re: ROUND 1

[culpa]

. . I don't trust it.

Re: ROUND 1

[plotluck]

What do you want to do then?

Re: ROUND 1

[heirofficium]

We still have to see what orb gets us what, Alya. Otherwise we won't get anywhere.

Re: ROUND 1

[bladefisting]

I don't trust any of it.

Re: ROUND 1

[plotluck]

We could try the bigger one next round?

[Where did you come from.]

Re: ROUND 1

[heirofficium]

And use it on another team if we think it'll be that awful.

[not that any of you youngins know alliances yet or whatnot]

TURN IN

[culpa]

[ destroying the smaller sphere. ]

Re: TURN IN

[soulping]

[Amongst the broken shards of glass, you find a small crystal vial full of a clear, thick liquid. There’s barely enough for a single mouthful ...]

Drink, and earn your key.

Re: TURN IN

[plotluck]

[Leaning over to pick it up.]

It doesn't look too bad. Can I?

Re: TURN IN

[culpa]

I won't fight you over it.

Re: TURN IN

[plotluck]

[Bottoms up then, drinking the thing.]

Re: TURN IN

[soulping]

[The potion burns like cruel fire all the way down. It leaves you feeling weak, shaky, feverish — it’s not so bad right now, but as time goes by you’ll feel the fever burn brighter, sapping your energy and your ability to concentrate.]

Re: TURN IN

[plotluck]

[Oh. He coughs and staggers, leaning against Yuu a second.] Haa... That's weird.

Re: TURN IN

[bladefisting]

[ D: D: D: D: D: ]

[ immediately hovering ]

Are you alright? What has happened?

Re: TURN IN

[culpa]

[ pressing his lips together, tight, but he'll wrap an arm around percy's waist to keep him upright. ]