DAWON

[soulping]

[When the game starts you find yourselves on a platform. At least this part is pretty relaxing as it's large enough to fit a table with six (or seven) chairs around and that may be the place you want to sit at for now. There's several pieces of parchment laying on the table and a box in the center.

Of course, if you were careful you might want to pay attention to what's before you. Because immediately after the platform is a slide that ends in a pit of water? That turns into a dark forest. In what looks like a mile across is another large platform, presumably the end. Though that's all you can see right now.]

Comments

ROUND ONE

[soulping]

You will find on your table the three items you've chosen as well as a bracelet. The papers have disappered as have the chairs. Once you pick up the items the table, too, will disappear leaving just your team and the slide before you.
Pressing the button will allow you to effectively "pause" the course. This can only be used to go back to the main field and talk to other teams. It can work for one member or all of your teammates. You can easily leave and return with this method. Talking to other teams will not give you a penalty if you choose to use this. (This can also account for members of the team coming and going with player availability)

You can also quit at any time! If you wish to quit all you have to say is Osmar's name and it will end the game for you. Asking to quit will not penalize you, but if you end early that means your out of at leas one win type.
For now, you can just slide down. There's nothing more to do here.

But once you're in the water it seems to be wider than you thought! It gets deeper quickly, too, and the torrent is rough. You're fine in the shallow end, but maybe you should find another way across?

To the left is a small cliff. It doesn't look bad to climb up and maybe it will give you a better idea of if you want to go into the river or not.

To the right is what seems to be an empty part of the field. A few steps in will show that there's patches of mud where you seem to sink. Not quite quick-sand, but you might want to take a moment to consider your options.

Or you can just go forward. You won't drown, but you might end up way more off course than you thought.

[When you submit please answer with which way you go and a method you choose to use against this part of the course!]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

[Flops to the shallow part of the water, sputtering. She took the grappling hook with her on the way down.]

Is everyone okay?

Re: DISCUSSION

[scrapthis]

[Yarrow grabbed the shield. It was his idea after all.]

Yeah, but ugh, are we going to have to do this whole thing wet?

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

Aw, it's just water! I'm sure we'll dry off sooner or later.

[She stands up, holding on tight to the grappling hook, and looks around.]

Hey, it looks like there's three different paths to take.

Re: DISCUSSION

[scrapthis]

[ looking around and... ]

Yeah, straight ahead, that grass, and those cliffs. Though once we go straight ahead I doubt we can change our mind, the other two should be safe to check out...

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

The cliff and the river seem pretty straightforward...

[So that left the grass. Hydra goes over to it, takes a few experimental steps, and hops back when she starts to sink.]

Gah!

Re: DISCUSSION

[secretbooty]

The least straightforward one might be our path to winning.

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

Whoa, I kinda wanna do that again.

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

Maybe if we win a few more games, we can ask Kanra to add a slide to the river in our dorm!

[Really wishing she was a wolf rn just so she could shake all this water off, tho.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

I'm all for it. But first things first! Getting through all of this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

Uh-huh, you're right.

[Hmm.]

It looks like there are three paths.

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

Are we sure which way we wanna go?

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

Me and Yarrow investigated the grass. I don't think there's a way through it with the stuff we have.

[Folds arms.]

I mean, not any way I'd be willing to risk without some kind of back-up plan.

Re: DISCUSSION

[solivagant]

Oh! [She took the torch, but water... Trying to keep it clear!] I don't think I can keep the torch lit if we go any further. Hmm...

Re: DISCUSSION

[scrapthis]

Isn't kind of weird that it hasn't gone out already?

Re: DISCUSSION

[solivagant]

...You're right! It is!

[Looking at it and then the water ummm]

Should I test it...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[scrapthis]

Maybe just try a few drops...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[solivagant]

[Putting her hand in the water and then bringing some drops up to sprinkle the torch!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

Hey, that's pretty handy.

Re: DISCUSSION

[solivagant]

Cosmos it's the most amazing! Even if it gets wet it doesn't go out! Now we could swim the river! ...I-I mean if we wanted to that is.

[SWIMMING...]

Re: DISCUSSION

[awwwkward]

As fun as swimming sounds, I don't know if it'll do us any good to swim in this kind of water. We'd get swept away! There's a cool cove back in the castle and stuff, wanna go swimming there later instead?

Re: DISCUSSION

[solivagant]

I'd love to! Let's all go together and ooh we can have a picnic!

[Somehow this game is turning into let's make all the friendship plans.]

SUBMIT

[soulping]

Re: SUBMIT

[pawper]

[Dawon decides to climb up the cliff! Hydra and Yarrow bring up the rear to catch anyone that might slip and fall.]