ALECTRYON

[soulping]

[You're wading in a low river, trying to advance as fast as you can--is the apparent setup, anyways. There's a table in the center of the room with a die to roll--and as you do so the world moves around you like some kind of VR deal. Everything looks, smells, and even sounds real… but it can't actually hurt you.]

[A monitor is lit up on the table. It reads: '24 spaces remain.']

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

Re: ROUND 1

[appleofhiseye]

So...we just have to roll the dice. That's easy.

Re: ROUND 1

[appleofhiseye]

I guess I'll go ahead...

[rolling a 5!]

Re: ROUND 1

[purrtylittlewires]

[Hi Holly.]

Oh.

Not bad.

OBSTACLE: RIVER RAPIDS

[fangirlitis]

[19 spaces remain.]

[What's a river without rapids? The water rushes faster in this part of the river, beating against rocks and swirling in a chaotic pattern of white rapids and swift currents. It ends a short distance ahead, but getting through it unscathed might be hard. Since you left your white water gear at home--what do you do?]

> Slow down and proceed carefully
> Try to rush through using the rapids as leverage
> Don't change your pace at all
> Run away
> Break into a killer guitar solo

Discuss

[fangirlitis]

Re: ROUND 1

[appleofhiseye]

Thank you very much.

Re: Discuss

[appleofhiseye]

Ah...we could rush through?

Re: Discuss

[purrtylittlewires]

This IS Rotten we're talking about.

Rushing through would be the whole pounding heart of the one in love, do the thing you must in desperation.

That or the guitar solo, it would fit in some of the surrealness of anime.

Re: Discuss

[appleofhiseye]

I don't know if I could play a guitar, and it might not really suit what we're going for here.

Re: Discuss

[purrtylittlewires]

Mostly thinking of 'what would Rotten want,' but I can't play the guitar either.

The rushing through sounds like the way to go.

Re: Discuss

[appleofhiseye]

I don't mind catering to what she might want if it helps, but I suspect it would hurt in the long run if it's something we can't do. Let's stick to our strengths. Rushing through sounds best to me too.

SELECTION

[appleofhiseye]

> Try to rush through using the rapids as leverage

Re: Discuss

[purrtylittlewires]

Right.

RESULT

[fangirlitis]

[Remember the tortoise and the hare?]

[You might want to, as you wind up accidentally getting turned around and heading in the wong direction. Go back 3 spaces.]

ROUND 2

[fangirlitis]

[22 spaces remain]

Re: ROUND 2

[appleofhiseye]

Not quite what we'd hoped...well, let's keep doing our best!

[rolling again! got a 6]

Re: ROUND 2

[purrtylittlewires]

[Welp]

I guess hot blooded isn't the way to go.

[Your luck, man.]

OBSTACLE: CLOTHING EATING CYBER-PIRHANAS

[fangirlitis]

[16 spaces remain]

[There are several other people trying to cross the river around you as you move on. While you push through them, you notice an ominous burbling from the water. Suddenly, one of the NPCs is screaming, covering themselves, and running for the shore. It seems you've waded into a swarm of clothing eating cyber-piranhas! Showing up for your hot date without a pair of pants would probably go over badly--what do you do?]

> Question the validity of this creature's existence
> Embrace your new nudist nature
> Try to fight them off with a convenient stick
> Run away
> Break into a killer guitar solo

Discuss

[fangirlitis]

Re: ROUND 2

[appleofhiseye]

[laughs a little]

Perhaps high rolls will make up for our poor decision making skills.

Re: Discuss

[appleofhiseye]

Uhm...

[most of this is going over her head so]

Re: Discuss

[secare]

( he's not late! you're late! )

Uhm. Let me try to think about this. . .

Re: Discuss

[purrtylittlewires]

...why would anything eat clothes? How does it even know what kind of fabric we're wearing?

[I will question this validity whether or not it's our choice.]

Re: Discuss

[appleofhiseye]

If you have a suggestion I'd be happy to hear it. If running away works we could just outrun them...?