BARGHEST

[soulping]

[The room you are in smells like burnt wood and sulfur. The room itself seems uncomfortably hot, but not unbearably so.]

[It's a relatively plain room, with beige wallpaper and a white tile floor. The lights above you are tinted red, and they flicker on and off in regular intervals. There's an old timey wood burning oven affixed to the wall in front of you. Inside the hearth a fire burns, the flames licking and dancing around wooden logs. In a circle, positioned on the other three walls of the room, are seven different doors. Each door has a nameplate on it with the following words written in fancy lettering:]

LUST
GLUTTONY
GREED
PRIDE
WRATH
SLOTH
ENVY

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

Token Count

[soulping]

Re: Token Count

[soulping]

There are 1000 tokens in total. Each character innately knows that they have 250 tokens in total to themselves. They also have a clear understanding that these tokens represent different aspects of themselves; emotions of attributes of their personality. As they handle the tokens, it's clear to them which are their own as well as which emotions or traits they represent.

KNUT
-eagerness to please: 63 tokens
-politeness: 62 tokens
-trusting...ness: 62 tokens
-does vampirism count? vampirism.: 63 tokens

ARGUS
-teasing: 50 tokens
-grumpiness: 50 tokens
-obediance: 50 tokens
-lack of self worth: 50 tokens
-protectiveness: 50 tokens

LYNCIS
- loyalty: 50 tokens
- self-hatred: 50 tokens
- cynicism: 50 tokens
- weakness toward cute things: 50 tokens
- vampirism: 50 tokens

LYRA
-God's Righteousness: 62 tokens
-Put on a Smile: 62 tokens
-Touchy Feelies: 63 tokens
-Protecting Others: 63 tokens

Choose Your Door

[soulping]

Discuss

[soulping]

Re: Discuss

[compensate]

sO, anYONe gOt a prEfERenCE?

Re: Discuss

[littleluck]

I don't mind doing any of them~

Re: Discuss

[hunting]

I thought we were just choosing a door.

Re: Discuss

[squeakofthedevil]

I do not really understand...but if the task is related to these doors, would "Sloth" not be the safest option?

Re: Discuss

[compensate]

i gUEss sO? cAn't sAY i knOW mUCh abOUt thEM, EIthER wAY.

Final Answer

[soulping]

Re: Final Answer

[compensate]

Sloth! 50 on obediance.

Perform Your Task

[soulping]

Room Description

[soulping]

[soulping]

[You enter another room, much smaller than the one you were in before. In here, the lighting is normal, if dim. On the opposite side of the room is a small, white marble altar with some items on it: You see a chalice filled with a clear liquid, snake fangs inside, and also a small guillotine with some other basic first aid kit items.]

[Above the altar hangs a painting: a man dressed in black robes lounges in a lavish, red velvet couch as other individuals around him (all thin, all dressed in plain clothing, and all looking very exhausted) work. These individuals are cleaning, cooking, and even studying while the black robed man sleeps. They all look terrified]

[The frame of the portrait is engraved with one word: Acedia]
You have two choices to choose from:

♦ Remove a foot with the guillotine, the lazy do not need to walk. (It'll clean cut nicely and there are materials to help with bleeding around)
♦ Drink snake’s poison. It will cause extreme nausea and a high fever, shakes, and hallucinations.

Discuss

[soulping]

Re: Discuss

[compensate]

[ oh hell no to that first one ]

Re: Discuss

[hunting]

[Good on you for that]

Re: Discuss

[hunting]

... this is the safest choice?

Re: Discuss

[compensate]

dOEsN't sEEm lIKe iT.

Re: Discuss

[squeakofthedevil]

I sincerely apologize.

Decision

[soulping]

As a reminder:
+ Perform Task (1.5 x wager)
+ Double Up (2 x wager)
+ Walk away (lose wager)

Reply to this comment with completing the task/walking away.

Re: Decision

[compensate]

[ yeah, fuck that first option - just gonna take that chalice and chug ]

Re: Decision

[hunting]

[Ditto.

Waging the same as Argus in loyalty]

Re: Decision

[soulping]

[You finish the task. And suddenly everyone sees. . . ]

[Someone else's life flashes before your eyes. A man in black robes lounging in his comfortable, padded throne as he directs his servants to hang a large portrait (of himself) on the wall across the room. One of the servants is a woman dressed in dirty garbs who looks. . . well, for lack of a better word, exhausted]

[She attempts to lift a corner of the large portrait above her head, but her knees suddenly give out underneath her and she collapses into a heap on the ground. The other servants manage to save the portrait from falling, while one rushes to her side]

Sir! Melinda needs rest. . . she hasn't slept in days.

[the man in black robes snorts]

She will rest when she has completed all of her tasks. Tis not my fault she is slow. Melinda! Rise, and continue your work.

[the memory fades]