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AMALTHEA

[ You find yourself in a section of the maze walled off by hedges sporting glowing teal flowers. Several tree stumps with rich velvet cushions on them surround a much larger stump, upon which lie a number of cards... ]

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[THIS DOES NOT FEEL GOOD AT ALL]

Who--wishes to go first?

...I would highly suggest avoiding cards that look outright terrible or seem too pleasant.

[L-laughs weakly....]

Hah, that's... ruling out an awful lot of them, isn't it?

...At the very least we can avoid cards with too much metal. He seems to be going for literal interpretations.

It... makes sense, sure. But why the comment about playing with our minds, if what we choose will be taken literally?

I strongly suspect he's toying with us...He could just as easily intend to replace our brain with flowers for all I understand of this nonsense.

[there is a soft birdie noise of horror as Shuu overhears that. NOT THE BRAIN!!]

[...lowering his voice.]

I probably shouldn't be giving them ideas, should I?

...Yes, do try to refrain from doing so.

Re: DISCUSSION

glorious - 2014-03-21 00:23 (UTC) - Expand

Oh, he probably is.

[Shifts uncomfortably, trying to hold himself up against the table with his palms to see if it... makes this feel any better. It doesn't.]

The, ah.... the last time he had us in a game, he had pretty much everyone solving some obscure riddles while doing other tasks.

So that would explain the cards...I can see terrible potential with all of these.

Re: DISCUSSION

menially - 2014-03-21 00:30 (UTC) - Expand

Y...Yes... I think that would be wise to try.

I suppose I could go this round since I argued so strongly for the cups, unless you feel one of these cards was a safe enough bet for you or your team to try.

Most of them seem rather ambiguous, truth be told. Swoop has already volunteered, but if you wish to argue with him for the honor of going first, I have no objection.

If he's insistent, I'll allow him. It's not an honor I'm particularly enthused about.

Very well. It is between the two of you, then.

...I-I'll go first.

Are you sure?

[I mean, not complaining, he just feels like he needs to put up a token protest.]

Pretty sure.

...Very well. Good luck.

...Is that what you want?

I mean, someone has to do it anyway, right? ...A-And at least the rest of ya can prob'ly brace for whatever weirdass transformation that will come after.

Very well...Thank you.

[Not gonna argue, seeing as the others are stepping away from it, but he's still looking incredibly upset.]

Think it over before you choose, Swoop.

...Honestly, all of them look they could be horrible. But I think I'll pick Magician.

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