PART ONE

[soulping]

[The lights dim and you are no longer in a classroom, but a low key bar. An older gentleman from behind the counter is looking at you as if waiting for your next order. La Torre's voice comes from nowhere in particular:]

Today I have a story for you. Have you ever heard of the Human Condition? It's a conceited study of what traits innately make a human being a human being. Some say it can be defined as humanity's capacity for good and for evil. If a person has an infinite capacity for good then, like a mirror image, they must have an infinite capacity for evil, right?

There was a man. He was sitting at a bar. He couldn't accept the reality of his world. It was his lot in life to wish for a different lot; he was a selfish, small man. He drank. He drank to forget. He drank to obfuscate his understanding. He drank so he didn't have to accept.

You are sitting at a bar. Why are you drinking?

Comments

SUBMIT

[soulping]

1. Please write down and submit a reason for why your team is drinking.
2. Every player on the team must pick a number 1-50 for their self. This will be your alcohol tolerance level.

GOAL: Get as close to full on drunk as possible without blacking out. If you surpass your number you'll blackout and suffer alcohol poisoning. But don't worry; the school infirmary is standing by to receive all cases.

ALECTRYON

[hungryman]

1. We drink to keep going.
2. Snake - 40

Re: SUBMIT

[heron]

1. We drink because an Echo likes to perpetuate self-destructive cycles.
2. Reyson - 50

Re: SUBMIT

[thexfactor]

1. We drink to forget why we're drinking
2. Miles - 45

Re: SUBMIT

[grandstanding]

1. We drink because we want to.
2. Blade - 40

Re: SUBMIT

[pawper]

1. To not waste the drinks.
2. 15.....

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

For Part One everyone is sitting at the same counter. Feel free to converse amongst yourselves.

Re: DISCUSSION

[grandstanding]

Oh, good. Morality lessons.

Re: DISCUSSION

[thexfactor]

Well, it doesn't have to be truthful.

Re: DISCUSSION

[heron]

Hmph. Droll.

Re: DISCUSSION

[grandstanding]

Pointless, really.

Re: DISCUSSION

[hungryman]

Hmmm... I wonder if I'll get to try some new things.

Re: DISCUSSION

[pawper]

[who let this teenager in here]

It sounds like that guy needed a friend more than a drink.

ROUND 1

[soulping]

[A menu appears:

Brown Ale
Brown and sweet with a light chocolate flavor

Old Ale
Dark and tart with a hint of spices

Pale Ale
Dark and bittersweet with a metallic flavor

Dragon Ale
Red and clear with a burning bitter taste]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

SUBMIT

[soulping]

ROUND 2

[soulping]

[A second menu appears:

Nigori
Cloudy sake with a strong, overpowering taste

Junmai
Strongly acidic sake without much other flavor too it

Hana Awaka
Sweet, bubbly sake with a mildly fruity taste

Daiginjo
Dry sake with a slightly fruity aftertaste]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

SUBMIT

[soulping]

ROUND 3

[soulping]

[A third menu appears:

Shochu
Sweet, acidic spirit with a biting taste

Cognac
Aged brandy tasting of nuts, fruit and spices

Gin
Fruity, sugary liquer with a syrupy texture

Absinthe
Black licorice tasting spirit with a bitter undertone

NOTE: For this round you can choose to share your drink with someone else, no limit on the amount of someones. This will cut down on the raise applied to your alcohol level proportionate to the amount of people you share with (eg share with one person and each of you only get half the alcohol content).]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

SUBMIT

[soulping]

PART ONE CLOSE

[soulping]

[A menu appears...

And then the lights brighten and you're back in a typical classroom being lectured by a disembodied female voice.]

What are you all doing in here? Class has started! You'll never get into university like this! Report to your classrooms, children.

[With an embarrassed look La Torre heads for the door of the class room.]

Let's pick this up later, okay? I have a lot of tests to make up... Come back after school.

[He leaves and you are now FREE TO GO WHERE YOU PLEASE in your drunken stupor. Enjoy!]

Re: PART ONE CLOSE

[thexfactor]

[ oh, this part I didn't miss at all ]

Re: PART ONE CLOSE

[heron]

What now?