soulping ([personal profile] soulping) wrote2014-07-11 10:17 pm

AMALTHEA

[There is a desk in the room in Amalthea aquamarine. On it are several sheets of paper, a pencil, eraser and a book on Savannahs. It seems the area you have been given in the game is a Savannah.

What kind of trap will you design?]

QUESTIONS

[personal profile] inthenude 2014-07-12 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[La Torre is sleeping at the teacher's desk. But if you have a question he might wake up to answer you.]
whoslaughingmeow: (over there)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe we should be more subtle.

Like a pack of lions, but the point of the lions is to lure them into a hidden pit trap.

That's full of lions.
codecmoment: (first law of equivalent exchange)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Lions that chase them into a pit of bot flies.
whoslaughingmeow: (tsuntsun)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
What.. are those..?
codecmoment: (> put it in)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
... you don't want to know. But I don't actually want to hurt anyone, so most likely a pack of lions that chase the team into a deep pit. Full of ants, I guess.
whoslaughingmeow: (tell me even more)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
We don't have to stay within the bounds of reality though, do we?

So we could have like.

A pack of robot lions that shoots bees out of their mouth, and have the pit be full of quick drying gelatin.
codecmoment: (All Hail Britannia!)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Stares blankly at Leo for a few seconds before giving him a little applause. ]

Nice. Nobody would suspect that.
whoslaughingmeow: (attention ping)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
Or, rather than gelatin, something really sticky would suffice.
whoslaughingmeow: (tell me even more)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe like.

A 4 foot deep pit of coal tar. Then even if they crawl out it'd just harden.
codecmoment: (how can you say you love her)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
... okay, but do you really want to remind people of the coal mining game that just happened.
whoslaughingmeow: (ow)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
I-it doesn't have to be literally coal tar.
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[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, how about this;

Robot Lions that shoot Robot Bees.

They try to herd anybody who comes through into a pit trap covered in branches and reeds. The pit is full of sticky pine resin, so even if they get out the sun should dry it.

Then the lions can.. I dunno. Laugh at them.
codecmoment: (Ponytails turn me on.)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
Perfect. Something bizarre, but effective.
unlocksmith: (pic#7758844)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[hello I am here and I am ???]

. . . what?
codecmoment: (first law of equivalent exchange)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the intended effect of the trap, yeah.
unlocksmith: (pic#7758842)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I mean, what. . . as in what's a lion?
codecmoment: (Contract?)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
... you don't know what a lion is? It's a big, wild cat, with fur all around its head in a big... poof. Called a mane. Erm, the males have manes. The females are sleek predators.

[ Gesturing wildly with his hands to try and explain what a mane is. ]
unlocksmith: (pic#7847061)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[at least he knows what a mane is. and a Cat, thanks to the Cat team]

Aha. . . must not got 'em back on my world. Why do they have to be robots?
whoslaughingmeow: All icons credited to <user name=inwolfclothing site=livejournal.com> (say what now)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Because it's freakier.

unlocksmith: (pic#6749964)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[o. . . okay]

Not very subtle, though.
unlocksmith: (pic#6740550)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Robots kind of stand out in the savannah, don't they?
whoslaughingmeow: (over there)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
The subtle part would be the pit trap.
unlocksmith: (pic#6749957)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd have to make it blend in with the environment really well, or else people will realize the robot lions are tryin' to herd them towards it.
Edited 2014-07-12 18:24 (UTC)
whoslaughingmeow: (tell me even more)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
We could throw a flimsy cover over it and put dirt and branches over it.
unlocksmith: (pic#7830741)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[l-laughs]

It's pretty primitive, but hey. It might just work.
whoslaughingmeow: (attention ping)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
..What would you suggest?
unlocksmith: (pic#6740549)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Somethin' a bit more complex and less weird. A rope trap, for instance.

But don't let me stop ya from usin' robot lions and bees.
codecmoment: (Do you poop?)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody suspects bees.
unlocksmith: (pic#7758840)

[personal profile] unlocksmith 2014-07-12 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[laughing now]

True! Especially not when they're. . . comin' from a lion's mouth, I guess.
whoslaughingmeow: (consider the following)

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The shock will hopefully drive them into the pit.
codecmoment: (LISTEN TO MY SONG!!!)

[personal profile] codecmoment 2014-07-12 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe we'll win based on weirdest idea.
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Re: SUBMIT

[personal profile] whoslaughingmeow 2014-07-12 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Team: Amalthea
Area: Savannah
Trap Description: The area is a wide open savannah at mid-day. There are lions.
Trap Function: The lions (which are obviously robotic once they start moving), pursue anyone who comes near and shoot robotic bees out of their mouth at them. They attempt to lead intruders into a pit trap; a pit that is four feet deep and filled with sticky pine resin, inhibiting movement. The pit is covered with a thin layer of dirt and some branches to obscure it somewhat from view. The pine resin will harden and render someone immobile if they escape the pit but linger too long in the sun. The Lions de-aggro once people have fallen into the pit, and just sit around and snicker.