TAKSHAKA

[soulping]

A knot of wild shrubbery closes off a plain stone alcove big enough for your team and...surprisingly tall. In fact, several feet above all your heads, a small stormcloud hovers, grumbling with faint thunder.

Comments

ROUND ONE

[soulping]

[ Wilder the Trickster's voice sounds from somewhere outside. ]

I don't care how noble and heroic you're feeling; what I've got for you is far more interesting. You're going to be thinking up curses. To start with, every team has to come up with three curses. Something like, "You shall wake up with eight hangnails every day for the rest of your life," or, "May your undergarments itch into infinity." Nothing too violent or damaging, mind you. Today I don't feel like healing up you sorry lot if you wind up maiming each other.

Oh, and don't try to make them blessings instead. If anyone tries that, I'll change them into curses myself. Now, do be as creative and entertaining as possible, hmm? I'm looking forward to it.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... This can't be too hard to fuck up.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

[ muttering something like "may you end up a dumb head that gets kicked around in soccer games" ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

Let's at least play along to mitigate the damage.

Something like, they will always be behind Takshaka in games.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

Hmm... May your toast always burn black?

[ blackened toast is gross that should count right? ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... Maybe.

[UNSURE...]

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

We can try it, can't we?

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... We can, but I'd rather try mine.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

We need three curses, so we can use both, plus another one.

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

[Thinking...]

May they only make it to those social bingo games.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

[ ...laughing. just laughing. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

That's our three, then?

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

Yeah! They're just our kind.

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

I'll turn it in, then.

SUBMIT

[soulping]

 

Re: SUBMIT

[experiencepoints]

They will always be behind Takshaka in games, they will only ever make it to those stupid social bingo games, and their toast will always turn black.

Re: SUBMIT

[soulping]

The curses float up into the air as you speak them and whirl lazily around beneath the cloud above.

ROUND TWO

[soulping]

So, have you all got three curses? Good, good. Now you'll be selecting a team to send each of them to--no more than one per team!

And let me tell you, if you don't pick, I'll pick for you.

CURSES

[soulping]

Hovering beneath the stormcloud are the following curses:

1. "You will always be behind Takshaka in games."
2. "You will only ever make it to those stupid social bingo games."
3. "Your toast will always turn black."

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

...Ugh.

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

Anyone you'd like to aim for in particular?

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

Hm... Can we send one to ourselves?

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... Wonder if we can send number 1 to ourselves.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

[ yelling: ]

Wilder! Can we curse ourselves?

Re: DISCUSSION

[soulping]

If you want. It's your loss.

SUBMIT

[soulping]

 

Re: SUBMIT

[barrette]

The first curse to ourselves, the second curse to Dawon, the third curse to Tiamat.

Re: SUBMIT

[soulping]

The curses vanish into the little stormcloud...

ROUND THREE

[soulping]

This time, you need to send two curses to other teams. No more than that.

CURSES

[soulping]

The stormcloud grumbles above you, then spits out the following curses to hover angrily beneath it:

1. "You will always be behind Takshaka in games."

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... That worked?

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

...Um. We only have one curse to send so can we send it to ourselves this time too?

Re: DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Ugh.

If you really wish to bore me.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

I really don't care if you're entertained or not.

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

I cannot believe this is working.

SUBMIT

[soulping]

 

Re: SUBMIT

[barrette]

Our one curse back to us, thank you!

Re: SUBMIT

[soulping]

The selected curse vanishes into the little stormcloud...

ROUND FOUR

[soulping]

You can only send one curse this time. Make the best of it.

CURSES

[soulping]

The stormcloud grumbles above you, then spits out the following curses to hover angrily beneath it:

1. "You will always be behind Takshaka in games."
2. "Your hands get glued together every time they touch."

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

...Huh. The first to ourselves again, I guess.

SUBMIT

[soulping]

 

Re: SUBMIT

[barrette]

You know the drill by now, right? The first right back to us!

Re: SUBMIT

[soulping]

The selected curse vanishes into the little stormcloud...

RESULTS

[soulping]

The following curses now swirl beneath the stormcloud above you:

"You will always be behind Takshaka in games."
"Your hands get glued together every time they touch."
"Your vision grows blurry randomly for a few minutes each day."
"You shall wake up with eight hangnails every day for the rest of your life."
"May your undergarments itch into infinity."

Above your heads, the stormcloud finally opens up, drenching you all in rain before finally dissipating. The curses that hovered beneath it fall down to hover around each team member instead. The overgrowth blocking the way out of the alcove pulls away. You can go to endgame, wet and trailing curses.