BARGHEST

[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

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

So we gotta make 'em as light as possible.

Got any ideas?

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

"Entertaining" is what he said.

Um, well... we could make them trip over their own feet every five steps.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

An' hands get glued together every time they touch?

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

Ooh. Maybe make them magnetic, so they walk around and cutlery and stuff gets stuck to them.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

That could be dangerous. What if there're knives in the room?

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

Oh, I didn't think of that.

Wait, hey, how about we make it so something grows out of their ears? So then they can't hear, and it'll look funny.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

Not bein' able to hear is shit.

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

Exactly.

[no sympathy right now they have a game to play]

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

. . you really wanna cast somethin' like that on some other team?

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

Well, it's a game, right? It isn't going to hurt anyone, and we should try and win.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

You're wrong. The shit that happens in these games? Really really hurts. Bein' deaf wouldn't be so bad, but 've been mauled in games before, stabbed in the back, died from vines squeezin' the life outta me.

Games hurt. 's best to keep to the least damage possible, 'specially in his games.

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

[...he's a little taken aback]

But- he said not to do anything violent, and I won't suggest anything like that. And if we do play it too safe... we're not gonna win, and then we'll just be victims of everyone else.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

We won't be victims, we have friends. Don't we? Most teams try an' play it safe when it comes to these games, so it'll be fine.

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

But-

[just. frowns. and he won't look mira in the eye.]

The only friend I know well wouldn't play like that. He'd take opportunities, and I feel the same. If it's not hurting anyone, I want to win. I don't know about your friends, but if these games can get as bas as you say, I don't think it'll matter how carefully we play in the end.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

Then play as you wanna.

But if you hurt anyone, 's all your fault. Their pain'll be on your hands.

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

...I know. But it's not just about them. I have to think about us as well.

I told you that you could rely on me, right? So I'm going to try, for everyone else on our team as well.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

I go for least damage in these kinda games, always.

Doesn't matter whether 's for us or them.

Re: DISCUSSION

[astroquote]

This doesn't seem that bad. He wants to be entertained, and if we're making non-violent suggestions, most of the others will too.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wingtamed]

I didn't think his last game I walked into would be that bad but then my body started turnin' into a cup an' I thought my whole team betrayed me.