The Sixth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: unfortunate (?) souls
When: Day 15, afternoon
Where: some shady tent

Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth.

[Oh boy it's Trial time guys!!

That is to say there's the usual slight shake of the train, and outside a trial area appears! This time it's a highly decorated cloth tent, reminiscent of a fortune teller's stall, and the voice calling the heroes forth is a deep, aged and manly one. A warm light peeks out from behind the curtained entrance, welcoming you inside.

Those who go in, by their own will or compulsion, will find themselves in what seems to be a theatre lobby. There's a pretty, golden fountain with bench seating around it and lovely flickering oil lamps on the brocade walls.

For a little while, you're left to mingle.]

SIGNUPS ☆ PREGAME MINGLE ☆ RULES ☆ ROOMS ☆ WINNERS & ENDGAME

Comments

SIGNUPS

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GINGER

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Re: GINGER

[thereisnowhy]

\o/

THYME

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SENNA

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JASMINE

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LICORICE

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CLOVER

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HAZEL

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PREGAME MINGLE

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Re: PREGAME MINGLE

[nihilmancy]

[Sitting around the fountain.]

He's not a bad host, at least.

[Still, she can't help feeling anxious, given the circumstances she arrived in.]

[desirestruth]

How ostentatious...

[She's squinting at the gold fountain. Who makes a fountain out of gold???]

Re: PREGAME MINGLE

[wontforbidtherain]

[Cat is doing the requisite curious and puzzled newbie approach]

What is this?

[voreaciously]

[80H is here and is looking much different. She still holds herself with a very reserved, elegant air, which makes for an odd juxtaposition against her current state of dress: black, thigh-length velvet dress with sheer accents on the upper part of the bodice and cuts outs in the back that reveal skin; Thigh-high strappy stockings and ankle boots, opera length gloves with feather ruff aroud wrists.

She is also blindfolded.

It would be much more austere if not for the blue, orange, violet, and silver ribbons in her hair.]

...Hm, no puppets this time.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow's examining the fountain. ]

Whoa, now this is seriously fancy.

RULES

[hot_mess_express]

The goal of this game is to act according to your theme. The rules are as follows:

- Each group will have to create and act-out a make-believe scenario based on a given theme.
- However, you aren't given your own theme: You're given another team's!
- In the first round, each group will have to choose a series of elements for their target group's play. They must communicate the theme to their target using only this information.
- Each group will also have to nominate three members to be their lead actors.
- In the second round, each group must make and perform their play using the suggestions given to them by the other group. Actors' roles are mod-assigned, and the rest of the group must act as extras, scenery, effects people, or whatever they so choose.
- The group who most successfully plays to their theme will win!

ROOMS

[hot_mess_express]

[After some time, the voice speaks again:

Hello, Heroes, and welcome to the show! Today we'll be running a triple feature, and you're our stars! Alas, only one play will win the coveted award, but lucky for you, you can sabotage your rivals! Or, if you're kind, you can help them out. But what's more important to you: cooperation, or victory?

I guess we'll find out soon. Break a leg!

Upon speaking, three doors appear, with team-coloured lights beside them.]

GROUP A: Ginger, Thyme
GROUP B: Jasmine, Licorice
GROUP C: Senna, Clover, Hazel

WINNERS & ENDGAME

[hot_mess_express]

[The lights go out on your performance, and the voice rings out one more time:

And what a show! Disappointingly, you all did your best to help eachother. But I'll leave it to my colleagues to push you harder.

In the meantime, let's talk awards.

Group A, your theme was A Bloody Supernatural Horror! You pulled it off, although it was more funny than frightening...

Group B, your theme was A Romantic Fairytale Adventure! Your set-up was perfect, but you were a little slow to move...

Group C, your theme was An Action-Packed Crime Drama! And look at that acting! Are you sure you weren't a little too into it? Alas, I wouldn't call it "action packed".

And so, the award goes to... Group A!

With that, the curtains raise and the lights come on, illuminating the way out of the theatre and back to the train. But before you can leave, the losing groups will be showered in a cascade of pulverized fruit. It's sticky and stains your clothes, but at least it's not rotten!

Tonight, there'll be a new sprinkling of golden and apple green stars.]

[voreaciously]

[Yeah, that bites. Hard, and she is immediately creating a cascade of water to wash it all off before dispersing it. It was like she was never hit or even ever wet.

This blows.]

[howlsitgoin]

[I'M SAD AND I DON'T KNOW WHY




also covered in fruit]

...My fur...

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[cawnflict]

[ well now he has fruit and fake blood mingling together all over him. why did he wear his real clothes and not a costume. ]

Tough crowd.

[bad_crowmance]

Tch. Everybody's a critic!

[ He looks down at his outfit and sighs. ]

I just bought this....

[desirestruth]

[WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS I AM A SMALL DOG

yeah there's a fruit-stained jackal now. She is gekkering loudly. Why you do this.]

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[nihilmancy]

[Hlasoh looks awkward and mortified and sulky about losing after all this effort. She's embarrassed and covered in fruit stickyness, and that play was too damn horny.]

W-Well. That happened.

Re: WINNERS & ENDGAME

[newmodelblade]

[Just. Sighing and wiping the fruit sludge from at least his face.]

Everyone's a critic.