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

[bad_crowmance]

[ Once the magic has been completed, he sucks in an appreciative breath. ]

Now that's a hell of a trick.

[voreaciously]

It is nothing special, really. I am surprised my magic was permitted.

[bad_crowmance]

It's pretty special when I can't do any magic at all... At least as far as I'm aware.

[voreaciously]

It may turn out that you are some grand sorcerer.

[bad_crowmance]

It could be! I really don't know what to expect.

[voreaciously]

[honestly, she is in such a piss poor mood after that loss, but she is restraining it very, very well. Besides, Crow is not the target of her ire, if anything--]

You did well.

[She needs to give credit where it's due.

like, yeah questionable taste and all that, but he took initiative and direction and was the reason they got literally anywhere so.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Excuse you, his taste is impeccable. ]

Thanks. ....Would've liked it better if we'd won, though. But I guess Group A beat us fair and square.

[ It may or may not be surprising, given his everything, but he's not particularly a sore loser. ]

[voreaciously]

[ [x] Doubt

maybe they really ought to sabotage others next time but she won't voice it. it's not how randy wants to play.

but yeah she is a sore as loser, barring certain circumstances. This is not one of them. She thinks of Katsuki for a moment and her heart lurches, but she considers one of the habits he said he was trying to break.

It's fine, it's fine, she will not fall into something like that.

Betraying nothing negative, her tone remains polite, if shades more discreet.]

If you have time and you are willing, I wanted to speak to you later.

[She puts the ball in his court, making no demands and holding no expectations.



also she doesn't plan on doing much speaking]

[bad_crowmance]

[ "Speak." He's pretty sure he gets where she's going with this, but if she wants to be discreet about it... well, he can handle that. ]

Of course. How about I send you a message on the Chain and we can work something out?

[voreaciously]

[It is not that Crow struck her as being explicitly tactless, but she is still very newly acquainted with him, she cannot know what to expect in every situation. But she is surprised, pleasantly, at his discretion and subtlety.

This is absolutely not his first go-around. She is especially grateful that he remembers how to navigate this, if nothing else.]

Thank you.

[bad_crowmance]

Heh. I wouldn't thank me just yet.

[ Save it for the bedroom-- ]

Anyway, I should really be thanking you for that cleanup job.

[voreaciously]

You do not need to thank me. I am glad it was useful to you and it was the least I could do.

[hm.]

We could have been much worse off, made and left to suffer with no recourse for a certain amount of time. I heal during the worst of these when permitted to do so.

[bad_crowmance]

Right.... I'd heard that not all the Trials are as harmless as this one was.

[voreaciously]

That is correct. They could stand to worse by degrees and perhaps they will grow to be; they seem to be growing keener on encouraging us to sabotage one another. Whether that is ultimately the objective or a trial within a trial, I do not know.

[bad_crowmance]

Still too early to figure out anyone's motivations, huh?

[voreaciously]

That is correct. I suspect matters may be more insidious than they seem, however, we've little recourse at the moment.

[as usual]

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, we've got no option but to hold on until we can learn more.