[Hermit] (
advisories) wrote in
auroraexpress2019-03-29 07:13 pm
The Ninth Trial
Who: everyone
When: Day 18, starting just after dawn
Where: The Hermit's Tent, and all around
[This morning as the sun begins to pour through the train's windows, there's the tremor that signals a Trial.]
Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth. Or something like that!
[It's the same older man's voice from the sixth trial, and outside is the same fortune teller's stall. Today the front flap is lifted to show a normal interior -- there's a wooden table, carved with geometric patterns and painted in bright colours, lit by teal-coloured carved candles.
At the table sits a man of indeterminate age, somewhere between 30 and 60. He's wearing what appear to be monk's robes, teal with patterned trimming. In front of him is a crystal ball and a stack of bingo cards, along with a stand-up sign bearing the rules of this Trial.
Across the top in large font, it says:
Icebreaker Bingo
Good luck and have fun!]
When: Day 18, starting just after dawn
Where: The Hermit's Tent, and all around
[This morning as the sun begins to pour through the train's windows, there's the tremor that signals a Trial.]
Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth. Or something like that!
[It's the same older man's voice from the sixth trial, and outside is the same fortune teller's stall. Today the front flap is lifted to show a normal interior -- there's a wooden table, carved with geometric patterns and painted in bright colours, lit by teal-coloured carved candles.
At the table sits a man of indeterminate age, somewhere between 30 and 60. He's wearing what appear to be monk's robes, teal with patterned trimming. In front of him is a crystal ball and a stack of bingo cards, along with a stand-up sign bearing the rules of this Trial.
Across the top in large font, it says:
Good luck and have fun!]

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You really are shameless, huh?
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Completely! I have no use for shame.
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[She's teasing him. Mostly.]
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[ What he doesn't know is this: It's possible for him to feel shame, it's just.... really hard to trigger it. ]
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Oh, how magnanimous!
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I do try. For the sake of the less fortunate!
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...I need trust fall and nicknames to make a line. I'll let you pick.
[She's easy to catch, but she's worried about catching other people, tbh...]
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Nicknames! ....I could call you "N."
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[Did you expect her not to pick the absolutely most obnoxious one she could think of?]
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[He reminds her of her twin, but she is very certain he's younger than her.]
And you're definitely not older than me.
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[They're gonna irritate the fuck out of each other all day.]
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...I am the cutest jackal.
[She says this with an air of authority. She is. There is no question about it.]
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In any case, for the next square...here.
[She just pulled a bottle of whiskey out of her coat and handed it to him. :D]
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[ He takes it! ]
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[ Unfortunately, he doesn't have anything nearly as nice as a bottle of whiskey on hand. ]
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I'm not really picky, so don't worry too much.
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...then removes his gloves and holds them out to her. ]
Here you go?
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Thank you.
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