[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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[Ah, but she is nearly done her food...she could go for more, but that would probably not be ladylike. At any rate, she does not want Crow to know she's insatiable.]
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He already knows she's insatiable—]Yeah, I remembered doing some fighting. It's why I picked up the guns-- since I know how to use them, keeping them around seemed like a good idea.
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She sips at her soup, delicately.]
A very good idea, in fact. It will very useful, to be certain. Considering.
[There are dangers in the jungle, but ah, he was not here on day one. That was wild.]
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Yeah, I've heard it can be dangerous around here.... Kinda wish it would be!
[ He gets very Bored sometimes. ]
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The second day, the train was attacked by a gargantuan mutant dolphin, however. It was large enough to swallow the train. That proved interesting and somewhat challenging, in hindsight. [A beat.] It did not make for a bad soup after tenderising, either.
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[ That's so unfair?? ]
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[Soup sip.]
It was somewhat challenging due also in part to the terran; the water was a lot more malevolent and malicious at the time. It could be controlled, but it would not hesitate to devour and corrupt if a single slip was made. So, really, it was combating two entities.
[But she just went the fuck out and did shit because she could.]
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Do not fret, Crow-san, I am certain there will be other great horrors to come that will threaten our lives and possibly existence as we know it, in the future. Patience is a virtue that pays dividends.
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[ He winks at her. ]
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[She ponders. Oh right--]
The snakes may prove annoying, however. For most people.
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Pretty sure I'm not immune, either.
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[Ah, but she is finished her food, now. Sadness.]
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[ He's finishing off the last bits of his own meal, looking at her in interest. ]
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[This whole not having pods, not having a studio, not being a scanner model is kind of butts, actually.]
I will be certain to rectify that, however.
[But she will start to gather and tidy up their dishes before moving them to the sink.]
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[ Poisons aren't of any particular interest to him, so he's less concerned about the effects of it. ]
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[like yeh BUT ALSO LISTEN!!! analysing things is important too. but she will wash those dishes.]
Ah, it would be best to wait some time before giving you a massage, which is just as well. We can do other squares, or you may return at your leisure, it is up to you.
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I'm up for other squares. Got one you wanna hit up next?
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[Once she is done with the dishes, she starts to wash the stones and shells she brought with her.]
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[ He considers his options, what to give her so he gets the credit too. ]
A gift, a gift.... Hmm....
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It's fine, he's sitting. He won't notice. It's fine. She simply needs to do it.
It is fine.]
Truly, you need not think so hard about it.
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nsfw again in case anyone is reading this monstrosity of a thread probably not tho
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