the tenth trial?

[hot_mess_express]

Who: everybody
When: Day 22, starting bright and early
Where: the jackal zone


[What was it...ah, yes. Come hither, Heroes, prove thy worth.

The familiar tremor of a trial comes with a voice that's probably familiar to a lot of train denizens. Entering the door to the trial reveals that somehow, yes, it is in fact Naeva who's done this.

The game room is a beautiful tea garden with elegant, victorian-style tea tables set out throughout. Naturally, the tables all have tea, a variety of snacks, and flower arrangements featuring the herbs from each team. The garden is also full of crystalline jonquil, though they can't seem to be picked up normally.

There are baskets set out for everyone who arrives, and a sign explaining the rules of the game. Across the top it reads Bonding Game.

Cardamom, you've made a huge mistake.]

Comments

(frozen comment) Rules

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The goal of this game is to strengthen bonds, because trainmom notices you are cagey folk. For each affectionate action, a player will gain a number of small crystalline jonquil flowers, in a color corresponding to their team. The goal of the game is to get as many crystal flowers as possible by the end of the mingle!

The point values are shown on placards on each table, and are as follows:

Have a Friendly Conversation - 1 point
Genuinely Compliment Someone - 2 points
Share Something About Yourself - 3 points
Learn something New about Someone - 3 points
Hold someone’s hand - 3 points
Tell Someone How You Feel About Them - 5 points
Hug Someone - 5 Points
Share a Memory - 10 Points


Start a Fight - lose 5 points.

Honesty will be magically enforced, so characters will not be able to lie their way through this. Memories are shared via labeled macaroons on each table, all with a sign indicating they shouldn't be eaten if they don't wish to share.

Turn-in will be 9 pm PST on April 12th. Get mingling.

(frozen comment) Turn-In

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Please respond to your team header with:

-Your total Points
-Your favorite thread from the game

Turn in is due by 9 pm PST on April 12th.

(frozen comment) Ginger

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(frozen comment) Thyme

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(frozen comment) Senna

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(frozen comment) Jasmine

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(frozen comment) Licorice

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(frozen comment) Clover

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(frozen comment) Hazel

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Dumb Jackal

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[Set apart from the rest of the tables, Naeva is sitting in lawn chair with some blood bags, cookies, and a placard on the table next to her.

I guess you could ask her questions.]

Re: Dumb Jackal

[bad_crowmance]

[ Actually, Crow has a question OTHER than how anyone could possibly unfairly target him for what would've otherwise been easy points. ]

Does the "no-lewd" thing only count for hugging?

Re: Dumb Jackal

[malignstar]

This is your trial?

Re: Dumb Jackal

[crimeson]

[ambling over]

So you're running this one?

Re: Dumb Jackal

[bowtiedbones]

Naeva, oh my gosh! This trial looks great!

Re: Dumb Jackal

[nihilmancy]

...Pretty nice decor, I'll say that.

[Sipping tea.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow's looking over the placard, specifically at "it doesn't count if you're--" ]

Hey! Why not?!

[crimeson]

I think you've been called out.

[says randy, absolutely also called out.]

[voreaciously]

[Ah, one of these again.

Sigh, whatever. Time to win.]

Very well.

[wontforbidtherain]

Good morning. May I join you?

Cat

[wontforbidtherain]

[tea and snacks are nice] .

[grimpa]

[nods to her]

Cat.

[and, hmm.]

...You're a very level-headed person, and I appreciate your perspective. I'm glad to be your teammate.

[crimeson]

Oh, this is cute. The snacks not drugged or anything?

[bowtiedbones]

I don't think she would do that without warning us. Also hi hello can I have a hug?

[arrowing over to him FIRST ON HER HUG LIST]

Felix

[malignstar]

[ While socialization is usually Felix's forte, today he's playing the role of the wallflower and seems mostly interested in the snacks, with occasional glances around him ]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow snags a snack at the same table Felix is at. ]

Hey, I don't think we've spoken before.

[ Which totally means now's the time to start, of course. ]

[nihilmancy]

[Slinking into the room, Hlasoh sits at a table, helping herself to seem tea and snacks. She is quite refined as she sniffs and slowly sips the tea.

On the other hand she's just totally snarfing down the snacks.

She'd rather not share too much, but she doesn't mind socializing a little bit today, as she is in a fairly decent mood.]

[acts_her_age]

Are you playing? You're an easy person to talk to.

[bowtiedbones]

[claps her hands twice, bouncing, and spreads her arms wide]

Hugging, let's go! 5 points!

[grimpa]

Oh-- then-- very well.

[ANGLES HIMSELF FOR AN AWKWARD SIDE-HUG]

[ruinatings]

Hmm... Well, at least if they leave us in charge it'll be moderately less annoying.

[Sure let's go. Let's BE FRIENDLY. He's going to see if he can get away with superficial friendliness like he usually does.]

[voreaciously]

Good morning, sir.

[have an elegant, but slightly more casual curtsy.]

WINNERS/ENDGAME

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[Naeva didn't fall asleep in her beach chair what are you talking about.]

ah, right, that's-- Congratulations to Thyme, who scored the most points and actually most of my other victory conditions! Jasmine also wins for most individual contributions that were...not on Thyme.

Thank you all for coming. You may take the snacks and flowers with you, get them on the way out, I'm going to nap, have fun.

[The baskets remain with you, with all their crystalline flowers...go ahead and fill them with snacks.]

[voreaciously]

Blessed freedom.

[but hey she has nice flowers

and snacks]