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

Dumb Jackal

[hot_mess_express]

[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?

[desirestruth]

I'm not giving you points for sex, Crow.

[She knows what you're about.]

If you want to make lewd compliments, I can't stop you.

[bad_crowmance]

As long as I get points for it! That's the important part.

[desirestruth]

I think you might bust a blood vessel if I stopped lewd compliments from counting.

[bad_crowmance]

I can give non-lewd compliments! It'd just make my life harder than it needs to be.

Re: Dumb Jackal

[malignstar]

This is your trial?

[desirestruth]

Yes. Figured someone might as well.

[malignstar]

At least I know it's a pleasant one if it's you.

[desirestruth]

That's sweet if you to say.

[malignstar]

I can be a pretty sweet guy sometimes.

Re: Dumb Jackal

[crimeson]

[ambling over]

So you're running this one?

[desirestruth]

Yes.

[A pause.] I don't believe we've met before?

1/2

[crimeson]

Yeaaaah, I've been kinda scarce for a while, apparently? I was just sleeping, though.

[crimeson]

[--anyway, offers her a hand]

Randy Orlando, nice to meet you.

[desirestruth]

Someone I know had a similar problem.

[She takes his hand. Bows her head over it, as though to kiss it, though she stops short of actually doing so...look. The court manners never leave.]

Naeva dos Martos. The pleasure's all mine.

[crimeson]

[kind of. blinks. then grins. holy shit.]

Naeva, then? At least share some of the pleasure. It's always great to meet a lovely lady.

Re: Dumb Jackal

[bowtiedbones]

Naeva, oh my gosh! This trial looks great!

[desirestruth]

I'm glad someone appreciates my genius.

[bowtiedbones]

Of course I do! It's a great set-up, everything's super cute, and they're good bonding activities.

[desirestruth]

Of course! It's not my fault if I have to remind people to keep it clean, after all~

[SHE IS UTTERLY UNREPENTANT.]

[bowtiedbones]

That's just good management.

Re: Dumb Jackal

[nihilmancy]

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

[Sipping tea.]

[desirestruth]

It's as close as they could make it to home, I believe.

[nihilmancy]

It's, um, elegant? Certainly for a forest.