The Thirteenth Trial

[catcophonous]

Who: trialgoers
When: Day 27 all day
Where: The Cat's Zone

[Once again the Trial time has come. Just like the Eleventh, it's the Cat's bar that's appeared in the clearing, and just like then, he's not here for formalities.]

Can you believe you've been dumped on me again already? Lame, I know. But come on in and let's get going.

[But he's not the only voice! The booming, cheerful tone of the Hermit can be heard as well.]

Right, right, come along! This one should be fun for you and us.

[Once you enter the bar, you'll find... it's just a bar. In fact, you are free to come and go from it. The inside, though, has been dolled up -- there are swaths of colourful fabric above the windows, jingly dangly crystal decorations hanging down over tables, and patterned tablecloths. It's the kind of cheesy fortuneteller decor you've seen in the Hermit's tent before!

Otherwise, though, there's nothing strange. There are plenty of tables and an open dancefloor. The cabinets behind the bar are sturdily locked, but there are pitchers of non-alcoholic punch on every table, and on the bar is a jar of paper slips and a laminated instructions sheet.

The name of this game is: Fortune and Lies.]

RULES ☆ TURN-IN ☆ WINNERS & ENDGAME

Comments

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow hums lightly to himself. ]

This sounds like a fun one~ ♪♫

[unrepairable]

[ time to... get out... and socialize... ]

You must have received a fun fortune, then.

[bad_crowmance]

They're all fun! [ Yes, all of them. ]

[unrepairable]

... ... all of them? Even the one that makes you do something you consider embarrassing?

[bad_crowmance]

That one's going to be hard, but it'll be fun figuring out what could actually embarrass me!

[unrepairable]

Ah..... [ great. ]

I can already tell you're going to be a pain to work with.

[bad_crowmance]

I happen to think I'm a pretty fun guy, actually!

[desirestruth]

Oh, absolutely.

[See look she can lie!]

[bad_crowmance]

...Is your face okay?

[desirestruth]

[her ears just pinned back against her head but she's totally fine--]

What? There's nothing wrong with my face.

1/2

[bad_crowmance]

You're making a weird expression. It's something like....

[bad_crowmance]

[desirestruth]

Your face is going to stick like that.

[bad_crowmance]

I'm not worried about my face. Yours, on the other hand... I'm not sure you can afford it.

[malignstar]

[ Bushy wood tail ]

Why do you say that?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Oh, a tail! That's interesting. ]

Because this is the kind of game that's suited to my strengths.

[malignstar]

I just like the chance to get to know more about people.

[bad_crowmance]

That's a good way to look at it, too.

[malignstar]

What are these specialised skills you mentioned?

[bad_crowmance]

I wouldn't say it's specialized-- I'm just comfortable doing anything on these fortunes.

[unaffective]

It's hardly so exciting...

[ squints at him a bit ]

What is it that you have?

[bad_crowmance]

You want me to tell you what fortune I have?

[ He sounds amused. ]

[unaffective]

Should it suit you to do so, certainly, though with consideration given to the spirit of the game it remains nevertheless unlikely that such could occur...

... It's simply an attempt at making conversation. My apologies, I remain somewhat unskilled in that regard, still.

[bad_crowmance]

Well, it's one way to break the ice. Don't worry about it. What have you been up to, anyway?

[unaffective]

... Little of consequence, I must confess. Though I'd like to at least see a competent set of notes compiled with regard to the train's workings, sleep finds me somewhat poorly, and my thoughts remain muddled in kind.