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Midnight Paws Reverie Orchestra ([personal profile] catcophonous) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2019-06-04 07:46 pm
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The Thirteenth Trial

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.]

RULESTURN-INWINNERS & ENDGAME
desirestruth: (the punishment can't be erased)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
...I have to tell you something, Crow. I've kept it secret all this time...

[Leaning in, in a conspiratorial tone.]

I am the Champion.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-08 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Crow gasps and clutches at his chest. ]

It's....! Been you this whole time!
desirestruth: (Consists of someone's face)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
[She does a remarkably good evil cackle, turns out!]

Of course! Who else would it have been, Crow? All this time I've been waiting to see if you'd ever become a worthy rival, kihihihihii~
bad_crowmance: TOCS 1/2; Surprise (13114041)

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-08 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Why...?! Why did you keep it a secret?!
desirestruth: (Default)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Because I could.

[And with that, she's going to straight up lift him over her head.

She's just carrying him over to the punch bowl it's fine, she just got too into character.]
bad_crowmance: TOCS 1/2; Ping; Surprise (13114312)

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-08 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
Wh--- hey, wait a minute!
desirestruth: (with Love for the downtrodden)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
It's fine, it's fiiiineeee.

[Setting him down. And then digging in her coat for something.]
bad_crowmance: TOCS 3/4; Ping (12923004)

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-08 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ He brushes off an invisible wrinkle in his outfit before looking over at her with a raised eyebrow. ]
desirestruth: (Can you forgive me?)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Pulling the whiskey flask out of her coat. And gesturing to the punch.]
bad_crowmance: TOCS 1/2; Smile; Jerkbird; Confident (13116420)

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-08 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Crow grins and nods. ]
desirestruth: (the punishment can't be erased)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
[INTO THE PUNCHBOWL IT ALL GOES.

why does anyone leave them unsupervised?]
bad_crowmance: TOCS 3/4; Smile; Body Language; Arms Crossed (12967703)

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-08 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Poor decisions have been made. But not by Crow and Naeva, clearly. ]
desirestruth: (If I knew I wasn't loved)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-06-08 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
[They are geniuses.

Anyway, here's a glass of punch, sir genius.]

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-06-09 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ He takes the glass of punch and takes a sip of it. ]

Just what it was missing.