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

[nihilmancy]

The arena of our competition shall be smalltalk, so tell me how you have been, of late.

[malignstar]

A werewolf.

[nihilmancy]

...Ah. You must have been one of the dogs, then. From the last game.

[malignstar]

That's us and Jasmine. All our Thyme is like this now.

[nihilmancy]

...Like, forever? Did your princess do this?

[malignstar]

Nope. We chose it to make sure she wasn't alone in learning about herself. And we got to learn some new tricks in the process.

[nihilmancy]

Ours became some sort of gang leader. Was not my original intention.

[malignstar]

Still pretty bad ass. How'd you pull that off?

[nihilmancy]

I tried to give her a normal upbringing. I was outvoted.

[malignstar]

Outvoted?

[nihilmancy]

Most of my team wanted a less traditional education, unlike myself. Well, at least I was able to take her to the theater and get some culture.

[malignstar]

A gangster should appreciate the finer arts. Very Godfather.

[nihilmancy]

[Looks completely uncomprehending at the reference.]

[malignstar]

It's a mob movie. They like going to the opera in between the murder.

[nihilmancy]

Ah. I see. I've read some stories like that.

[malignstar]

They're a lot of fun.

[nihilmancy]

You should read one of the books I got, then.

[malignstar]

I don't mind giving it a try.