The Sixteenth Trial

[advisories]

Who: trialgoers
When: Day 37, afternoon
Where: The Hermit's Tent

[With the usual jostle of the train, the Hermit’s tent appears in the clearing. His deep, cheerful voice rings out:]

That last Trial was a bit of a mess, wasn’t it? Well, rest assured our dear Vampire friend is very sorry about it.

Of course that doesn’t make you feel better, but how about a mood booster? “Come hither”, and let’s think positive!

[Upon entering the tent, you’ll find yourself on a round, black-tiled platform at the bottom of a clear glass elevator. Look outside and you'll spot the other two groups in their own elevators, facing you on the other walls of a triangular pit. You can't reach or hear them at the moment, but they look safe enough.

In your own elevator, you’ll find a podium with a speaker and a push-to-talk microphone. Taped next to them is a laminated paper containing the rules, titled:

Raise Eachother Up

Time for some cheer and positivity!]

Comments

1/2

[fuckyew]

Anyway, this seems like the worst game ev-

2/2

[fuckyew]

[Looks to see who he's stuck with]

GAH!!

[I TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM YOU]

[ruinatings]

Is there a problem I should know about?

[fuckyew]

[lifts hands up]

Nope, what problem? Why would I have problems? I have none of those.

[ruinatings]

Oh? So it's normal to react to people that way where you come from?

[fuckyew]

Absolutely! I can tell you that's the case from the zero memories that I have.

[ruinatings]

[He laughs! It's a very warm and reassuring laugh. Charm beams radiating and all.]

I see! Unfortunately, I'm afraid we may need to work together on this. If that's alright with you?

[fuckyew]

[Mutters]

Who let the sun in here...

I mean, huh? Oh yeah, sure, got it. We just gotta say nice things about them, right?

[ruinatings]

That does seem to be the case. Have you gotten acquainted with any of them yet?

[fuckyew]

I know of Lizard girl.

[points at the blonde one]

[ruinatings]

Eliza? She's quite a nice young lady. I myself am most familiar with Crow, as we've come from the same place.

[fuckyew]

Never heard of him, what's he like?

[ruinatings]

Clever, resilient, & kind, to give him praise. Loud, lecherous, and dishonest, to be frank.

[fuckyew]

Ah, I understand those last bits pretty well~

[ruinatings]

You can relate?

[fuckyew]

Sometimes you're a lecherous and dishonest kind of guy~

Re: 1/2

[awakenerd]

You mean the best game ever?

Re: 1/2

[fuckyew]

GAH, you're both on the same team?!

[awakenerd]

Yeah? You're the vanishing guy from Clover right? Noon, was it?

[fuckyew]

[He seems all nice and solid now, a lot more awake and alive too though his eyes are still naturally droopy]

...Yyyyyeah, Noon. Right.

...

Who are you again? And who's your buddy?

[awakenerd]

Rean. And... Do you mean Rufus?

[fuckyew]

Sure, him. The one that's way too bright.

[awakenerd]

Haha. [My buddy. I wish.]

Rufus then, yeah. It's nice to meet you umn, in better circumstances Noon. You look a lot better today. How are you feeling?

[fuckyew]

I feel like turning into a tree and never moving again, this is way too much effort.

[awakenerd]

Can you do that?