The Seventeeth Trial

[catcophonous]

Who: trialgoers
When: Day 39, evening
Where: The Cat's Zone

[Have you enjoyed your day playing in your new train cars? Great! Because now it's Trial Time.

With the usual alert, the Cat's bar appears in the clearing. There's no "come hither" -- instead, just the pounding of bass from the speakers as the door cracks open. Inside there's flashing party lights, upbeat club music, and high-top tables surrounding a wide dance floor. The stage in the corner is empty except for a single microphone.

At the bar you can get free drinks, but you'll have to contend with the bartender -- a black cat curled up on the shelf between the bottles.

On the bar, and on every table, is a sign showing the rules of this game, titled:

Kiss or Dare

If you want to dress up for the club, or want costumes for daring purposes, there's a dressing room behind the stage with a magic closet. You'll find whatever you like in it, but when the trial ends you can only take home what you're wearing!

Good luck!]

RULES | TURN-IN | THE CAT / DISQUALIFICATION

Comments

Done.

[bad_crowmance]

So can I have my guns back now?

Re: Done.

[schrodingerscockroach]

You were surrounded by monsters, who isn't scared?

[And the anguished look is gone and he picks up his drink.]

Yeah, I just wanted to make sure you were done hallucinating. In case there was other stuff impairing your judgement. One's in my room, but I got the other wrapped up with my stuff.

The rock didn't bruise you too bad, did it?

[bad_crowmance]

It was nothing I couldn't handle with a little Arts. Didn't I pistol-whip you? ....Were you okay after that?

[schrodingerscockroach]

[The injury may or may not broken his willpower later and made him bite Faito.]

Oh yeah. I've been hit by harder things.

[bad_crowmance]

[ OOPS. He might actually feel a little bad if he knew that. ]

Got a hard head, huh? Good to know.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Precisely why he's lying.]

There's a reason I'm not dead despite how often I'm injured.

Kiss or dare?

[bad_crowmance]

Well, we can worry about getting my guns after the trial. And as far as that goes...

[ He gives Dusk a wink. ]

Dare, of course!

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Thing is, now he's thinking about hallucinating Crow. So thinking their last talk and]

I dare you....to tell me your three favorite things about Rean.

That have nothing to do with sex.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Wow why are you like this?? ]

Let's see... he's a great card game rival, a kickass fighter, and he's sassy and sharp-witted.

[ He grins and adds-- ]

Also he's got a great ass.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Because he wants to make you flustered.]

Couldn't keep it innocent, huh?

[bad_crowmance]

[ RUDE??? Rude. ]

Where's the fun in that?

[schrodingerscockroach]

[PAYBACK]

It's sweet.

[bad_crowmance]

You're looking at the wrong guy if you want sweet.

[schrodingerscockroach]

You can be surprisingly sweet.

Another dare?

[bad_crowmance]

I don't think so. I dare you to walk up to someone and tell 'em five things you like about them.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Sure.

[And then he was sappy at Eliza.]

And done.

[bad_crowmance]

Good job! Also excellent choice of topics, Eliza's really cute.

[schrodingerscockroach]

She really is. Especially when she's talking about a subject she loves.

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, that's definitely true. I wonder if she realizes that probably like half the train has a thing for her.

[schrodingerscockroach]

....hard to say. She's pretty smart, but it could also narrow her field of....awareness, I guess?

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah.... Some people are just like that, I guess.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Basically. Difference between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence.

Kiss or dare?

[bad_crowmance]

Pretty much. I'm going with another dare.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[....okay, but what if he keeps the sap troll train arolling.]

Now you have to tell someone three things you like about that them having nothing to do with sex.

[bad_crowmance]

[ WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? ]

Maaan, are you trying to give me cavities or something?