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

[survivaltricks]

[. . . ?]

[the joke flies right over his head]

Why a tanktop?

[schrodingerscockroach]

.....

Because it exposes the armpits. Forgetting our jokes, what a heartbreaker.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . FUCK]

[a beat, and then—]

Well you can't expect me to remember them all. I have a ton of jokes floating around in this brain of mine.

[he says so nonchalantly and idly it's hard to tell if he is being serious]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He snorts.] If you say so.

Kiss or dare?

[survivaltricks]

[his mouth twitches with amusement but he schools his expression quickly]

Dare.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I dare you.....

To do a dramatic monologue about the cat.

[survivaltricks]

[pauses for one thoughtful moment]

Define "dramatic."

[schrodingerscockroach]

Good, bad, just be over the top. Could be a love confesdion or maybe tge cat killed your father. Go wild.

1/3

[survivaltricks]

[WELL. TIME TO TAP INTO HIS HIDDEN EXTRA THAT HE DOESN'T YET REMEMBER HE HAS]

[but, with a satisfied nod that basically says "challenge accepted", Spark clears his throat]

[survivaltricks]

On my honor as a member of Clover, I hereby lie down this challenge, Cat!

[and then he whirls on his heel, pointing dramatically at the creature in question. he holds himself firmly, shoulders back, spine straight, chin tilted, and eyes blazing with ~passion~]

For ten minutes I've been trying to coax you over to scratch your ears, and what do you do? You ignore me, like I'm nothing but litter underneath your paws. And while it is your prerogative to decide from whom you accept your ear scritches, you're missing out on some of the best ear scritches you'll get in this place!

[PRESSES A HAND OVER HIS HEART, all dramatic-like and everything]

No cat has ever been able to resist my allure before. At least not in the three days of memories that I actually have. But you defy all expectations and continue lying there, tail swishing and ears twitching, refusing to move no matter how hard I try. I'm impressed by your self-restraint, but can it last!

[HOLDS UP HIS CHAIN HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, LIKE A BEACON]

I challenge you to--

[. . .]

3/4

[survivaltricks]

[. . .]

Hang on.

[BRB DISAPPEARING FROM THE CLUB FOR A MOMENT]

DONE

[survivaltricks]

[and returning with. . . CAT TREATS]

[plucks one out of the bag and holds it out, trying to catch the catch's attention]

Re: DONE

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He's very amused until Twilight suddenly walks off. Then he's confused, probably doing a few more dares until he comes back.]

[Then he does and thrn he snorts and laughs.] Dramatic exit and all.

[survivaltricks]

[now that his EXTRA SPEECH is done, he seems to be back to his calm and seemingly unassuming self. where did the dramatics even come from???]

I thought it'd add a nice touch.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Listen]

[Dusk gets it. Melodrama comes from surprising sources.]

It does. Bravo.

I'll take a dare.

[survivaltricks]

I dare you to pick someone in this club and ask them to dance.

[not much of a dare, but hey! they get more points for completed dares, so he wants to make the ones for his team easy]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Well, simplest answer....

Want to dance?

[survivaltricks]

Nope.

[. . . OKAY WELL HE ISN'T MAKING IT THAT EASY]

[cheeky brat]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Cheeky.

Though I could also point out all I had to do was ask.

[Also cheeky.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . hot damn]

[laughs, breathy and with amusement, able to recognize when he is beaten]

Touche. You got me there.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Chuckles.] Loopholes are important for points.

Another dare?

[survivaltricks]

[if he was wearing his glasses, he'd adjust them DANGEROUSLY to say, challenge accepted]

[he isn't wearing them, but he lifts a hand as though to do so anyway, dropping it back to his side when he realizes there is no eyewear to fiddle with]

Hit me with your best shot.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Noting that motion and tilts his head thoughtfully. He glances around and points.]

I dare you to read that bottle over there from here.

[Do you need glasses there, Twilight?]

[survivaltricks]

Hm? That bottle?

[and, with relative ease--]

Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey.

[no problems at all, but he is eyeing Dusk like. . . what a weird dare]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Well, you're not nearsighted.

[Pulling out a tube of cyanish lipstick he's wearing because dares. Probably says something like midday ocean.]

I dare you to hold that close yo your face and read it.