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

[bad_crowmance]

Heh! That's easy, I'll go with a dare.

[survivaltricks]

I dare you to tell someone you love them.

[he doubts that'll be much of a problem for MR. COMPETITIVE but hey, he's coming out swinging. even if it's cautious]

1/4.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow places a hand on Spark's shoulder. ]

I know I just met you recently, but I have something to say to you.

[bad_crowmance]

You see.... in the brief time we've spoken, I've known it. You see, the truth is...

[bad_crowmance]

I love you! It's true, the greatest romances in the universe couldn't compare to the way I feel about you! I love you more passionately than the sun loves the moon, more fiercely and brightly! It all means nothing if you aren't by my side!

Done.

[bad_crowmance]

[ He lifts a finger up. ]

I don't need a response to my feelings, but... I thought you ought to know. That's all.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

[SNORTS IN AMUSEMENT since this is almost what he expected, but. he swallows that down quickly and plants his own hands on Crow's shoulders]

I hate to say it in the face of such a heartfelt confession, but. . .

[a pause for DRAMATIC EFFECT]





I'm running away to join a convent and become a nun.

[bad_crowmance]

That's okay, I can move nearby and we can still be together!

[ NUNS AREN'T CELIBATE IN TRAILS UNIVERSE. ]

[survivaltricks]

Ah. Scandalous. . .

I like it.

[THEY SURE ARE IN AKIRA'S UNIVERSE (or they are supposed to be) BUT YOU KNOW]

[bad_crowmance]

What's life without a little scandal, anyway?

[ He is clearly having a lot of fun with this. ]

[survivaltricks]

Pious? Virtuous? Chaste?

[. . .]

Ah. I'd make a very bad nun.

[bad_crowmance]

What does being chaste have to do with being a nun?

[survivaltricks]

Isn't that kind of their. . . thing?

[bad_crowmance]

N....o? They're like, religious and stuff but being chaste doesn't have anything to do with it...?

[survivaltricks]

[. . .]

You know a lot about nuns and their chastity. Or lack thereof.

[it's not, like. ACCUSING but also kind of is, maybe a little]

[bad_crowmance]

...Huh. I guess I do. I hadn't really thought too deeply about that.

[survivaltricks]

[ha]

Isn't it strange how some knowledge sticks with us, even with the lost memories?

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, no kidding. It's interesting to think about what kind of things you just know. And maybe even what it says about who you were.

[survivaltricks]

I remember a lot about coffee, mythology, pop culture, and puns.

[that sure is an eclectic spread of random knowledge isn't it]

What about you?

[bad_crowmance]

[ THAT SURE IS AN ECLECTIC SPREAD. ]

Let's see... I remember a lot about card games, darts, pool, chess... cat toys, how to put on a show....

[ He grins at Spark. ]

...and nuns, apparently.

[survivaltricks]

And nuns. Apparently.

[said with amusement and no judgment whatsoever]

Cat toys is kind of an outlier. Why do you think cat toys is on that list?

[bad_crowmance]

Because cat toys are important, obviously.

[ He grins, though he's only halfway kidding. ]

[survivaltricks]

Obviously.

[OBVIOUSLY!!]

All right, then. Hit me with your best dare.

[bad_crowmance]

I dunno that it's my best one, but I dare you to do a striptease on stage.

[survivaltricks]

[WELL]

[there's a long, long pause where Twilight just kind of stares at Crow with a completely unreadable expression. if he were wearing glasses, the lenses would be opaque]

[and then]

[he shrugs]

If you record this, make sure you get my good side.

[BRB HEADING TO THE STAGE]