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]

You're such a mom.

[said with amusement]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Hey, very important you're able to see.

I'll take another dare.

[survivaltricks]

I dare you to not offer to do favors or helpful things for people for an entire thirty minutes.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Wow, I'm just feeling attacked now.

[survivaltricks]

[SOMEHOW he manages to keep his cheeky smile to himself as he gives Dusk a thumbs up]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Fine, fine, I won't offer. [Rolling his eyes.]

[survivaltricks]

[HUFFS A LAUGH]

You won't offer, you'll just do it? You're pretty good at these loopholes.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Well, I was special ops. I'd hope I was good at legal gray areas.

[survivaltricks]

You know "not offering" means not saying "let me help" as you go in to assist them, right?

It also means you can't give out advice.

Or say anything remotely helpful that indicates you do want to help them at all.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I was thinking more 'hey, I need to dance with someone for a dare' and whether or not I had to refuse.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . this is complicated. . .]

Can I revoke that dare and come up with a better one?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Dunno. Just stop adding qualifiers. I can avoid offering help. Saying yes to a request isn't an offer.

[survivaltricks]

[sticks his tongue out]

Whatever you say, Dusk-obaasan.

[what]

[schrodingerscockroach]

.....what does obaasan mean? I don't know that one.

[survivaltricks]

[man it's no fun when he doesn't even react]

Ask Faito.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I dare you to tell me.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . please understand that Twilight doesn't like turning down dares, ESPECIALLY when they're worth more points]

[but]

[B U T]

Give me you hand.

[this time, he'll be strong]

[schrodingerscockroach]

So I'm going to owe you payback later is what you're saying. [Offers hand.]

[survivaltricks]

I never said that.

[takes Dusk's hand and presses a quick kiss against the back of it, though]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Pretty much every reason you wouldn't want to tell me, means later I'm gonna need to return the favor.

[Tis a calloused hand, but kiss get.]

[survivaltricks]

[KISS GET. he doesn't linger because it'd be awkward if he did, letting go of Dusk's hand immediately]

I'm offended by your lack of faith.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Nah, based on previous behavior patterns, you're a bit of a troll.

[survivaltricks]

Don't be ridiculous. I'm the very face of innocence.

[schrodingerscockroach]

He says with a very untrustworthy expression.