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]

[ He follows along easily. ]

It's an important decision! I've gotta go with someone who will roll with it or know not to take it seriously, so that rules out a few different people.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Can always say it was for a dare.

[bad_crowmance]

Doesn't make those other parts any less important to consider. Anyway, I'm thinking probably Rufus.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Nods.] I am curious how he'd react to that. I haven't gotten to talk to him a lot.

[bad_crowmance]

Honestly, he'd probably be unimpressed. But he also knows me at least well enough to not take it seriously.

[schrodingerscockroach]

It is hard to make that mistake with you.

[bad_crowmance]

I'd like to think so but you can never be too sure.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Some people can be a little oblivious, huh?

[bad_crowmance]

Yep, pretty much. But that can be charming, too.

[schrodingerscockroach]

It does make the sudden realization hilarious.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow grins at that. ]

Yep, and that's always the best part!

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He chuckles.]

Well, while you're on hold for the confession, I can take another dare?

[bad_crowmance]

Stealing's not creative, but I'm giving you the same dare anyway. Do a dramatic love confession to someone that's not me.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I can do that.

[And you're gonna get dipped for this dance because it's fun and dramatic.]

[bad_crowmance]

Whoa!

[ He grips Dusk's arms a bit tighter, caught off-guard. ]

Having fun with it, huh?

[schrodingerscockroach]

If you're gonna dance, might as well, right? [Winks.]

[bad_crowmance]

Of course! Though usually I'm the one doing the dipping.

[schrodingerscockroach]

....can you actually dip me without falling over?

[This is a very legitimate question.]

[And straightening back up.]

[bad_crowmance]

....Yeah?

[ He gives him a puzzled look like, "How is this even a question?" ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Heavier than I look. Rean complained about it.

[bad_crowmance]

Well maybe I'm stronger than you think. And I'd bet Rean was just complaining for the sake of it, he's a hell of a lot stronger than he lets on.

[schrodingerscockroach]

....wanna try?

[He's curious now.]

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, why not?

[ Now it's a CHALLENGE, after all. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Give it a shot. [Will hold onto his shoulders though.]

[And he is a brickhouse 6'1 dude whose got poly carbide ceramic stuff fused to his bones so definitely heavier than he looks.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ DEFINITELY HEAVIER THAN HE LOOKS, THEN. But Crow was ready for that, even if not quite how much, and he really is stronger than he looks. So he manages to hold Dusk up even as he's dipping him, and he laughs. ]

You weren't kidding, huh?