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

[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?

[schrodingerscockroach]

The fate of being an experimentally augmented human. I do appreciate not hitting my head on the floor though.

[bad_crowmance]

Figured you might.

[ His tone's clearly amused, but he lifts Dusk back up. Best not to risk it. ]

Experimentally augmented, huh?

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Really for the best that.]

Yeah. Though I think I mentioned that before during the Secrets game. Stronger, better reaction time, take hits better. Stuff implanted in my head. Probably why I'm not dead.

[bad_crowmance]

Right, I think I remember some of that stuff. Did you remember anything about it?

[schrodingerscockroach]

A little bit. Part of it is to help operate the power armor, I think. A lot of the stuff about it would probably break a normal human body. It's at least several hundred pounds directly on the body, upped strength, upped speed, take higher impact. Armors no good if the organs rupture from shock of impact alone.

I also had an AI implanted in my head at some point. A lot of wires in my head.

[bad_crowmance]

That... sounds like a lot.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I was in a war where the only options were to win or the human race goes extinct. People were a little desperate.

[Also confessing to your boy.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Fun fact, Crow is a great actor. So his expression never even flickers for a second through that entire confession, and he's still grinning when Dusk gets back. ]

Good job! Nice touch, getting down on one knee and everything.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[CONFESS TO YOUR BOYFRIEND]

Well, if you're going to be dramatic, gotta go all out.

[bad_crowmance]

[ HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND ALSO NO. ]

Of course, that goes without saying. You've definitely got style.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[HE WOULD BE SO HAPPY THOUGH]

Just having fun with it, really. [He likes being dramatic, this asshole.]

Ready for your confession yet?

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, gimme a sec.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Sure.

[bad_crowmance]

[ He ended up going with Eliza after all and returns after a moment. ]

There, done~!

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He chuckles.] Decided she could take it, huh?

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, Eliza's got a good sense of humour.

[schrodingerscockroach]

That she does.

So up for another dare?

[bad_crowmance]

[ He holds up a finger. ]

First thing's first! I've got another dare to do. Dusk... You're really easy to talk to, even if I don't always wanna hear what you're saying. I'm glad I know you.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Oh, that was something a little honest in there. That actually catches him by surprise.]

I'm glad I know you too.

[bad_crowmance]

[ TREASURE THAT BECAUSE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. ]

Alright! Now that we've gotten that taken care of, gimme another dare.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Okay, but what does he say he doesn't want to hear? A mystery!]

I dare you....

To go dip and dramatically kiss someone not me.

[Look, he's going easier now.]