The Nineteenth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, evening
Where: The Mermaid's Beach

Come on, come on heroes...! Come hither!

[ There's a playful giggle and the sound of splashing as the Mermaid's beach appears in the clearing. ]

Let's play a game...!

Comments

[malignstar]

I don't know how Eliza would feel about me contributing to minor delinquency.

[time5kip]

I'm pretty sure you should have questioned the strangling proposal first if that was a worry.

[malignstar]

I wasn't an accessory yet.

[time5kip]

Fair enough.

I could beg you for sparks to get drunk and get a square out of it, but that's too low even for the sake of this game. But if it puts your mind at ease, I'm not actually thirteen.

[malignstar]

Now, I'm just confused.

[time5kip]

My body and consciousness' age don't match. Simple enough to understand. I've decided to get that out of the way as fast as possible, you know. To avoid people treating me like a goddamn baby.

[malignstar]

Something preventing you from aging?

[time5kip]

I haven't had the chance to test whether I can age again or not, actually.

But no, I traveled through time and had to project my consciousness to a quantum version of myself that exists across all possible timelines. I got the calculations wrong and this happened.

[malignstar]

... you know, I think I need a drink now.

[time5kip]

I can tell you a joke and we can split the costs for the bottle.

[malignstar]

Fair enough.

BOND

[time5kip]

For the record. I do better with with sarcasm.

What does a zombie vegetarian eat?

Re: BOND

[malignstar]

Don't know. What does a zombie vegetarian eat?

[time5kip]

Grains.

[malignstar]

That was so bad!

[time5kip]

Still gets the sparks. And one more task completed.

[malignstar]

I want to do one, I want to do one! What did they say about the vampire who became a poet?

[time5kip]

That he had a very romantic soul? Surprise me.

[malignstar]

He went from bat to verse.

[time5kip]

And you said mine was bad.

[malignstar]

Mine had wordplay!

[time5kip]

Fair enough. We can get the bottle after the game. I want to be sober to finish it.

[malignstar]

Actually, I have another you can help me with. I think it should be more to your liking.

[time5kip]

Now you're getting me all curious. What is it?

[malignstar]

I need someone to give me an order.