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

[voreaciously]

...can I still do my own?

[spectacularluck]

Only once a week.

[voreaciously]

We do not have enough people for that?

[it's like. her him and randy who is probably asleep again?]

You are going to do chores six days a week? That does not seem fair.

[spectacularluck]

... Three times a week!

[ because no, he doesn't want to take over the entire chore list either - that's less studying time ]

[voreaciously]

The truth comes out.

[like she didn't know that either.]

That is three days unaccounted for.

[spectacularluck]

I'll take care of two, and one we leave as is. We leave the place dirty. And messy.

[voreaciously]

[so five days now, huh.]

That is disgusting.

[hnnngh]

Very well.

[spectacularluck]

If you lose, you'll have to keep to this schedule forever.

[voreaciously]

[holy shit]

If I win, I will show you how to cook something and, barring adjustments for members who wish to, I get to clean as much as I wish.

[spectacularluck]

That's too much in your favor and nothing for me. All you have to do to win the bet is have some self-control, this is stacked in your favor a little too much.

[voreaciously]

You are free to add conditions. And besides, it's more than some.

[she'll need a criminal amount, because this is criminal!]

[spectacularluck]

If you win you take over my chores. And only my chores.

[voreaciously]

Very well.

[man she would have shown u how to make awesome pizza.

but w/e she holds her hand out.]

[spectacularluck]

[ It's okay he would have complained about that pizza anyway. Taking her hand so they can shake ]

[voreaciously]

May I give you a hug?

[spectacularluck]

No.

[ He has that spot too but the answer is basically immediate ]

[voreaciously]

[she isn't going to push it.]

Very well. Arm wrestling, then?

[spectacularluck]

That one's fine. Do you want to sit down for it?

[voreaciously]

Yes, please.

[she'll find a spot somewhere.]

[spectacularluck]

[ Sitting down as soon as they find it, and holding his arm out ]

Ready?

[voreaciously]

Ready.

[She holds her arm out and when they join hands she starts to push after a moment.]

[spectacularluck]

[ part of him is considering letting her win and make it quick, but. He's stubborn and petty, so he's going to put up resistance. He's not pushing, not really, because he still isn't confident in using his full strength, but he's definitely going for the immovable object strategy ]

[voreaciously]

[she was testing at first, but she knows he's stronger than he seems. so time to push harder.

he might be strong, but he's still human; unlike him, she can literally do this all day.

but she doesn't intend to.]

[spectacularluck]

[ He doesn't need to do it all day, he needs to hang on just for 5 minutes. With her pushing harder he just adjust his strength accordingly, without even making much of an effort, and just looking at her ]

1/2

[voreaciously]

[she won't push harder

in fact she's going to let up so he'll be pushing too much and overcompensate, but, at the same time:]