The Twenty-Fifth Trial [Mirror] - Winners and Endgame

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Heroes
When:Day 52, night
Where: near the Train

The rain falls harder, and the snake sneers at you as you exit the temples... Lightning strikes and the snake laughs like thunder... But that's all, the mocking laughter rings in your ears as the scenery shifts back to the normal Train area. Those who revive will do so near the Train as the winners and survivors reappear.

Ginger and Licorice double win for both surviving and targeting a Priest! For these teams they get 800 points.

Jasmine wins for surviving! They get 500 points.

Everyone on a winning team is revived and fully healed.

Everyone else... Is revived. And healed. However in whatever death wounds they received they have, instead of scars, white scales for their skin.

Smaller wounds will regenerate in a one to two days and will leave scales instead of scars unless healed otherwise.

All Kami remain hungry and able to shift to their monster form for the next day or so. Only meat will relieve this hunger.

Any Kami that were mad at the end of the game will retain a bit of mental instability for a day, in whatever form you prefer.

Priests, if they normally have powers, will find themselves somewhat weaker for a day.

It is not ICly known that these effects will wear off.

Comments

[overworker]

I don't know... when you were taken, I... I went mad. And that feeling it's still there. It's not as bad now, but--

[She can barely choke out the words, but she's very serious.]

You all... definitely shouldn't be near me...

[malignstar]

[ Reaching out to take her hand ]

I'm not afraid. I can usually handle myself. Besides, I know you won't hurt me.

I'm sorry I couldn't stay safe for you.

[overworker]

[After a moment, she takes it, smiling weakly.]

You're right... I won't.

But please, don't apologize for that. There was nothing we could have done.

[She looks at the scales around his neck.]

Is that... from...?

[malignstar]

[ His free hand goes on to the scales. ]

Uh I guess. I don't really remember much about what happened... I think Crow asked me if I wanted him to snap my neck.

[overworker]

[Towa’s eyes widen. So the team that had targeted them was...]

I’m glad you don’t really remember it. At least they could do that much for you. Still... I wish it would have been me instead...

[malignstar]

I don't think your friend wanted to hurt you.

[overworker]

[There’s a lot to unpack there. It’s going to take her some time to think through that. For now—]

Thank you. I’m sure you’re right.

[malignstar]

He thought I was the monster.

[overworker]

I’m really sorry you got put through that because of me. Crow’s an idiot, but he’s not a bad person, I hope you won’t think too poorly of him for this.

[malignstar]

I don't blame anyone for playing the game. They had their own team to protect.

[overworker]

Thanks. I'm glad to hear it. I wouldn't blame you if you had some complaints. But I feel the same way... we all did what we felt we needed to.

[malignstar]

I'm not interested in intra-team politics when we're being manipulated by a crazy snake.

[overworker]

Right. It's important to remember who our real enemies are... and it's not each other.

[malignstar]

Exactly. Turning against each other will only make things worse.

[overworker]

The last time I was dragged away from home like this, that was exactly what we were told to do. So being in a situation where we can work together... is really nice.

[malignstar]

You remember?

[overworker]

I remember another place... one with just fifteen people pulled on it. We were given incentives and told that getting those things was just a matter of killing another person and getting away with it-- which meant letting someone else get killed for that crime.

[malignstar]

Incentives?

[overworker]

In our case it was the safety of people that were captured as hostages...

“If you want to save them, kill one of the other strangers”— like that. I managed to survive but... not everyone got to go home.

[malignstar]

Did you have to kill too?

[overworker]

No... I was fortunate that we found a way out. I never intended to kill anyone, even if it did hurt. Fortunately I survived... but not everyone was that lucky...

[malignstar]

It sounds horrifying.

[overworker]

Just like now, I... met a lot of great people but... I wish it could have happened some other way.

[malignstar]

Well, here you can still get to know them better in happier settings too.