The Fourth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Heroes
When: Day 9, Midday
Where: The Dragon's Tower


Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth.

The earth rumbles beneath your feet with a mighty roar. This time a crumbling stone tower looms above you, unscalable and unbreachable. At the top of the tower is a single window with a single light, beckoning. The only entrance at the base is an arched wooden door which creaks in protest when you open it.


Upon entering the tower you will find yourself in a large room with high walls constructed of dark, uneven brick stone. The ceiling is so high that you cannot see anything but darkness as torches lining the walls serve as the only source of light. The room itself is achingly cold. It’s reminiscent of a dungeon… or a treasure room.

But the only treasure to be found lies in the middle of the room; a small pile of seven bracelets, each one inlaid with a beautiful jewel corresponding to each team’s color. It may be fairly obvious, but just in case anyone is slow on the uptake:

“What is it that you treasure in this world? What are you willing to give up? Until you can decide that much, you will not be allowed to leave this room. It matters not to me if you rot in here.

However, I will tell you this much; should you decide who among you is most precious, only they may bear the weight of your altruism.”


Mingle | Pre-Game Rules | Hostages | Rooms | Endgame

Comments

[thereisnowhy]

[Sora will give some thought to the actual game stuff in a moment, but please give him some time to be over here blinking and rubbing his eyes a bit.]

[legis_vox]

Did they wake you?

[thereisnowhy]

Mm~... no, Sora was already awake. But Sora is to greet people, so good morning?

[...

Staaares up at Timur.]

[legis_vox]

[tilts his head, meeting Sora's stare for a moment, curious]

Seems like this is one of the trials people were talking about.

1/2

[thereisnowhy]

[...]

2/2

[thereisnowhy]

[Whatever it is that's bothering him, he seems to have decided to put it aside for now.]

Yes, it seems like this is that. It is already like a game. But Sora is not sure how Ginger is supposed to decide when they do not really know each other?

Re: 2/2

[legis_vox]

Reading between the lines, it sounds like whoever we pick is going to have some trouble. I don't mind doing it if that's the case.

[thereisnowhy]

Is Timur okay with having trouble? Isn't it a little scary?

[legis_vox]

I'm used to trouble.

[thereisnowhy]

...Okay. Sora is fine with it either way, so... Sora will do his best to support Timur, since they are both part of Ginger.

[legis_vox]

I appreciate it.

[thereisnowhy]

If something gets weird, please tell Ginger right away! Okay?

[legis_vox]

I will.

[thereisnowhy]

Thank you!

[ruinatings]

[This seems like a dangerous place for a cute kid... Oh well.]

Keep your eyes open. You may be asked strange questions.

[thereisnowhy]

Sora will try! But Sora's eyes are being weird?

[Takes that sentence literally and stops rubbing his eyes so much, at least, paying more attention to his surroundings now.]

[ruinatings]

Oh? How so?

[thereisnowhy]

Sora cannot see some of the colors Sora normally sees? There is less of everything? Even though Sora is in a crowd, it is not so bright that Sora cannot see anything? It is hard to describe...

[ruinatings]

It certainly doesn't relate to my sense of vision. It seems normal to me, if a little poorly lit.