auroraexpress | The Fourth Trial

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

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[ hm. ]

Are they determined to freeze us to death? [ immediate whining mode on ]

That would certainly be in line with their nonsense.

I'm getting so tired of being cold. Why do I even come to these? They could at least feed us!

Buy a sweater.

I'm wearing two coats!

Get better socks. And a fuzzy hat. Proper insulation is important. You lose a lot of body heat through your head and feet you know.

........ you're a bit like a mother, aren't you?

Pardon?

Re: MINGLE

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[ah-- same team? drifting towards him based on that alone]

Unicorns fear no cold.

[ same team! ]

Ahaha! That's a bold claim. Have you ever met a unicorn before?

[NO HESITATION--]

Yep. I sure have.

[points at himself]

[obviously??]

[ ..... ah. ]

Do you think you're a-- [ wait. ]

...... are you?

[SHRUGS!!]

[he can practically hear the ITISAMYSTERY.JPG ghost music playing in the background]

... do you feel like you're a unicorn?

I have the horn, the ears, and the sparkling mane to match.

Why wouldn't I feel like I'm a unicorn?

[POOR NAAN]

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Guess so.

[why! is it! so cold!]

[ why. is. it. so. cold. ... ... ........ don'tpetdon'tpet.

........ ]

Well, I have a few extra coats if you need them. [ he's always wearing like two of the clover coats ]

[Definitely hovering closer than he normally would just because it's really gd cold, though not clinging like he's doing with his teammate over in another thread.]

Then you'll get cold. No thanks.

... oh? Would you be concerned about me then? Or you just don't want to hear me whine.

There's just no point if we still have one cold guy in the end. Keep your coat.

[ i have two coats. ]

You're such a considerate boy...

[Clearly Naan needs both.

At that, Pathiri kind of. Pauses? And turns upward to give Naan a weird look.]

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Should we buy you a heat lamp?

... would I be able to take it with me?

I could probably rig something up so you could carry it.