hot_mess_express ([personal profile] hot_mess_express) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2019-01-26 04:04 pm

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
acts_her_age: (we replaced it with ebola.)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] acts_her_age 2019-01-27 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[IS HERE isn't that reassuring]

Oh, they're not usually like this?
crimeson: (the sun can't shine)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-01-27 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[NOPE! DISLIKE]

The tower's new.
acts_her_age: :/ (conquer the realms of absurdity)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] acts_her_age 2019-01-27 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
How sweet of them to keep things fresh for us.

[pauses and stares up at him for a long moment...........................]

[...makes "pick me up" arms]
crimeson: (you said yourself fantastically)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-01-27 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Right? So charming and helpful.

[blinks at her

then grins and stoops to pick her up easily, shifting her so she can just like, sit in the crook of his elbow comfortably. he's huge, it's a nice shift in perspective.]

This good?
acts_her_age: (55)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] acts_her_age 2019-01-27 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[settling there, yes this works. TALL + WARM]

Better.

[...she's a little clipped about it tho...]
crimeson: (no these days i tend to lie)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-01-27 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[big warm dog of a friend reporting for duty.]

Right. Just lemme know when you want down.
acts_her_age: :/ (slay the spirits of inaccuracy)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] acts_her_age 2019-01-27 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Of course.

...Our new friend seems aware of the risks of accepting the bracelet, so I suppose that's the plan?
crimeson: (believe me when i say)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-01-27 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[...nods.]

Yeah. Let's support him as best we can.
acts_her_age: :? (05)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] acts_her_age 2019-01-27 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Mmh.

...Are you expecting anything in particular? I haven't been able to attend any previous events, as you know.
crimeson: ("congratulations- you are all alone")

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-01-27 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. It's hard to expect anything specific with this setup, but... In a general sense, they'll probably be asking some pretty drastic stuff from us. Or from Aria.
acts_her_age: (can they blot out the sun?)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] acts_her_age 2019-01-27 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[pay no mind to the tiny hand clutching more tightly at your shirt it's for balance]

...Little use in attempting to plan ahead, then.
crimeson: (just by the side of amsterdam)

Re: MINGLE

[personal profile] crimeson 2019-01-27 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[he's charmed by it but he's definitely not gonna call her on it]

Basically. We'll have to take things as they come.