The Fifth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: ALL
When: Day 11, noon
Where: Outer Space

Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth.

[ That familiar silence befalls everything following the call, and just like before the third trial there’s a glittering void, points of light twinkling in the air. As you step into the space it expands, seeming to consume you, the Aurora, and all that exists in general. There’s a feeling of vertigo as this happens, frozen lights swirling all about you and once again it's all accompanied by obnoxious giggling.

This time, however, when the darkness fades, you're...

Back inside of the Aurora? No, this is actually an entirely different train. Outside the windows, you can only see wispy, dancing lights illuminating the surroundings, which you can't quite make out. The doors outside don't open. ]

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Comments

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Nobody likes bad people, right?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

I'd say that's quite untrue.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Eh?

Eh???

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Plenty of people like bad people. Whether it's because they're also in line with those sorts of ideals or just because they're forgiving like that, or some other circumstances---It's not as if the line of "good person" and "bad person" is that distinct to begin with, and few people are unilaterally irredeemable in their conduct in every aspect of life. A respected politician with a thousand faithful followers and a close circle of respect and friendship to whom he is a saint might still trade in human trafficking or bribery.

In the first place classifying someone you've just met as good or bad is impossible to do definitively anyway.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

[ stares at him a bit more. he's still very close ]

Hmmm.

Well, but doesn't that make it obvious that I have standards, then? If that's not even a standard held by people normally?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

[You are so close!!]

I think I've lost the thread of things.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Well, the point of my argument is that I have standards! So, if other people don't have these standards because they have other ways to judge, that means I still have standards, right?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Oh very well I concede you must have some standards of some kind.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Good!

Hey, are you doing anything right now?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

[Well 80H won't fight me so.]

...No?

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

What do you plan on doing to make up with Randy?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

...I had planned to talk to him. I'm not sure if I can apologize, but...

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Great! Then, let's go to Jasmine!

[ anyway i'm dragging you to jasmine now ]

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

...? Okay?

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Words are pretty important, I think, but you should probably get him a gift too?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Do you have some idea what he'd like?

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

[ . . .

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How should I know?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Are you not close?

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

We are, but I've never bought him gifts or anything. Mostly because I've never had anything to apologize for.

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

You needn't gloat about it.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Hmm, sorry~ Well, I think he probably likes food, though?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

....Most people like food.

I'll consider it.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

I don't remember anything . . . !

[ a beat ]

Oh - he likes women!

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

.....

No.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

He does like men, too. If that is a concern.