The Fifteenth Trial: Senna

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The weird castle/steampunk aesthetic continues in the room, but there’s a bit more of an almost… Prop, vibe to the room. Everything feels real, the stone and the wood are solid, but there’s a certain look like it was taken right out of a fifth grade play with princesses and dragons in the way the stone walls are built, and even the gothic iron window looks vaguely cartoonish.

The room is large, and at one end is a set of five tables, each with the names and colors of the other teams.

Directly in front of you on another table is a big scroll. A quill pen and ink pot sit next to it.

A vase of lycoris and moon lilies decorates the table. There are chairs and couches if you want to sit.

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Round 1

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Thus reads the scroll on the table:

From the traits below, pick four that you believe your team as a whole exhibits the most strongly. You need only circle the words. Choosing more will do nothing, and the first four words circled will be the ones that are considered chosen. Attempting to cross out or underline a word will be the same as circling it.

Traits

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Courageous
Strong
Cunning
Charitable
Just
Noble
Chivalrous
Kind
Aggressive
Humble
Useless
Lazy
Perverse
Wise
Academic
Spiteful
Rowdy
Sadistic
Masochistic
Tired

Decision

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[Please turn in the words in order of most fitting to least, or in whatever order your team interacted with them if they were chosen randomly or on accident somehow.]

Re: Decision

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Noble
Courageous
Chivalrous
Kind

Discussion

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Re: Discussion

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Then, in this case...

We'd be better served through the selection of traits that others would associate with us, by far...

Re: Discussion

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[ ... who would ever willingly describe themselves as some of these. ]

Instead of describing ourselves as a whole, I wonder if we should just describe Naeva-dono? She has the most presence of the three of us...

[ he doesn't mean that as an insult to either of them it's just. Naeva. ]

Re: Discussion

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Of course.

[ shuts an eye ]

In that case - among these terms, which do you feel others would most likely make use of in their descriptions of her?

Re: Discussion

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"Noble", "Courageous, "Chivalrous", "Kind"...

What would you describe yourself as, anyways? You probably know more people than I do too.

Round 2

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Five of the following objects correspond to one each of the other teams. There are extra objects that correspond to no team. Using what you know of the other teams, select the correct object to send to that team.

Only one object may be sent to each team.

There is only one correct object to send per team.

Choosing a correct object but sending it to the incorrect team will still count as an incorrect choice.

To send an object to a team, you must place it on the table for that team.

Objects

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The objects that appear on the table are:

an unchecked to-do list

a gold crown

a steel sword

a ball gag

a sugar bowl filled with salt

a book on philosophy

a pillow

rock'em sock'em robots

a medal

Decision

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[List the objects chosen alongside the teams you are sending them to.]

Re: Decision

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Jasmine = ball gag
Book = Thyme
Clover = bowl of salt
Licorice = pillow
Ginger = medal which was picked via rng

Discussion

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Re: Discussion

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[ ............. Ah. ]

I see. We're doomed.

Re: Discussion

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[ looking between the philosophy book and ballgag.... ]

One of these...

Re: Discussion

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[ ... those are two ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THINGS ]

W.. wait, for which team?

Re: Discussion

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Jasmine. Of course, to determine which items correspond to which traits, or which traits have been placed on display - that is likewise difficult, certainly.

Round 3

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Results

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Your chosen team trait: Noble

The object for that trait: A Gold Crown

The objects you were sent:

A Gold Crown

A Gold Crown

A Book on Philosophy

Steel Sword

Gold Crown

Conclusion

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You have been sent two wrong objects. A decanter of wine and platter of fruit grace the table. Blood is also available! Regardless of whether you eat or drink, everyone will start to experience some status effects. You must OOCly choose AT LEAST ONE EACH of the level 1 and level 2 effects. You may choose more. Effects can be different for each individual. Effects last from 1 to 3 IC days.

Some music plays in the background while your status effects manifest.

Level 1 Status effects

Choose AT LEAST ONE between:

mini

frog (or other transmog eg. fairy, evil pepper, blade banana)

amnesia

charm (target whoever, can be multiple)

compulsion to tell the truth

Level 2 Status effects

Choose AT LEAST ONE between:

gradual petrify (of somewhere non-fatal)

berserk

confuse (disoriented on who is friend or foe)

curse (skills and strength sealed/stats lowered)

fear

despair

hallucinate

poison (fever, illness, non-fatal)

Interact

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You aren't allowed in endgame yet, so now's the time to have a good hangout with your teammates, however that's going for you right now.

Re: Interact

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[ well

her left hand is turning to stone now.

beyond that she does also appear to be swaying a bit uneasily, sliding back in her seat ]

Re: Interact

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[ he doesn't respond right away. he just watches her slump, with a hollow almost... empty look in his gaze. like something's missing?

somewhere around the "DEEEESPACITO" part of the song, he finally speaks ]

Miss--- ? [ just miss. ]

Endgame

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Some more piano to see you back.