The Fifteenth Trial: Thyme

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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.

Comments

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.]

Discussion

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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.]

Discussion

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Round 3

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Results

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Your chosen team trait: Academic

The object for that trait: A book on philosophy

The objects you were sent:

A Book on Philosophy

A Book on Philosophy

Unchecked To-Do List

A Book on Philosophy

A Book on Philosophy

Conclusion

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You have been sent one wrong object. A decanter of wine and platter of fruit, as well as breads, cheeses, and meats appear for you to consume. Blood is also available if you wish! However, you must OOCly choose at least one of the following status effects to afflict your character for the next 1 to 3 IC days. Everyone may choose effects individually. The effects will overcome you regardless of if you eat or drink.

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

weaken

charm (target whoever, can be multiple)

compulsion to tell the truth

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: Discussion

[wontforbidtherain]

[is reading the list]

What, all of us?

Re: Discussion

[bowtiedbones]

Well, obviously we're academic. That's our whole Bond.

Re: Discussion

[wontforbidtherain]

And it fits. Are we wise? Noble?

Re: Discussion

[bowtiedbones]

I'm not noble. I think we try to be kind. We're not chivalrous, humble, useless, lazy, perverse, rowdy, sadistic, or masochistic.

Re: Discussion

[wontforbidtherain]

We might be tired, but I don't think so.

Re: Discussion

[bowtiedbones]

If it's about how other people would describe us... There's at least three people who know I'm very tired. But I think I'm doing good at not letting that on otherwise.

[she drinks so much coffee, SO MUCH,]

Re: Discussion

[wontforbidtherain]

And I think people off our team know you best. So that's... two? Three?

Re: Discussion

[bowtiedbones]

[nods like, yeah, she gets around a lot]

1. Academic, 2. Kind, 4. Tired... and 3rd place?

Re: Discussion

[wontforbidtherain]

Charitable.

Re: Decision

[wontforbidtherain]

Academic, Kind, Charitable, Tired.

Re: Discussion

[wontforbidtherain]

[examining the items; some of them are unfamiliar]

Re: Discussion

[bowtiedbones]

[sorting through the items]

So that's...
• lazy
• noble
• chivalrous
• perverse
• spiteful
• wise
• tired
• rowdy
• courageous...?

Re: Discussion

[bowtiedbones]

[squeaking OOPS TASTE-TESTED THE SUGAR BOWL]

That's not sugar!