GAME 5 - THISTLE

[crittersheep]

This VIP room would probably be welcoming under any other circumstance. As is, it's poorly lit and doesn't appear to have a door. There is a fully stocked cabinet of alcohol in the back as well as a circular couch. There's snacks as well, but nothing really substantial . . . except for maybe the goat cheese balls.

Before you on a table sits a marble plate with dips for placing things. Nearby is a small notecard with instructions written in flourish:

Place a secret in the corresponding spot while speaking the name of the person you want it to apply to on that flock. Point values can be found on the back of each secret stone. The walls will not come down until at least three secrets have been played. Failure to earn at least three points will result in an automatic loss.

Secrets that have been guessed correctly will be on display for all at the after party. ♥

Nearby, in a small dish, your secret stones can be found. A list of names can also be found on a sheet of paper on the table, with a little note on the side: Choose wisely.

Comments

[shortforever]

[SQUINTING]

Wouldn't the one about angels just be Angel Devil?

[survivaltricks]

That's what I was thinking. It seems pretty obvious.

[shortforever]

Well how about we go ahead and submit that one first, and see what happens?

[survivaltricks]

[shakes his head]

We have to play at least three to get out of here, so I doubt anything will happen from only playing one.

[shortforever]

Right, okay. Well there's one.

Do any of you know what a Luddite is?

[survivaltricks]

Someone who doesn't like technology, and lives life without relying on it.

[shortforever]

[...huh.]

Perci's from a place that didn't have electricity, I saw his home in a dream. But that's probably not what this means, huh?

[survivaltricks]

Hn. . . yeah. Not having electricity and refusing to use electricity are two different things.

[shortforever]

Maybe Muffin? He's a shapeshifter so like, he could've been raised in the woods as a kid or something.

[survivaltricks]

Ah-- that's possible. I wouldn't have any other guesses for that one, anyway.

[glancing over their secrets again, before pointing to the THEFT ONE. "This person stole from an administrator and didn't get away with it."]

. . . I think this one might be Biscuit.

[shortforever]

Biscuit's cool and would accept food as an apology, so let's narc on him then.

[survivaltricks]

Yeah, I don't think he'd consider this much of a secret in and of itself. He doesn't really hide the fact that he's had. . . unpleasant brushes with the law.

So that's two secrets down. . .

[one more to go for their mandatory play, but many more to go if they try all of them]

[shortforever]

Three if we want to take the risk on Muffin being the luddite clue.

If we know who's a big fan of anime, that seems like a safe secret to reveal.

[survivaltricks]

[man who would like anime]

. . . Lyra?

[shortforever]

She does seem like the type to consider that a secret. That might be our best guess for that one.

[survivaltricks]

[lightly amused]

It's kind of a cute secret, if you ask me.

[BUT ANYWAY]

. . . with that, we've got four solid guesses. Should we stop there?

[shortforever]

We might be able to guess about the 'several hundred years old' one too. I don't know about the cheated and threesome ones, but it's probably one of the adults here.

[Like half of them are teenagers so.]

...and I don't wanna try on the rest. Those should stay secrets.

[survivaltricks]

Several hundred years old. . . I don't know. Blood Fiend? He seems like an old man at heart.

[HAR HAR]

"Cheated" could also go to Biscuit, and I doubt it's anything scandalous. Don't as me about the threesome one-- I don't really want to know, anyway.

[shortforever]

The new guy on Daffodil seems weird enough for the threesome stuff.

And sure, maybe 'cheated' is cheating at school, we could throw it at Biscuit.

[survivaltricks]

Or cheating at cards.

[. . .]

But this is all well beyond the minimum now. Even with the possibility of having our secrets revealed as a punishment for losing, it sounds like Loki, Yata, and Tyr don't want to play along.

. . . what's your final say on that, Odin?

[shortforever]

[His, say, huh?]

I say we do the minimum needed to get out of here. Angel Devil's secret is probably right, so that's four points there. Then we just pick the two secrets least likely to be upsetting if they're told and submit those too.

If we lose, then we lose. We'll just...deal with whatever happens later.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . smiles at Odin, rocking to the side to bump their shoulders together]

Then it's unanimous.

[holding up his fingers]

Angel Devil, Biscuit, and Lyra. Genome, stealing, and liking anime and sentai.

[leonheartedly]

[with some amusement]

You have to be weird to have a threesome?

[shortforever]

Duh. That's freaky-deaky shit.

[leonheartedly]

[he isn't outright laughing, but it's there in his voice]

Right. What makes you think the new guy is into that?