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[crittersheep]

You find yourselves in a room that's like an empty circus ring, smaller than the Big Top that you were just previously in. The stands surrounding it are completely empty and, for some reason, you cannot exit the tent. In the center, a magician's box dangles from the ceiling by a chain, with more chains winding around it and locking it shut tight. It dangles high above your heads, just out of reach. Instinctively, you know someone is in there.

Underneath the box is a small, circular table with a magic 8-ball sitting there. Just by looking at it, you all know that if you ask it a yes or no question, it will respond truthfully. You can only ask it up to three questions, though, and it takes a moment to reset.


Although the demon is not immediately visible, you can still feel its presence lurking about . . .

Comments

DISCUSSION

[soulsurvivore]

[jerkalope]

Hnn, I miss when we got to be in the spectator seats.

[rugpull]

Uh huh. Well we need yer big brain right now.

Should we ask a question like I dunno do ya have only two vowels in yer name?

[jerkalope]

Heh, you're cleverer than you say.

That was going to be a line of questioning I was thinking of. Or suppose "your flock is a primary color." But I think it would be best to figure out the group then the sacrifice.

[allreturnsarevoid]

[There's a slithering of scales and an unnatural shifting of the shadows.]

I will say, it has its perks. Pity you don't have the luxury.

[jerkalope]

I'm getting used to having the nosebleed seats in this little game. Although that's been the most blood I've needed.

A discussion of rules, if I may! Can our questions be constructed of compound concepts? Such as "Are you X, Y, or Z?"

[electricflock]

[.....waves, hi, ok, demon in the room, ok ok ok ok]

[electricflock]

Hi again.

[jerkalope]

Yo~ I see we're partners again. And so soon after the last deadly outing.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rugpull]

[c...carrying stormys corpse in his arms]

H-hey I was busy???

Re: DISCUSSION

[electricflock]

Where'd you get that??

Re: DISCUSSION

[rugpull]

Stormy uh.

Borrowed m'body to go pick this up from Lily.

SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[jerkalope]

Is the sacrifice from Clover or Rose?

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[jerkalope]

Does the sacrifice have an "e" in their name? Not any of this real name nonsense, the one we all know them by!

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[jerkalope]

Is the sacrifice from Bluebell?

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

FINAL GUESS

[soulsurvivore]

Re: FINAL GUESS

[jerkalope]

Your sacrifice is Ananke.

Re: FINAL GUESS

[allreturnsarevoid]

I see.

1/2

[allreturnsarevoid]

[The shadows all slide up to the ceiling and start dribbling down the chain. Slowly, they form a solid, sinuous mass. The shadow snake's black eyes open and then opens its maw, beginning to swallow the box, foot at a time.]

Re: FINAL GUESS

[allreturnsarevoid]

[The panels break and shatter. There's a crunch and a slide, perhaps a scream, a crunch, or a muffled sound of struggle is all that can be heard in the next few seconds.

And then nothing.]

Why, thank you.

[The demon is gone.]

Re: FINAL GUESS

[rugpull]

...oh did we fuck up