ROSE

[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]

[debug_mode]

This is unfair, as always...

Re: DISCUSSION

[poisonista]

[ He doesn't like this, but... ]

We should be quick.

[debug_mode]

Maybe we should start off by asking if the sacrifice is male or female. That sounds like it could narrow it down.

Or, does the person have innate 'powers' beyond the pasture?

Or, does this person have a sense of humor?

[wants_the_phd]

The other teams are Lily, Bluebell, Thistle, Daffodil, Clover, and Weeds. That's six. So we could ask, "Are you on Lily, Bluebell, or Thistle?" The answer will narrow the options down by half.

"Male or female" is good, but this place is a fucking sausage fest, so I don't know how much that'll help.

Re: DISCUSSION

[allreturnsarevoid]

[There's a papery, hissing laughter.]

You really should.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wants_the_phd]

Fuck, I'm terrible at this kind of guessing game.

Re: DISCUSSION

[debug_mode]

You know a lot of people though, right?

Re: DISCUSSION

[strateelgic]

Does the sacrifice have another physical form?

Does the sacrifice have blonde hair?

Is the sacrifice older than 20?

Re: DISCUSSION

[wants_the_phd]

Do you know the answer to the last one? I have no clue what people's ages are, but if that's a way to divide them, then that's a great thought.

Re: DISCUSSION

[debug_mode]

...Even I don't know the answer to those.

Re: DISCUSSION

[debug_mode]

This might be time to ask "Are they a shepherd?"

Re: DISCUSSION

[poisonista]

That doesn't give us too much to go off of with what we have, but if we can eliminate more flocks out of our guesses in general, that's still something worth asking...

SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[wants_the_phd]

Are you a member of either Lily, Bluebell, or Thistle?

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[wants_the_phd]

Are you human?

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[wants_the_phd]

Are you a member of Daffodil?

Re: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

[soulsurvivore]

FINAL GUESS

[soulsurvivore]

Re: FINAL GUESS

[debug_mode]

Is it Zenith?

Our guess is Zenith!

Re: FINAL GUESS

[allreturnsarevoid]

I see.

1/2

[allreturnsarevoid]

[A tail lashes out from the shadows and slices through the chain on the box.

It plummets down into the open maw of a shadow snake.]

Re: FINAL GUESS

[allreturnsarevoid]

[Who then gently sets Zenith down on the table.

The demon is gone.]