PATHÉTIQUE | Hostage Trial

[starmods]

[you're ushered into a sitting room with your own team, away from everyone else. the door shuts and locks behind you.

straight ahead, sitting on the coffee table, is an indestructible clock with an indestructible starry globe... that seems to contain a small plastic figurine that looks exactly like Celeste—the one teammate missing from this room.

the outer lord's voice rings overhead:]

I've taken from you one of your teammates, and now I'd like to see how far you'd go to protect them.

Comments

R2

[starmods]

★ Crater: "the cup"

A constellation depicting a krater, a cup reserved for drinking wine.

[You are provided with a single goblet of a dark liquid that smells bitter.

You understand the instructions as follows:]

"At least one person must consume the liquid in this cup to forfeit either their sight, their hearing, or their sense of touch."

[NOTE: the lost sense is ICly random, but can be OOCly determined with choice or dice. and even with the loss of touch they will still feel pain, though they won't Know this.]

Re: R2

[dontdeadopeninside]

I can do it.

Re: R2

[slicedbread]

Anyone can do it, but that is different from wanting or not wanting to do it.

Re: R2

[chirpchirpmfer]

[ STARES AT THE CUP. ]

Dude everyone knows you never pick cups on live streaming services.

Unless you're into that kinda thing in which case gross.

Re: R2

[dontdeadopeninside]

But cups are for ice cream.

Re: R2

[chirpchirpmfer]

No they're not.

Never pick cups.

Re: R2

[dontdeadopeninside]

But it's fine.

Re: R2

[chirpchirpmfer]

Never pick cups!

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[dontdeadopeninside]

...

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[thefaultinthestars]

This isn't that bad though?

Re: R2

[chirpchirpmfer]

It could have been literally shit.

That's a thing.

That's an entire thing on the internet.

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[slicedbread]

What are you on about.

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[chirpchirpmfer]

Fine, hold on.

[ Puts his hands over Khonsu's ears. ]

[ And then explains two girls one cup to these two old men. ]

Re: R2

[dontdeadopeninside]

[drinks while this happens

theyre busy]

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[thefaultinthestars]

[pretends he doesn't notice that]

Re: R2

[starmods]

[for a moment you feel feverish; if you didn't expect to be overcome with a sweat, you might even be kneeling.

but it subsides shortly, and when it does you



...feel just fine.

YOU MAY PROCEED TO R3]

Re: R2

[dontdeadopeninside]

[oh huh]

Everyone, I drank it.

I can still see and hear and feel.

[felt a lil weird tho for a second

leaning on Antu]

Re: R2

[flamebreak]

Ash-Handed Alchemist in Robes of Phoenix Feathers appreciates your ability to take decisive action when others have faltered.

Ash-Handed Alchemist in Robes of Phoenix Feathers has sponsored you 300 coins.

Re: R2

[dontdeadopeninside]

Thank you very much.

They were busy talking about cups.

Re: R2

[slicedbread]

[]

Re: R2

[thefaultinthestars]

I didn't ask about this?

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[chirpchirpmfer]

[ Letting go of Khonsu. ]

Well now you know.

[theacademician]

The Academician remembers this!

Re: R2

[thefaultinthestars]

Outer Lord, can you tell us now if the effects are temporary or permanent?

Re: R2

[starmods]

Permanent, to a degree.

To regain one's sight, they'd need to replace their eyes.

To regain one's hearing, they'd need to replace their ears.

Touch is a bit more complicated.