Event Annex - The Senate Room

[pumpkinhollow]

CRY HAVOC, AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR.

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elcome, esteemed guests, to the Senate Room.

The rules of the game are simple. You have a word over your head that you cannot see, and the same word written on a piece of paper in an envelope that also contains a key. There is a door out of this room. Each key opens the door for only one person. You can see the words above others' heads, but you cannot say them, nor can you say any direct synonyms that might give it away too easily, nor can you spell the word or its synonyms. You must find other ways to describe it to allow the other person to guess. More abstract. Get creative with it.

If you believe you know the word, speak it aloud and open your envelope to retrieve your key. If you are correct, you can leave without incident. If you are wrong, your organs will immediately fail and you will die.

Here are the words each participant has been assigned. Players can use them to refer to other players' characters to help them guess, and you can use them to check your answers when you guess, but you can also OOCly know your answer provided you don't use it to ICly cheat. Good luck.

Agent Connecticut

Fickle

Agni Azimar

Traitor (there is an additional document contained in this envelope)

Aloy

Obstinate

Ancient Fuelweaver

Ruined

Anzu Menelikov

Deceitful

Artemy Burakh

Tainted

Capochin Bastone

Inadequate

Cassandra de Rolo

Cynical

Dahlia Leeds

Insatiable

Daisy Tonner

Merciless

Elias Coldwood

Discarded

Ethan Winters

Insufficient

Felix Gaeta

Imprudent

Hector Monaque

Covetous

Jonathan Sims

Hubristic

Lev/Lyubov Morgenshtern

Weak

Luo Binghe

Alone

Marik Ishtar

Megalomaniacal

Mr. Ant Tenna

Histrionic

Papyrus

Ineffectual

Sasavachi Chunome

Misanthropic

Shen Qingqiu

Pretentious

Simon

Selfish

Violet Vespertine

Cowardly

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Comments

[ihadthewilds]

"That's--- fair, I suppose." Aloy sighs, casting her eyes aside and not beating the allegations of her word. "But you're right, I guess we can't really expect devils to be nice. Yours is... surprisingly tame, comparatively. It means someone who's indecisive, or easily swayed to change their mind."

[liesdontfindyou]

CT huffs. "Practically opposites, then. Honestly, you say tamer, but that just... I can't imagine describing myself like that at all. Easily swayed—he should talk to my old CO."

Frustrating her is probably half the point, so she takes a breath and tries not to let it.

[ihadthewilds]

"You're a soldier, then?" Aloy did get the impression that CT carries herself the same way as an Oseram Vanguard. Proud and sturdy. "Did you--- defect, or something? Maybe it's a jab."

[liesdontfindyou]

"I was, and I... did, though for reasons that had very little to do with indecisiveness."

Still, the idea that it's possibly targeted at that does help, even if she can't help but explain herself a little:

"The outfit I was with was corrupt. I defected to try and bring it down before it could do more harm. But I suppose I've had what you could call bad luck with people I align myself with." She bites the inside of her cheek, sighs. "You think it's a jab about that, then?"

[ihadthewilds]

"Mm. I think it's making light." That makes sense, now that she thinks about it. "It's--- I've heard it used as a petty word for someone who's disloyal."

[liesdontfindyou]

"Ironic, coming from the demon of betrayal." It's a useless comment that she regrets wasting breath on, but well, she's frustrated. Frustrated by the insult itself and then more so by the fact it's bothering her in the first place. "Petty. Right. I... think I have an idea, then."

[ihadthewilds]

"I don't know if I can confirm it, but if you say your thought, I can try."

[liesdontfindyou]

She sighs, feeling childish for being so belligerent about this whole thing, but— "The phrase in my head is— fickle loyalties."

[ihadthewilds]

"Mmm." Aloy feels herself become unable to confirm any further than that directly, but, "I would definitely describe that as a petty word."

[liesdontfindyou]

CT digs her fingertips into the scar across her palm and breathes out through her nose. Well, she'll give Eligos something, he's making it even less appealing to want to try and keep him from getting killed.

"...again, from the demon of betrayal, of all people," is all she actually says aloud, palming her envelope but not immediately opening it. "Do you need any more of a hand with yours?"

[ihadthewilds]

"No, I think I'll keep asking around. You gave me a good base. I think asking for different descriptions from different people is what will lead me to figure it out," Aloy says. "Thank you. Stay safe."

wrap!

[liesdontfindyou]

CT nods, casting a quick glance around the room but saying: "You too. On both counts."