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Who: Everyone
When: Day 5, bright and early in the morning
Where: Labyrinth!
What: A daring labyrinth

[you somehow land into this labyrinth with a hard thud, sending clouds of dust flying everywhere. what you're in now is a stone room that has a flickering torch placed on each wall. it smells a bit dingy in here, like what one might picture an actual labyrinth or dungeon to smell like.

there doesn't actually seem to be much worth investigating in this room, aside from a sign and three old, wooden doors before you. the sign reads:

"If you risk it all, you gain it all. If you risk nothing, you gain nothing."

somehow, very inexplicably so, you get the strange sense that the riskier you play, the better the prize.]

(( RULES — PRE-MINGLE — WHICH DOOR DO YOU CHOOSE? — POST-MINGLE — TREASURE ))

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[by the glowing red button there is a little sign, one that was very difficult to see from a distance. its tiny font reads "DO YOU DARE PRESS ME?"

as for the vine, it's covered in small, soft spikes that don't seem too sharp.

and by now, though it hasn't actually been that long, the room's certainly become noticeably narrower than before—thankfully the two of you still have your reasonable walking room even with the giant spikes considered. but it is slowly closing in.]

[ If there was any doubt about pushing the button he's going to be doing the button pushing now. ]

You're asking for it, button.

[ BUTTON SMASH. ]

[ And the queen is waiting to see what happens with the button being pressed, just fyi! ]

[OOPS SORRY BOUT THAT

you hear a "ding"

and then the entire floor gives out beneath the two of you]

[ What do you mean the entire floor? How does an entire floor just "give out"??

Well good thing that this guy was near the vines because he's reaching out to them and grabbing a hold of them. While also being aware that his beloved king isn't exactly nearby.... ]

[ Meanwhile, he is trying to grab onto anything as he starts to plummet with the caving in floor. Good times, this! ]

Alfred!

[ Can he...swing over to the king? No? Yes?

Oh hell forget the whole swinging thing, if his king is going down then he's going to go down with. Cue this guy letting go of the vine to go fall with his stupid husband who decided to push the button. ]

[ Love you, too, dear. ]

Arthur, no...! [ But too late, sigh. ]

[ All of the love and kisses...except. well. ]

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO PUSH THAT BUTTON.

Adventure!

[ That will surely earn him a smack later. ]

[ HE'LL SMACK HIM NOW! While...falling. If he can manage the thing. ]

[as the two of you fall, there are some additional vines now hanging alongside you. there's no telling how strong they are, or what they're connected to, but it's not like there's a very clear view of the place you might wind up landing either just yet]

[ Well falling to his death is not a good plan, so he'll go back to grabbing the vines once he's done smacking his king. ]

[ Thanks for the love and care that the smacking takes importance. But he's gripping for a vine, too. Trying to take hold. ]

[the two of you successfully grasp onto some vines. they hold strong, allowing you to come to a stop, dangling in midair.

now that you're not falling, you can see what is below you: a giant hedge maze

and beside you, though several many feet over, is a large tree that can be swung over to—it seems that these vines are connected to one of its very tall branches.]

Edited 2015-09-25 19:23 (UTC)

[ Peering down at that. ]

That would have been bad if we had fallen in different areas.

[ Readjusting his grip on the vine so he doesn't slip or fall. ]

Yeah, it would have been. The last thing we need is to be split up in a place like this.

[ Looking at their options. Hedge or the large tree, hmm. ]

Do you want to try swinging to the tree?

Let's swing it.

[ He's curious about this tree. They can always head to the hedge later if they can. ]

Edited 2015-09-27 03:31 (UTC)

[when you two swing over to the tree, you can each find a place to settle on one of its large, thick branches.

and now the two of you have additional choices!

on one hand, you both stand before a person-sized (not person-shaped) hole in the tree's trunk opening to a spiral staircase inside the tree.

on the other hand, just a few feet from you guys are branches with thick piles of leaves arranged visibly like steps leading downwards—not towards the hedge maze—but outside the tree]

[ Examining the staircase inside of the tree then to the path to outside of the tree—he's not going anywhere yet because who knows where that'll lead them. ]

Where to next, Alfred?

[ Debating between the two options. ]

In normal circumstances, most people would say to divide and conquer. There's more ground that could be covered if we part ways here.

[ But let's see if the queen will really accept that. ]

Are you saying we're like "most people" then?

[ He's ready and willing to split up from his king if that's what he wants. Though all things considered, does the king really want to split from queen? ]

[ There is a shake from his head at that question. ]

Far from it. I don't think most people are dependent on their partner like I am. I am curious to check out what's inside this tree-path, though. You don't have to follow if your curiosity is in the other direction.

[ No, he really doesn't want to part ways, but he also isn't going to restrict the queen's movements. Especially in this place where they can afford more freedoms. ]

Who says I'm not curious about it? You can go first and I'll either wait around or follow suit after you're inside.

[ That said, he knows all about why the king asked in the first place and well even though he understands the thinking given how they're linked—it almost seems a little stupid to consider any other option. ]

Besides in a situation like this, while it might be more advantageous to cover as much ground as possible—it would be detrimental to us if we split up.

Would you miss me too much if I strayed too far?

[ There are plenty of other reasons than that of why they shouldn't split up. But either way, and without waiting for an answer, he's climbing inside the tree to check out this path and allowing for the queen to follow, if he so desires it. ]

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