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[royalsubject]

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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Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["That's kind. But... Are you sure? You technically saved me from that oven demon, too—"

Horris interjects, staring at you with wide ey—okay, crap, he's a skeleton, he doesn't have ANY eyes, but he is staring at you intensely. he sounds excited though!

"You what...?!"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

An oven demon was nothing compared to the dragon I faced back home.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

[you've earned yourself a collective GASP from the entire room. Horris hesitates.

"You... fought a god?"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

I have.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

[more gasping ensues. one of the less noteworthy skeletons nearly faints.

"Wh—How come?!"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

In my world, the Fell Dragon Grima had plunged the world into darkness and ruin. The only choice available to my comrades and I were to return to the past and prevent Grima from taking over. Together, with our parents, we fought against the Fell Dragon and watched as Grima's Avatar struck the final blow, so that the world may be a better place.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

[everyone's awestruck, shocked, or some other variation of speechless. that is, until Horris speaks up.

"Wow, that's so cool—"

Ma shoots Horris a strict look, or what one would assume is a strict look. Horris... looks away and continues.

"Um... Everyone joining together and fighting a bad god. It sounds like the stuff out of a fantasy, Owain."

Horris slumps his shoulders and looks down at the floor.]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

Horris, it is more than just a fantasy.

It is a tale that, in time, will become legend.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["A legend..."

if only Horris had eyes so they could sparkle or twinkle. he's certainly inspired, but he quickly shakes his head to clear himself of his evident daze.

"If—it's not too much to ask, I have a favor to ask."]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

What is it?

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

[Horris blurts it out, much to the surprise of his skeleton family.

"Our god is a bad one! There, I said it! I don't think we should be sacrificing other beings to this god! I don't think those same beings should be considered "lesser" than us and treated as food!

"I want to help them, but I think everyone would be against me. And I don't think I have what it takes to become a hero like you, but, but... I can't stand back and let this god devour everyone as it wants anymore. I... I want this to change! And I think a hero like you can help!"

by the end of his request—his speech, really—his bony fists are clenched. he's watching you expectantly.]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

[ is quiet for a moment ]

The father of one of my dear friends was a mere villager when he joined the army. He had no combat experience, and barely knew how to hold a lance. By the time I met him, he had become one of the strongest fighters in the army, his strength only matched by the oldest soldiers. Without him, we would have lost many battles.

Horris, do not count yourself out! There is a great potential within you that is waiting to be unleashed! If this is something you care deeply about, then I would be honored to help you in your quest.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

[Horris's jaw nearly unhinges... but he pops it back into place.

"Really? Is it something—I. Could I really become a hero like you? You're okay with this? Do you really think we can do it?"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

I do.

The greatest heroes are those that start from humble beginnings.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["That's really inspiring... To hear that from a hero, even! If you can believe in me, then I'll believe in myself, too. I'll do it—I'll help you fight this god!"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

I am glad to hear that!

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["I think I can lead you to the god, too. Well. I don't know its exact location. It's somewhere around here?"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

We can certainly find it!

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

[Horris seems to beam. it's hard to read the skeletons for what it's worth, but they all seem elated by this decision. the only one who can make expressions—the pie-baking woman—has her hands folded close to her. she doesn't seem excited. at all.

nevertheless, Horris continues.

"Do I need anything? What kind of weapon should I get? Oh, and do you need anything while I'm at it?"]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

[ considers it ]

Hmm, I believe a lance is the best weapon to start with. And any health potions might be useful as well.

[ ......does a skeleton really need health potions tho? ]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["Oh, I do have a lance, it's up in my bedroom. As for health potions... Hm. I can't say we have any of those. I probably won't die."]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

Ah, understandable.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["Would you die?"

Horris sounds more curious than anything.]

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[swordhandled]

I am but a mortal.

Re: FLOWER ROOM

[royalsubject]

["Um... but, you're a hero!"]