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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 14, 2017 23:29:45 GMT -6
Lily puts her cards down and shrugs. She folds her hands and rests her chin with a smug grin. "The rest of you planning to fold, too? Save a bit of time?"
"You're bluffing," one of the pirates accuses.
"Maybe. You'll find out soon enough."
"...I'll raise," the pirate says.
"She ain't got nothing left..." another points out.
He jerks his thumb at the last man standing. "He does."
"I'm out." He drops his hand to show two pair.
"Last chance to back out," Lily suggests.
"Ha! I'd be less embarrassed losing a proper hand than lettin' some princess take me down with a bluff."
Lily sighs and throws down her pair.
The pirate grins and tosses down three of a kind.
"Not bad, Princess. I'll admit you know how to put on the pressure... for a rookie. Join us for a few more games and we may make a gambler of you yet."
"It was fun. I'd come back for another round or two, if I can scare up a few coins. Though I'd rather you serve me up some rat piss than this swill." Lily thuds her near-full mug down.
The pirates laugh. The door slams. "Aw, is grog not good enough for your 'refined palate,' Princess?"
Lily's heart skips a beat and her blood runs cold. She knows that voice. That's the absolute worst voice.
(A) Hey, Zenia. Care to join us for a hand or two?
(B) ...Well, I should be getting back to my room now...
(C) Zenia! Good to see you. Just the person I wanted to STAB!
(D) Hey, Honey. So, how was your day?
(E) (Be very quiet and get very small)
(F) IT'S ALL TONY'S FAULT!
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Post by empireoffire on Dec 15, 2017 4:26:15 GMT -6
Meow?
Disclaimer: not an actual vote, but I still suggest letting her come closer and throwing our mug of battery acid in her eyes first, before going stabby.
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 15, 2017 12:51:59 GMT -6
"...Meow?" Lily asks.
Zenia strolls over and stands behind Lily. She plants a hand on her heat and rubs between her fake ears. "Y'know, I really hate cats. They're such proud creatures, and so independent. People think they're so intelligent, but... are they, really? You can give them everything, but they'll still do as they please, even if it's to their detriment. Once a dog figures out who's in charge, who keeps them alive, they want to please them. Doesn't that sound much, much wiser to you?" Zenia pauses patting Lily's head and leans over to look her in the eye. "Which do you prefer, Princess?"
(A) ...Dogs...
(B) Meow. Meow. Meow.
(C) (stab)
(D) Throw some punches! Start a barfight!
(E) I'd like to quietly go back to my room now...
(F) Aw, Zenia, don't be like that. I'm just having some fun! You should join in!
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Post by SpringForest on Dec 15, 2017 12:59:51 GMT -6
F You can't play cards with a dog. But you can with meeee~
(STALL STALL STALL STALL WHERE U AT KURT STALL STALL STALL)
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Post by empireoffire on Dec 15, 2017 15:59:47 GMT -6
F You can't play cards with a dog. But you can with meeee~ (STALL STALL STALL STALL WHERE U AT KURT STALL STALL STALL) I say F: challenge and taunt her into a drinking contest. Feroxian pride and all that. |
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 16, 2017 20:52:50 GMT -6
"Aw, c'mon Zenia. Don't be like that. I'm just having some fun," Lily says. "Hm." Zenia leans down and wraps Lily in a hug from behind. "Well, later we can have some fun together. I got some great new toys while we were in port, and you can help me break them in for Isana." This is not a friendly hug, Lily realizes. "Seriously, Isana was a bit scared of what we have in store for her tomorrow. It's such a sweet sentiment that you decided to join her for the night." "Or you could join me for some cards," Lily suggests. "Or we could have a drinking contest!" "Are you... drunk?" Zenia asks. "Ha. A drinking contest would hardly be fair. But a round of cards sounds fun." She slides into the seat next to Lily, drawing the Princess' feet up into her lap. She pats Lily's leg in what would probably be a tender way, if it weren't a bit intimidating. " ...Ah. Making sure I can't run away, or stab her easily... or peek at her hand," Lily realizes. "Heheh... Yay," Lily says, continuing to act a bit tipsy. "Don't let anyone say I'm without humor," Zenia says. She shuffles the deck, lets a pirate cut it, and slides Lily 5 cards. "Hm... You've got no money, eh? Bet, bet, bet..." Zenia smirks at Lily. "I've got it. You win, and I'll let you out of this little stunt with no punishment. Lose, and I'll dress you up in one of Isana's spare outfits and you can take her place all day tomorrow. I'll give her a day of relaxing in your room, cuddling with your bodyguard..." (A) No deal. If I win, you take her place tomorrow. (B) Fine. Let's do this. (C) Um... I'll pass. Let's go back to my room now. (D) Fine. I accept. Now I fold. Let Isana have a break. (E) Stab... whoever Lily can reach! ANARCHY! (F) You want to dress me up like Isana...? Oh, you want to see me dance, then? BEHOLD! (Lily's cards: 4 Hearts, 6 Hearts, 9 Diamonds, 3 Club, Joker) (Win or lose, it's the last hand... and there's very few things that could happen past here, the end of the chapter's in sight...! ...Though maybe it's not going to end so well...) Remember how I mentioned people forgot something important...? No one's figured out what I mean. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 22:38:53 GMT -6
E.) Ahhhhhhh wark wark run around and kick everything awwwwwwwww
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 16, 2017 22:45:16 GMT -6
I don't normally give plot hints but I want this chapter to be done, so only one of these would have an immediate impact, the others would have relationship impacts Also pick which cards to send back if you're playing. |
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Post by SpringForest on Dec 17, 2017 10:30:01 GMT -6
I just looked at the rules for poker.
This is a ****ing losing game.
B
Send back the nine and the three.
Where's ****ing Kurt with our ****ing army I just want to kill **** already.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 11:16:37 GMT -6
Emporer Kitty any idea what crow is talking about the important thing???
Anyways the only thing saving us is that Joker.
Umm B and try to look at our cards really slowly like really really slowly.
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Post by SpringForest on Dec 17, 2017 12:20:25 GMT -6
THE LAST ACE IN A LOST HAND
I have no idea what he's talking about. I haven't been paying much attention this chapter because I don't like it.
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 17, 2017 12:32:30 GMT -6
Subtle.
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Post by SpringForest on Dec 17, 2017 12:33:01 GMT -6
I'm good at being subtle.
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Post by empireoffire on Dec 17, 2017 12:51:04 GMT -6
C
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 18, 2017 2:23:54 GMT -6
K. B's locked. Since I do this sometimes, here's what you could've won.
A: +Zenia, +Kurt, -Isana, 50% chance Zenia'd've started the next chapter chained up.
B: Nothing.
C: -Zenia, -Kurt, +Isana.
D: ++Zenia, ++Isana, --Kurt, temporary stat reduction, avoided the next situation.
E: Switch you fighting (probably die)
F: No idea, would've decided if it got picked.
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 18, 2017 12:49:34 GMT -6
Lily shrugs. "Fine, you're on." She sends back her 3 and 9. She gets back a 6 and a 10. Three of a kind. That's pretty strong. She gives Zenia a stare. Zenia stares back, calm. Lily throws down her hand. "Beat that."
Zenia grins. She flips her hand to show three 10's. "You lose, Princess."
Lily blinks. "Ha... Looks like it. Well, guess it can't be helped. I'll just have to grin and bear it while Isana takes a break." She gives a flippant shrug. "How about a few more hands, just for fun?"
Zenia sends one of her men to get one of Isana's spare outfits. "Why? Stalling while Isana and Kurt come to your rescue?" Zenia asks. "Princess. Lily. Dear. It was a cute plan, but why do you think I'm down here? We already left port. What do you think I meant by 'you lose?' Oh, don't make that face. I'll be... well, not gentle, but... Ah, I shouldn't lie. You can look forward to the worst pain you've ever experienced. You've got a few deaths to answer for, after all."
Lily glares back at her. But... there's nothing to say.
"Well, let's get you dressed up." Zenia dismisses the pirates to give Lily the privacy to change. She leaves Lily in her sorceress' skirt. She takes the knife from Lily's tunic with a wink. "I'll let this be our little secret. You're already in for bad enough." She gives Lily a dancer's shirt, if you can call it that. It's just a black band that wraps under her arm, over her breast, around the back of her neck, and back down over the other breast to tie in the back.
Lily tries to ignore how exposed she feels. Zenia wordlessly adjusts the top to cover up the brand on her back. It... admittedly makes her feel a lot better. Zenia takes off Lily's stockings and replaces them with golden anklets, adjusts her circlet, and gives her some bracelets with a veil tied between them.
"Why are you doing this...?" Lily asks. "Not the kidnapping and torture, I mean why the Hell do I have to wear this stupid outfit."
"So we can tear up that pretty back of yours. You saw where we had Isana, right? And you'll need it for what's in store for you in the morning," Zenia says. "That, and it's part of the show. I do think it's kind of a shame you didn't manage to escape, by the way."
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True to her word, Zenia sends Isana to Lily's room to rest with Hawke... and a pair of guards. Lily, meanwhile, is strapped to the table where they found Isana. "Sleep well, Princess. The real fun starts in a few hours," Zenia says as she leaves. "And be nice to your 'guards.'"
Zenia leaves her with the guards from before... the ones they killed earlier. The corpses are propped up to stare at her, and a single living guard dozes in the corner. She quickly learns that shifting to try to find a comfortable position just sends more shards of glass raking across her mostly-bare back and digging into her skin. Every time the ship rocks and shifts her, Lily wants to scream... How did Isana hold it together so well?
...And then things get worse. The living guard sits in the corner, asleep. But the guard corpses... start to change. Their skin turns a putrid purple, and their eyes open with a red glow. They let out an evil hiss as they start to rise...
(A) Yell for Zenia
(B) Yell a warning to the guard in the room
(C) Yell a warning to Isana and Hawke - there were corpses in there, too!
(D) ...Be very quiet. Absolutely silent. And still. Pray they ignore Lily and go for the living guard. This could be your last chance.
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Post by SpringForest on Dec 18, 2017 12:54:40 GMT -6
Ughhhhh I don't even care anymoreeeeeeee. X, Emppy, why are we still here. Get me out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2017 12:56:35 GMT -6
Yeah Crow why are we still here. Just have someone come and save Lily already please
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Post by SummerCrow on Dec 18, 2017 13:01:58 GMT -6
I waaaarned you. Both about the chapter and to not waste time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2017 13:06:41 GMT -6
You did why didn't we escape when we had the chance dammit Emppy. Post in Nova |
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