Iris

[teamposts]

[ You're herded into what would be the hallway but instead it's another room - a smaller version of the bedroom. Except on the bed is six glass boxes, each with a pretty impressive padlock keeping them shut.

What may be more interesting however is that in each glass box is a bodypart of your 'damsel'. One box for the head, one for the left hand, one for the right hand, one for the left foot, one for the right foot and one long box for the torso and limbs of course.

On the windowsill (if you take time to look out the window you'll see that the streets are filled with people, angry, milling about. . . though not doing anything?) there are six shotglasses, three of which have keys in them. ]

I did say it was a puzzle, yes? Sometimes I can't remember what I've told you. Anyway, they keys won't do you any good until we're done with the rounds, of course. There will be three rounds to 'steal' and then a round for 'desperation' that sounds like fun. How much will you be willing to give . . .?

Comments

[artofthievery]

[oh damn it you're here too why do you have to see this. reaching for her shoulder]

Rena. . .

[unexpressive]

[ things I can't feel: that

but since Ferril stopped me, I am going to look around and see you! ]

Kit. . . [ ... looking more in wonder than in horror. ]

[artofthievery]

[why wonder tho]

Are you okay?

[unexpressive]

[ because there is something very vital here that is missing?? ]

Yes. . .


. . . He's not bleeding. . . ?

[artofthievery]

[. . . p-pffft that is what you call attention to]

I know. I guess if we were gonna consider ourselves lucky, that's what we'd point to.

[unexpressive]

[ because it's important!! ]

. . . Is it really Swift?

[artofthievery]

[shakes his head]

I wouldn't doubt it.

[unexpressive]

. . . Is it magic?

[artofthievery]

Probably. How else do you think they hold these competitions?

[unexpressive]

[ . . . !! sudden understanding dawning on her face ]

Ah. . . I didn't think of that. . . !

[artofthievery]

I don't know of any other explanations for all of the weird things they can do.

[unexpressive]

Like. . . going into someone's heart. . . ?

[artofthievery]

[s-scoffs]

Exactly. Who the heck runs competitions based on changing someone's personality, anyway?

[unexpressive]

[ but all I did was read books. ] Changing. . . ?

[artofthievery]

And they didn't even explain it properly before sending people in! Tch. . .

That's what making changes in someone's heart does. It affects their personality.

[unexpressive]

[ oh. oh no. oh no oh no oh no ]

I. . . ! I didn't. . . [ what did I do ]

[artofthievery]

Hey, hey, s'okay. You didn't know. It's not your fault.

[unexpressive]

M-mm. . .

I. . . I hope he doesn't forget the book. . .

[artofthievery]

I think he'd only forget it if you destroyed it. And even then, it'd depend on what the book is supposed to symbolize.

[unexpressive]

[ symbolize. . . ]

It was Holy Knight. . . I didn't destroy it. . . ?

[artofthievery]

As long as you didn't break or destroy anything it's probably fine.

[unexpressive]

[ r-relief. ]

Good. . .