GAME 22 - CANARY

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HOSTAGE

[virgitarian]

[One corner of this small cave room is separated by stalagmite bars. Your hostage is dropped into this corner by Dragon. If they have powers, they are depowered.]

((Hostages comment here so I know who you are! The hostage risks death and dismemberment. They can still speak to their team, but Dragon will act as though they are not there.))

Re: HOSTAGE

[hydrothermal]

[WELL, THIS IS AWKWARD.

trying to get out but she can't use her water???]

Re: HOSTAGE

[aibrou]

Duch...!

[blueballing]

. . .

[what the fuck]

Re: HOSTAGE

[asthecrowdies]

Fuck. Well this is going to be awesome.

Re: HOSTAGE

[catastrophies]

[someone's going to punch the bars because he needs to get his feels out when doing anything else at the bars does NOTHING]

Re: HOSTAGE

[madasa]

[OF COURSE IT WAS DUCHESS

OF COURSE.]

Hang in there, Duchess.

PICK A NUMBER

[virgitarian]

I'm thinking of a number between one and a hundred. ONE of you, try and guess it.

Re: PICK A NUMBER

[madasa]

42

Re: PICK A NUMBER

[virgitarian]

Congratulations. You were closer.

Compose a message of up to six words, and I'll pass it onto the team you're up against. Anonymously, of course.

HOW TO PLAY

[virgitarian]

Today we'll be playing a simple game - one of the most simple games of all, known as the Prisoner's Dilemma, albeit slightly modified. Here's how to play:

Each team has one prisoner. I shall not acknowledge the prisoner during play.

Each team has been also matched against another. You'll be allowed to exchange a short correspondence with your opposing team. The team whose number is closer to the one I was thinking of goes first, then the other team, and then the first team again. At that point, both teams will decide whether to trust or betray one another.

Should both teams trust one another, their prisoners will each receive a burn.
Should both teams betray one another, their prisoners will each lose a limb.
A team that trusts a betrayer will lose its prisoner entirely.
But a team that betrays the trusting will not receive any punishment.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[catastrophies]

Are you fucking kidding me?!

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[asthecrowdies]

Yo dragon. What kinda burn.

Re: HOW TO PLAY

[virgitarian]

[disinterestedly]

One less severe than losing a limb.

SEND A MESSAGE

[virgitarian]

((Finalized message goes here!))

Re: SEND A MESSAGE

[asthecrowdies]

"Don't be a dbag, trust us."

Re: SEND A MESSAGE

[virgitarian]

I've passed it along. However...

I do not know this word, d'bag.

THE REPLY

[virgitarian]

"We're Saffron. Can we really trust?"

FINAL MESSAGE

[virgitarian]

You may say one last thing to the opposing team.

Only four words this time.

Re: FINAL MESSAGE

[madasa]

"Canary. Yes you can."

YOUR DECISION

[virgitarian]

Trust or betray?

Re: YOUR DECISION

[asthecrowdies]

Trust.

OUTCOME

[virgitarian]

[A small burst of dragonfire enters the cage. It seems the other team trusted you. Afterward, the stalactite bars lower and the hostage is free to rejoin the team.]

((Burn can be wherever you want it. It's painful and is going to leave a large, nasty scar, but it's certainly not fatal.))

Re: OUTCOME

[virgitarian]

One last thing.

Ask me politely and I'll confirm which the other team was.

[hydrothermal]

[it sure does suck when you're currently afraid of any forms of fire--

screaming a lot!!

the fire burns a bit of her hair on one side, but it mostly concentrates on her left shoulder.

yes, lots of screaming and probably crying at some point.]