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Gloom: LiliS

[The old-fashioned writing desk in the center of the room carries several blank pieces of paper, a fine wooden pen, and a piece of parchment covered in writing. When you take a look, you find the following epigraph in a vibrant scrawl:]

Congratulations, future wordsmiths, and welcome to your first exercise in the creation of a true masterwork of tale-telling. This evening you'll be penning a terrific tragedy, starring the family of unsympathetic ne'er-do-wells provided to you.

Your goal? Why, to construct the best story your mind can conceive, of course - and make their lives as entertainingly miserable as possible before writing one of them directly into an early grave.

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We definitely have to play "betrayed by the butler" on the serial killer.

[ it's too funny NOT to. ]

Edited 2020-06-13 21:52 (UTC)

...Of course.

[it really is]

Sure. Uh, mice, since it's other people.

[coughing into his sleeve]

Better than gangrene while the game is still going.

I was thinking the same thing.

Better to not use the gangrene on other people. Do we still want to split the cards this round too?

If does anything. But better safe than sorry.

. . . That's true, huh.

It's too bad we don't get to choose who receives the effect. I wouldn't mind giving gangrene to whoever wrote the story we got.

[coughs] They didn't know.

Are you sure about that? You can't trust anyone.

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rootoflove - 2020-06-13 22:07 (UTC) - Expand

Do you think the old 'hot bucket and rats' thing works with mice.

It probably would.

Do you want me to stop contributing yet?

No.

[ coughing into his elbow ]

You're fine.

Who knew you had this kind of character.

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enlightenedatheist - 2020-06-13 22:46 (UTC) - Expand

. . . I don't know - are mice and rats really that much different?

The stories implication is usually that mice are more tame so I'm not sure if the narrative distinction would follow or not.

I mean. . . if we're writing the story, I guess it doesn't matter because we can just make things up!

[ aka bullshit facts ]

Perfect.

I expect it would.

Well, that sounds fun.

That's unfounded.

But it makes a nice narrative, doesn't it?

Nice justification and imagery, yeah.

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theyregooddogs - 2020-06-13 22:13 (UTC) - Expand

[ ccccough, cough cough, into his elbow ]

That—answers that.

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