cfuw 142: limbo.

[cfuw_shepherd]

[you are locked in a small room underground with no air conditioning and several TVs with video feeds to the game.

enjoy.]

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[runstowardsfire]

[well, at least you know them.]

She can braid your hair if she's bored. I only have enough bootlaces for the simpler cat's cradles after that.

[meteorstorm]

[ the loli I met when I got here and the goth is . . . well, Tomoko-chan ]

. . . I guess it's worth a shot. No chance for a deck of cards, huh?

[runstowardsfire]

[So that's the girl who might be a witch . . .]

I don't have any--some of the senior witches carry them around in case they get bored. Perhaps the others have a deck?

[If they do, then we can practice our poker-faces.]

[meteorstorm]

Couldn't hurt to find out, I guess.

[ my poker faces are a million times better than my freakout faces ]

[runstowardsfire]

[That's not surprising.--it's the same for most people.]

We can ask whoever drops in next.

[Multitasking and noting the new clue--looks like it's a wolf clue and not a safe sheep clue in the next round.]

[meteorstorm]

[ the problem is I am also good at freaking out ]

And see who's up for a game of Go Fish.

[runstowardsfire]

Or poker. If they're interested.

[Oh dear, here I am without those calming herbal teas and the ones that can put you under safely--let's be realistic, people here can probably knock you out before you do any damage to yourself.]

[meteorstorm]

Maybe we should look for two decks of cards.

[ I'm more likely to over-exert myself and pass out instead, but alas the gifset of this exact thing happening is elusive ]

[runstowardsfire]

[She doubles that the people stuck here have the patience for Cripple Mr. Onion even if they could find enough cards and substituted the Minor Arcana.]

That would be very ideal, but not likely. We could try asking for some?

[I suppose we made the right choice in pulling you and Alvis out before the discovery of more dried blood all over the place and old cheese . . .]

[meteorstorm]

It couldn't hurt to ask.

[ I'm fine with blood and gore and horrible monstery things, it's the being stuck in small places thing that bothers me the most.

but making her deal with it is a no :| ]

[runstowardsfire]

[. . . Whoops. At least it's not about being stuck in the cupboards and closets at Camp.]

I'll ask the Shepherd. He's used to me being annoying.

[meteorstorm]

[ see: reasons I will never be an astronaut (properly) ]

I guess it couldn't hurt to try asking for her goat back, too. If she's already here and they haven't already used it, there's no point in keeping it from her.

[ waving a hand over at Alvis ]

[runstowardsfire]

Is having a pet goat here a good idea?

[She grew up on a farm and has taken care of goats before--other people probably find the smell of goat . . . a tad pungent at close proximity.]

[meteorstorm]

It's a stuffed goat, the way I hear it. A toy.

[runstowardsfire]

I see.

*making a request now*

[meteorstorm]

. . . Thanks.

[runstowardsfire]

It's not much. I do want my necklace back too.

[All in a day's work of being a right flea in their ear.]

[meteorstorm]

Yours was actually used as a clue though, so they might be holding onto it until further notice.

[runstowardsfire]

It's not even connected the story used in the setting. Also, they don't have the forensic technology to match the blood that was liberally applied over those three items to any of the splatter in the Halls that were just opened.

[. . . Thank goodness Alvis' stuffed goat wasn't in that first clue. We'd have to demand laundry services too.]

[meteorstorm]

Do you think that makes any difference to them?

[ . . . It probably would have been rather heartbreaking, yes ]

[runstowardsfire]

Not if they persist in the grand delusion, but we have to try.

[meteorstorm]

Anything's worth a shot, at this point.

[runstowardsfire]

We're already out of the game. And they should give us something for participation.

[meteorstorm]

I'd settle for getting out of here.

[runstowardsfire]

I'd ask if I even thought they might consider it.