tragedy tomorrow--

[phallicsymbull]

Gods of the theater, smile on us.

♦ Enter here for lots of mythic symbolism bullshit.
♦ Game ends at 8pm PST on Thursday, August 18th.
♦ There will be sexual imagery and possibly some discussion of violence and gore, but it's mostly weird puzzles.
♦ Contact me on Slack as Eastling or at hrairoo.

« There are two archways. »

« One is made of rough sandstone with ivy growing over it. From it hangs a curtain of rustling reeds. Push through the curtain? »

« The other is made of smooth white marble. From it hangs a heavy red velvet curtain. Push aside the curtain? »

Comments

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The snake curls around the lock more tightly. ]

Opening.

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

Why? Why is that lock so important to you?

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

Behind it is truth. Beyond it is what's real, and I am just a guardian.

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

You guard the truth. Why do you fear to reveal it?

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The snake is silent. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ reaching out to the snake again, and he's going to gently coax it onto coiling around his wrist if he can ]

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ For now it isn't budging from around the lock. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

Come, I mean no harm.

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ Nope. It seems to be sleeping. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ gdi. THINKS ABOUT THE RIDDLE... and pulls out a knife to prick the tip of his finger, drawing a bead of blood ]

Is this what you want?

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The snake flicks out its tongue to lap up the falling blood, but... ]

You're not strong enough. It wasn't sweet enough.

[ And then it falls silent again. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ HE DOESNT EVEN REMEMBER WHO HE IS but something about that comment cuts deep ]

Are you strong?

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

Not me...

[ It flicks a glance up at the statue above. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ ...follows its gaze, eyes catching on that overly realistic penis. ]

From him?

[ it couldn't. actually. ...well. ]

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The snake says nothing to deny your line of inquiry.

The penis...seems to be humming faintly, now that you focus on it. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ oh norns. Going back over to it. Carefully. Hesitantly. Laying a hand against it. ]

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ Hmmm. It feels like it's vibrating faintly with something inside it... ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ great. he has to give a handjob to a giant bull statue.

stroking it, forcing himself to keep the touch firm aaaahhhh... ]

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The hole at the tip of the giant marble penis drips slightly. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ KEEPS STROKING with one hand, carefully rubbing the fingertips of his other hand over the head near the slit.

This feels kind of insane. ]

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ It hums gently, and some honeybees fly out of the hole at the tip while honey continues to drip from it. ]

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

[ WHAT IS WITH THIS FOREST AND BEES anyway, coating his fingers with the honey and going back to offer it to the snake :T ]

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The snake quite agreeably licks the honey from his fingers, then slides away from the lock, leaving it...

...open and just as locked as before.

It whispers to him: ]

From the earth and the sea comes the star.

Re: ONE.

[misspelling]

A literal star, or a metaphorical one?

Re: ONE.

[phallicsymbull]

[ It makes an annoyed little hiss of dismay. ]

Mostly metaphorical...