tragedy tomorrow--

[phallicsymbull]

Gods of the theater, smile on us.

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« 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: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ and the last:

Greet me with spirits, as the giver of drink who bewilders mortal minds ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ Same reaction! ]

Re: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ goes back to the second

Raise your gaze and see me there: I am the moon which inspires the stars to hope ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ still not quite there ]

Re: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ "Asterion"... hm...

Raise your gaze and see me there: I am the stars which inspires the moon to hope

which will either be right or more likely he'll see how the mirror reacts when he's more wrong ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ Beneath your hands, the scraps of Raise your gaze meld together, as do and see me there and I am the. The rest are still separate pieces. ]

Re: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ looks over the places still detached, thoughtfully, and tries instead

Raise your gaze to the stars and see me there: I am the moon which inspires hope ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ They all fuse together, and the mirror shimmers again. Within it, the mask is suddenly no longer lifeless and white, but made of living wood and somehow alive.

The words echo through the amphitheater. ]

Raise your gaze to the stars and see me there: I am the moon which inspires hope.

Re: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ looks at the mask and.

we're back to this again.

this time he probably has to, he figures, so - he puts it on ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ Words wink into your head like stars appearing in the night sky. ]

I am the god of the festival.

All the people of Atlantis are waiting for me. They're all waiting for me to prove to them that the gods are real and more powerful than death, that all their work and worship all their lives means something.

I am the god of the festival.

Re: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ this is a lot less bad than he was expecting

looks in the appropriate mirror, also ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ The mirror now shows a deep dark night sky with the moon hanging huge and full in it. ]

Re: TWO.

[koheleth]

[ if he touches it does anything happen ]

Re: TWO.

[phallicsymbull]

[ Nope. ]