[✧ 花chéngzhǔ.]

Hey welcome back.

I hope you enjoyed our little island, because you might be stuck here bit. Here's the deal:
I tried to take a look at the engine on your ship, but that room is locked up tight.

Anyone on the cruise's crew that you think might have the key?

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Prompt Two is over, and Prompt Three is posted!
Winners of Prompt One will be posted shortly. Please be patient while I get everything banked.
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Prompt 3

My my, what shall rin do ? He only wants the key to the engine room.
It’s a mighty want. No. A need. For him. The engine room is calling his
Name and he wants to explore it from wall to wall. But of course, the
Crew members ask for something of him. Oh what shall he suggest ?
Arm wrestling ? Heavens no ! Rin would break like a twig. Holding breath
Contest underwater ? Ha ! He has the raspy lungs of a bulldog. Jousting?
Is that even a thing anymore ?

No no, rin has only the most precise battle. The battle of a pan and flour.
Only a kalon of great strength and speed may pass this almighty test.

Baking cakes is rin’s specialty. He’s Canada’s Baker of the Year, 8 years
Running. Nobody can surpass Rin in his divine baking skills. Mouth watering
Fondant. Scrumptious frosting. And batter that will leave you asking for
More and more until you fall into a food coma.

Rin will win this battle. And these two buffoons can’t stop him.

[suds]

user: suds, hi! / kalon: saki / team: octopi | feat. n/a



( all 3 are empty, shh... )

[PolarizedVertigo]

Anyone on the cruise's crew that you think might have the key?

Rion hummed, tapping his foot. He needed that key. Now. But how on earth would he get the thing? Bribery? maybe. there could be an underpaid staff member willing to take some cold hard dinero to 'accidentally' leave a key lying around. But the trouble with that is finding a crew member unhappy enough with their job, or greedy enough for money, to bribe. He could also try to picklock it. But if it takes too long he risks getting caught by a crew member or other witnesses, and when this boat is back up and running he wants to be able to get off the island and not be banned from the ship
Thats when it came to him. Black Jack. He has a little.. knack for counting things, you see, and cards against people who dont know any better is part of his specialty. He moseys around, looking for some poor fool to fall into his trap, they have to be reeaaaal dumb though, as if they are well versed in Black Jack they might be able to figure out his 'trick', since it alters your playing style a decent amount. Now any ol' sailor might work, but he needs a young fresh face, and now hes on the hunt.

[emblo]

what game does your kalon suggest, and how do they win?

lavendel emits a silent huff as her gaze travels over the two cassino employees. what game? the gal hardly knew any, and surely any gambling gigs would be stacked against her favor, either by lack of experience or because they were rigged to begin with. she shifted her attention to glace around the room, then returned them to spider and rook.

"i know a game you'd never win." she spoke, a slow, teasing drawl to her words in an attempt to get their attention. lav waited a few moments, her brows raised, then took a seat backwards in one of the slot machine chairs. "silent contest, go." all amusement dropped from her features as she raised a paw to flick back a stray strand of hair. she was hardly in the mood for games, and this required absolutely no effort, as childish as it was. she didn't want to speak with these gambling fools, so there was no challenge in it for her. she assumed the other two, however, had quite a lot to do, and she should have no problem outlasting the likes of them. the kalon placed her elbows on the machine behind her, still focused on the two employees in front of her.

[recherché.]

prompt #3
what game does your kalon suggest, and how do they win?

kina suggests a friendly breath holding contest! she's a champion at it uwu

[moondust405]

What game does your kalon suggest, and how do they win?

"So, you've never played Dungeons and Dragons?"

The casino workers shook their heads 'no', Spider smirking and blinking his many eyes at Caleb. "It'll probably be easy enough, right? We like taking risks, and this is just another one to challenge," the multi-eyed kalon chuckled, leaning over the counter. "If you win, you get the key you're after for that Shark character. If we win, you leave us alone. Fair deal, correct?"
Caleb narrowed his eyes, a light smirk playing across his face. "Fair deal. I'll give you the info you need, and I'll be back in a few hours. Then we begin our wager."
"Fine by us," Rook replied. "We'll see you then."
"See you then."

"Alright, since this is a one-time thing, you guys didn't have to put much thought into it. Can you tell me your character classes, names, and race?" Caleb shuffled some papers behind the folders that served to screen him from the players, sorting out an item or two and pulling out a set of dice.
"Arachni, tiefling sorcerer," Spider replied with a smirk, leaning backwards in his chair.
"Alright." Caleb pulled out two more sets of dice and handed them over. "If you lose, break, or steal those, you're paying for a new set."
"I chose a half-elf rogue named Robin."
Caleb paused for a moment, raising an eyebrow before straightening the papers. "Alright. Welcome to your first session of Dungeons and Dragons. We start in a homey pub, worn, yet strong oak timbers supporting the walls and ceiling..."

"That's... a one."
"How many hit points do you have?"
".... Five."
"Robin, you watch as Arachni goes down, the spell taking effect and knocking them unconscious."

"You take six damage from the crossbow bolt as the bandit shoots you, aim hitting true."
"Are we both down?!"
"It seems you are... your vision goes dark as your body tumbles to the ground. The last thing you see is Arachni's body before you succumb to the void."
"Damn!"
"And with that, I win the deal," Caleb chuckled, stretching as much as he could within his chair. "If you could be so kind as to hand over the key?"
"The wha- oh." Spider stretched as well before reaching into a pocket and dropping the key within Caleb's reach. "Congrats, you beat us at the wager. No small feat."
"Good game. Very different from a traditional one, but luck is as involved as it is in the slot machine. You may have introduced something new."
"Glad to be of service," Caleb replied, pulling his things together. "I'll be off now. Shark's probably beyond annoyed I took so long. Good evening to you two." And with that, he left the casino area, arms heavy with items but a smirk on his face. [463]

[ThatPinkThing]

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Eleanor rolled her eyes. Typical. "I'm not one for games," she grumbled. Ugh, she was starting to sound like Shark. Too much time around him, she guessed. "But I'm alright with odds and a gut feeling. 3-card's a small, simple game," Eleanor said, "and I'm willing to bet that Rook is too cocky to turn me down. Simple game, yes, but it takes several round to catch on." She turned and headed for the door. Before leaving, she leaned in the doorway and looked over her shoulder at Shark. "Luckily, I've been playing for years. I'll get you that key. Sit tight, Baby Shark." She teased.

Eleanor ran over the rules in her head. Stack only matching or higher numbers. 2s reset to lowest. Aces can only be beat by other aces or 2s. 10s discard everything in the pile. Simple. She sauntered into the casino, feeling confident that she could win. Additionally, Spider was a suave, clever kalon whose energy Eleanor wanted to match. After sweet talking Spider into putting the key in the pool (and also a suspiciously nice rock) along with her own necklace and watch, Eleanor went easy on Spider the first few rounds, attempting to show him the ropes of the obscure game. She wanted his annihilation to be fair, after all.

Once she had beaten him several times, he leaned back and slid the key and rock across to Eleanor as she re-clasped her accessories. "Thank you, Spidey." She waved with one hand, twirling the key in the other as she left.

Once she was out, she released a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. Boy, it was tough to keep up that character with Spider consistently cranking it up. Eleanor was almost sure he had been messing with her. Once back to Shark's garage, she tossed him the key casually. "Got it," was all she said to Shark, but her grin showed that she was rather pleased with her victory.

[ruse]

prompt 03 857 words - "volley for u"
character(s) eden, mentions of various npcs n gin (my kal)
past sign up 01 02 03

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okay. so he's just finished dealing with shark and his moodiness, now he has to play games with some strangers? still? on his vacation? yeah, he's complaining again (he never really stops, except for breath), but the kid doesn't really have a healthy outlet to store his anger in for a little while like, 'hello, sir! welcome to the emotion-bottling center. what size of bottle are you looking at today?' actually, he heard somewhere that there was a place that offered something along those lines, hiding away in a library-ish setting in a nondescript city and run by a woman whose name started with g (he should investigate that later, after the visit to kalokairi's disappeared from his mind).
eden eventually arrives at his destination, meeting the faces of less-than-amused casino employees. boy. they look tired, like they're burdened by the heaviness, the depth of their boredom. "did you need something, son?" one asks before yawning into their hand politely. somehow, it's reminiscent of a cat.
"i just heard that you guys are bored enough to trade in the spare engine key for some fun? i'm here for negotiations," eden says smoothly, resisting the urge to puff out his chest like he were in a movie.
another cruise-worker quirks a brow. "what do you suggest?" after a beat, someone else asks, "card games? oh, can i play a mean game of go fish."
no. no card games. the devil! eden (sitting passively on his shoulder) argues that someone (he) could easily cheat at a card game. with a small, powerful magnet, or clever hands, or wearing a poker face that challenges the lack of depth in scarlett jo─ actually, that's not important right now. he can come up with funnie™ lines later, like, when he's trying to fend off the nightmares. or something. he doesn't get nightmares anymore; mere slip of the tongue. mind. eden waves a hand nonchalantly at the thought, physically wiping it away from mind. he should play fair; it's rare for him to have the purchase to.
"how about volleyball?"
the bored employees rouse at that and eden laughs, bright and endearing. he leans against the wall, resting one foot against it. "never said it had to be indoors, right? you guys should take advantage of the weather too. heard somewhere that going outside could actually raise your happiness levels."

the next thing eden knows, they're all standing around a makeshift net (it took about half an hour to construct the thing, but it was mostly them struggling for twenty minutes before carter swooped in with his big arms and personality and helped out. he went back afterwards though, to solve some riddles? man, carter must really suck at them if he's been bothering the cruise-orphans about it). in the space carter has left, others have come and filled in and more so; eden recognizes some faces such as timothy's pure one, egg's bashfulness, captain's scowling face (vaguely, he remembers, she said something like, don't make too much of a mess, it's my break, before inserting herself into eden's team).
he never was aiming for winning; yeah, he loves to be competitive, but in general (mostly at work), he prioritized being in control more. sometimes, the two were synonymous and those times he especially enjoyed. here, though? eden's here to have some fun. shark and his estranged key won't be apart for long, anyways; eden remembers catching others running up to the mechanic in various states of plight brought on by summer and asking, starry-eyed, about the next prompt or whatever. they'll probably get the engine key if he didn't, if they were half as competent as eden. and the numbers likely put the odds in shark's partiality.
he loses himself in the battle, but somehow, his team ends up winning and he picks through his memories for the key players, the crucial moments. for all the pains she owes to sand, captain really put herself on the line for the sake of victory. and that pip ─ eden didn't expect it, but they really pulled through, despite being so average-looking. they owe it to their unmemorable appearance, but he supposes, there's a curiosity in that. eden thinks he got a few good hits in too, though the game wasn't particularly his strong suit. eden likes to think that the company has pushed him to be better than he was then.
there's continuous rounds of congratulations and tailored compliments, and the other team swoops in from beneath the net to greet the other party. echoes of high-fiving and laughter ring in the air. the sun is gently threatening burning them, but they somehow feel a different warmth among the bodies. somewhere, someone shouts out they'll run the engine key to shark (and take credit, the jerk). wonder how shark's doing with getting the key to monty's heart though?
eden's hair's in disarray and he can feel it, like the sweat dripping off of him like it was counting minutes now. disgusting, he berates himself, but he's smiling, knowing that his teeth are showing.
im having a lot of fun this event but mostly bc im being mostly unrestrained. unrelated, but thanks high noon for 1st place :')

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[HoneyLavender࿐]

Prompt #3
Charas: Ell, spider, kohaku, cole, shark

"Hello boys, ever played poker before? If I win you give me the key, if I lose you go on your way." the kalons looked at each other and nodded.

Ell called over kohaku and cole to make the players 5. "I'll deal." Ell dealt 2 cards to everyone. She smiled she had 2 aces. Shark called "big blind 1!" and added a mermaid scale to the pile, Kohaku called "Big blind 2!" and added 2 mermaid scales to the pile. She then asked, "fold, call or raise?" everyone answered call and added 2 mermaid scales to the pile. "ok." ell answered and dealt 3 onto the table. the cards were king, 3 and 7. She took a deep sigh. "fold, check or raise?" spider, kohaku, cole and ell called check. Shark called fold he's out. Ell dealt one more card it was a 10. "shoot" she muttered. Ell then asked again "fold, check, call or raise?" spider answered call and added 10 mermaid scales to the pile. Kohaku, cole and ell called check. Ell placed the last card down and could barely contain her excitement seeing it was an ace. "fold, call, check or raise?" spider folded, kohaku raised and added 2 mermaid scales to the pile and cole folded, ell then threw her cards down and called "full house!" kohaku said dang and threw down her cards. She had a 3 and a 9. "I win this round." Ell said. 25 mermaid scales were pushed over to Ell and she smiled. "spider deals next." Ell got a 5 and a 9. She sighed. "ok let's go!" Ell called big blind one and shark big blind 2. there were 3 scales in the pile. Everyone but cole said call and added 2 to the pile. there were 11 in the pile. Cole folded. Everyone said call again except shark who checked and added to the pile. there were 17 in the pile.
Spider Laid down a 3 a 4 and a Jack. Everyone called check except shark who raised by 70 and kohaku who raised by 26. there were 113 in the pile. An ace was laid down. Shark folded. Ell called and Kohaku checked spider raised by 120 and there were 223 in the pile. A 2 was laid down. ell called "I win" and laid down her cards. she had a 5 and a 9. she smiled and said to them. "Just give up now even if you win this round it's 2 to 1 and I'd win" the casino worker sighed and gave her the key. "Here you go shark!" ell exclaimed and handed him the key. She then bounced off on her merry way towards her room.