Re: Intense Struggle! (Round 1 - The Abandoned Base)
01-21-2010, 09:32 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Draykon.
The base in general had a strangely conflicting atmosphere, and one particular hallway stood out. Most of the arena had a rather orderly air about it, distinctly offset by the chaotically littered corpses all around.
But in one particular hallway, both of those atmospheres were offset again, by the cheerful young girl skipping down them. Even as she tripped over one of the many dead bodies cluttering the hall, and stood up cursing at it, it seemed more comical than the disturbiing image it was. (This was likely in part due to the girl's relatively small vocabulary with regard to profanity)
It was as she was calling the dead man a 'poophead' that she noticed something particularly out of place. Though the man lay awkwardly on the ground, his bloody recklessly sprayed around the area, a small book sat neatly next to him. The book itself seemed rather unusual, decorated in black, covered with what would best be described as 'bunny stickers.'
'This is clearly meant for me.' D'Neya thought. Not in a greedy way, but rather in that it suited her archetype perfectly. The subtle 'soul' of the book so very similar to her own, she immediately picked up the book, and read the first page.
The amount with which I may communicate with you is limited by the number of pages in this book. As such, please do not wastefully turn page after page, for this will simply sacrifice the uncertainty of this book, and leave me unable to speak with you.
For you see, no one in the universe you are currently in has read this book. As a result, the book's contents are 'up for grabs,' and I am able to manipulate them as a means of multidimensional communication.
But in your current state, I don't expect you to understand.
This statement was extremely correct. D'Neya had no idea what the book was talking about- though for some reason it seemed perfectly reasonable for it to truly be the 'book that was talking to her.'
In fact, I have serious doubts that you understand the nature of your situation at all. But your species is known for its extremely flexible nature- I'm not even sure if the matter that makes up your body is all that important.
But this is all rambling that you most likely don't follow. So I will get to the point. I'll even put the raw facts in bolder print, so your tiny attention span will at least be drawn to them. There are to be nine battles highly similar to the one you are currently engaged in. The ninth will be an 'all-star' round in which the winners of the first eight will be the only contestants. Therefore, of sixty-four contestants, one will survive.
There, I've established these facts. Too many contestants in the other battles have already wasted their thoughts on these facts. And you cannot afford to do so. It is extremely important for you to be thinking about certain things for the duration of this battle.
For that reason, I'll go ahead and give you strategic advice. Do this. Do not think about it. Earn the alliance of every contestant weaker than you. With their aid, defeat every contestant stronger than you. Then, betray and defeat your allies one at a time, starting with the strongest, ending with the weakest.
DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU HAVE MADE AT LEAST ONE ALLY.
DO NOT SHOW THIS ALLY THIS BOOK.
~Signed, Someone with blatant disregard for the rules
D'Neya hadn't made an ally, so she closed the book. Then she started to think about the book's content. Then she remembered it had told her not to, so she stopped.
It was about this time that she began to hear some giggling. Slipping the book into her dress, she turned to see Clara and Aph approaching her.
Clara looked old, and Aph looked pink. That must mean they're both weaklings! Acting according to instructions, she began to skip towards them, giggling herself.
The base in general had a strangely conflicting atmosphere, and one particular hallway stood out. Most of the arena had a rather orderly air about it, distinctly offset by the chaotically littered corpses all around.
But in one particular hallway, both of those atmospheres were offset again, by the cheerful young girl skipping down them. Even as she tripped over one of the many dead bodies cluttering the hall, and stood up cursing at it, it seemed more comical than the disturbiing image it was. (This was likely in part due to the girl's relatively small vocabulary with regard to profanity)
It was as she was calling the dead man a 'poophead' that she noticed something particularly out of place. Though the man lay awkwardly on the ground, his bloody recklessly sprayed around the area, a small book sat neatly next to him. The book itself seemed rather unusual, decorated in black, covered with what would best be described as 'bunny stickers.'
'This is clearly meant for me.' D'Neya thought. Not in a greedy way, but rather in that it suited her archetype perfectly. The subtle 'soul' of the book so very similar to her own, she immediately picked up the book, and read the first page.
The amount with which I may communicate with you is limited by the number of pages in this book. As such, please do not wastefully turn page after page, for this will simply sacrifice the uncertainty of this book, and leave me unable to speak with you.
For you see, no one in the universe you are currently in has read this book. As a result, the book's contents are 'up for grabs,' and I am able to manipulate them as a means of multidimensional communication.
But in your current state, I don't expect you to understand.
This statement was extremely correct. D'Neya had no idea what the book was talking about- though for some reason it seemed perfectly reasonable for it to truly be the 'book that was talking to her.'
In fact, I have serious doubts that you understand the nature of your situation at all. But your species is known for its extremely flexible nature- I'm not even sure if the matter that makes up your body is all that important.
But this is all rambling that you most likely don't follow. So I will get to the point. I'll even put the raw facts in bolder print, so your tiny attention span will at least be drawn to them. There are to be nine battles highly similar to the one you are currently engaged in. The ninth will be an 'all-star' round in which the winners of the first eight will be the only contestants. Therefore, of sixty-four contestants, one will survive.
There, I've established these facts. Too many contestants in the other battles have already wasted their thoughts on these facts. And you cannot afford to do so. It is extremely important for you to be thinking about certain things for the duration of this battle.
For that reason, I'll go ahead and give you strategic advice. Do this. Do not think about it. Earn the alliance of every contestant weaker than you. With their aid, defeat every contestant stronger than you. Then, betray and defeat your allies one at a time, starting with the strongest, ending with the weakest.
DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU HAVE MADE AT LEAST ONE ALLY.
DO NOT SHOW THIS ALLY THIS BOOK.
~Signed, Someone with blatant disregard for the rules
D'Neya hadn't made an ally, so she closed the book. Then she started to think about the book's content. Then she remembered it had told her not to, so she stopped.
It was about this time that she began to hear some giggling. Slipping the book into her dress, she turned to see Clara and Aph approaching her.
Clara looked old, and Aph looked pink. That must mean they're both weaklings! Acting according to instructions, she began to skip towards them, giggling herself.