THE STICK AGE (or Adventures in Simplicity)

[HEROLogan]

Lets see... Trial of patience is probably just waiting or something... Silence probably is a test of stealth skills, something like crossing a room with thousands of bells dangling from the ceiling, I dunno... And trial of logic is probably either a bunch of puzzles, or an internet argument.

>Logic

[98714123340]

Ask which one is diamonds door. Then do that one.

[ferd1991]

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"Would you mind terribly telling me which door you're in Diamond?"

"Paitence! Oh Please! Pick Patience!

"For Fû<ks sake, you just HAVE to keep poking into ruining the illusion don't you?!"



"It's a talent."

So, You can assume the angry one is Pentagon, in the first door, The Trial of Silence. Diamond was so kind to tell you he's in the Trial of Patience. Leaving Rhombus as the guy behind the Trial of Logic. You're debating on sticking to your guns and going into the Trial of Logic versus entering the Trial of Patience.

Silence - 0
Patience - 2
Logic - 1

This post will update with each additional vote until next update.

[PersonPerson]

I want to see what happens in Diamond's door

[HEROLogan]

I dont think we have all day guys, but if we do, then I am ok with patience. It is probably the easiest.

[ferd1991]

Silence - 0
Patience - 2
Logic - 1



"You're going to get your wish, Diamond."

"EEE! I can't wait!"



"This is going to be a piece of cake, you have an abundance of patience with other people, and since this trial master sounds like he likes you, this shouldbe really easy.



TWIP!



"That was an arrow, that was an arrow. Why was there an arrow sound, why'd you feel wind by your face?!



"Hey, would you mind going back and getting that arrow? We're going to need it for the Trial."

[PersonPerson]

Get the arrow for Diamond.

[ferd1991]

Get the arrow for Diamond.

This is complete crap, he had to make the arrow hard to get, although after scrabbling on the wall for a good two minutes, you at least get a grip on the slide end. Now you just need to reach the arrow...



Oh, screw you unnecessary karma!



"Ehehehehehe. I heard you fall on your face out there. You got the arrow?



"I have your arrow. Now tell me how this trial is supposed to start."

"It starts when you hand me the arrow. If you would be as so kind.

Something seems off, what has this to do with Patience?

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QUEST LIST
- SKILL AND BATTLE TUTORIAL (Enter a Fight, Confirm Stat Pages)
- ADVENTURER'S RIVALRY (Learn more about Martin Sue by listening into rumors)
- INITIATION (Complete the Trial of Patience)

Jaime Spades - HP - 12/25 STM - 15/30 MGK - 5/5
Balthazar Baratheon - HP - 30/40 STM - 15/20 MGK - 0/0

[PersonPerson]

Hand him the arrow.

[cryptidWrangler]

>Calmly hand it over.
>Resist urge to get annoyed, or at least maintain your composure.

[98714123340]

>Give him the arrow but if he shoots it again and asks you to get it refuse to do so. Patience is for those who earn it.

[HEROLogan]

>Wait, thieves can lie to people. There is basically no guarantee that this trial and patience are related in any way but name.

[ferd1991]

>Calmly hand it over.
>Resist urge to get annoyed, or at least maintain your composure.

It IS a test of patience, you've got to relax, you raise the arrow up to Diamond.



"Well?"



"Well what? The arrow is right here, just grab it."



"You cut me sir. Don't you see that I'm blind?"

Ahh. That explains the blank look.



"Fine. Just bend down lower, it's right in front of you."



"Oh? And risk falling from this box? I would rather not. Can't you just... reach higher?"



"You expect me to jump don't you?"



"Yes, Please."



Oh, you hope there isn't a god watching this, because you are just about ready to beat this blind b@$terd.





"Ahh, this is the arrow I shot before I started the trial, excellent. We can begin."

TWIP!



He did it. HE FREAKING DID IT.

>Give him the arrow but if he shoots it again and asks you to get it refuse to do so. Patience is for those who earn it.

"So, you want me to get the arrow again? WELL Fû<K YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR YOU BLIND PIECE OF $#!T! I AM NOT SOME MONKEY FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT."



"Woah! Where'd this attitude come from? I wasn't going to tell you to get the arrow back, I just needed it above the door for the Trial."



"Which is?!"

He's struggling for an answer, so the Trial WAS about having to go back and forth like some dog playing fetch. Maybe a taste of Rusty Knife will get him to-



"Wait! Wait! I've got it!"



"And?"



"You need to play Diamond Says."

...

Wh-What did he suggest?

[cryptidWrangler]

Patience is for those who earn it? No. As a thief patience is for any situation that warrants it. Patience is for waiting in the cold and the rain for a particular carriage to turn the corner. Patience is curling yourself up into an impossibly tiny space until the next guard change so you can abscond. Patience is watching one spot from one cramped hiding place for hours waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Patience isn't a mark of respect, it's a tool for getting what you want.

But, in this situation, what do you want? Why is patience warranted here? You came here merely to introduce yourself as a mark of respect, not with any particular desire to be accepted or respected by these individuals. You're don't even seem to really be much of a thief at heart, not professionally I mean... you're an adventurer thief, a rogue. You'll gain your accolades by picking the pocket of nefarious dark magic spewing warlord necromancers, not by doing a guild job to nab some toffs favourite necklace.

So why is patience warranted here?
1) Perhaps they can offer you superior training of your skills if you get in good with them.
2) "If you want to live, you must pass 1 of these 3 trials!" Though would they really kill someone for refusing to jump through some hoops?

It may be worth humouring this fellow, but don't humiliate yourself.
So with this in mind, with whatever patience you can muster for this pee-coloured prick, fold your arms and ask
>So what does Simon Diamond Say?

[ferd1991]

To be fair, he had to come up with something. But a ripoff of Simon Says? Well, if it means passing the Trial you can do it. Besides, it's not like he can force you to do any over-the-top trick he can think of.



"Very well then, and what exactly DOES Diamond say?"

Diamond shifts himself on the box, it seems like he wants to be comfortable while he tries to dig himself out of the hole he made.





"Clever as you may be, I and my associates don't know a thing about you. Diamond says 'Tell me why you are here.'"




"Well the answer could range from the answer of 'When a mother and a father love each other very much' down to 'just talking to a blind thief'. Exactly which answer would you like?

Diamond went silent, he's going to have to think of more intelligent questions than that.



"In order, Diamond says answer these questions.

Name 2 rules of the Thieves Code.
Do you not not want to be part of the Thieves Guild?
Can you get the arrow above the door?
Would you lie to me?
Why do you want recognition of the Thieves Guild?
If I am he is and you are he is, then what are we?
If Yes is No and No is Yes, Do you not not not not not not not not not want to live?
Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
Where were you last week at this time?
*GASP!*
And Respond!"

Man he's good.

[PersonPerson]

Sneak away. Or punch him.

[HEROLogan]

>Answer: (ignore the statement)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Because I like recognition
We are
I do want to live
I do what I want
I don't need a secret weapon. I'm just that handsome.
Well, you see, there was this time in (insert town name here)...
I was nowhere; "Last week" and "this time" are mutually exclusive temporal locations.

[cryptidWrangler]

Don't rat out fellow thieves. Killing is bad for business.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Training.
We are all togetherrrrr.
Yes. I want to live.
I'm doing what I want. Which is what I believe in.
Apparently my scent.
The second after you asked that.
In bed with a beautiful woman.

[ferd1991]

Sneak away. Or punch him.

Screw the rules, you've got a fist!





It figures, blind people have super powers that know when you have a flaming fist going toward their face.





"Trying to break the rules? Well, you can try, but you're not getting into the Thieves Guild by doing it."

>Answer: (ignore the statement)

Yes. Yes. Yes.



"What?"

Training.

Because I like recognition.

"I wish to be fully recognized and trained to become a better Thief.
We Are.
I want to live.
Doing what I want.
My looks and natural scent.
Just realized it after you asked it.
In bed with a beautiful woman."

There's a silence that falls in the room as you cough out the last words to the questions. Guess it takes some time before your lungs start to collapse on themselves from lack of air.



"Diamond says hang up your cape and sing Greensleeves."

Diamond looks like he's trying to remember something, what could he be thinking?

[HEROLogan]

>Take your cape off, put it back on, start singing.

[reverentInfiltrator]

>Whip out your lute and play some totally sick medieval jams bro.

Oh wait, you don't have a lute?

>Sing the song of your forefathers.

[Storm]

Take your cape off and show him your dick. He is blind after all.

[Doorhandle]

>Sing greensleeves, but don't hang up your cape untills he points that out. Let's test his hearing.

Also "Jamie says that Dimond says that he is going to tell me what he is trying to remember."

[PersonPerson]

-sob-
It's been almost a month.

[Doorhandle]

Now how would I know that? i've been away from here for three!