Feeling relaxed and beyond refreshed, Ujana pulled herself out of her bath with a contented little sigh. Finding the door was easy enough; finding the resolve to dress herself after being so comfortably nude was not. Still, the darkened interior of the room was enough to make her pleased to have her clothing as an added layer of protection, but soon enough, even that shifted.
Her family was there; her very large, extended family. Even her mother, father and sister were there, just as she remembered them. They all spoke to her with such love and praise that she couldn't help feeling invited, until all of that attention shifted elsewhere.
Ujana wasn't in the business of disliking someone just because they stole the spotlight from her, even if it was irksome. It was like they were just forgetting she even existed, all because of this new person. And strange that everyone else came out so clear when the newbie was so...so very shadowy.
Maybe they were seeing something that she wasn't, and that's why she couldn't see them properly?
Taking that to be the truth she stepped forward, plastering a bright smile on her face, "Hey, how's it going?"
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:02 pm
Sins and Virtues CYOA Gluttony
|| IC ||
|| Result A ||
At first no one seems to notice what you’re doing. It’s all going well. They listen to your words, see your actions, but it’s like they can’t understand what’s going on. But then one by one the crowd starts to frown. Why are you picking on them?! They cry out. Their frowns turn to scowls and they reach into the circle and grab a hold of you, hands firmly gripping your clothes and whatever they can reach before pushing you further and further into the ground. And just when you feel like you couldn’t be pushed any farther, that their hands are starting to hurt… it all ends.
You receive -4 to health!
|| Result B ||
You join the crowd. You want to know what it is that they like about the new person. Their voices chime in, never ending praise for the subject of their attention. You hear what they have to say and you begin to join them. You are trying your best to like the person, you really are. Even if you’re upset, you know that your family/friends might know better. The crowd seems to hear the words you’re saying too and hands start to pat you on the back. You’re not unnoticed. They love you and they see what you’re doing.
You receive -0 to health!
|| Result C ||
Your friend listens for a while, nodding their head, trying to understand. The voices keep going, continuing to call out praise to the new person and before too long your friend seems to lose interest in you. Ok, they say, but it sounds like you’re just overexaggerating. This new person isn’t bad, they’re great. Your feelings are pushed aside, your friend doesn’t believe you. He turns back to the crowd and continues to celebrate the other person, leaving you alone.
You receive -2 to health!
Your friends and family vanish in an instance, instead you’re surrounded by people you don’t know. Complete strangers to you, and all with a look of determination in their eyes. You follow their gaze and notice you’re in a room. It’s so large and lined with fabrics and scents are bombarding you. It’s delicious smelling! They’re all looking at the food piled high on the table in the center. It looks so tempting, so mouthwatering. And you are starving. It feels like you haven’t eaten in days. Your stomach churns with the pain of it, your body wanting to just run forward and get everything you can.
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|| Choice 1 ||
You see the others rushing for the table and you know you have to get in on the meal. There are just too many people here to feed everyone, even with the table piled so high! You start to push and shove those around you out of the way. You have to be able to get some for yourself. They don’t look as hungry as you feel. And they’re all taking so much, just so much. There will be none left at the rate they’re grabbing.
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You see the others rushing for the table and you just feel so hungry. You rush forward, grabbing from the table and taking as much as you can. But you can see a small hand that just can’t quite reach the food. It’s being shoved back by all the larger people around them. You look to your food in your arms and back at the person. You can’t just let them go hungry. You may be starving, but they can’t make it to the table. You hand your food over to them, their eyes widening in gratitude.
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You see all the people around you and everyone starts to rush for the table, but you’re confused. You didn’t know it was a race and before long everyone is crowding the table, there’s no space to get in. You watch from a distance, knowing that you can’t possibly make it, and that there could very well be no food left for you by the time they finish what they want. But you feel too hungry to fight them for any of it.
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Mosi ducked her head, ashamed that she had demanded attention that no one thought she deserved. She had to get out of here. She started to get up, only to find she was in a completely different place. She hadn't even needed to go through a door this time. Her relief was a physical thing, and she sighed under its weight just before her stomach began to growl. Then, all she could feel was pain.
It no longer mattered that her family wanted to replace her. All that mattered was that she get her hands on that food. Mosi pushed and scratched, forcing her way closer to the table. As her fingers curled around an oily hunk of fish the girl laughed, pulling it out of a crying mainlander's hand. If she had it her way, none of them would have any of this. She just had to get it all before they did.
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:53 am
V'demhe Post 4 - Choice B HP 21
I CHOOSE CHOICE B
As she truly tried to understand what it was her family and friends saw in this new person she felt pats to her shoulders. Dem smiled softly at those around her. She felt relieved to know that she wasn't invisible to them. It was a humbling experience to have thought otherwise. Then suddenly it was no longer her friends and family that were around her but strangers.
Once again the scene had changed on it's own, leaving her confused for a moment. Then the scent hit her. It smelled so good and she could feel the hunger rise in her stomach. V'demhe turned to look at the table and smiled. Food! But then suddenly everyone was gunning for what was on the table. There wasn't enough to feed everyone here. She could tell that simply by the way people were grabbing and snatching at things. Dem had to get in there and get something for herself before it was all gone.
Nudging her way in she forced some of the bigger strangers out of the way then grabbed several good morsels of food for herself. Just as she was about to turn and leave the fray to eat she looked down and saw a small hand that seemed like it belong to a ghost. It was there one minute then gone the next and she saw no body to go with it. Blinking she realized it had to be someone small that couldn't reach the table with all the adults pushing and shoving. So she shimmied over, once again moving people if she had to, to stand beside the owner of the small hand and held out some food for them to take. The look of gratitude that she saw in their eyes was a bit unsettling since she didn't think she'd done anything truly remarkable, apart from having a heart, but she smiled in return and motioned for them to leave the crowd with her.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:01 am
Huyana Post 4 - Choice C HP 18
I CHOOSE CHOICE C
Eirlys seemed to listen to him for a while but eventually she turned back to the person that everyone seemed to say was great. Huyana was left baffled. She'd brushed him off as though he were being over dramatic. With a frown he stared at her. What had he missed? Why was this happening? Then the room went from being full of his friends and family to being full of strangers.
He blinked as he noticed the look in everyone's eye. It was a bit off putting. Then he smelled the food. His stomach growled and his mouth watered. What a delicious scent! Then all at once everyone was upon the table like a pack of ravenous wolves! He wanted to eat too but there were so many people and not enough food. While he thought about joining their ranks in an attempt to get some for himself he felt he was too hungry to fight them off; so he stood there.
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:11 am
Phaedra Post 4 - Choice A HP: 21
I CHOOSE CHOICE A
Phae was pleased to see that Mano listened but he didn't seem to think there was much merit to her concerns. Eventually he brushed off her worries as an overraction and went back to praising this new person. I brought tears to her eyes and she turned her head away. Something she had not know she feared was happening right now. She was being forgotten and left completely alone. Phae went to speak again, to get Mano's attention, but everything had changed. She no longer stood with a gathering of her friends and family. She saw strangers looking back at her and each had a look of determination in their eyes.
She turned her head and looked around. Things had changed yet again but she wanted her family back. Phaedra had tried to appeal to one who was closer to her than most and had been left with nothing. Why? As her thoughts ran this route she smelled the delicious scent of food and her eyes landed on a table piled high with perfect looking dishes. Oh the sight was enough to make her hungry but the smell.. Oh the smell was enough to drive a starving person raving mad! When the first of the strangers ran past her to attack the table she went wide eyed. What the!? And suddenly she understood! There wasn't enough food to feed everyone. It was every man/woman for themselves.
Phaedra didn't hesitate long. She wanted food. She had tried playing nice the last time and it had ended in a fresh break in her already dying heart. So now she would do what she needed. Get food for herself and not worry about the others. Shoving and pushing the people out of the way she bullied her way to the table and started loading her arms with as much as possible. Phae didn't want to be among those that got nothing, not this time.
He breathed a sigh of relief, as his tolerance for being ignored was rewarded, a warm smile given to him as he was drawn in to the crowd. Perhaps now he would get to see who it was that they were all fawning over. But...the world darkened.
His stomach rumbled and suddenly sharp pains ran through him. What..was happening? The smell of food brought him to his senses...he felt saliva gather in his mouth. The pain in his stomach intensified, ah...he was hungry. Stumbling forward he spotted the grand table filled with food. But it seemed he wasn't the only one to notice feast. Takoda wasn't entirely sure where everyone came from, but they swarmed the table and he found himself rushing for the table as well.
Fevered he pushed his way through, finally reaching the table top and reaching forward he began to fill his arms with food. He felt his stomach grumble again sharply as he went to put a piece of food to his mouth, only to stop as a small figure was trying to reach forward and towards the hoarded food in his arms. Glancing backwards he felt all annoyance fade instantly. What was he doing? A small child who had no hopes of competing in this rat race of people scarfing down food was trying to steal from his pile...
Taking a deep breath he knew the food stash was dwindling, but this one person needed it more than he did. Turning his back from the table his arms filled with the food he had gathered he bent down and began to hand over the larder to her.
She needed it more than he did.
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:56 am
Dexurn- Post 4 HP 14
I CHOOSE CHOICE C
As Shirkori turned away again, Dex fell to his knees. He couldn’t believe that she wasn’t listening to him... He felt so alone...
In a blink though, the familiar faces became strangers, and he looked around with surprise. Where-? He turned to see what everyone was staring at, and his stomach clenched tightly. The sights and scents hit him full force, making him ache with need. He hadn’t known he was so hungry... He couldn’t remember when he’d last eaten.
He turned to head for the table, but everyone else was now pushing past him, bolting for the food. His eyes widened, realizing what had happened. He’d been too slow. He was going to starve! His stomach gripped tightly, and he sat down with watering eyes. ...It wasn’t the first time he’d been hungry though. Maybe, maybe, there would be a few scraps left...?
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:57 am
Rhonann- Post 4 HP 14
I CHOOSE CHOICE B
Rhonann wanted those smiles, that affection, the love. She had to stop the attention hog! Her efforts gave her the opposite of what she wanted though, and she screamed as she was pushed to the ground. She didn’t want to go! She just wanted her family!
All at once, the pressure was gone. She looked up curiously, brow rising at a whole new set of blurry faces. She didn’t know them at all... Turning to see what the strangers were so focused on, her mouth began to water. Food! She was so hungry!
Darting over to the table, she tried to grab as much as she could carry. After all, there would probably be nothing left in the end!
Just as that thought crossed her mind, she noticed the little hand reaching and being pushed away. The hand was so small... It was someone young. Someone else hungry... Someone without another to help them... Her stomach gripped again, but she couldn’t bring herself to ignore the little reaching fingers. Sighing, she started handing her food over, chest swelling with warmth as those grateful eyes looked up at her.
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:58 am
Faamy- Post 4 HP 15
I CHOOSE CHOICE A
Faamy tried to see the best in the other person. She just about cried when she realized that meant everyone else could see the best in her as well. Even if she wasn’t the center of attention, it wasn’t so bad.
All at once, her loved ones were gone. In their place, the faces of strangers. She was again being ignored for something else, and she turned to see what had their attention. Oh, merciful gods! Food! She was hungry! Famished! Starving! She needed to eat!
She ran with the crowd, her sole focus on the food. She hated feeling hungry, and she was determined to end the sensation at once. With so many mouths around there, she had to be sure to get her share before it was gone.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:05 pm
I CHOOSE CHOICE B
Vollerei Post 4 HP: 23-2 =21
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:06 pm
I CHOOSE CHOICE C
Siha Post 4 HP: 15-4=11
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:08 pm
I CHOOSE CHOICE A
Riona Post 4 HP: 13
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:10 pm
I CHOOSE CHOICE C
Tailte Post 4 HP: 11
premise of she doesn't deserve a feast like that: will make her weak.
