[One by one, the ninja chose their doors, and vanished through them. And one by one, they all re-appeared through the same door they entered. Rei, Hareo, Sano, Hariko, Logan, Saden and Doran. But not Shikarama? It seems he chose the correct door...]
-For now, for Shikarama only. Once the others find their way to it, they can respond/react to this part.-
After finding your correct door, you arrive at a small room. You are alone, even if someone else chose the same door as you. A moment later, a figure appears out of the shadows. They are wearing an odd suit festooned with numerous question marks, along with a domino mask and derby hat. Holding a cane, they seem an odd sort to encounter here of all places. In a rich baritone, they speak.
Congratulations on making it this far, but you'll go no further. Put away your weapons, I am no foe. Instead, I will test your minds. Answer as many of the following as you can.
- What type of pie is lighter than air? - What kind of dog can you find at the fair? - Coral grows at a sedate pace, precipitation can fall in any place. What part shall you sing? - The miner wanted to avoid angering the town; in his search for ingots did he dig up, or down? - What preserved letter gives children joy, and fills them with energy more than a toy? - I am an animal that lives in a herd, but remove three letters and I'll eat a bird. What am I? - I am an animal that buries things, but remove one letter and I'll grow wings. What am I? - What piece of clothing was taken from the animals?
[The unnamed individual will repeat the riddles as often as you want, but you have to at least try to answer before they will let you pass. And PM your answers to Hedoro Koutai, do not post them here.]
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:50 pm
Elizabeth Wright
Don't tell me the sky's the limit...
Elizabeth saw various ninja go through different doors. Unnerved, she made a few steps forward, heading for the door with an eagle on it. She was from in the hidden wind, so a bird would be good luck. Right? Sighing, she opened the door and walked through, closing her eyes and letting faith fill her that she was protected by her family from the Hidden wind. She heard a voice as she walked in and listened. She hated riddles. How was she going to get out of this one?
...When there are footprints on the moon.
{ OutOfColors :: I chose door I }
Rank: Genin Location: Mansion With: Doors Thinking:What the hell? Feeling: Unsure Health-ness: Fine
Shikarama looked around, finding himself set in a dark room. He was uncertain at first if he made the right choice, but soon a man appeared, set in a suit decorated with question marks, the top of his face masked, and in his hand, a cane. The man spoke, setting Shikarama at ease, as he began to ask the young man questions. Shikarama began to give his answers. 60143 SP/chakra
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Hariko Mizu, The Cold Demon
Hariko found himself once again in the room, as if he had gone in a circle. It seemed he had picked the wrong door, along with plenty of others apparently. Hariko turned, thinking for a moment, before moving to the door with a pier's deed. He knew one of these doors had to be the right one. Chakra total: 29822
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Automatic: Assassin's Talent-0 His senses of sight, sound, and chakra, are much stronger, allowing him to fight with ease in partially or even completely obscured vision. He can move silently, making his movements undetectable by normal human ears. Choice: E
Logan Hyuuga, the Blue Byakugan
((Appearance: He has very large blue Byakugan eyes which appear to lack pupils. He wears a cloak, pants, gloves, a shirt, four scarfs, and a mask. they are all black and made of special materials. These clothes make it so only his eyes can be seen.)) Logan reappeared in the room, proving this room existed in a strange space. He noticed Shikarama was gone, indicating the boy had chosen right. Logan turned, deciding to pick a new door. He approached the door with hounds, and moved to enter. 60918 SP/chakra Demon Chakra: Closed Eyes- 100,000. 60018/60918
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Choice: A
Hareonca rolled 1 10-sided dice:
4Total: 4 (1-10)
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:56 pm
Rei, Hareo, and Sano would all find themselves back in the examination room two of them noticed they were short one warm body. Shikarama had seemingly picked the appropriate door. Though the trio had been in their own doors when he picked his. Hareo and Rei took note, Sano wandered around and picked a another door at random this one was the D door. Rei scented out Shirarama with her special abilities and entered where he had Hareo... moved to door C. that held the words Pike, Lap, and Loaf. Would these strategies word for them? Was Sano even using one? Would Hareo eat His Sandwich?!!! Tune n Next post for the exciting continuation!
[Once more, the various examinees choose their doors, and vanish into them. And once more, they emerge from that same door, minus one. Logan, Elizabeth, Rei, Sano and Hareo all returned to the chamber of doors, while Hariko seemed to have been moved on. One more had discovered the secret.]
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:34 am
Jet Kazama would have walked through door F around the time the contestants started to walk through the doors. Originally the hell hound door was his first choice but he was beaten to it by the red head with a few screws loose. Then as his alternative options came about he was getting beat by the second; he was buzy thinking which door could lead him one step closer to becoming a jounin. And why did he not see Terumi anywhere. The kid was a bit clumsy but he knew a thing or to in battle, and arriving late didn't seem to be his thing. Unbeknowist to Kazama there were more people showing up; one of them a blast from his past. If he did choose the wrong door, then he would have been on his guard right away seeing the man in green. His left fingers touched Noura but the riddler told him that he was not here to fight,and in fact wanted to help them. All they had to do is answer a series of riddles, all of which proved to be a b***h. To risk not breaking the rules by going through the man, Jet decided to play his game, trying his best to put his street smarts and intelligence together to solve the man's riddles.
The setting was light, but this was still a test of ability. She would not go into these matters unprepared. Her dark blue eyes reflect the images of those in the room carefully. She didn't recognize a single person but she would take note of specific features they have in order to place them into memory. At her level this method of identifying individuals was all she could do but it was extremely unreliable. Especially since many of those present weren't delegates or village officials. These were ninja through and through. Once she's examined everyone close enough and taken in the setting of the room, she decides that she will partake in the food available. She was curious if she could save the food for later as she wasn't much of an eater as a direct result of her specific training regimens. If she could not then she would just have to force herself to take in the food and switch her normal eating habits temporarily. There was quite a large assortment of a small variety of foods. Her eyes instantly feel on the rutabaga dish as she liked rutabagas very much. She examines the way it is prepared and sadly looks beyond it.
Her eyes examine the selection in much the same manner and weighs the pros and cons of each. The best bets would be to consume the celery, ketchup, and the haddock or sandwiches. The rest of the dishes would either be too heavy of a food to consume or held too much potential for sabotage. Sabotage... A thought crosses her mind, one her master would put there, but she would shake it away. She would not use underhanded tricks. This was a test and she wanted to pass it her way, not using her master's methods. Back to the foods she would take one of each item she had chosen and examine them thoroughly. On the surface everything seemed fine. But what of poison? They wouldn't poison any of them, would they? "Being cautious to that degree will just wind up making you choose incorrectly," Olin says as he approaches Render from the side. She looks over at him and a light blush stretches across her cheeks and the brim of her nose. That was right, others were around and watching her 'show'. He could be right... or he could be just as dangerous as the food. She decides to return to her examination as Olin grabs a turkey sandwich from the spread.
He hoofs the item down and sighs as he observes Render looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "I'm Olly. Who are you?" Render shakes her head at him and begins to leave but considers something. Just when she sides against it and begins to leave, the boy is following beside her. "If you're worried about your name then make one up. I'd really like to be able to refer to you by name."
"Velotany," she replies bluntly before hurrying along. Olin grins a little. That was a beautiful name to refer to her with. He would like it very much if he could have that name printed on a specimen label in his lab. The boy tugs at the sleeves of his hoody before scratching his eyebrow. He wondered just what other potential specimens he could freely talk to. She seemed like the only social one to him and she wasn't very social at all. As Olin walks away, Render returns to where she had been before. She takes a whole bottle of ketchup, a half of a turkey sandwich, three of the slimmest sticks of celery, and a sliver of haddock. She would move away to a corner of the room with no one there and begin to consume the items secretively. She would coat first race a stick of celery and begin to coat it with ketchup but she soon observes that people are already leaving. So she only has time enough to eat one type of all of the items she had collected, the rest may have to be wasted. With a bit of work, Render takes a few bites of one and swallows it, then swallows another whole, and then swallows another whole. She would set the rest of her food aside and proceed to the door in which everyone was using to pile out.
She gave not a glance to anyone for too long and hurries along through so that Olin who was also leaving would not engage her further. Render found spiraling staircases to be quite creepy. This one wasn't exactly lit poorly or rickety, it was just a spiraling stairway. The girl proceeds forward with eye staring widely about her. She cups her hands over her chest and shuts her eyes at some point and the next she bumps into a door. Instinctively she grips the door handle and opens her eyes just as she is stumbling through. 'Taboo. Union. The door eases to shut, but would it shut before the girl was forced out? If it did then she'd found her door. Or rather, her door had found her.
Olin had had a mediocre time thus far and was hopeful that something more exciting might be about to happen. There were many people around and a handful of few that would serve as good specimens. He supposed that the first chance he got he should act on his desires and try and snare one of them. At least then he would have more to do than to socialize. As he observes the door he is enter through, he smiles. "Taboo... union." That seems like just too perfect of a door for me. I really hope this is a door that I can come to find what I seek." And perhaps, just perhaps, he'd find a bit more? At some level, however, the youth supposed he'd best think of the next door to travel to in the event he was forced back out as a result of choosing wrong like some people seemed to be. He flashed through it after Velotany as he knew Render, hoping to possible be able to use her name on a specimen label sooner than later.
Render
Render chose to consume 3 sticks of celery. She chooses door H.
Olin Brentamine
Olin chose to consume a sandwich. He chooses door H.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:57 am
Shikarama Nara, The Dedicated Genius
Shikarama smiled, having been able to answer several of the riddles. He nodded lightly to the man, before walking past the man, entering the next chamber. 60143 SP/chakra
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Hariko Mizu, The Cold Demon
Hariko found himself, Like the now passed Shikarama, surrounded by darkness in a shadowy room, a man set in whimsical clothing began to ask him riddles, but not before putting the ice ninja at ease. Hariko began to think over each of the questions, and would start to give his answers. Chakra total: 29822
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Automatic: Assassin's Talent-0 His senses of sight, sound, and chakra, are much stronger, allowing him to fight with ease in partially or even completely obscured vision. He can move silently, making his movements undetectable by normal human ears. Choice:
Logan Hyuuga, the Blue Byakugan
((Appearance: He has very large blue Byakugan eyes which appear to lack pupils. He wears a cloak, pants, gloves, a shirt, four scarfs, and a mask. they are all black and made of special materials. These clothes make it so only his eyes can be seen.)) Logan reemerged, finding someone else among the group had disappeared. It seemed he would have to get moving soon. He turned his attention to the door set with massed peoples. For the moment all he could do was keep looking. 60918 SP/chakra Demon Chakra: Closed Eyes- 100,000. 60018/60918
[And once more, several entrants pass through the doors, only to emerge again from the same door as before. Kazama, Olin and Render reappear, while Logan seems to have found the right door this time.]
[And remember, no answering the riddles until you get past the doors.]
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:12 pm
Doran had to resist throwing his face into his gauntlets. This guy looked ridiculous. "I can't believe this is part of my rank exam." The Armorer muttered to himself. Then something in his mind snapped. This was part of the exam. It hadn't even occurred to him that it was actually starting as soon as he walked through the door. Doran recalled the riddles in his head and took a deep breath in and then out as he focused his mind to actually take his challenge seriously.
It's been forever, and now Rook had decided to surface once again. Yes, it's been a while since he's been active in any sort of activity. And here he was, in the exam, ready to earn his rank to Jounin. If he did get the rank of Jounin, he would more or less likely become a hunter nin, for it had been his dream. But Rook was having a fun time just going around and burning things. He grinned as he entered the door, and spotted someone he knew all too well. Hareo was there, and simply raised his hand in a waved. All he could do was wave, for he didn't want to get too comfortable in case he had to fight his older friend. Rook had decided not to take anything, for he had just ate. But the door interested him greatly. He decided to give wait a little bit, and just browse the room a bit. The food's scent filled the room, and wafted into his nose. But, although it may be mouth watering, he just wasn't hungry. Finding a curved stairway, Rook descended down it, it seems he was the last one in the room of food. Looking at the eleven rooms, he walked up to the door closest to him. But carved into the wood of the door, there was a odd looking scene. The dark wood began to curve and take shape of a panhandler stationed at the base of a large tree. It was very unique, and Rook decided he would start with that door. With a small grin, he opened the door, and went through. Hopefully his little tiny brain could at least walked through the right door, or many his controlled(Dream) would finally get some time off from work and get her a** back in gear and get on top of things. But then again, sometimes the weak willed just suck in general. *Hangs Head* ANYWAYS! Rook wondered what was with all these riddles, how on earth would he figure those out? And hopefully he didn't have to be right...
Mood: Excited Condition: Perfect Injuries: None so far ------------------------ Location: Unknown Companion(s): N/A Target: N/A ------------------------------- Rank: Chuunin Current Chakra: Active Jutsu: N/A Active Weapon: N/A ---------------------------------- Word Count: N/A Total Word Count: N/A --------------------------------- Choice: Nothing, Door G OOC: Sorry for the long wait, guys. I promise I will try to push out at least one post a day. I may be a bit slow, but I'm going to get a cool down this weekend.
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:57 am
[Doran and Rook go through the doors they chose, only to return to the chamber of doors. It seems neither of them got the right door yet.]
[BCB- Doran doesn't know about the riddles yet, so I'll wait on processing your answers until he does.]
[[That goes for everyone! You don't know about the riddles until you get past the doors! So even sending your answers early doesn't change anything!]]
Hariko nodded seriously to the Riddler, having given his answers. He walked past the man, onto the next challenge. Chakra total: 29822
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Automatic: Assassin's Talent-0 His senses of sight, sound, and chakra, are much stronger, allowing him to fight with ease in partially or even completely obscured vision. He can move silently, making his movements undetectable by normal human ears. Choice:
Logan Hyuuga, the Blue Byakugan
((Appearance: He has very large blue Byakugan eyes which appear to lack pupils. He wears a cloak, pants, gloves, a shirt, four scarfs, and a mask. they are all black and made of special materials. These clothes make it so only his eyes can be seen.)) Logan found himself inside the darkened room, as the others had, and the man set with question marked clothing, and other features spoke to him, acting to remove any need for caution, before placing a challenge of words and minds before him. Logan's mind ran through the questions given, and acted to give answers to the best of his knowledge on these ideas. 60918 SP/chakra Demon Chakra: Closed Eyes- 100,000. 60018/60918
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:13 am
Rook gave a sigh, and noticed he somehow ended up in the chamber with all the doors. So, he didn't guess the right door, hmmm, that figures. His deep red eyes began to survey the area, and soon they looked at all the doors. Eleven doors, eh? This can't be good. With Rook's luck, he'll be going through every door, and it will be the last one he chooses. Because Rook was just that kind of guy, go with the flow, but not always calmly. He just wanted to burn each and every one of these wooden doors down, and make a path for himself. He grinned at the though, then went down the line, deciding to start at the end of the lined up doors. He stood in front of the door the had a picture of a massed throng standing and applauding while gathered on ascending platforms. Also known as Door J. He would start from the end of the line, and try the doors in alphabetical order up to A. It was now or never, and with that, he entered the door.
[Rook passes through the door, and does not reappear in the chamber of doors. They managed to find the right door as well, and proceed on to the next chamber.]
Doran had to resist throwing his face into his gauntlets. This guy looked ridiculous. 
