[EXAM] Professor Malcolm (Group 10)

[Dragain]

Note tacked to room door

Snot Advancement Exam

Venue: Classroom 13
Time: 12am - Next Moonday

*Please be punctual; latecomers will not be allowed to participate.

[OOC: This means that if you did not post in at least once within 48 hours from the time of summon, I have the right to remove you from this exam and put you in a solo exam/pass you over to someone else! Don't worry, it's not a permanent DQ from all exams, just this one!]

Professor Malcolm

 

[Dragain]

Malcolm had, earlier, gone through the two students' enrollment forms in order to get a better sense of the type of exam he needed to set. It didn't take him very long to realize that both students originated from the same household. Clan. Family. Apart from that, the enrollment forms also mentioned something about their limited sight.

Which was the only reason why everything in the obstacle course had been dipped in ink. It was messy, but at least it wouldn't both Needle or Lattice at a disadvantage.

"Morning," He greeted the students once they arrived, "Your examination is simple - you just have to get to the other end of this obstacle course. However, you have to do it together, rather than individually."

Exam Mechanics
What you have to do it simply roll 1d4 when it's your turn - the resulting number is the number of steps taken by both Needle and Lattice. However, you have to post one after the other! You "pass" when you get to the other end (Area 13). However, you have to do it within 8 rolls total, or it's a fail.

Note: You start off at Area 0, not 1!

Area...

1. You ended up falling into a pit that had been covered by dried leaves; luckily, your partner was there to pull you up. Move on.
   
2. The area was covered with dried leaves... Ow! You got a paper cut... From the edge of a leaf. Move on.
   
3. The area was sandy, and made your feet itch. Still, it wasn't anything serious. Move on.
   
4. Sand... Hey, what's this? There's a cactus here! For some odd reason, you felt compelled to pull your partner towards it. Over there, you found a canteen of water. Hm, it might come in handy later...? You took a sip each, and felt motivated; add 1 to your next roll!
   
5. You got lost. Somehow. Even though the area was not very big at all. Move back one area.
   
6. There are puddles of ink... Enticing puddles of ink. Roll 1d10; keep rolling till you get an even to resist the ink. Until you roll an even number, you find yourself playing in the ink puddles like a Scareling wearing rain boots on a rainy day. After rolling an even number, move on.
   
7. As you walked on the sand, a light breeze helped to alleviate your spirits. Add 1 to your next roll!
   
8. Sand was getting everywhere when you heard the weak yelping of a Foxfire (covered in ink); it seemed to be thirsty. If you have a canteen of water, the foxfire is grateful and leads you 2 areas forward! If not, you understand that the foxfire was simply acting to be thirsty, and found the heart to move on!
   
9. You ended up falling into a pit that was hidden underneath piles of sand... And it was a secret passage leading to another area! Move 2 areas forward!
   
10. A small cave that seemed to go on, and on, and on... Move on.
    
11. You got pooped on by one of the hipbats that inhabit the cave you're currently in. Although it was gross, it did not have any other effects. Move on.
    
12. There are puddles of ink... Enticing puddles of ink. Roll 1d10; keep rolling till you get an even to resist the ink. Until you roll an even number, you find yourself playing in the ink puddles like a Scareling wearing rain boots on a rainy day. After rolling an even number, move on.
    
13. You see a vague shape that resembles Professor Malcolm; it looks like he had been waiting for you.

Example of how the Mechanics work:
Let's say Jack and Sally are taking the exam...

• Jack rolls 4; they now move from 0 -> 4, and have the +1 effect as well as the canteen of water. Jack RPs out the Area 4 scenario.
  
• Sally RPs out the Area 4 scenario. Sally rolls 3 + 1; they now move from 4 -> 8. Since they have the canteen, they feed the foxfire, and moves from 8 -> 10. Sally edits her post to RP out the Area 8 scenario, followed by the area 10 scenario.
  
• Jack RPs out the Area 8 scenario, followed by the area 10 scenario. Jack rolls 4; they now move from 10 -> 13 (as 13 is the maximum). Jack edits her post to RP out the Area 13 scenario.
  
• Sally RPs out the Area 13 scenario, and quotes Dragain to let her know that they are done.

Use the following form at the bottom of every post!

[b]Area:[/b] 0 -> ??? (Subsequently, 0 -> ??? -> ??? -> and so on)
[b]Number of rolls:[/b] ???/8

Please quote me (Dragain) after you are done. Feel free to IM/PM me any questions you might have.  

[Dragain]

SUMMONING O.O

Enoh Love

Student Name: Needle

Pales

Student Name: Lattice

You may start the exam whenever.
-> Please remember to RP out the obstacles, or they will not count!
-> Please also remember to use the form, because it helps me keep track of things.
-> Take your time. <3

Note: Do not post your character up for arts till this exam is officially over; aka until I make a GM post about it!  

[Dragain]

Remember to read ALL THE POSTS!

Good luck!

 

[Pales]

Area: 0 -> 4 (Subsequently, 0 -> ??? -> ??? -> and so on)
Number of rolls: 1/8

Lattice was almost excited beyond anything she'd ever felt. First exam jitters, eeee.

Would she pass? Would she fail? She was impatient as she waited for her Twin so they could attend and when they got there she bowed respectfully to the professor and then listened attentively to them. Obstacle course? They had to do this together? Lattice simply nodded. Her and Needle could do this!

When they started off together she at first held onto Needle's hand so as to calm her nerves and suddenly on her feet she felt grains of sand and marveled at the inky cactus and wanting to take a closer look she pulled Needle along and ...A canteen? She leaned to pick it up.

This was thirsty work, she took a sip and then offered it to her twin, "So thrilling!"

Quote:

4. Sand... Hey, what's this? There's a cactus here! For some odd reason, you felt compelled to pull your partner towards it. Over there, you found a canteen of water. Hm, it might come in handy later...? You took a sip each, and felt motivated; add 1 to your next roll!

 

[Enoh Love]

Her First Exam! Well, Their first! Aaa! So exciting! Needle was completely and utterly jittery, both in an amazing oh-my-jack way and a frightened oh-my-jack way. They would hopefully be advancing after this, and that meant...oh so many things. It meant more experiences, it meant more power, but it also meant one year closer to having to go home forever.

The last thought she did try to shove aside, to focus on the good.

Like Lattice, Needle had given a respectful bow to the Professor and listened as patiently as she could through the instructions. Get through an obstacle course. Okay! She - no, they - could do that! They started off together and she kept her hand firmly gripping her sister's, following over towards the curious cactus. She didn't think twice about accepting the canteen and drinking from it as well, instantly feeling the need to do things.

So she pulled Lattice along, eager to get ahead, but then...she came across some puddles of ink. Some strange sense of ghoulish joy bubbled up in her very core, and a giddyness overwhelmed her, the sort she hadn't felt since her days of climbing bell ropes.

Area: 0 -> 4 ->
Number of rolls: 2/8

Quote:

6. There are puddles of ink... Enticing puddles of ink. Roll 1d10; keep rolling till you get an even to resist the ink. Until you roll an even number, you find yourself playing in the ink puddles like a Scareling wearing rain boots on a rainy day. After rolling an even number, move on.

 

[Enoh Love]

But she couldn't avoid them, and after letting go of Lattice's hand, jumped right in. Ink went everywhere, covering Needle's feet and a good part of her hakama, and yet the puddle didn't lose it's depth.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee PUDDLES!

(( Escape 1 fail ))  

[Pales]

Lattice managed to resist the ink and watched as her Twin jumped on in and she just chewed a bit on her bottom lip.

Not fair, why did she always have to be the good one? TAT....

"Needle! We need to continue on!" She insisted quietly.  

[Enoh Love]

"But sister~!" She giggled out, swishing her bare feet through the lovely ink. "This is so much fun!" With her needled arms spread wide, Needle spun in circles in the puddle, letting her hakama flare out around her...which of course sent drops of ink everywhere.  

[Pales]

Once she managed to get her resolve Lattice was able to resist playing in the ink as hard as it was to not just jump in and join her twin, "But if we do not move forward we won't finish the obstacle course," she pointed out.

If she had to, she'd play the Muka card.  

[Enoh Love]

"Do you remember, Sister, when we spilled that ink in our childhood? How it sank into a dip in the floor?" Needle happily swung her foot through the puddle, giddy as anything. Clearly, she was not listening to reason.  

[Pales]

Lattice smiled a bit though she was still trying to be stern, "Yes, I remember. If we do not leave here, however, Muka will miss you."

The ghoul will try anything at least once to try and persuade her sister to move on.  

[Enoh Love]

"We are not stuck here~" She insisted, finding it a little incredible that Lattice would be so eager to leave. "Come on, Lattice! Like old times!"  

[Pales]

Lattice wanted to. She really did. She wanted to join in and splash around her toes wiggled a bit in anticipation and desire to jump in but...

NO!

"But we can do this anytime," she insisted her Muka plan not working at all, "when we get back we can make all the puddles of ink we want and play in them forever."

Muka failed her without knowing. Damn you, Muka.  

[Enoh Love]

"Promise?!" Finally, Needle paused and realized what was happening. Wow, was she really playing in a pile of ink?

Huh.

It was as though everything Lattice had insisted up until that point finally made sense. This was an exam, she couldn't get distracted! The longer she stood there and played the longer it would take...and she did tell Muka about her exam today...

"I...I am sorry Sister. I do not know what came over me." She ducked her head sheepishly, and gestured for her twin to lead the way.