D.A.M.M. - Monday First Period - "Riddle Me This"

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Byron actually walks into the classroom today and lets the students settle down.

"Greetings students! I trust you all had an... eventful weekend. Today we will discuss the sacred Riddle Game. No doubt most of you have heard or read about the Greek sphinx, who asks a riddle of all who pass by. Eating the ones who are unable to answer her riddle and throwing herself off her perch when a correct answer is given. Likewise the sanctity of the Riddle game is touched upon in more recent popular fiction such as with the character 'Gag' in There And Back Again and 'Mona the Monorail' in the Dim Highrise series. More traditional stories, such as Rumplestiltskin, hint to us that creatures which seem to be the embodiment of chaos are actually bound by a few, very ridged, laws. Esoteric though they may be to our minds."

Optional reading about riddles is passed out.

"In each case, the protagonist and the antagonist engage in a Riddle Game and the fact that the game is still ongoing keeps the antagonist from attacking. Since they don't dare violate the sanctity of the Riddle Game. This can be instrumental in defeating a malevolent creature, or at least buy you some time.

But it helps to be good at riddles.

So today, I would like you to pair up and have a riddle game of your own. We're going to have a little tournament. Winners of the first round will report to me and I will pair you off for the second round, and so on, the last student will face me."

[[ooc: please wait for ocd open]]

Comments

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

You won't have to call her.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

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She's here?

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

Uh huh.

Just got here yesterday.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

Wyatt pressed his hand to his forehead. He was so very dead.

Okay, he'd dealt with over-protective mothers before. He could handle this, right?

I really am sorry. I hope you'll believe that someday.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

Just don't expect it to happen tomorrow. You were a real jerk.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

I know. But I promise I'm not really like that. I wasn't myself.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

And I want to believe that, but Wyatt, I would have stabbed you if you guys hadn't left when you did. I'm not particularly happy with the idea that might happen again.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

I would've deserved it for the way I was acting. But it won't happen again. I won't let it.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

You better, you wouldn't look so nice with a knife stuck in you.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

Can we go out somewhere sometime and talk -- really talk -- about this?

Passing notes doesn't get the groveling for forgiveness tone down right.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

Jo snickered at the last line.

Sure, but in public.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

I totally get that. Anywhere you want.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

I don't care, so long as it's not the Perk.

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

Caritas? Friday night?

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

Caritas sounds good, but I'm busy Friday. Your brother's grovelling then. Saturday?

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[blessed_twice]

Works for me, Wyatt wrote, giving Jo a relieved smile. I'll pick you up at 7:00?

Re: DURING THE LECTURE

[wannabehunter]

I'll see you then.