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| Level One's Team Building Exercise urine trouble | Pat's Strong Confident Other Half | Pees Like a Champion Unicorn Racehorse If you're the vigilant type, maybe you'll come to notice the new door that has materialised almost out of nowhere. While this new door can look simple on the outside, it's anything but on the inside. Step inside, and you'll find yourself in a corridor made up of large glass windows that serves as a gateway to another scene beyond.
While your partner stays behind, you can go through a door on your left and you'll enter a forest ravine scene, complete with large boulders, rickety bridges and even the distant sounds of a waterfall. It's almost as if you're not in the Ministry, or even London, anymore. Confused? You might be.
Move further inwards and you'll find a parchment drop out in front of you, bearing the task you must complete. The task is simple: navigate your way through the ravine, cross the obstacles and take hold of the small, golden basket towards the end of your journey. There will be many items and magical creatures blocking your way from simple boulders to actual, sneaky Pogrebins pretending to be said boulders. But surely, a competent witch/wizard like yourself can cross through that, right?
Oh, and there's one more catch: as soon as you've read the parchment, it'll burn and fall to the floor. To make things worse, an Obscuro charm has been cast to create a blindfold over your eyes. Oops? Maybe it's a good thing you were paired up for this little task.
So go forth, work as a team to combat the tasks and good luck. OOC: HAI LOVELIES
Okay soooo I mentioned something about a team building exercise and this is it! You have to work together, with one person trying to navigate their way through the ravine (blindfolded, mind you) while the other person shouts directions at them through the glass corridor. I don't mind you guys making up any sort of obstacles you want. You're all much more creative than me and are likely to come up with some seriously cool things so just go crazy with it <3 (please keep this appropriate, mind you. No dragons or anything too over the top) (also, if you want help with this, let me know and we can mull things over)
And this is meant to be an RP exercise to get us to get to know each others' charries. There's no points to be taken into account, no time limit and I'll only be modding to make sure no one gets seriously hurt because my Hufflepuff heart says no. *stern unicorn looks?*
The prize at the end? It's two tickets to a free dinner at a fancy schmancy London restaurant. Who doesn't like free food, eh?
So without further ado, here are the pairings! If you DO want to take part and haven't told me yet, please let me know as soon as possible in any which way you can contact me (trillian, skype, twitter, VM, PM, text, shouting into a void....... literally, anywhere). You're never too late and there's always room for more.
And most importantly, HAVE FUN ^^
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04-08-2016, 08:48 PM
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| @ erik doesn't proofread tweets | #wrongaboutcereal | #siriusly? | emo to the extremo Tiffany was 100% NOT okay with this.
Team building exercises were NOT a part of her job contract. Honestly the only reason she had even agreed to the idea in the first place was because a) it came with a prize and b) if she could wiggle her way into her boss's good books, maybe she'd FINALLY get the promotion she deserved. AND NO, that cheesy 'employee of the month' certificate was NOT enough though she did still have it hanging in her cubicle.
However, all desire to complete this thing fell down hill once she saw who she was paired with. Which is exactly why Tiffany Price could be seen standing in front of the mystery door, reading the partner list and POUTING.
HMPH.
Hand firmly placed on jutted out, sassy hip and frown put in place.
HMPH.
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04-08-2016, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Tiffany was 100% NOT okay with this.
Team building exercises were NOT a part of her job contract. Honestly the only reason she had even agreed to the idea in the first place was because a) it came with a prize and b) if she could wiggle her way into her boss's good books, maybe she'd FINALLY get the promotion she deserved. AND NO, that cheesy 'employee of the month' certificate was NOT enough though she did still have it hanging in her cubicle.
However, all desire to complete this thing fell down hill once she saw who she was paired with. Which is exactly why Tiffany Price could be seen standing in front of the mystery door, reading the partner list and POUTING.
HMPH.
Hand firmly placed on jutted out, sassy hip and frown put in place.
HMPH. Leo was only doing this so he could get out of the next one. Plus he was new and well best keep the Boss happy for a little while. He figured he would be partnered with some loser and they just go through this thing and that was that. But when he saw who his partner was. He could not help but smile.
Tiffany Price.
Oh this was going to be fun. He made his way over to Tiffany with a BIG SMILE on his face. "Well hello here partner. Looking as hot and unapproachable as ever. Did someone put something bad in your cereal this morning?"
He was going to enjoy this immensely.
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04-08-2016, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Meizzner Leo was only doing this so he could get out of the next one. Plus he was new and well best keep the Boss happy for a little while. He figured he would be partnered with some loser and they just go through this thing and that was that. But when he saw who his partner was. He could not help but smile.
Tiffany Price.
Oh this was going to be fun. He made his way over to Tiffany with a BIG SMILE on his face. "Well hello here partner. Looking as hot and unapproachable as ever. Did someone put something bad in your cereal this morning?"
He was going to enjoy this immensely. ..... And speak of the devil. "I don't eat cereal," even the word itself sounded disgraceful on her tongue. SEE that is why she didn't eat it. She preferred crepes. And blueberries. And yogurt. Sophisticated breakfast foods. Cereal. Puhlease. Who did he think she was?
And the sight of his OBNOXIOUS smile made her frowning features go even MORE sour. What a prick.
Silently cursing herself for signing up for this nonsense, she flipped her hair behind her shoulder, "Let's hope your skills are better than your lines." Heh. "Because I don't lose."
And she wasn't planning for a first any time soon. And with that she crossed one arm over the other and watched him carefully. He was going to take the seriously, right? Because she had no time for his frat boy ridiculousness.
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04-08-2016, 10:46 PM
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| Augurey
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack ..... And speak of the devil. "I don't eat cereal," even the word itself sounded disgraceful on her tongue. SEE that is why she didn't eat it. She preferred crepes. And blueberries. And yogurt. Sophisticated breakfast foods. Cereal. Puhlease. Who did he think she was?
And the sight of his OBNOXIOUS smile made her frowning features go even MORE sour. What a prick.
Silently cursing herself for signing up for this nonsense, she flipped her hair behind her shoulder, "Let's hope your skills are better than your lines." Heh. "Because I don't lose."
And she wasn't planning for a first any time soon. And with that she crossed one arm over the other and watched him carefully. He was going to take the seriously, right? Because she had no time for his frat boy ridiculousness. Leo was sure she did not REALLY want to answer to 'who did he think she was'. He would answer if she did ask. But well lets move on. Did she really just say she did not eat cereal. Leo just eye rolled. Come on Price you have not even had the privilege of seeing his skills first hand. "My skills are best suited in another area. And what do i get out of this for going along with you not wanting to lose. I could care less."
He would love to see her lose.
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04-08-2016, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Meizzner Leo was sure she did not REALLY want to answer to 'who did he think she was'. He would answer if she did ask. But well lets move on. Did she really just say she did not eat cereal. Leo just eye rolled. Come on Price you have not even had the privilege of seeing his skills first hand. "My skills are best suited in another area. And what do i get out of this for going along with you not wanting to lose. I could care less."
He would love to see her lose. ....................
If she rolled her eyes any harder they'd fall to the back of her head permanently. THE NERVE. "You get to work with me, which I can assure you won't happen again." Not even in his wildest fantasies. "So are you going in there or what?" She nodded towards the mystery door. They didn't have all day here. And she could actually feel her IQ drop the more he spoke.
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04-08-2016, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack ....................
If she rolled her eyes any harder they'd fall to the back of her head permanently. THE NERVE. "You get to work with me, which I can assure you won't happen again." Not even in his wildest fantasies. "So are you going in there or what?" She nodded towards the mystery door. They didn't have all day here. And she could actually feel her IQ drop the more he spoke. He started to laugh. Oh she was hilarious. He did not believe her for a second. Since he was sure they would work together again. Maybe not at work. But he was pretty sure they would just once which did not help his fantasies. Which as she guessed where pretty wild.
"Oh excuse me i was just lost in my fantasies. One was involving you going in and me staying out here. I was enjoying it. "
Did she really think he was just going to listen to her and walk in like a good little dog. "Only if you say please and that is no guarantee. Since working with you is just more work right now."
Nope. He was going to get her to be nice.
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04-08-2016, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Meizzner He started to laugh. Oh she was hilarious. He did not believe her for a second. Since he was sure they would work together again. Maybe not at work. But he was pretty sure they would just once which did not help his fantasies. Which as she guessed where pretty wild.
"Oh excuse me i was just lost in my fantasies. One was involving you going in and me staying out here. I was enjoying it. "
Did she really think he was just going to listen to her and walk in like a good little dog. "Only if you say please and that is no guarantee. Since working with you is just more work right now."
Nope. He was going to get her to be nice.
If he was trying to make her blood boil, it was working. That laugh felt so belittling and Tiffany was NOT used to that sort of feeling. She always won. And she was going to win this entire interaction AND the grand prize. Whether Leopald was willing to be tolerable or not.
He was wrong. So wrong.
More than anything Tiffany wanted to rip that bloody smirk off his face. His comment only made her hug her folded arms even tighter across her chest. She was FUMING, yet was able to keep a surprisingly cool demeanor. Well, for the most part. It was quite obvious that she was a little more than just annoyed. "You're a pig."
His outrageous request was just that. Outrageous. Tiffany didn't mind showing manners, but she wouldn't make herself inferior to someone. Which is exactly what this request sounded like.
.... She was going to regret giving him leverage over her, but... "Fine. Please." Somehow she managed to say it through gritted teeth.
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04-09-2016, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
If he was trying to make her blood boil, it was working. That laugh felt so belittling and Tiffany was NOT used to that sort of feeling. She always won. And she was going to win this entire interaction AND the grand prize. Whether Leopald was willing to be tolerable or not.
He was wrong. So wrong.
More than anything Tiffany wanted to rip that bloody smirk off his face. His comment only made her hug her folded arms even tighter across her chest. She was FUMING, yet was able to keep a surprisingly cool demeanor. Well, for the most part. It was quite obvious that she was a little more than just annoyed. "You're a pig."
His outrageous request was just that. Outrageous. Tiffany didn't mind showing manners, but she wouldn't make herself inferior to someone. Which is exactly what this request sounded like.
.... She was going to regret giving him leverage over her, but... "Fine. Please." Somehow she managed to say it through gritted teeth. LEOPOLD's smirk only got bigger when she called him a pig. He has been called worse and he could tell he was getting her mad. Good means he was winning this conversation. He even got her to say please. Which was a HUGE first step. Still not good enough. But it was a good first step.
"Now say please in a full sentence and the odds i go through the door shoot up considerably"
He was so winning.
See this was exactly what he hoped would happen when he saw their names together.
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04-09-2016, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Meizzner LEOPOLD's smirk only got bigger when she called him a pig. He has been called worse and he could tell he was getting her mad. Good means he was winning this conversation. He even got her to say please. Which was a HUGE first step. Still not good enough. But it was a good first step.
"Now say please in a full sentence and the odds i go through the door shoot up considerably"
He was so winning.
See this was exactly what he hoped would happen when he saw their names together.
.......... Tiffany gave him the SHARPEST look.
No. She refused. She would not be reduced to begging. She didn't want this that badly. "Fine. If you won't go in then I'll do it myself." And then he'd have to play along like or not. Because if he got her trapped he'd get fired.
Well, she didn't know if he'd get fired but she'd go complain. And as a now long-time employee her opinion HAD to matter.
Either way she opened the door with one hand, and looked over at him fully expecting that he'd apologize and walk in himself. As any proper gentleman would. Though this was Leopold they were talking about.
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04-09-2016, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
.......... Tiffany gave him the SHARPEST look.
No. She refused. She would not be reduced to begging. She didn't want this that badly. "Fine. If you won't go in then I'll do it myself." And then he'd have to play along like or not. Because if he got her trapped he'd get fired.
Well, she didn't know if he'd get fired but she'd go complain. And as a now long-time employee her opinion HAD to matter.
Either way she opened the door with one hand, and looked over at him fully expecting that he'd apologize and walk in himself. As any proper gentleman would. Though this was Leopold they were talking about. And finally we go full circle. If she just agreed to go sooner. All this would not have happened. After all Loo had wanted her to go in the room in the first place. And he was not going to offer to go in himself. Yeah right. He did not trust Miss Thinks Way Too Highly of Themselves. "Have Fun Tiffany. Ill get you a bowl of cereal when we lose"
Or Win. Whatever. Now what was he suppose to do again. He only wanted to annoy Tiffany. He had not really read what he was suppose to be doing.
Not like he cared but still.
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Originally Posted by Meizzner And finally we go full circle. If she just agreed to go sooner. All this would not have happened. After all Loo had wanted her to go in the room in the first place. And he was not going to offer to go in himself. Yeah right. He did not trust Miss Thinks Way Too Highly of Themselves. "Have Fun Tiffany. Ill get you a bowl of cereal when we lose"
Or Win. Whatever. Now what was he suppose to do again. He only wanted to annoy Tiffany. He had not really read what he was suppose to be doing.
Not like he cared but still.
UGH. That's it she hated him. Officially.
Letting out a sound in protest, she walked into this new room and slammed the door with an aggressive thud. Fine. F I N E. She'd be the one to go inside. Whatever. W H A T E V E R.
UGH. Wait a minute.
Where the heck was she???? Not in Kansas London anymore, that's for sure. Before she could start asking anymore silent questions or thoroughly regretting her choice in wearing four inch heels, a parchment appeared and she reached her hand out to take hold of it. Finally having read it once through (and being left thoroughly confused and in need of another read through tbh), she lifted her gaze to start over when it burned up.
.... Um.
And then everything went black. "You have got to be kidding me!" Oh yes, she was frustrated. And if that idiot on the other side decided to leave, she'd throw a tantrum and he wouldn't hear the end of it. Very professional, of course.
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| not throwing away my shot | Slytherpuff | roll for initiative | woof you ❤ Lylah didn't mind team building. She didn't know any of her new coworkers very well, but it would be good to get to know them if she was going to be working with them now. But they were adults, and team building seemed like a school thing. She could picture those weird icebreaker games she'd had to play as a kid. Hopefully this wouldn't be anything like that. She assumed it wouldn't be.
When she walked in the door she was certainly surprised. Through the glass wall, she could see a luscious forest and ravine. Inside the ministry. Well that certainly was interesting. Lylah turned to her partner...what was her name again? Amethyst? Even though she hadn't talked extensively to any of her coworkers she did at least know most of their names. "Shall I go in? Or would you like to do that?" |
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
UGH. That's it she hated him. Officially.
Letting out a sound in protest, she walked into this new room and slammed the door with an aggressive thud. Fine. F I N E. She'd be the one to go inside. Whatever. W H A T E V E R.
UGH. Wait a minute.
Where the heck was she???? Not in Kansas London anymore, that's for sure. Before she could start asking anymore silent questions or thoroughly regretting her choice in wearing four inch heels, a parchment appeared and she reached her hand out to take hold of it. Finally having read it once through (and being left thoroughly confused and in need of another read through tbh), she lifted her gaze to start over when it burned up.
.... Um.
And then everything went black. "You have got to be kidding me!" Oh yes, she was frustrated. And if that idiot on the other side decided to leave, she'd throw a tantrum and he wouldn't hear the end of it. Very professional, of course. And there she goes as ticked off as ever into the room. Well now he got to watch this trainwreck first hand. He will love it. Since she would have to listen to him if she wanted to win and well that is all she ever wanted to do from what Leo gathered.
Well time to see if she will listen to him. "TIFFANY watch out for that tree in front of you"
There wasn't really a tree in front of her. Just something for her to trip over.
Now to see if she will actually listen.
It will still shock him even though all she ever wants to do is win.
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Originally Posted by littledhampir Lylah didn't mind team building. She didn't know any of her new coworkers very well, but it would be good to get to know them if she was going to be working with them now. But they were adults, and team building seemed like a school thing. She could picture those weird icebreaker games she'd had to play as a kid. Hopefully this wouldn't be anything like that. She assumed it wouldn't be.
When she walked in the door she was certainly surprised. Through the glass wall, she could see a luscious forest and ravine. Inside the ministry. Well that certainly was interesting. Lylah turned to her partner...what was her name again? Amethyst? Even though she hadn't talked extensively to any of her coworkers she did at least know most of their names. "Shall I go in? Or would you like to do that?" Maybe it was just a feeling of disconnect with most of the rest of the level, or maybe it was something else entirely, but the team building exercise had piqued Amethyst’s interest. She knew she’d had a connection to Delphine through their children, but the others…she likely knew more of them than they did of her, besides her position. Overseeing all the messages and everything did lend a level of knowledge of what was going on, after all, and then there was the other detail that could have provided her more. Namely, Gregory. Yet obviously he wasn’t part of Level One, and she was curious what the team building activity would prove to be. Oddly, just the concept reminded her of the past, and her previous job.
Stepping into the room, she had smiled at the woman who had entered before her. There didn’t really seem to be much awkwardness, or at least none that weren’t related to the scene on the other side of the glass windows. Even knowing it had to have been all a magical construct, the environment was still a surprise. It wasn’t like any of the team building activities they’d had during orientations at all, but that only brought out the curious side.
“I’m alright with doing either,” she replied, glancing over at the door that presumably led to the other section of the room.
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Originally Posted by Meizzner And there she goes as ticked off as ever into the room. Well now he got to watch this trainwreck first hand. He will love it. Since she would have to listen to him if she wanted to win and well that is all she ever wanted to do from what Leo gathered.
Well time to see if she will listen to him. "TIFFANY watch out for that tree in front of you"
There wasn't really a tree in front of her. Just something for her to trip over.
Now to see if she will actually listen.
It will still shock him even though all she ever wants to do is win. Ugh bloody idiot, Leopold. Not to mention rude. And a pig. Tiffany could think of another ten words to describe the boy child manchild, but some of those words weren't quite as appropriate for an office setting. She had some decency, alright?
Even just hearing him use HER name sent shivers down her spine in rage. And if Leopold thought for even a second that Tiffany was going to let her life fall into his hands, then he was surely mistaken. There was no way on earth that she'd ever trust him. Team-building exercise or not, she was meant to make it out alive AND rocking her heeled shoes all the way to the finish line.
So of course after realizing she'd be blinded for the remainder of the task, she held her hand far out in front of her to feel for obstacles. And her steps were kept very calculated, with one foot stretching out before the other feeling around the ground to check for any rocks or dips.
So far so good.
It was only a moment later when Leopold warned of a tree, but Tiffany was waving her outstretched hands and... Nothing. No tree. "How daft do you think I am?!" Actually don't answer that.
And this is exactly why she was planning to get out of this thing by herself. It was as if she had no teammate. Because hers was useless.
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Originally Posted by SilverTiger Maybe it was just a feeling of disconnect with most of the rest of the level, or maybe it was something else entirely, but the team building exercise had piqued Amethyst’s interest. She knew she’d had a connection to Delphine through their children, but the others…she likely knew more of them than they did of her, besides her position. Overseeing all the messages and everything did lend a level of knowledge of what was going on, after all, and then there was the other detail that could have provided her more. Namely, Gregory. Yet obviously he wasn’t part of Level One, and she was curious what the team building activity would prove to be. Oddly, just the concept reminded her of the past, and her previous job.
Stepping into the room, she had smiled at the woman who had entered before her. There didn’t really seem to be much awkwardness, or at least none that weren’t related to the scene on the other side of the glass windows. Even knowing it had to have been all a magical construct, the environment was still a surprise. It wasn’t like any of the team building activities they’d had during orientations at all, but that only brought out the curious side.
“I’m alright with doing either,” she replied, glancing over at the door that presumably led to the other section of the room. "I can go in," Lylah said with a shrug. If it was on her to make the decision then she would just make one. As long as neither of them cared either way. She didn't really know exactly what she would have to be doing anyway. Hopefully nothing too intense, certainly nothing dangerous yeah? But since she didn't know what to expect, Lylah kept her wand out as she walked through the door and into the forest area.
The first thing that happened was a small piece of paper fell in front of her. Lylah read it quickly. It sounded easy enough; cross the ravine, find a golden basket. And find it first. As soon as she was thinking it would be a piece of cake the parchment burned itself and Lylah was sent into darkness. The blindfold fit snug around her head, presumably charmed to stay on despite her movement. Well, it certainly made the activity more interesting.
Lylah took a tentative step forward, putting her hands out so she would not run into anything. It was a good thing she had her partner. She turned, but of course could not see the other woman. Lylah turned back so she would be on the right track. She took another small step forward. So far so good, but she was sure it would not be this easy for long. |
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Ugh bloody idiot, Leopold. Not to mention rude. And a pig. Tiffany could think of another ten words to describe the boy child manchild, but some of those words weren't quite as appropriate for an office setting. She had some decency, alright?
Even just hearing him use HER name sent shivers down her spine in rage. And if Leopold thought for even a second that Tiffany was going to let her life fall into his hands, then he was surely mistaken. There was no way on earth that she'd ever trust him. Team-building exercise or not, she was meant to make it out alive AND rocking her heeled shoes all the way to the finish line.
So of course after realizing she'd be blinded for the remainder of the task, she held her hand far out in front of her to feel for obstacles. And her steps were kept very calculated, with one foot stretching out before the other feeling around the ground to check for any rocks or dips.
So far so good.
It was only a moment later when Leopold warned of a tree, but Tiffany was waving her outstretched hands and... Nothing. No tree. "How daft do you think I am?!" Actually don't answer that.
And this is exactly why she was planning to get out of this thing by herself. It was as if she had no teammate. Because hers was useless. Oh well, seems she was smarter than he originally thought. He did not think very highly of her inteligence at all. If he could get a job in this department literally anyone can including Miss Tiffany Price. and did she really want him to answer that. She would definetly not like the answer. Leo watched her still making a fool of herself. This was never going to get old. "Okay TIFFANY, if you continue walking the way you are going you will fall face first into a ravine. Left is clear and well lets leave whats to the right a mystery "
Hmm now that he thought about it grand prize was 2 tickets to a restaurant and Leo would actually like to go with Tiffany.
It would be hilarious for one. So shame now he had to win.
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Originally Posted by Meizzner Oh well, seems she was smarter than he originally thought. He did not think very highly of her inteligence at all. If he could get a job in this department literally anyone can including Miss Tiffany Price. and did she really want him to answer that. She would definetly not like the answer. Leo watched her still making a fool of herself. This was never going to get old. "Okay TIFFANY, if you continue walking the way you are going you will fall face first into a ravine. Left is clear and well lets leave whats to the right a mystery "
Hmm now that he thought about it grand prize was 2 tickets to a restaurant and Leo would actually like to go with Tiffany.
It would be hilarious for one. So shame now he had to win.
She was INCREDIBLY intelligent, alright? For the record. There's a difference between being an air-head and being selectively intelligent. Tiffany was the latter. She chose exactly where she wanted to spend her mind. Some things just weren't the time. Leopold was included among those 'some things'.
That and she didn't trust him the slightest bit, so she'd have to rely on her own intelligence here. Which is exactly what she was doing. Tuning him out and going by her own instincts. Maybe it was defeating the purpose of this entire exchange entirely, but he had lied about the tree being there so she didn't believe him this time at all.
She refused to fall for it. Which is exactly what she did after she continued to walk straight. Right down, down, down into the ravine.
THIS IS SO NOT WHAT SHE HAD PLANNED FOR THE DAY. U G H .
........... Her shoes were still okay though, right? Furthermore, IF LEOPOLD EVEN DARED TO LAUGH AT HER.
This was the worst.
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
She was INCREDIBLY intelligent, alright? For the record. There's a difference between being an air-head and being selectively intelligent. Tiffany was the latter. She chose exactly where she wanted to spend her mind. Some things just weren't the time. Leopold was included among those 'some things'.
That and she didn't trust him the slightest bit, so she'd have to rely on her own intelligence here. Which is exactly what she was doing. Tuning him out and going by her own instincts. Maybe it was defeating the purpose of this entire exchange entirely, but he had lied about the tree being there so she didn't believe him this time at all.
She refused to fall for it. Which is exactly what she did after she continued to walk straight. Right down, down, down into the ravine.
THIS IS SO NOT WHAT SHE HAD PLANNED FOR THE DAY. U G H .
........... Her shoes were still okay though, right? Furthermore, IF LEOPOLD EVEN DARED TO LAUGH AT HER.
This was the worst.
Selectively Intelligent is exactly what an airhead would say, for the record. Now this was like watching an entertaining train-wreck. She was not listening to him and moving closer and closer to the ravine. Oh Leo was laughing on the inside. But on the outside all he could do is smile and face palm.
She really really REALLY was something else. "Get up Woman, I want to win"
And get a free dinner for two. Which would be the best part. Them having to go to dinner together. Oh it will be hilarious if they win. But right now he gets to enjoy the view for however long it lasts.
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Originally Posted by littledhampir "I can go in," Lylah said with a shrug. If it was on her to make the decision then she would just make one. As long as neither of them cared either way. She didn't really know exactly what she would have to be doing anyway. Hopefully nothing too intense, certainly nothing dangerous yeah? But since she didn't know what to expect, Lylah kept her wand out as she walked through the door and into the forest area.
The first thing that happened was a small piece of paper fell in front of her. Lylah read it quickly. It sounded easy enough; cross the ravine, find a golden basket. And find it first. As soon as she was thinking it would be a piece of cake the parchment burned itself and Lylah was sent into darkness. The blindfold fit snug around her head, presumably charmed to stay on despite her movement. Well, it certainly made the activity more interesting.
Lylah took a tentative step forward, putting her hands out so she would not run into anything. It was a good thing she had her partner. She turned, but of course could not see the other woman. Lylah turned back so she would be on the right track. She took another small step forward. So far so good, but she was sure it would not be this easy for long. Even as Lylah had answered, Amethyst had felt like there was the unspoken idea that it wasn’t really voluntary. She felt oddly like, in her being open to either option, she had forced the other woman to offer herself as the one who had to do the real task. Either that, or it was assumed she either wasn’t capable of doing it or needed to be kept safe. Neither one was particularly necessary, as she had faith that none of what they had to look forward to in the activity would be really dangerous. no more than it would have been had they been doing any of the orientation activities, such as the game with the balls last time around.
In any case, the other woman had walked through the door before she could say anything to stop her, which relegated her to being the one watching. Oh well. There wasn’t much she could do now, although she hadn’t needed the message to figure out what was going on. Seeing the blindfold drop over her partner’s eyes had been enough of a hint.
“Keep going straight forward for ten steps, then you’ll have to turn slightly to your left,” she called out. Otherwise there was the distinct possibility Lylah would trip over the large boulder in her pathway and risk going completely off course. If not slipping down into that ravine, but she was determined that wouldn’t happen. Not as long as she could still direct her, since she couldn’t exactly feel her way through all the obstacles. Not when some weren’t at arm’s height.
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Originally Posted by SilverTiger Even as Lylah had answered, Amethyst had felt like there was the unspoken idea that it wasn’t really voluntary. She felt oddly like, in her being open to either option, she had forced the other woman to offer herself as the one who had to do the real task. Either that, or it was assumed she either wasn’t capable of doing it or needed to be kept safe. Neither one was particularly necessary, as she had faith that none of what they had to look forward to in the activity would be really dangerous. no more than it would have been had they been doing any of the orientation activities, such as the game with the balls last time around.
In any case, the other woman had walked through the door before she could say anything to stop her, which relegated her to being the one watching. Oh well. There wasn’t much she could do now, although she hadn’t needed the message to figure out what was going on. Seeing the blindfold drop over her partner’s eyes had been enough of a hint.
“Keep going straight forward for ten steps, then you’ll have to turn slightly to your left,” she called out. Otherwise there was the distinct possibility Lylah would trip over the large boulder in her pathway and risk going completely off course. If not slipping down into that ravine, but she was determined that wouldn’t happen. Not as long as she could still direct her, since she couldn’t exactly feel her way through all the obstacles. Not when some weren’t at arm’s height. Lylah could see how this would be a good team building exercise. She didn't know Amethyst at all, but now she had to trust her completely to get her through this ravine. She felt like she would certainly know the woman more when this was over. But for the first few minutes it was going to a be a little weird because she didn't know her at all. "Thanks," she called, though she didn't know why. Whatever. Ten steps forward, she could do that. Lylah tried to take regular sized steps even though her brain was trying to tell her to take small steps to protect herself. After ten mostly regular sized steps she stopped and turned left. Not too much, because Amethyst had said just slightly. She put her hands out again, making sure there wasn't anything directly in front of her, and began taking tentative steps forward again. "Am I good?" She asked. |
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Originally Posted by Meizzner
Selectively Intelligent is exactly what an airhead would say, for the record. Now this was like watching an entertaining train-wreck. She was not listening to him and moving closer and closer to the ravine. Oh Leo was laughing on the inside. But on the outside all he could do is smile and face palm.
She really really REALLY was something else. "Get up Woman, I want to win"
And get a free dinner for two. Which would be the best part. Them having to go to dinner together. Oh it will be hilarious if they win. But right now he gets to enjoy the view for however long it lasts. Just so he knew, she was getting up on her OWN accord. Not because he told her too. What person addresses another as 'Woman', she had a name. And he knew it. And the lack of it's use was somewhat demeaning. She made her distaste known through her scoffing, but otherwise she kept her mouth shut for once.
Next time she'd think twice about wearing these shoes to work. If she had known they'd be trapped in the middle of Narnia Forest, she would've worn more appropriate shoes. This whole 'if she would've known' thing was starting to become a grand trend here.
After struggling for a bit to try and get back on her feet and balanced again, she looked around. Not really sure which way she needed to face in order to be talking to him, she threw her hands in the air. This was frustrating. She hated it. "What now?" Was he going to direct her orrrrr were they just going to stay in the same place all day?
This was time they were losing here. Time is money and money buys clothes.
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Just so he knew, she was getting up on her OWN accord. Not because he told her too. What person addresses another as 'Woman', she had a name. And he knew it. And the lack of it's use was somewhat demeaning. She made her distaste known through her scoffing, but otherwise she kept her mouth shut for once.
Next time she'd think twice about wearing these shoes to work. If she had known they'd be trapped in the middle of Narnia Forest, she would've worn more appropriate shoes. This whole 'if she would've known' thing was starting to become a grand trend here.
After struggling for a bit to try and get back on her feet and balanced again, she looked around. Not really sure which way she needed to face in order to be talking to him, she threw her hands in the air. This was frustrating. She hated it. "What now?" Was he going to direct her orrrrr were they just going to stay in the same place all day?
This was time they were losing here. Time is money and money buys clothes. See now she was listening. She had gotten up. Good Job Tiffany way to listen to the guy who isn't blindfolded. Good Job and moving on. Why was she still even wearing those shoes. Just take them off you insufferable woman. Sigh what did he do to deserve a partner like this.
"NOW YOU LISTEN. Okay turn around and make a right. There will be a sharp rock in front of you just be careful and go to the right of it. The you can walk straight for a bit till i tell you to stop"
He did not want to see her bleed. Sure falling down and making a fool of herself was all great to Leo. But anything more severe was not. "And You are actually do okay now, which i find hard to believe"
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Originally Posted by Meizzner See now she was listening. She had gotten up. Good Job Tiffany way to listen to the guy who isn't blindfolded. Good Job and moving on. Why was she still even wearing those shoes. Just take them off you insufferable woman. Sigh what did he do to deserve a partner like this.
"NOW YOU LISTEN. Okay turn around and make a right. There will be a sharp rock in front of you just be careful and go to the right of it. The you can walk straight for a bit till i tell you to stop"
He did not want to see her bleed. Sure falling down and making a fool of herself was all great to Leo. But anything more severe was not. "And You are actually do okay now, which i find hard to believe" She was wearing them because a) they were cute and b) the outfit was incomplete without them and c) team building or not she had a reputation to uphold. Some people would never understand high fashion.
While he yelled or whatever, she patted down her skirt in attempt to get out some of the dirt that had since the fall smudged on to it. How incredibly tragic, her poor skirt. She'd get a bonus for doing this right? A earmarked bonus to go to her newly established 'skirt restoration fund'? It was necessary. Now uh, what the heck was he saying.
For the record, she was listening because SHE wanted to. Not because he told her to. That was important.
So following his instructions--out of her own desire--she turned around and made the right. Then she came to a stop, not wanting to trip over the rock or (Merlin forbid) snag her skirt on it. Taking THREE sidesteps to the right (just to be extra careful), she extended her foot forward a little bit... Just to check that she had made it past the rock (she had, apparently) and then started walking forward.
Very, very slowly. "So how are we supposed to know when we're done?" Also, his last comment was heard but ignored. Incase he was wondering.
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