Truth or Dare — Group FIVE Summer Camp '22

MODERATION POST—Round II

Valentin Schnell would approach @Ambrose Dante, daring him to break an old clock on the wall and then try putting it back together. Apparently the dare would be just a little too daunting for Dante, though, and he would take his leave from the game. (Ambrose Dante did not post).

Charles Alluringwould ask Percival Gray a question, wondering who was the one person they would like to erase from their memory, never to have met them and never to meet them in future. The answer was given with little thought: Mathias.

And then kick things up a notch by daring his mate, Valentin, to wear a captain's hat with a parrot on his shoulder for the duration of the game. An easy dare, and one that Val would fulfill without hesitation before turning right back around and daring Charles to flirt with the cutest boy on the ship. While shirtless. The target: Sara Kohana.

Charles wouldn't be the only one to present Val with a dare. The canon had delivered Greta Fransson his name with the task to present him with a truth demanding question. What better an opportunity to ask about his one true heart's desire? She would get quite the dramatic explanation, too, as he ultimately admitted his desire for Greta's child-hood friend, Romeo. Scandaloso!

Louca Dufort asked Elizaveta Mikhailov to tell the truth about the worst rule-breaking thing that she had ever done.

Bloom Silverton would receive Elena Jangleton on her piece of paper, electing to ask the underclassman whether she would rather eat one week old sushi or extremely, like extremely, salty steak. With food poisoning promised in both cases, was there even a right answer?

Rita Su thought the game in the setting of the boat a fascinating idea and would receive Miles Thatcher as a target. The task: To pick a person he didn't know and tell them their first impression. Poor Greta would be the receipient of that dare, the American suavely praising the colour of her eyes. If only she could understand him. Fortunately Valentin would come to the rescue on that, while also translating the boy's follow-up statement that dared Greta to act like a cat until she was next approached for the following round.

Sara Kohana would receive Winnie Harper for a victim. Of all the dares he could have suggested, he commanded her to talk backwards for the rest of the night. If it did anything, it was to show how much Winnie struggled with it. Night the of rest the for backwards talk than rather... She would ultimately switch words every now and then, sounding more like Yoda than a successful fulfillment of the dare. Perhaps a bit of practice was in order.

Chiaki Hikoi would approach Sara Kohana as well, introducing herself properly for the first time, despite a shared school. A truth was in order, and she had just the question: if they had to ask anyone on the boat out, who would it be?

They would be approached shortly by an Elizaveta Mikhailov who seemed keen to try to prove herself to Charles. O, the angst of crossed lines and misplaced affection. Nevertheless, she would administer a simple question unto Chiaki, wanting to know the name of her stuffed animal. Bold to assume she had one.

Elena Jangleton would apparently also receive Bloom, the two in a unique position to exchange questions. While pondering the answer to Bloom's question, she would think of one to ask. In a moment of deepening her understanding of the girl, she would ask what sort of useless skill the girl would love to learn anyway.

Percival Gray wouldn't tarry after getting his question. Having drawn Louca Dufort, he was quick to seek the boy out, daring him with the night's first grotesque task. A dare to touch a dirty, chewed, discarded piece of gum plastered to the deck of the ship... with his tongue.

@Haven Bohannon was another who had failed to act. No doubt her distractible self had gotten lost on the way and she had departed on her own adventure to find the bubble fairies. Or had lost her wand. Or maybe was too busy sorting through the hats her mother had sent for all of her unfortunate tent-mates.

Unfortunately there would be those left without truths or dares to fulfill.

Rita Su was left without anything to answer, and that just wouldn't do. After a few minutes when it became clear there would be no one heading in the girl's direction, the canon would fire, one last canonball of a crumpled piece of paper colliding gently with the girl's shoulder. Unraveling it would read: "Tell the person nearest to you of your darkest fear."

THE CANON HAS FIRED!

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@Greta Fransson (@Evelynn Decipio's iNPC) is given Kohana Sara, who selects Truth
@Percival Gray is given Winnie Harper, who selects Dare
@Charles Alluring (@Henry Knight's iNPC) is given Greta Fransson, who selects Dare
@Miles Thatcher (@Simon Kincaid's iNPC) is given Valentin Schnell, who selects Truth
@Winnie Harper is given Percival Gray, who selects Truth
@Chiaki Hiroi (@Pax Zhang's iNPC) is given Elena Jangleton, who selects Dare
@Elizaveta Mikhailov (@Samantha Salwis's iNPC) is given Miles Thatcher, who selects Truth
@Elena Jangleton is given Chiaki Hiroi, who selects Truth
@Kohana Sara (@Hanako Tone's iNPC) is given Rita Su, who selects Dare
@Louca Dufort (@Emma Wynn's iNPC) is given Bloom Silverton, who selects Dare
@Rita Su is given Elizaveta Mikhailov, who selects Dare
@Valentin Schnell (@Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood's iNPC) is given Charles Alluring, who selects Dare
@Bloom Silverton (@Blom Silverton's iNPC) is given Louca Dufort, who selects Dare

—Players will finish any outstanding truth questions/dares received the previous round
—Players will finish any outstanding truth questions/dares received the previous round
—Players will then ICly receive another fire of the canon to receive their next target
—Players will administer that new truth/dare to their target
—You are free to react to a received truth/dare as soon as you receive it (you don't have to wait until next week if you don't want to)
—Those who do not select a choice for the next round, default to receiving both at the behest of the canon

Players have until Midnight on Monday, August 1st to post

Interacting with @Elena Jangleton & Louca Dufort (@Emma Wynn's iNPC)

"You have to choose one!" she joked, but shrugged thinking it was okay to have a third option. She was not competitive during this game, and just wanted to have a lot of fun with new and familiar peers.

A question from Elena was then asked to Bloom and she had no idea of what to reply with. Bloom never thought of herself filled with talent. She was actually talentless, which she and her boyfriend knew, which was why she was still so shocked to have been asked to join the Hogwarts Hexwizard team. She had no skill sets to bring to the table. But if she could have any useless skill in the world... "I would probably say creating music using crystal glasses," she answered, wondering if they were familiar with the muggle oddity of making music.

A new round was announced and Bloom was given a piece of paper with another name. Waving goodbye to Elena, she made her way to someone she had never met before. Realistically, she had no idea who to look for. "Who here is 'Low-ka'?" she asked, probably butchering the name. It was definitely someone from a different school, but she had no idea which school they belonged. to. "Low-ka?" she called out again, trying to find the person.

When she finally did find the person, she would give them a dare as what they had asked for. "I dare you to...," Bloom paused and had a sly smirk on her face. "dance a jig on top of the table for all to see!"

Next Round: TRUTH

Japanese ~ English

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Word Count: 241

Interacting: @Samantha Salwis as Elizaveta Mikhailov, @Elena Jangleton Mention: @Hanako Tone as Kohana Sara

Date: August 28th 2022

Whilst waiting for Sara's answer, another girl approached. Chiaki could only presume that they were here to give her a truth.

"What is, er, your name-I mean, what is the name of your- your stuffed animal?"

Chiaki blinked, raising an eyebrow at the person who had just asked the question. "My stuffed animal? Uhm, well, I do not use a stuffed animal no longer, but when I was a younger child, I had a stuffed cat that I named Yujin."

She wasn't about to admit that Yujin meant 'Friend' in Japanese. That would be embarrassing.

When the next round occurred, Chiaki grasped another parchment reading 'Elena Jangleton-dare'. Feeling a little more at ease, they tried to concoct a dare for the girl as they searched for her.

"Elena Jangleton? ...Elena?"

When she finally found her next target, she greeted them with a smile. "Hello! I presume you are Elena Jangleton, correct? I have a dare for you...or at least I think I do."

Hesitating a little, Chiaki decided to just come out with it and say it. "I dare you to walk over to whoever you find the most attractive here, and give them a...a...what's it called? Ah! A compliment."

Action: Answering Elizaveta's question then giving Elena a dare

Next round: Dare

Stats: STA 8 ✦ EVA 13 ✧ STR 2 ✦ WIS 15 ✧ARC 1 ✦ ACC 15 - Ency
Abilities: Keen Eye ✦ Charmer ✧ Evasive Maneuvers ✦ Fearless
@Hanako Tone, @Henry Knight, @Astrea Soleil Neptune
Action: Daring Charles to push Sara overboard.

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English
Japanese

Oooookkkkkaaaaaaayyyyyy this was definitely too much staring. It seemed that now it wasn’t only him that was staring at Sara, but his close friend as well? Stares this intent could only mean one thing….

Hurriedly, Sara combed his hair with his hand. Doesn’t seem like anything weird is sticking out of it. How he thought anything could even stick to his already incredibly short hair was beyond him. As kind as they may be to give Sara friendly stares, the Japanese boy could only hold eye contact for so long before erupting into a faint shade of red. Far from cute, he looked more furious than anything. Ah the downfalls of an intimidating face. All this sharing was just making him shy.

Thankfully, a savior arrived and immediately distracted Sara. Not a cat, but a young student. She was unfamiliar, but as there aren’t a lot of students in Mahoutokoro joining the Hogwarts trip he could as least identify that they were from the same school. That, and they started talking in fluent Japanese. A language Sara was far more comfortable in talking. Once she double-confirmed his name, Sara merely nodded.

Perhaps it was because of that helped him feel more at ease. The earlier friendly stares shared between him and the other kids appear to drained him much more than he thought. It could also be Chiaki’s gentle aura that did the trick. Whatever it was, his shyness overload just now almost seemed like a dream.

That was until Chiaki asked her truth question, he almost immediately turned his face beet red once again. Of all things that could’ve been asked! The only reason why he hasn’t started sputtering in shock was that she asked in Japanese, a language perhaps only a few or less knew on this boat. Even if he told the truth, the whole group wouldn’t be aware of his answer. With that in mind, he was incredibly tempted to thank Chiaki. Young kids are so bold these days, asking questions like this.

“Er- aahhh ahah.. Well you see..” He scratched the back of his neck in attempt to ease his nerves. Would it suffice to say that he never asked anyone out, therefore he wouldn’t know? He was already having such a difficult time gaining friends, much less attracting romantic interests. It just seemed like a faraway future hidden at the back of his mind, barely noticeable. Could he just say ‘ people like you ‘ and get it over with? He didn’t want to scare Chiaki when she’s been so nice to him. Pick another random face and end it already? He didn’t want to look like he was only after looks. Lie? The guilt was too much. He placed his thinking cap on, which means he looked incredibly angry right now, but that wasn’t much different from his usual expression. So perhaps Chiaki wouldn’t misunderstand (but honestly feel free to).

He scanned the boat for other possible answers. Would Winnie be alright with it? He recalled she didn’t understand Japanese. And it would not be all that bad to date Winnie. Asking someone out was basically like spending more time with them, right? Also, she has a cat. And a cat handkerchief. He guessed she also was kinda cute. Even cuter when her cat was around.

Before he could conclude his answer, Mister Intense Staring from earlier approached Sara and Chiaki. With the same amount of (or possibly worse) staring. This person and his friend earlier enjoy staring at other people, do they? While his staring made Sara conscious once more, he concluded it was another act of being… extremely friendly.@Henry Knight as their INPC @Charles Alluring

This next thing is only for if Charles is shirtless, because I’m not entirely sure he is, but if he is, then do take this action into account [I can confirm that he is not shirtless, yet-]

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And this time he was…shirtless.

Why.Is.He.Shirtless.

Sara wanted to smack himself when he realized he had been staring for a bit too long. Instead, his shoulders tensed and he looked away with even more eagerness to avoid eye contact. This wasn’t a regular sight for Sara to see. While he could admit this person took incredible care of their body, Sara was certainly worried more than anything. Was it too hot? Did they need some water? What if he passed out from the heat? It took every self-control for Sara not to place his hand on the stranger's forehead to check if he was alright. Instead, he merely looked away trying to ease his worry of him.

Sara was about to greet him with another charming smile until Mister Intense Staring spoke. And later, Sara would wish he never did.

"I couldn't help but stare, for you see I thought I saw a cherry blossom but then realized it was the mere flower from one,"

“...cherry blossoms…f l o w e s?” the words rolled out of Sara’s tongue like they were the vilest thing he ever said. The boy’s flirty sentence wasn’t as impactful as his choice of words. Just like Sara losing rationale when cats are involved, the same could be said for the mere mention of flowers of any kind. Just not in a positive way. (feel free to react to his Terrible Presence or not)

By instinct he glared at the boy who approached him, seriously considering if Sara assumed his kind personality too early. It didn’t take a genius to know that Sara was not pleased in the slightest, nor was he swooned. He wouldn’t take off his glare and he wouldn’t take the suspicious boy’s hand. What if he just sprung out flowers from his back seemed he liked to say it so much.

Irrationality would’ve continued to take over Sara if the suspicious boy stopped his sentence from there. Alluring introduced himself and gazed at Sara as soft as the words he spoke. In fact, he almost forgot his generally kind greeting early, despite the mention of cursed flowers. Sara sighed, releasing tension from his shoulders. “Charles…Alluring” He tried to pronounce slowly, attempting to match with Alurring’s soft tone. However, remnants of his earlier glare were still present. Whether Alluring thought it was on purpose or that's just Sara's face is all up to him.

“Apologies. I am not a fan of… cherry blossoms” the word has such a negative connotation that the idea that it implied something nice flew right over his head.

This was probably the time to say introduce himself as well, but the earlier mention of flowers only made him incredibly hesitant to share his name. He feared just the mention of his name would make him look ready to kill once again. Kohana Sara. Such a cursed name. “ You may uh…call me…senpai”. Clearly, he didn’t have the bullsh*tting skills to come up with a fake name on the spot. Senpai would have to do for now. Though from his height, Sara doubted he was older than the boy. Whatever it is, he really did not want to reveal his name right now. " O-or if you don't want to, that is okay. You can uh... call me..whatever you want?" The more he spoke, the more unsure he sounded. If he were more confident, he definitely would've been high-key flirting back right now. Sara was blissfully unaware until mentioned, as his main concern right now is Alluring took offence to Sara not sharing his name.

Well since they were exchanging names now, it wouldn't be too bad to get to know Alluring's friend, right? His nerves were kicking in and he wouldn't be able to come up with a coherent sentence for Valentin, but he did send the boy a questioning glance (which ultimately looked like a glare, unfortunately). And with this he silently asked who the other boy was, not wanting to leave him out of this conversation. Or um- introduction. Whatever this was. @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood as their INPC @Valentine Schnell

A decision he would regret later on when Alluring complimented his looks and asked if he could have a moment of Sara’s time. With soft red tinges across his cheeks, it seemed that he was shyer than anything right now. It was not every day his face was complimented. And alluring’s face was good enough to distract Sara from his earlier frustrations. Forgive forget.

He was feeling a lot of emotions with this boy, wasn't he? First admiration, then worry(if he was shirtless), then distaste, then slightly swooned. All these mood swings were making him slightly dizzy. “Su-sure” he mumbled out, avoiding eye contact. “Is there anything you need?” If it’s about anything except for flowers, Sara wouldn’t mind allowing himself to feel more comfortable with the boy. Flower lover or not, he might be friendly after all. [If he was shirtless: Perhaps he really did need some water?]

His face immediately brightened when Winnie recalled who he was (an extra grin towards Pumpkin's little wave though. Pumpkin also received a small wave back), but it faltered only slightly when he heard she still called him with honorifics. Honorifics weren’t as important here as they were in Japan. But still, being called that by one he considered quite a good friend stings just a bit. Perhaps did Winnie not see him as he saw her? A good friend? Perhaps he was going a bit too fast. They only had met once after all, and this would be their second meeting. Sara’s positive opinions on people who liked cats as much as he did cloud his judgment. Perhaps there were times when Winnie showed that she was uncomfortable with him but he didn’t notice. @Winnie Harper

While he was frankly disappointed, he stared into Pumpkin’s eyes and found resolution once more. Yea, that’s right. There were plenty of times for them to be better friends. Now that he was aware of what she thought of him, he could work harder in gaining her trust.

"Pick this round... What did you...? Dare or Truth?"

“ Oh, I’m a bit too scared to pick Dare. I-I think I will be choosing more truths today. Though some of the questions so far is a bit…” he glanced warily at Chiako whom truth he still owed. Truthfully, he wished he could prolong the suspense a bit longer, but they both had to move on.

"This works, does it?"

He sniffled laughter at her attempt at reversing words. “That was wonderful, Winnie” he complimented, relievedthat she didn't hate him. “Would you be okay doing that for the rest of the night?”

“ Ah, Chiaki. Sorry, It was difficult for me to give you the truth before.” He apologized sheepishly in Japanese. With much haste, he quickly glanced between Winnie and Alluring. Both seemed to be the most logical answers to Chiaki’s question. But between someone incredibly attractive who called Sara a flower and someone who has a cat in her arms, it was an obvious choice to make.

In response to his truth, he bent down to Chiaki’s height, eager to keep his truth just between them. And if Chiaki allowed it, he would whisper to her ear. “ But it will be the red-haired girl with the cute cat in her arms. M-must I say her name o-or can I be spared..?” Despite his using his lowest volume, others could definitely guess what he was sharing. Face almost as red as tomatoes, he looked apologetically at Winnie and Pumpkin. Language barriers were always tricky. Normally he was the first one to translate whenever it was needed, but this time would be an exception. This little truth would possibly be best if it was never known. @Pax Zang as their INPC @Chiaki Hiroi

But that was until the game went on and he received the 2nd person he was supposed to play this game with. Another dare? Sara sighed, rather tempted to steal another dare idea from another pair. He clearly was not fit for fun dares. And to make it worst, this time it was someone he was not familiar with. Rita Su. A lovely name he didn’t recognize. Nor did he recognize a face. He grimaced, the urge to run obvious. Striking up a conversation with a stranger was going to take a lot of mental energy for the boy. @Rita Su

But alas, he needed to find her anyway. Coughing just a bit, he looked around warily. “ U-um. Rita Su? A-anyone here know a Rita Su?” He wanted to jump off the ship now. His instincts were saying run run run but his feet remain planted on the deck. Frankly, he looked like a lost Doberman. Anyone kind enough to offer help would gain immediate gratification from him. But there was no way he was going to people one by one to find out who Rita Su is.

If anything, all he’s doing is refraining from asking Winnie if he could hug Pumpkin instead. Cuddling with a cute cat-like Pumpkin sounds so tempting to the nervous boy right now. In fact, thinking about Pumpkin already helped slightly. Suddenly he found it easier to breathe. All hail Pumpkin.

Action:
-Answered Chiaki's Truth on who he would be fine with asking out: Winnie Harper
-Reacting a lot to Charles Alluring
-Silently asking for Valentine Schnell's name
-Being blissfully unaware of the Dare Valentin suggested due to language barriers.
-Being mentally saved by the existence of Pumpkin multiple times
-Calling out to Rita Su (will give her dare if he survives this round can find her

Slightly Mentioning: Valentine Schnell (inpc of @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood
ooc note: I hope I get everything right in this im slightly confused about the locations. But if there's anything I need to change, don't hesitate to owl me!

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(Doubleconfirmed with Henry Knight, and Charles is definitely not shirtless. Therefore, I striked through the paragraph wheere Sara reacted to that)

*the stats in the banner are old

The raised eyebrow of the other girl hinted that her question hadn't been the greatest, much to Eliza's disappointment. Wait, it wasn't normal to have a stuffed animal at 13? Embarrassed by the thought of the dozen of stuffed animals at home and the 5 that were waiting on her bunkbed back in the tent, she quickly looked down at the ground after Chiaki mentioned having one as a younger child. "That is a nice name," she replied before rushing back to the little place she had claimed as her own for the duration of the game.

Trying to make up her mind about hiding her stuffed animals when she came back from the game or keeping them on her bed as all her tent mates had probably already seen them, she looked up in surprise as she heard her name, slightly mispronounced, spoken by a boy not far away from her. "Here," she said doubtfully as she raised her hand. As she tried to think of the answer to the first-round question, her eyes wandered across the deck noticing Charles looking at her. The attention of the boy raised the stacks for her to answer the question with the coolest answer she could think of while also telling the truth.

Once she remembered the worst rule-breaking she had done, she straightened her back and got ready to tell the story. "I was," she started before quietly counting in English in her head. "Seven years old," she showed 7 fingers to make sure the others understood what age she meant in case she had said the wrong number. "I stole the quidditch things of my brother and then I tried to put fire on it," she nodded proudly. Eliza still remembered the events well, including how angry her father had been at her once he found out. At the time, it had seemed like the right thing to do because whenever her brother came home from playing quidditch he had a lot of bruises and injuries, something she hated. On top of that, all the time they usually spend playing together before he went off to Durmstrang, he had spent training for quidditch so the only thing she could do was get rid of his quidditch stuff. It hadn't been very successful, as she was caught in the middle of the act by her youngest brother when she failed to light the match and asked him for help.

Sometime after she had innocently answered the question that had been given to her, the next round started and a new batch of paper flew in the student's directions. On her piece stood the name of Miles Thatcher and the by him selected option, truth, but before she could look for the students she was approached by the girl who had her name. The dare she was given, staring at the other for 30 seconds and not changing her facial expression, didn't sound hard and the idea of Charles watching her every move made her determined to complete the dare. It was unsure whether she was even important enough to Charles that he paid attention to him but she had to prove to him she was worthy, even if he didn't look at her she had to succeed. "You count?," she asked before starting her 30 seconds by staring at the girl. With every second she came closer to completing the dare but it also became harder for her to keep her eyes open and not change her expression. Once the 30 seconds had passed she would sight in relief and close her eyes for a couple of seconds. "I did it!" she said with a big grin.

With the piece of paper in her hand, she would search the group for the next person she had to ask a question hoping she could come up with a better one this time. Once she found the boy, whom she recognized as one of the champions, she opened the piece of paper again to double-check what he had picked. "Hello," she said with a charming little smile, trying to make a good impression with the Hexwizard champion. From her father she had learned it was important to make the right connections with the right people and for their age group, Miles was a very important man as a champion of such a big event. "You got truth," she thought about a good question for a bit, "Who is your favourite person and who is your least favourite person in the world?" she said asking two questions as one.

Action: giving Greta her dare while fulfilling his own dares
Next Round: Truth

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Louca brushed off the rough pronunciation of his name, used to everyone pronouncing it just that bit differently. Honestly it didn’t matter, he knew who they were talking about and worried about bigger things. “That’s me. Louca. Do you have a dare for me?”[/b]

Looking to where Percival pointed, Louca almost gagged. He was adventurous but that was almost too much. It was disgusting. “Whole tongue or just the tip?” Louca asked, giving Percival the side-eye and hoping that he would be able to get some kind of revenge on the student sometime in the near future. For the moment, Louca just decided to go full hog. Getting down on his hands and knees, he brought his mouth super close to the wad of gum, sticking out his tongue fully, and quickly licking the disgusting piece of old gum. Making a face, he stood up, jumping as he did so with his hands raised in victory. Pointing at Percival, Louca said “Did it! Thought you had me scared?” Louca gave a giant Ha. Usually he wouldn’t be this rude but honestly, he thought he could still taste the disgusting mass. It had almost tasted like nothing but there had been an unexpected aftertaste of some sort of bad breath. He couldn’t describe it any better than that honestly.

Returning to the cannon, he grabbed the next piece of paper, carefully reading the name that he was given. Bloom was an interesting name. He’d have to come up with something just as interesting. Looking around, he once more approached several people before finally finding his target. “I dare you to climb the crow’s nest, and swing down on that rope with a sword in hand, doing your best pirate impression.” Louca pointed to a rope that was caught on the top of the crow’s nest. Honestly he almost wished he had been dared to do that. It seemed like it would be a lot of fun. “That actually sounds fun but too late now. You’ve been dared.”
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Action: Choosing Dare again
Stats: Stamina: 10 | Evasion: 8 | Strength: 5 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 5 | Accuracy: 5
Abilities: Fearless, Rapid Reviver