Truth or Dare: Nexus Edition

[the_rebel_son]

Lucifer isn't quite sure how this madness started. The angels had opened up the council chamber for visitors and of course Beelzebub had started them drinking, then they got rowdy and people started joining them. Who had brought up the idea of Truth or Dare was unknown but it rippled through the amassing group to a uniform good idea, despite the objective nature of it being a disaster.

Then there was some vote that Lucifer missed where Galahad, Prometheus, and Belial were made judges to keep things in line. That might have been the most reasonable and sane thing since this conversation started. Chairs were rearranged to a big circle.. and all the chairs from the villa had been taken. It was crowded, specially when they decided the judges should have chaises to lounge on. This was some true ancient Greek style madness with the drinking and the topics that were sure to come up. Still, it was all fun and games, right?


Rules of the Road:
1. Top level with your character.
2. Note if you are opting this in as canon for Nexus. This may be done in top level or in individual responses (If there is any questions about this please seek out players OOC.. Discord, PM in Dw etc)
3. A character may only ask truth or dare of the same character once.
4. However, a character may ask as many different characters as they please.
5. Characters may ask questions without doing a top level. However the 1 per the same character applies
6. If your character is crossing threads for a dare, please link back to the original comment where the dare was issued.
7. When in doubt ask?

Comments

Not Nexus canon

[pirateangelbaby]

[iwillcatchup]

"Thor!" Peter comes up to the familiar face with a grin. "Truth or Dare!"

[pirateangelbaby]

Thor gives his human friend a little wave of greeting, and for a moment, he debates which one to answer. Right, he has to choose, doesn't he? "Ah... truth, I suppose?"

[iwillcatchup]

"Name three people from the Nexus that you would want by your side, for a big fight." Peter knows that Thor is a strong fighter himself. So he is curious.

[pirateangelbaby]

"Three, hmm?" Thor has to consider that, a pang of sorrow that he can't include Steve among that number anymore. "I suppose it'd have to be Prometheus, Blaze, and Prince."

Not that he hopes he has to fight anytime soon, nor drag his friends into the line of fire. But if he had to trust anyone to watch his back in battle, it would be those three.

[iwillcatchup]

“I don’t know any of those people. Would you willing to tell me a little about why you would want to fight by their side... if you had to?”

[pirateangelbaby]

He doesn't need to be asked twice to extol the virtues of his chosen compatriots. "Prometheus is... right over there, actually," he says, pointing over to where the judges are sitting, and gives his friend a little wave. "He's a deity called a Titan, but not like... anyway. I've sparred with him before, and he can become bigger than the Ant Man, so he could pick up most enemies I've fought and sit on them if he had to."

"Blaze is a robot lady warrior. I haven't fought her yet, but she likes explosives and high velocity weaponry. And she can't die and stay dead, so that'd be handy to have in a fight. Prince is a creature called a dinosaur. Big, huge claws and teeth, could probably eat a man in a couple bites."

[iwillcatchup]

"Neat." Peter takes a moment to study Prometheus, since he is nearby. He is not sure who Ant Man is, but the power still sounds interesting.

And the other two mentioned individuals also sound interesting.

"Did you want to ask me?"

[pirateangelbaby]

"Oh, uh... right." That is how the game works, yes? "Truth or dare, then?"

[iwillcatchup]

"Dare." Why not? Peter hasn't had to face anything too horrible today.

[pirateangelbaby]

Oh, hmm. Thor hadn't planned this far ahead. Not that he'd had a question in mind if Peter had chosen truth, mind you. He has to think about this for a moment, scratching at his beard.

"I dare you to... er... sing a song to someone you've never met." There, that's a good dare, right?

[iwillcatchup]

"I can do that." And Peter proceeds to find someone he doesn't know

Had to do it.

[liverfree]

Before the truth or dare questions begin in earnest, Prometheus gets off his chaise and approaches Thor, patting his shoulder with a friendly hand.

"Hey," he says quietly. "Between you and me, if you get a question or a dare you don't want to do, just let me know and I'll veto it, okay? Just say the word, I'll convince the other two judges to agree with me. Don't get pressured into doing something you don't want to do."

Judges are supposed to be impartial, but Prometheus also looks out for his cousin from another pantheon. (And Loki would probably yell at him if he sat back and let Thor do something stupid.)

<3

[pirateangelbaby]

Thor hadn't really considered that there might be some request of him that might cross a line - this is supposed to be game, and games are supposed to be fun, right? But now that the possibility has been brought up, he's glad Prometheus is here and said something. Because what if someone does ask him something too painful to answer, or worse yet, something that drags him back down the path he's spent so much time struggling to gain ground from?

"Oh... thank you." He manages a small smile of gratitude for his friend. "Do you think that's... likely?"

[liverfree]

"No problem."

Prometheus smiles warmly, then takes a shrewd look around at the other game players, tugging a little at the end of his beard.

"Hard to say, I don't know a lot of the people here. Lucifer is the epitome of xenia, so I doubt he'd let any other party-goers get out of hand. But you never know, sometimes people ask things without thinking them through. There are a whole lot more immortals than mortals, too, so the dares might be more risky. Bottom line, you give me a shout if you need me."

[pirateangelbaby]

Deciding whether to answer a truth or perform a dare has suddenly gotten a lot more tricky. But Thor is nevertheless grateful that Prometheus is in a position not only to warn him about it, but also put a halt to anything that might go too far. "I will. Thank you, my friend."

[vliste_staba]

Thor is mostly sitting in one place and to Deet he actually looks like he's sad, or maybe just shy? And so when the way is clear, she makes her way over to him, walking across empty chairs, and perches on the back of the couch across from him.

"Hello! I'm Deet. We don't have to play unless you want to, but I thought it would be nice to meet you."

Brace yourself, Thor, it's about to get adorable up in here.

[pirateangelbaby]

Her unusual approach means that Thor doesn't notice until she's close, and then he startles slightly, more out of her sneaking up on him than the way she looks. He's seen far stranger species across the universe, though as he eyes her, he doesn't recognize where she might hail from. Some kind of elf, maybe?

Whatever she is, she sounds like a child of some sort. He smiles a little, less hesitant than he might be with an adult stranger. "...hi. I'm Thor." There's not a child in Asvera, or anywhere on Earth for that matter, that doesn't hold a spark of trauma in their eyes. He'd almost forgotten what it was like to see someone without it, and there's a soft ache in his chest that he can't name. "I don't think I've seen you around before...?"

[vliste_staba]

He is not the first to take her for a child. Gelfling all look quite soft and young to other species' eyes (expect perhaps to podlings, who probably think they look like gawky huge-eyed aliens). Deet is, in fact, full-grown, but her mannerisms, like her voice and face, speak of youth and a gentle spirit. There is a dark energy she carries, but it's well-controlled in here.

"I haven't been here all that long," she tells him brightly. "A few months. And I mostly visit with skekGra and urGoh or with the angels, so it's not that surprising we haven't met yet."

"It's a little weird, actually, being almost the only person my size around. But everyone seems awfully kind so far."

She considers a moment, then adds: "If you want to play, we could just trade truths and only ask nice questions, like 'what's your favorite animal?'"

[pirateangelbaby]

“I suppose it would be.” Most folk in the Nexus tend to be of a height with Asgardians and humans alike, though Thor has met those both smaller and larger than those. He smiles at her, thinking of how very small he’d felt the first time he had visited Nidavellir, the great forge designed for towering dwarves. What might it be like for her, then?

It’s probably for the best that he’s already sitting down. Makes it easier to let her look him in the eye, at least; he’s considered tall even among his own people without her being so short.

Her offer is a kind one, and though Thor knows how even the most innocent question may provoke a melancholy mood, her innocent kindness is disarming enough that he finds himself warming to the idea. “I’d like that.” Might as well begin with the question she’s already asked, then. It’s one he doesn’t have to think much about. “I like snakes best. They’re beautiful creatures, even the dangerous ones. What’s yours?”