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

[silverseamariner]

"There seem to be a fair few here, yourself included. I am Captain skekSa. It's a pleasure."

skekSa isn't as drunk as the angel, but she drank a good amount of rum before joining in the game. The pirate gives a polite smile. Clearly soused out of his skull, but he wouldn't be the only one, so she's not judging.

"Yes," she says. "For self-defense, mostly, though I'm not opposed to a good sparring match. Sometimes I explore dangerous places in my travels." Besides the cutlass, she carries several of her explosive thunder-eggs and a set of knives when she travels the Wilds to defend herself if necessary.

[hesperussword]

He glances back at the other angels. "Many aren't all warriors but my family's got a temper."

He laughs and offers her his free hand. "Lord Beelzebub."

Beelzebub would normally carry more weapons but among his brothers and family it wasn't needed, especially here in the Nexus. "I'm the archangel of war."

The mention of sparring brightens the angel's eyes. "We've got a sparring ring here if you want to walk the sands. I'm always up for a game of swords."

[silverseamariner]

"I left my family behind long ago. They're a wretched lot. I have some connections at the Court of the Crystal, but they're more allies than friends, so the Emperor will leave me alone. And I'm reconsidering those." skekSa snorts. Her "friendship" with skekZok the Ritual-Master was more out of necessity than anything, and here in the Nexus she's already found more trustworthy allies. She may have no need for him anymore. "He doesn't like me, but the tithes keep him from pursuing me or harassing my Sifa."

The Mariner accepts Beelzebub's hand firmly.

She hasn't met an angel, much less fought one. Her snout turns into a tooth-filled smile. This could be an experience in the future.

"I may take you up on that offer one of these days. Have you fought one of my kind before?" She's spotted skekGra in the group - she wasn't present when the Conqueror was banished, but knew what had happened to him. "Fighting me is a different experience than fighting other Skeksis." skekSa is bigger, more solidly built, and has full use of her second set of arms. She has neither touched the Crystal nor drunk a drop of essence.

[hesperussword]

"Half our family follows an uncaring tyrant." He takes a long drink from the pitcher. "We're at war with them."

Beelzebub looks her over as she speaks and then gets drunkenly excited."You... you're one of those people that brought the Fizzgigs here?"

He was slowly putting things together. Like his own kind, it seemed like there was a mass migration from this creation too. He wondered if it was another war of attrition.

He laughed heartily. "You might make better account of yourself with my kind. Humans struggle with our extra limbs." Talk of war and fighting has the drunken angel jovial and gregarious."Come share some drink. I'd learn about your people."

[silverseamariner]

"I was not involved with the Fizzgigs - I came here by accident, not fleeing anything. However, in many ways the Nexus is better than my home world, so I've been spending more time here and" She likes Thra, and the Silver Sea, but a space where she doesn't have to deal with skekSo is tempting. She hates the Emperor. "I'm afraid that if I faced skekSo, I'd stand alone. My Skeksis siblings are under his sway."

With one exception - skekGra - but the Conqueror seems to no longer be a fighter. She might be one of the stronger Skeksis in physical terms, but she would still be only one Skeksis against the rest.

"You wish to learn about the Skeksis?" The Mariner stands a little. "That's a long story. We have a complicated history, and there are missing pieces. In return, you can tell me a little about your people."

[hesperussword]

"My Nephew and Brothers have mentioned tyrants in your homeland." He can't remember who off hand told him about their world; Death for sure, but he's not sure who else.

"We'll both have long stories." Beelzebub is definitely interested in drunken story telling. High quality human whiskey is his go to when he's unsure of the tolerance or mortality of a new drinking partner. "We could alter the game. Asking questions we both answer."