I give you a task, you're locked into either doing that task or waiting for it to expire. No asking for room service from anyone until one of the two happens.
[they shrug.]
The tasks aren't meant to be easy, but I'm not going to ask you to shank someone or anything.
Seven days from the day it's given. Though if you rush and get a task done quickly, you still can't ask for more room service until the start of next week.
Yup. [popping that p.] So I assume you're not here to officially request anything from me yet.
Though fair warning that we don't have infinite powers to give out. You'll get something even if you procrastinate, but it might not be your first choice.
All right. Well, if you are putting in an official request, right here and now, specify which one you want and explain to me your reasoning. Don't need a thesis, just need to know it's not completely random or that your reasons don't suck.
Dispel Effect, preferably. I believe it could be invaluable should I encounter a situation where one proves particularly troubling-- though I am equally interested in the capability to prevent the next one, if I find myself threatened.
I do wish to clarify for the latter use, however-- it may be used on oneself, yes? And for how long does it prevent an effect?
It can be used on yourself, and it'll work indefinitely. So, in theory, you could use it right away on yourself right away and then if someone tries to hit you with an effect four weeks later, you'd be protected. Just keep in mind that it's one use only, so your protection is up then. That one use applies across both ways to use it, too. So, it's one or the other.
[mutually exclusively use it to cancel out an effect or use it to protect the target from the future, in other words.]
Might as well tell you that we can give out more tasks than we have slots for the week, so if, hypothetically, it turns out you're racing against others to get this ability and you lose—you can choose to be put on a waitlist for next week when more slots might be open again, or we'll let you request room service from any of us to immediately grab a different, free power, since you already did a task.
I suppose that seems fair enough, then. And I don't expect you would say so if I were in fact in competition.
[it feels too easy, probably.]
It is still my answer, but I am curious how exactly it functions if they might be open again. Do you mean in the sense that if I were, say, third, I would still be required to wait another week, or that even if I were the second, there may be no availability?
The "might" is a disclaimer for the caveat that there's a blanket limit across the weeks. Generally, though, we wouldn't be giving out more tasks than we have available overall slots, if that makes sense. So being put on the waitlist would be with the assumption you'd automatically get it the next week.
Convince three people on separate occasions that a ridiculous or embarrassing lie about yourself is completely true. Maintain this story for the duration of the day. [i.e. for the duration of the thread, which should be relatively substantial aka not super short.] Obviously, you can't tell them it's for a task until everything is said and done.
Then, report back to me.
[oocly emet can throw in another audience with links to the relevant threads!]
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week 1, monday
Boo. What do you want?
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[don't just sneak up on people like this!!]
...I've a question or two for you, however, if you have the time.
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Well, I'm here now, aren't I?
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[he turns to face them properly, there.]
I wished to ask precisely what would be required of us, should we have interest in what you have to offer.
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[they shrug.]
The tasks aren't meant to be easy, but I'm not going to ask you to shank someone or anything.
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[a slight nod.]
And is there a standard amount of time that it takes to expire?
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And, if accomplished-- must it be used before obtaining another as well?
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I do not suppose I object to it. They might be quite troublesome, otherwise.
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Though fair warning that we don't have infinite powers to give out. You'll get something even if you procrastinate, but it might not be your first choice.
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Does that make a difference?
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I do wish to clarify for the latter use, however-- it may be used on oneself, yes? And for how long does it prevent an effect?
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[mutually exclusively use it to cancel out an effect or use it to protect the target from the future, in other words.]
Might as well tell you that we can give out more tasks than we have slots for the week, so if, hypothetically, it turns out you're racing against others to get this ability and you lose—you can choose to be put on a waitlist for next week when more slots might be open again, or we'll let you request room service from any of us to immediately grab a different, free power, since you already did a task.
Is Dispel Effect still your final answer?
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[it feels too easy, probably.]
It is still my answer, but I am curious how exactly it functions if they might be open again. Do you mean in the sense that if I were, say, third, I would still be required to wait another week, or that even if I were the second, there may be no availability?
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[they cross their arms.]
The "might" is a disclaimer for the caveat that there's a blanket limit across the weeks. Generally, though, we wouldn't be giving out more tasks than we have available overall slots, if that makes sense. So being put on the waitlist would be with the assumption you'd automatically get it the next week.
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Convince three people on separate occasions that a ridiculous or embarrassing lie about yourself is completely true. Maintain this story for the duration of the day. [i.e. for the duration of the thread, which should be relatively substantial aka not super short.] Obviously, you can't tell them it's for a task until everything is said and done.
Then, report back to me.
[oocly emet can throw in another audience with links to the relevant threads!]
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...very well, then. I shall do so.
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Get to it, then.
[said in the same tone of "perish."]
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[he might also perish! we'll see!]
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