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Post by Pixie on Nov 3, 2021 20:17:07 GMT -5
"The show continues!" chants Dandelion with a point at the audience and a wink. "Say hello to our latest lovely and very cuddly-looking challenger: Pixie of Pugmire! A professional hat painter, their life's ambition is to stumble gracefully! I, for one, believe they will succeed!" The silvery floor of the set ripples like fluid as the snakey trivia fey in the mysterious cowl rises again. "What was the colour formerly used for full forum moderators commonly called?" the snake hisses through the mist. "When mods were not quite brown nor orange, we would call their color brorange!"
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Post by Gelquie on Nov 4, 2021 17:34:01 GMT -5
The ghostly apparition looks around, startled by suddenly being on set, stared at by Everyone, oh gosh, oh gosh, were they sure they weren't back at the Old Oak Tree?
Shyly, they went up to the form, then their nerves got the better of them to even do that. Too much attention, too much pressure! Besides, it was better to be unknown sometimes, wasn't it?
Oh. Now something to do. Well, hm. They didn't mind doing a dare, but they weren't sure if they were really up for it. The Wheel would be easiest, but...
Trivia. They knew this forum. They had to. Maybe perhaps.
They meekly pointed towards the option to "amaze" the audience with their knowledge.
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Post by Liou on Nov 4, 2021 17:45:05 GMT -5
"When mods were not quite brown nor orange, we would call their color brorange!" The orb held by the snake lights up with a warm, but murky, not quite orange, not quite brown glow, like amber, but soggy. The rest of the set fills with the same colour. "Brorange were the mods," hisses the snake, "the people always remember." "A magnificent success for Pixie the hat-painting dragon of Pugmire!" chants Dandelion over the crowd's warm applause. For your wise prowess, you are presented with: an enchanted plushie display tent! Fully equipped with all amenities your plushies may require for their exercise and schooling, it is enchanted with the warm and cozy glow of a fire, and entirely plush-safe. The tent is brought onto the set by dolled-up dryads who encourage you to pose with it for the commercial, before you are applauded again.
The ghostly apparition looks around, startled by suddenly being on set, stared at by Everyone, oh gosh, oh gosh, were they sure they weren't back at the Old Oak Tree? Shyly, they went up to the form, then their nerves got the better of them to even do that. Too much attention, too much pressure! Besides, it was better to be unknown sometimes, wasn't it? Oh. Now something to do. Well, hm. They didn't mind doing a dare, but they weren't sure if they were really up for it. The Wheel would be easiest, but... Trivia. They knew this forum. They had to. Maybe perhaps. They meekly pointed towards the option to "amaze" the audience with their knowledge. "The show continues, dear audience, and what treats we have for you tonight! We are graced with yet another wonderful apparition!" With at least five flourishes of their arm and a full-body twirl and also a spin of their tail, Dandelion points at the faceted ghostly apparition.
"Introducing... ... ... you!! They are very shiny, dear audience, but we must not let that distract us, oh no! Let us be properly ravished... by their knowledge!"
The trivia snake fey had half-sunk below the set again, and awkwardly bobs back above the surface, wondering whether this shift is necessary every time. The mysterious mist of mystery rolls in once more, but a few maintenance sprites flutter onto the set to fan the mist away from the ghostly apparition (you!) to make sure that you do not blend in too much. "How many "Mini-X" threads, for multiple posters to re-use, are currently active on the forum?" hisses the trivia snake, wiggling their fins diligently around their orb of clarity.
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Post by Gelquie on Nov 4, 2021 17:59:28 GMT -5
The ghostly apparition looks around, startled by suddenly being on set, stared at by Everyone, oh gosh, oh gosh, were they sure they weren't back at the Old Oak Tree? Shyly, they went up to the form, then their nerves got the better of them to even do that. Too much attention, too much pressure! Besides, it was better to be unknown sometimes, wasn't it? Oh. Now something to do. Well, hm. They didn't mind doing a dare, but they weren't sure if they were really up for it. The Wheel would be easiest, but... Trivia. They knew this forum. They had to. Maybe perhaps. They meekly pointed towards the option to "amaze" the audience with their knowledge. "The show continues, dear audience, and what treats we have for you tonight! We are graced with yet another wonderful apparition!" With at least five flourishes of their arm and a full-body twirl and also a spin of their tail, Dandelion points at the faceted ghostly apparition. "Introducing... ... ... you!! They are very shiny, dear audience, but we must not let that distract us, oh no! Let us be properly ravished... by their knowledge!" The trivia snake fey had half-sunk below the set again, and awkwardly bobs back above the surface, wondering whether this shift is necessary every time. The mysterious mist of mystery rolls in once more, but a few maintenance sprites flutter onto the set to fan the mist away from the ghostly apparition (you!) to make sure that you do not blend in too much. "How many "Mini-X" threads, for multiple posters to re-use, are currently active on the forum?" hisses the trivia snake, wiggling their fins diligently around their orb of clarity.
The ghostly apparition, still shocked by suddenly having to do Public Speaking, seems slightly assuaged that they didn't need to full introduce themselves. They could be a dark horse! Without a horse. Or they could flail miserably, but at least it wouldn't follow them. With their anxieties slightly assuaged, they took a moment to appreciate the fey around them. They looked... really neat, really. Albeit doing what one would expect from fey. Well, it all seemed harmless enough, their social anxiety aside. (Still, they were slightly hoping that the mist would blend in with them more. They could just be a voice calling out from the fog. That'd be cool, at least.) They listened to the question and they paused. Well, they knew the forum well, but they never kept an exact... tally. They were silent for a long time, making a mental tally of the threads abound. If they just took it slow, took their time... It helped a bit too, to just think away from the setting for a while. They could just focus on the data, the answer... "Six," they eventually say, sounding more confident and relaxed. ((Goings, Neopian Comments, Comments, Reviews, Gloats, Rants))
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Post by Liou on Nov 5, 2021 3:37:59 GMT -5
The ghostly apparition, still shocked by suddenly having to do Public Speaking, seems slightly assuaged that they didn't need to full introduce themselves. They could be a dark horse! Without a horse. Or they could flail miserably, but at least it wouldn't follow them. With their anxieties slightly assuaged, they took a moment to appreciate the fey around them. They looked... really neat, really. Albeit doing what one would expect from fey. Well, it all seemed harmless enough, their social anxiety aside. (Still, they were slightly hoping that the mist would blend in with them more. They could just be a voice calling out from the fog. That'd be cool, at least.) They listened to the question and they paused. Well, they knew the forum well, but they never kept an exact... tally. They were silent for a long time, making a mental tally of the threads abound. If they just took it slow, took their time... It helped a bit too, to just think away from the setting for a while. They could just focus on the data, the answer... "Six," they eventually say, sounding more confident and relaxed. ((Goings, Neopian Comments, Comments, Reviews, Gloats, Rants)) "Six Mini-threads," hisses the snake. "The count is correct."
"The shiny shines by their counting prowess!" cheers Dandelion. "Applaud gently, everyone!"
The audience fey, in various states of chilling, vibing, dancing in circles and eating suspicious berries, are happy to comply with the softest claps their appendages can produce. The lights are kept in the dimmer mode that they switched to for trivia time.
For your brilliant arithmetics, you are presented with: an emergency mini-horse! In a process much improved from the usual rituals, this versatile figurine, with a delightful art nouveau design, allows you to summon a full-sized ghostly horse, which will either let you make a speedy exit from any Public Situation, or will definitely provide a distraction and talking point as you make your exit yourself.
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