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[high_on_daylight]

Hrm.

It seems some of you are only doing okay in the course of this tournament. I must admit, I've only seen a few people being truly entertaining or impressive with their solutions to the challenges presented.

So let's spice things up a little bit. I've had a case of magically-enhanced caffeine drinks hidden somewhere on the island. You may ask me, in a private thread, ten questions, one at a time, which I will answer honestly, though possibly cryptically, about their location. Questions that are irrelevant may result in the use of ancient curses, so don't try anything stupid.

The magic in these drinks is enough that you'll be able to enter a kind of "zone" where time will seem to slow, giving you better reaction to any situation presented you. Maybe that will help some of you be more impressive.

Oh, and don't drink more than two a day. Your heart might explode.

Comments

[high_on_daylight]

But then you'd be muting the effect of the magic, so it wouldn't do much.

[former_endboss]

Not so! One can cover for the side effects of a drug slash magic spell without negating the primary effects.

Usually.

I think.

[high_on_daylight]

I have yet to see it. And I don't think it'd magnify that far.

[former_endboss]

Well, it is worth a try. Or perhaps an experiment on someone else. I saw it on some cartoon they aired on the local TV station. There was a foul mouthed robot and a one-eyed woman.

[high_on_daylight]

I... See.

[former_endboss]

I can tell you're not interested.

Have you tried the gambling options in the casino here on the island? It's quite varied.

[high_on_daylight]

Hrm. I might have to do that. Though I shouldn't be betting on the tournament itself.

[former_endboss]

No, probably not. Though they do offer bets on everything else that you might try. And card counting is encouraged.

[high_on_daylight]

... Wait, then how do they make money? If they allow counting, they probably allow other cheats.

[former_endboss]

Well, if they catch you with an ace up your sleeve they take you into a back room and break your arms and legs. Hacking the slot machines? Well there's a wood chipper out back.

Unless you play against other players, then they let you cheat like mad and just collect .1% of your winnings.

[high_on_daylight]

Oh, so in other words they're more or less clueless and rely on the fact that the average demon is even less intelligent.

Good to know.

[former_endboss]

Partly.

And partly because I think if they didn't let people cheat, nobody would come here.

[high_on_daylight]

Sounds about right.

[former_endboss]

I think the demons get more fun out of cheating and the risk of being caught than they do the actual money. Which makes it unusually easy to fleece them, for the casino and for me.