Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20170331011949/@comment-5543592-20170421165336

Tanner was staring dejectedly at the wall over Will's head, already having downed most of the glass, and was clearly about to go for another.

"Why, they'll take place right after dinner.  The Trials of Worthiness.  And they're be three of them.  Succeed, and Mercer Island is open to you forever.  Fail, you get only get half of what you want and then we kick you out.  Either wildly helpful or crushingly disappointing for you, and all around good time for me.  Everyone's got to eat first, though.  I didn't spend all day slaving in the kitchen just so you kids could tell me you're not hungry!

"Say,"  The Jester began again after a moment, "I didn't introduce our other guest.  This is Kyle, one of court eunuchs." He gestured to the muscular man. "We didn't cut his danglies off or anything, it was the amount of steroids we gave him that caused his balls to shrivel up.  Lovely, eh?"

Kyle wasn't eating. He was sitting back in his seat, muscular arms folded, glaring at each of the Outsiders in turn.