Trump-Talk

[someonetocarry]

So somebody wanna tell me where the Trumps were hidin' this Jaunt? My other self in there was kinda on the sidelines of whatever action went down, given the whole havin'-a-baby thing, and I don't remember talkin' to anythin' that might fit a Trump in disguise.

[Little does she know... still, it's a place to start the conversation for various interested parties, right? Including herself. Because she's not actually even sure which Trump marked her.]

Comments

[solvethepuzzle]

Not the first time Magician broke the rules, even.

[awitchdidit]

Well, she'd naturally be aggressive and creative.

In my case, specifically, it was some precedent where it was technically allowed to Mark people off her turn because we were in Liminal Space. I'm not sure what excuse Empress used here.

[solvethepuzzle]

Naturally. [Technicalities and cheating don't particularly bother him, really. They're a part of any game, and things he's not above himself. Just not in such aggressive fashion.]

The baby likely factored into Empress's actions in this instance.

[awitchdidit]

[...brb checking back over the Network Archives.]

Huh. That actually happened. That's definitely Empress, too.

I should have started this communication with a "Congratulations!" I see.

[solvethepuzzle]

I'm sure you'll be forgiven for the lack of it. [He hadn't congratulated the parents despite being well acquainted with one of them, but he's not the pinnacle of proper manners anyway.]

Empress sees to the safe birth of a child, as would be fitting for her character regardless of any rules.

[awitchdidit]

There'd be no keeping her out, to be sure. Marking the mother was likely enough to get her in trouble, if my impression of their rules and courtesies is correct.

[solvethepuzzle]

Marking someone on another's Jaunt is doubtless bad form. [A brief pause of consideration.] Marking them on a Jaunt we weren't supposed to be on would be more of a grey area, probably. Could argue a technicality on such a thing.

[awitchdidit]

A Jaunt we weren't supposed to be on? Are you referring to when the Trumps made a mistake in destination?

[solvethepuzzle]

The aborted Jaunt could count for that, though it was before my time here and I can't speak personally on it.

I was referring to the Grid, actually. It wasn't Magician's turn, apparently, when she took us there.

[awitchdidit]

Aha. And that's why it turned into what, a four-way Trump brawl?

[solvethepuzzle]

At least four Trumps were involved, but the conflict was not four-way, I believe. Magician sought to bring Hermit back into the game, and the Devil and the Lovers were in opposition to this move.

[awitchdidit]

Hm. So Magician heads off on her own, and drags Travelers with her. Then two other Trumps go to stop her. I wonder whose turn it was at all...

[solvethepuzzle]

Assuming one turn each per round, there is at least a way to eliminate a few from the list. And the round must be drawing to a close soon.

[What that means . . . well they don't know that, do they?]