Winners and Losers

[reallymean]

[It's a day or two after the return to Liminal Space that Allura's voice sounds across the Network - long enough for people to regain their bearings, and hopefully long enough for most to realize the effects of the sunflower-floor.]

It seems clear enough which of the Arcana won this round, but is anyone certain who lost? Or, more importantly, which of them is left to play? There can't be more than one or two Jaunts left in this bracket.

[Depending, she's fairly certain, on whether or not the re-admittance of one of the Arcana to their game after Yensid meant an extension of this portion of the competition.]

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[runs]

What do you mean about the process of elimination?

[She obviously can't judge the aftermath at all, she wasn't present for that Liminal, so she doesn't even bother to ask.]

[reallymean]

So far, each of the Arcana has played once. There are a limited number who would fit as the Moon's opposite during the festival, and of those, Judgment has been confirmed as one of the ones responsible for our visit to Questing Country, and the winner here is almost certainly the Sun, given both the appearance of this space and the sunlight marking new Travelers before the Jaunt.

It's possible one of them has taken two turns, but it seems very unlikely - though I suppose one of...her? Chosen could confirm whether or not Justice was the one who won the bout with the Moon.

[butthemiracleneverhappen]

It was. The liminal effects were a lesser version of a gift she grants her chosen.

It would not terribly surprise me if Sun could also compel honesty, but Justice offered that ability.

[reallymean]

I wouldn't be surprised if all of them offered one form of compulsion or another.

[runs]

Why do you think that her "chosen" could confirm?

[That's actually more interesting than who played when to her. Can't really be the liminal effects now, can they? Though then she has no idea what gifts Sun grants, considering that she stays as far away from him as possible...]

[reallymean]

Aside from the apparent similarity in effect, they could speak to her.

Although...hmm. There's a thought.

[runs]

You're going to speak to someone now?

[She'd rather stay as far away from the Arcana as possible, personally, but other people talking to them can be useful.]

[reallymean]

Mmm, probably. But not one of the Arcana.