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[electroburst]

we're playing two truths and a lie. if you've never played, it's a game where you say three things: two that are true, one that isn't, and everyone tries to guess which one's the lie.

if you wanna go hard mode, do it with the camera on.

[ the "camera" comes on a moment later to Reno's grinning face. ]

I'll go first!

One: I've got a license for just about anything that flies, and I'm a certified flight instructor.
Two: I've had the same job since I was twenty-two.
Three: I don't have a favorite color.

[ His poker face is immaculate; there are no tells, just his smirk and his unflinching eye contact with the camera. Good luck with your guess. ]


( this is an open post, so feel free to threadjack and play this silly game amongst yourselves. i only provide drunken party entertainment here apparently. )

Comments

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[bratherine]

( not even that challenge is enough to get her to show her face on the network, sry. )

3.

1) not a morning person.
2) don't like sweets.
3) was an officer in the yakuza.

[electroburst]

nope.

i'm also guessing 3.

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[mercedis]

Two. Don't ask me why.

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[redlines]

_{[ What in the Microsoft Sam hell is this?? Git on out of here, shoo! ]}

You should’ve told me you were this bored, Red. Regardless it hardly seems fair when we know each other already, you know? What do I get if I win?

_{[ A beat, and Roche tilts his head a little in thought. He ought to throw his own out there, huh? ]}

As for myself, let me think…

One: I’m afraid of needles.
Two: I’ve owned two cats in the past.
And three: I once set fire to my supervisor’s vehicle.

[electroburst]

Nothin', it's just a game. If you wanna up the stakes, make an offer before you guess. I already know yours.

[ Tapping his temple. Danger, Will Robinson. ]

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[mercedis]

Two. I feel like you had about four cats.

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[inemeraldfaith]

Oh, this sounds like fun.

I think the lie in yours might be the colour one. I don't actually know how long you've been working for the Turks. Feels like forever!

Uhm, for me:

- I've never had a job!
- I do errands for an orphanage sometimes!
- I once took part in a coliseum gauntlet!

[electroburst]

nope, not that one. apparently that's weird of me? i just don't care that much about colors.

yours is 3. "never had a job" is a riot, though.

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[mercedis]

Am I allowed to guess, or do you want to make it harder for me?

[voice] a bit late but I can't resist this

[parasaito]

What kind of coliseum provides chairs as weapons?

[A short pause and a half-chuckle later.]

Assuming that third statement is true.

[murderingjustice]

Three. You don't have a favorite color.

[electroburst]

nope, it's true. all the colors are pretty much whatever.

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[illumiknight]

Ah, I've seen this before. This reminds me of one of those party games my niece enjoys so much. Perhaps I'll partake, so let me figure this out... ah!

[The video comes on to show Mlynar, with deep shadows under his eyes. It's been a busy past while.]

Based on this first impression, I'll guess the second. You don't strike me as the kind to stay tied down for very long. Now, as for mine...

First, I've been reprimanded for cleaving a bronze statue in half during a duel.
Second, I've helped in delivering a baby without any issues.
Third, I write poetry in my free time.

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[theleadingman]

Oh, I would believe that first item without question.

[He's seen how strong Mlynar is firsthand— and knows the man has something of a reputation back home, from their previous discussion.]

The second is the lie, yes? The third might seem unlikely at first glance, but that alone makes me more inclined to believe it.

[electroburst]

[ nice, someone bold and brash enough for video. Reno grins back at him, offering no judgment for how he seems like he kinda needs a nap. ]

You got it, and you're also weirdly kinda right about that, but not when it comes to the job. Wrong age, that's all. As for yours... huh. I dunno, you don't really look like a sword guy, but that first one's so oddly specific... poetry, though? There's a red herring here somewhere, an' it's probably not that, but I'm going with it anyway. Third one.

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[theleadingman]

[Balthier doesn't know Reno beyond his involvement in that impromptu party some weeks ago— all of the door-knocking— but whether it's true or not, that first item on the list absolutely has his attention.]

A license for anything that flies? That, I might believe, but you don't seem the instructor type.

[Ah, right. He's supposed to be playing the game, as well. Well— it's a welcome enough distraction from everything else that's been on his mind the last several days.]

Let's see.

[This is trickier than it ought to be, given how much personal information he omits in his daily life by default.]

First, I've worked extensively in airship design.
Second, I've been married twice.
Third, I graduated top of my class three years ahead of schedule.

[electroburst]

Pretty much anything, yeah. I guess you could technically bust that one as a lie, since the only instructing I actually do is for choppers, but nah, that wasn't the one.

[ that first one has his attention, too, though—and also just Balthier in general. he could make a remark on all three of these, but ultimately what he goes with is: ]

There's no way a guy who looks like you's been married only twice. It's that one and the number's higher.

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[mercedis]

Two. You were younger when you started.

( oh yeah, he's supposed to give his own. whatever. not yet. )

[electroburst]

'Course you'd get that one. Aren't we all, when it comes to the Shinra koolaid?

[ it's not mutinous to say if it's true! 9/10 SEPC employees agree! (the 10th one is dead probably) ]

You gonna play? C'mon, how many people here know how bad a liar you are yet?

[nullificates]

ah ah! yes! absolutely.

i. i'm very good a detective!
ii. i'm 190cm!
iii. i've been to max prison!

[electroburst]

are these all lies?

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[feintofhart]

Oooh, I'll play!

[ Hmmmmm... ]

You can pilot just about anything that flies, but you're not licensed. As for me?

One: I got my ears pierced before I was five years old.
Two: My favourite food is blue cheese.
Three: I can do the most airborne loop-de-loops in my class.

[electroburst]

Nope, totally licensed. Sounds like you don't need an instructor, though. What do you do loops in, an airship? That's pretty tricky.

[ he's willing to believe that one automatically. ]

Anyways, it's the second one. No one likes blue cheese.

[darkdisgrace]

Guessing yours is a one? That's an impressive resume if it's true, though. As for me

1. I have a dog back home I miss a lot
2. I've worked for the same organization since I was 15
3. I don't remember anything from before I was 8 years old

[nullificates]

1 cant be be because you're the dog and or bitch.

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[grappler]

[she sighs, huffing her bangs out of her face briefly.]

This game is always so stupid... but oookay.

[she's still going to participate. anything to keep her from being on edge right now.]

1. I have a younger sister and two younger brothers.
2. I've been in jail since I was like... I dunno, 14 or something.
3. I like girls.

[electroburst]

Now's the perfect time for stupid!

[ y'know, when everybody's mind is elsewhere and they aren't going to think twice about putting personal details about themselves out there in the name of mindless entertainment 8) ]

First one's the lie. If you cared about any siblings enough to mention 'em, you'd know exactly how long you've been locked up.

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[murderingjustice]

1. I'm an ambidextrous.
2. I have a synesthetes.
3. I have two different personalities within me.

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[parasaito]

If three is a truth, then I suggest you seek treatment.

[A twisted version of the pot calling the kettle black.]

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[kiche]

Oh, this seems fun.

For you I'm going to guess ... three! Everyone has a favorite color.

As for me -- lets see.

One: The trees near the city tell me everything that's going on.
Two: I'm known as a heretic.
And three: I never want to visit Japan.

[She's not super good at this game.]

[electroburst]

Nope! Guess I'm not like other girls. Yours is—uh.

[ these are some choices alright. ]

The last one, but there's a lot going on here. Talking trees?

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[finisaeternam]

I fail to see the point of this.

[electroburst]

It'd be weird if you did, since there isn't one. Just play the game, man.

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[oracledriven]

Is it two? Probably some kind of technicality or something, like "actually I've only had that job since twenty-three."

Okay, let me think about this.

One, I don't have a favorite food.
Two, I'm ambidextrous.
Three, I've never had a pet.

[electroburst]

You got it. Technicalities are what make this game fun. They're like little baby lies-but-not.

I'm gonna say three for yours. You look like a pet guy. Maybe a dog or something fucked up like a coeurl or somethin'.