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[entreats]

So multiple people have been finding riddles in those weird boxes, right?

[ Someone apparently has never seen an advent calendar before in their lives.. That's what happens when you're raised so sheltered, apparently. That's besides the point though - Ange's idly playing with a piece of paper of paper in her hands, presumably the paper the riddle she's talking about was written on. ]

I thought maybe there'd be some sort of clue or secret message, but it seems like they're really just standard riddles. I mean, tell me if you've heard this one before.

"A murderer was condemned to death. He has to choose from one of three rooms: 1) A room full of raging fires, 2) A room full of assassins with loaded guns, 3) A room with lions that hadn’t eaten in years. Which room is safest?"

Isn't that one super old? They could've at least picked a more interesting one.

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[tetractys]

YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT AS OLD AS DIRT. THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST MADE YOU CHOOSE THE ROOMS IN REAL LIFE!

[shut the fuck up bill you have no idea how to run things]

[entreats]

[ Please, Bill, this is not the kind of escape rooms Wonderland needs..

Ange, though, is wholly unaffected by the answer. ]

I think they were probably sparing me the repeat. I've already done the second option. It's not the good one.

[tetractys]

SEEMS LIKE A POOR STRATEGY!

[entreats]

It wasn't as voluntary as the riddle makes it out to be. It's kind of an absurd premise anyway, who'd carry out a death penalty that way?

[tetractys]

WATCHING PRISONERS FIGHT RANDOM THINGS TO THE DEATH IS A TIME-HONORED TRADITION FROM MANY HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS!

[entreats]

You're starting to sound like my history teacher.

[ You know. Except more gorey. ]

And here I thought I escaped school.

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[ssmisery]

Pleasant as ever, isn't it?

[To be fair, Lapis is probably older than that riddle and would still never figure it out, nor does she care to. As always, everything is so humancentric.]

[entreats]

Would you expect anything else from this place? [ You Get It, Lapis. As always. ] Although I guess it doesn't help that there are way too many macabre riddles. There's a lot to pick from.

[ssmisery]

I'm sure this has been said before, but humans seriously spend your time on some of the weirdest things.

[entreats]

I wouldn't really put riddles near the top of that list.

[ And it's a long, long list, considering how easily things can seem ridiculous to Ange or annoy her. ]

Are they really that weird to you? It's really just thinking exercises when it comes down to it.

[ssmisery]

You need exercises for that?

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[eatsyourscience]

I haven't gotten a riddle, but I did get a poem. It's kind of...a weird one.

[entreats]

Really? [ With a hint of actual curiosity. ] What does the poem say?

[eatsyourscience]

Hang on.

[Rather than try to read it out loud, he takes a picture of it with his device and sends her that.]

[entreats]

[ Well, that took a weirdly omnious turn towards the end there. Ange can't help but raise an eyebrow. ]

That's.. strange. [ Moreso than her riddle, considering she actually recognized that one. ] Do you think it's trying to say something or if it's just random nonsense?

[eatsyourscience]

I'm not sure. The riddles don't seem to have anything to do with anything, but the poems might be different.

[Maybe. He really has no way of knowing.]

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[testcase]

It's the lions, right?

[Ryoko's not really sure on this one, but she thinks she's right.]

Because if they haven't eaten in ten years, they'd be dead, wouldn't they?

[entreats]

Exactly. It's trying to make people think "hadn't eaten in years" means really hungry rather than meaning they're dead. Quite some people fall for that train of thought.

[ It's slightly surprising to see Ryoko get it so easily. So despite the whole problem with her memories, she at least isn't stupid, huh. ]

[testcase]

Oh good, I got it right!

[She's happy about that at least. And nope, not stupid. Sometimes a little airheaded, but she's got a working brain in there somewhere!]

But why would Wonderland give you something like that?

[She'll check her notes really quick before continuing.]

There hasn't been anything like that in mine. Some tea, a camera, a weird jar, but nothing like that.

[entreats]

I think everyone is probably getting different things from the one in their room.

[ Judging by how she saw Dipper getting different stuff than her in his video from the day before.. ]

Although I have no idea how it's decided who gets what. It sounds as if the things you got weren't very personal either, and the same goes for mine except for the photo I got on the first day.

[testcase]

You got a photo? What was it of?

[Probably has nothing to do with Ryoko but she still feels the need to ask.]

[brainmeme]

Am I the only one who's just getting food? I guess today I got some seeds called "forget-me-not" which isn't a riddle either, just kinda a jerk move.

I mean. Yeah, we get it, people forget things here, thanks for the update!

[Amethyst folds her arms and rolls her eyes, blowing a strand of hair away from her face. It immediately falls back where it was, of course.]

[entreats]

[ At least Amethyst has come to the right place to complain. Complaining is practically all Ange does too, after all. ]

They're usually not particularly subtle, huh.

[ If it's not monsters-literally-coming-to-eat-them unsubtle, then it's unsubtle-reminders unsubtle. ]

At least if you keep finding food, maybe you'll be able to have your own personal banquet by Christmas.

[video forever]

[howsitgoindude]

Huh, a riddle's kinda cool, though! This is the most interesting thing I've gotten so far.

[He holds up a caricature of himself. It's not too bad!]

I haven't heard that one before. Is it a trick and you're supposed to jump out the window or something?

[entreats]

[ That caricature is.. interesting. What's up with the lightbulbs? Ange stares at it for a moment or two before answering the question. ]

No. There's a trick to it, but it doesn't involve anything that isn't stated in the riddle itself.