<span style="color: #BFBFBF"><span style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-style: italic">"Yes... you see, pick an item... your choice defines how you survive and if you survive. Challenges lay in wake for you time here- and if you survive... many challenges wait in your whole future, we will eagerly be watching...... now enough talk. Select one of the items and be done with it... though think carefully on your choice for we will only repeat ourselves once more. The dagger, good for cutting flesh and bone... The key- a shiny gold tool meant for unlocking things.... but not things of any average lock. The arcane book, once belonging to that of an accomplished apprentice, and then there is the flesh of deer- nothing but an appetizer for your hungry stomach...."</span></span> there was some more laughing, but eventually the voices seemed to die down to low whispers. <span style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-style: italic">"The meat, pick the meat... great for feeding anything at any time..."</span></span> some would call softly. <span style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-style: italic">"Stab them all, kill them all..."</span></span> others would persuade a little more forcefully, though the most forcefully of speech would be around the book. <span style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-style: italic">"The book! choose the book! it can give you strength... energy and power..."</span></span> <br/><br/>This went on for a few more minutes, quickly though. After but a moment all went quiet, and a soft clicking noise sounded in the dungeon halls like claws on stone. It was coming closer, closer... ever more near. A long shadow gliding outside your cells rusted bar doors along the floor. As the clicking grew louder, it became apparent that it was something large as a menacing growl echoed off the cracked walls. <span style="font-weight: bold">"No more time for thought- so make a selection!"</span> was all that came from the voices. It became apparent that they were now waiting, watching. Trying to figure out if this elf prisoner would actually survive unlike the rest. Scents of death and decay grew more potent as the shadow traced lines outside the cell, the dripping of saliva resounding like a drop of water on a piece of metal. The beast is near, and you are its dinner.<br/>----<br/>'Preset Choices' (Custom choices that furthers adventure progress if you cannot make a decision yourself)<br/><br/>Preset Choice# 1: Pick up the dagger from the table, prepared to use this as a weapon to defend yourself!<br/><br/>Preset Choice# 2: Take the meat, whatever you may use it for- you can always take a bite out of it when you get hungry. So it may come in handy at some point.<br/><br/>Preset Choice# 3: Pick up the energized book, maybe it could contain an incantation to defend yourself? or at least get you out of this situation. Because if the voices were telling the truth it supposedly contains powerful spells.<br/><br/>Preset Choice# 4: Try to see if you can spot an alternative choice! there must be something you can do besides play the voices sick game, right? <br/><br/>Preset Choice# 5: Wait until the creature comes around the corner, then make a decision upon knowing what you are dealing with<br/><br/>Preset Choice# 6: Ask the voices some different questions. Hopefully they will listen to you and not ignore you- though it seems chances may be slim about them actually paying attention to your questions.<br/><br/>'Custom choice' <br/>(Make your own custom decision. You are allowed to choose this whenever you wish and write it however you wish.)<br/>-<br/><span style="font-weight: bold">*Tips/extra: <br/>Nothing is always as it appears to be sure, but do you want to take any chances with these? The dagger would usually be for for physical damage, the meat could be for feeding yourself for energy, and the book could hold secrets about magical talents and spells or the like. Like wise the dagger could be too rusted for any use, the meat could be an illusion and the book could just be a piece of literature. Keeping an open mind can save you many times over, so keep this all in mind when making any decision in this world. What I can assure you, is that each one of these items in this case is used for something special, what I won't tell you is whether or not that use is actually useful for this situation. Have fun with your selection! :)<br/></span></span>