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#Post#: 177--------------------------------------------------
Magic Cup Game
By: Trixie Lulamoon Date: May 26, 2016, 1:56 am
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Snout high with confidence Trixie struts up to a street corner
in the heart of Canterlot towing a wooden cart with a chest
inside. The purple chest shared the same yellow and blue star
pattern as her hat and cloak. She levitates it from the cart and
sets it beside herself up against the nearest building. Parking
the cart out of sight she returns to the chest and opens it
briefly to pull from it a small table with a single cup atop it.
The cup sits upside-down on the table as Trixie also pulls from
the chest a small whiteboard with "Magic Cup Game: 1 bit"
written on it and places it in front of the table. She then sits
and waits for any takers with a confident smile upon her face.
#Post#: 202--------------------------------------------------
Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Nivalia Date: May 28, 2016, 5:30 pm
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"Ugh, the nerve of those guys." Nivalia mutters to herself. The
fact that they tied her up was bad enough, but to take her
brother. [I]'I have to get that unicorn chopped and tagged at
this rate. I just hope he's ok. He's gotta be, he can take care
of himself.'[/i] The changeling needed a distraction, and in her
current earth pony disguise a walk through town has to suffice.
Then she saw it. A game. For just a bit, it can certainly kill
enough time. She spots in front of the table, reading the sign
before eyeing the mare ahead. "Oh, hi there. Uh, are you
currently open right now?"
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Trixie Lulamoon Date: May 28, 2016, 5:49 pm
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"Of course," Trixie quirks a brow, "Trixie sees no reason one
would think otherwise." Trixie ponders checking her whiteboard
for a moment but decides to leave it. "Interested? Most know
this game to use three cups, betting to see if they can guess
where a ball is hidden beneath one. The Great and Powerful
Trixie will be using one cup." Trixie maintains a confident gaze
on her potential customer.
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Nivalia Date: May 29, 2016, 10:22 am
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"Simple enough. Sure, I'll go for three rounds and see where
that goes." Nivalia says. The bits drop onto the table. "Let's
begin."
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Trixie Lulamoon Date: May 29, 2016, 12:52 pm
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"Then you're committed to three rounds." Trixie takes the bits
and reaches into her hat, producing a white ping-pong ball. She
lifts the cup with one hoof and places the ball underneath with
the other, she drops the cup and sets her hooves down. "Where's
the ball?"
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Nivalia Date: May 30, 2016, 7:34 am
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Almost immediately Nivalia points to the center cup. "There."
She is looking forward to how this plays out, expecting the
difficulty to increase over time.
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Trixie Lulamoon Date: May 30, 2016, 1:28 pm
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"Such confidence." Trixie nods. She lifts the cup revealing
nothing underneath, "Maybe Trixie was too fast for you," Trixie
produces the ball from her hat, "Underneath the cup isn't the
only possibility, make sure to pay attention." She places the
ball under the cup and drops it again, leaving things in the
same state as before. "Where's the ball?"
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Nivalia Date: May 30, 2016, 3:15 pm
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'Oh so that's how is gonna go, huh?' Nivalia scans the entire
table, looking over Trixie as well to make sure she gave no
subtle hints either. "Hmm, I'll guess behind that sign you have
there."
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Trixie Lulamoon Date: May 30, 2016, 4:23 pm
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"Well," Trixie lifts the cup, ball still underneath. "The Great
and Powerful Trixie wouldn't want you to lose all three rounds,
so how about learning how it's done?" Trixie sets the cup down
and lifts it again, the ball now gone. "It's all a sleight of
hoof you see." Trixie lifts her other hoof to show the ball in
it. "Ponies in Manehatten and Los Pegasus use three cups to
trick others into thinking they have a chance." The ball
disappears from her hoof and she lifts her hat to show the ball
on her head. "Really they should be doing much more with their
talents." Trixie drops her hat and lifts the cup, ball once
again under it. "Yet they stand in the streets and swindle, it's
quite sad." She puts the ball on the cup then lifts the cup
again to reveal three bits.
"Trixie doesn't run scams and would like to thank you for the
warmup." Trixie takes the cup and ball and smashes them between
her hooves, unfolding a ticket as her hooves come apart. She
hands it to Nivalia, it seems to be good for a small list of
shows upcoming in the next couple of months.
Trixie clears her throat, "You do have one last try if you'd
like."
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Re: Magic Cup Game
By: Nivalia Date: May 30, 2016, 7:13 pm
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Nivalia couldn't help but smile at the entire display. She
applauds, accepting the ticket right after. "Thanks, but I'm
going to quit while I'm ahead. Keep the last bit, your short
performance was worth it." She glances at the ticket, "So what
other tricks do you perform? Or is it a secret?"
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