The Orchid House
Dame Petronella came second at the 1903 Flower Show. The marrow that beat her was never found.
OBJECTIVE
Get through the potting-shed door she has wrapped in vines.
Fighting is allowed. She has more vines than you have turns.
THE KEEPER
Dame Petronella Sundew · Carnivorous Orchid, Runner-Up 1903
45 HP · moods: Basking, Peckish, Prickly, Ravenous
YOUR CALLING
Hedge-Witch · Lv 1 · STR 1 · DEX 3 · INT 3 · MAG 3 · CHA 2
YOUR KIT
- Rusty Secateurs Sharp enough. Loud enough. She has heard them.
- Bone Meal Ingredients: bone, meal. Do not ask whose.
- Hand Mirror Silver-backed. Reflects poorly on everyone.
THE SHOWRUNNER
Good morning, contestants. Yesterday's room was The Back Table, and 35% of you escaped, which the audience found thrilling and the pit boss found personal. Today is The Orchid House, where Dame Petronella lost a flower show in 1903 and has been sulking, with vines, ever since. Her door is wrapped, her hedges are bored, and you have fewer turns than she has vines.
HOW THE DAY WENT
| Escaped | 31 % |
|---|---|
| Most-tried move | The crank. Two hundred of you have heaved at it, and it remembers every one. |
| Top style | a departed contestant, style 90: “Through the vines and out the door. Dame Petronella will mention this at every garden party until 1904.” |
THE ROOM REMEMBERS
- She now rests a second tendril on the crank wheel, like a hand on a rival's shoulder.
- She now recites her own plaque before you can read it, with corrections.
- She counts shadows aloud now, and she has not lost count once since 1903.
SCRATCHED INTO THE WALL
- “Hello!” · @ralviani
Past rooms are closed to play for now. Play today's room.