A Dinner Conversation for Seven or Less
This world is
beautiful.
broken.
Ours is also both of those things.
How odd.
Moving on.
Each of you:
Listen.
say something beautiful about this world.
say something broken about this world.
Listen.
Something drastic is going to happen.
First to these people.
Then to this world.
Each of you:
choose one:
Avail, Devon, Jace, Nari, Soryl, Trill and Wyr
Another:
how you got here
the unseasonable weather
a new technology
a wager
how different things once were
a natural wonder
a work of art
And one more:
flirt because of desire
flirt in spite of desire
ask after a relative's health
ask after a missing guest
reveal a secret
reveal a fear
question another's past decision
Write your choices down.
Make a name tent.
These characters know of one another
They've never met.
They're:
powerful.
self-centered.
polite.
opinionated.
and well-informed.
Set a timer.
Place it under the table.
Sit for a meal.
Converse, using your choices if you like.
Fragmenting,
individual exchanges
are ok.
Silence
is ok.
When the timer beeps, a bomb has killed all present.
Drastic.
But what happens to the world?
This entry pulls from a Hitchcock quote.