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[onlyanapple]

Who: Crowley and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Málum
When: Right now!

Well, as pleasant as this star system is, and as much as I don't want to say the 'B' word and incite horrible things upon us, I feel the need to fill my time a little bit. So I've decided to stretch your minds a little bit with some riddles. Because why the hell not. Answer as many or as few as you like.

RIDDLE THE FIRST:

There was once a wealthy old man with three sons. He was coming to the end of his life and instead of dividing his money up equally amongst them like a normal person would, he decided to set his sons a task. He gave them each a paltry sum of coins, and told them to buy something to fill a room with. (Before you ask, the room is the same one each time)

The first son bought some bales of hay, but he didn't have enough to fill the room with. The second bought a bunch of rock, but these, too, failed to fill the room. The third son bought two things with his coins, and together, they filled the room and he inherited his father's fortune.

What did he buy?

RIDDLE THE SECOND:

There is a dead man in the centre of a field. He carried with him an unopened package. Before he got into the field, he knew he was going to die. How?

RIDDLE THE THIRD (spoilers: this one is the easy one):

I'm at the end of time and space, at the beginning of the end, and at the end of life. What am I?

Comments

[child_of_bhaal]

Oh, how clever. Effective if you don't have a spell. I'll remember that.

Would you like a riddle in exchange? I know a few.

[onlyanapple]

Please do, it's fun for everyone.

Go on then, impress me.

[child_of_bhaal]

All right. This was the hardest one I've ever encountered. It has three parts, and you must answer the first before you can hear the second.

There will be no monsters appearing if you pick wrong. c;

"The bridge has fallen and ends in death. What is the bridge?"

[onlyanapple]

Ooooh. One with layers. I like it.

I'll try to find comfort in the lack of monsters :)

Hm. Well. The only thing that ends in death tends to be life. Existence. Whoever you want to put it.

[child_of_bhaal]

Very good! Life is correct. You've avoided the non-existent monster!

The second part:

"You are not alone on the bridge. It travels with you, and through it you travel, and yet it does leave you behind. Who is with you?"

[onlyanapple]

Yippie for me. Another monster free day.

This one is a bit trickier. Gimmie a minute.

[child_of_bhaal]

Take your time. It's only fair.

[onlyanapple]

[About half an hour later, he does indeed, return! ]

Okay I've decided.

It's time.

Though being an immortal kind of skews that last part of it a little.

[child_of_bhaal]

Ah yes, that would make things a little more difficult. But you got it, regardless!

So last part:

"The bridge is not stable, and the end changes place. Choose the most difficult step on the bridge."

[onlyanapple]

Yay for me.

Wait.

How does the end change place? Is this some magical Hogwarts stairs bullshit?

[child_of_bhaal]

I don't know what a Hogwart is, sorry.

[It sounds like an uncomfortable skin condition.]

But it's not magical. It's philosophical.

[onlyanapple]

It's a magical school somewhere in Scotland. Visited it once.

[Thanks, Paradisa for doing that. You're the best. ]

Ah. Philosophical. Okay. Hmm.

[child_of_bhaal]

Oh. I see.

[Wherever that is.]

Take your time. :)

[onlyanapple]

Nope.

A rare turn up for the books, where I'm concerned, but I have to admit defeat on this one.

[child_of_bhaal]

The answer is: The current one, for it alone is our choice. The past is past, and the future is yet to be determined.

If it makes you feel any better, I spent at least three hours figuring it out myself. Made several companions agitated at my lack of attempting to answer. But I stood by my desire to not have shadow spirits and beholders descend upon us. I literally had to start pacing for it to hit me.

[onlyanapple]

Oh.

I guess that makes sense in a really convoluted way. Clever riddle. I shall endeavour to remember it.