One Word Drabble Prompt # 3

[norgbelulah]

And, we're at it again!

#3

Chance

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[dmacabre]

It was no ordinary pair of dice. Each one had thirteen facets, and carved on each facet was a symbol Sarah could not decipher. The script glowed like embers. With a flick of his wrist, Jareth cast them across the stone table. The dice didn't rattle; they chimed invitingly, like bells. Sarah let them spill from one palm to the other. They were cold and smooth, surprisingly heavy.

Jareth gestured gracefully with a gloved hand. "If you win, the Labyrinth is yours."

"And if I lose?"

The Goblin King's smile grew lean and feral. "Then you are mine."

[outinthestorm]

Heh - D&D, Labyrinth style!
And how does she know if she's winning if she doesn't know what they symbols mean?
Not that anyone would accuse His Royalness of cheating, not at all... ;D

[dmacabre]

"And how does she know if she's winning if she doesn't know what they symbols mean?"

That's the rub. *g*

Now I wish I knew more about D&D, because there ought to be a Labyrinth-creatures-play-D&D fic with Jareth as a grumpy Dungeon Master!

[outinthestorm]

..... That is either the most insane thing I have ever heard, or the most brilliant, I can't decide.

[dmacabre]

I like to think it's a little bit of both, as all good Labyrinth humor fics tend to be. ;D

[subtilior]

Eeeeep - don't do it, Sarah. If you can't decipher the symbols, how on earth will you know he's not cheating?

Also, I would like to see more of this. Bribery?

[dmacabre]

Unfortunately, for once I have no imagined backstory to this-- it's just something that popped into my head, starting with games of chance and the dice. But I think I'll file it away in case I ever need to use it in a longer fic. :)

[jalenstrix]

Ah, what a delicious description of the king - lean and feral suits him excellently.

[dmacabre]

I always thought so. It's the smile, with Bowie's pointy teeth. ;D

[tallulah99]

This is seriously creepy. You must be so proud.

I would LOVE to know how this turns out...although I think this Goblin King cheats:)

[dmacabre]

It's an intriguing little plot bunny of an idea. I've filed it away for future use, because I like the idea of Sarah playing games of chance with the Goblin King.

[lixxle]

Ahh, lovely. Frankly, it's a win-win situation for Sarah. Though she should know better than to play games with the King. Unless it's strip-poker, where Jareth would probably be happy to lose. Exhibitionist.

Either way, I'd be taking Jareth to Vegas with those magic dice.

[kyndsie]

In addition to all of the fabulous comments from others, this reminds me of a scene in "Guys and Dolls" where one character has blank dice, "But it's okay, because I remember where all the dots were."