Chomper’s CraAaAAaaAaaaAzy Cup and Ball Game! (YEEEEEAAAAH BOOOOOIIIIII!)

[King-Clod]

A... mass of cubes? Onlookers do a double take at the sight. Yeah, that's a mass of cubes alright.

A mass of cubes slides up to the booth. It doesn't speak, but Chomper hears words form in her head.
"I am Forceps. I would like to play your game, please. The capped cups, if you are able."

Chomper rubs her hands together. "Oh, we're able."

Pulling out another set of cups, golden cups with a black ball, Chomper puts the ball in the left cup, caps the three cups, and begins to shuffle.
The right cup is switched with the left cup. 
The middle cup is switched with the left cup.
The left cup is switched with the right cup.
Cruncher sticks the cup in front of her in her mouth. I guess that's her gimmick?
The cups on the table are switched. Cruncher is trying to do... something? With the cup in her mouth? It doesn't look like she's succeeding
The cups on the table are switched. There's a loud crunch.
Cruncher spits the cup in her mouth into her hand, a broken, chewed up mess of plastic and saliva. She puts the cup on the right of the two cups on the table like nothing happened.
The left cup is switched with the right...cup, if it can still be called that.
"What did you do?"  Solstice whispers to Cruncher, her voice tense.
Cruncher doesn't respond. You notice one of her cheeks are bulging. 

"Which...uh, which cup do you think the ball is in?" Chomper asks, a bit unsure herself.

[knux400]

A... mass of cubes? Onlookers do a double take at the sight. Yeah, that's a mass of cubes alright.

A mass of cubes slides up to the booth. It doesn't speak, but Chomper hears words form in her head.
"I am Forceps. I would like to play your game, please. The capped cups, if you are able."

Chomper rubs her hands together. "Oh, we're able."

Pulling out another set of cups, golden cups with a black ball, Chomper puts the ball in the left cup, caps the three cups, and begins to shuffle.
The right cup is switched with the left cup. 
The middle cup is switched with the left cup.
The left cup is switched with the right cup.
Cruncher sticks the cup in front of her in her mouth. I guess that's her gimmick?
The cups on the table are switched. Cruncher is trying to do... something? With the cup in her mouth? It doesn't look like she's succeeding
The cups on the table are switched. There's a loud crunch.
Cruncher spits the cup in her mouth into her hand, a broken, chewed up mess of plastic and saliva. She puts the cup on the right of the two cups on the table like nothing happened.
The left cup is switched with the right...cup, if it can still be called that.
"What did you do?"  Solstice whispers to Cruncher, her voice tense.
Cruncher doesn't respond. You notice one of her cheeks are bulging. 

"Which...uh, which cup do you think the ball is in?" Chomper asks, a bit unsure herself.

Forceps separates itself as it watches, making just enough space for a cube to rotate in place occasionally. It seems to be concentrating? It's difficult to read the body language of a pile of cubes.

After a moment, it "speaks", the cubes coming together again.
"I can't determine the exact location of the ball, but I will choose to assume your friend has abided by the general conventions of the game and ensured the ball remained within a cup. That said, I believe it is in the left cup."

[seppawku]

“Hmmm, the left cup?”

[King-Clod]

"I suppose there isn't."

Wormhole falls silent as it watches, looking up at Solstice once she's done shuffling. "It's beneath the right cup this time, right?"

She nods. "Exactly. Now, you mentioned that you'd like to try the capped round next?"

Your chip balance is now: 2

[Pichi2214]

They nod happily as they take the chip, seeming less reversed by now and letting their excitement for the game show. "Yes please!!"

[King-Clod]

“Hmmm, the left cup?”

 Chomper snapped finger guns in her direction. "You got it! Would you like to go again? Maybe..." She shakes a capped cup with a ball inside, letting it rattle. "Maybe a capped round?"

Your chip balance is now: 3

[seppawku]

"Sure thing, stranger!"

[King-Clod]

Forceps separates itself as it watches, making just enough space for a cube to rotate in place occasionally. It seems to be concentrating? It's difficult to read the body language of a pile of cubes.

After a moment, it "speaks", the cubes coming together again.
"I can't determine the exact location of the ball, but I will choose to assume your friend has abided by the general conventions of the game and ensured the ball remained within a cup. That said, I believe it is in the left cup."

Both Chomper and Solstice look to Cruncher, who raises her arm in a sign that signifies, "Give me a moment."
She quickly grabs the left cup, and with a twirl and a horrible coughing noise, she uncaps the cup the show the ball, sitting sweetly inside.
Both Chomper and Solstice clap, more for Cruncher than for Forceps. (After the cup is set down, of course)

"Well, I guess you got it right!" Chomper says, handing it...uh, placing two chips on one of the cubes. That should do it. "Congrats!"

Your chip balance is now: 2

[knux400]

The chips pass through the surface of the cube, but they don't come out the other side. Presumably they're still in there, but who knows at this point.

Forceps turns to leave, and spots Dysthanasia.
"Oh! I was not expecting to see you here! Are you well?"

[skinstealer]

Dys exhales hard, giving a little wave. "Well as I'll ever be. You know the deal." And ideally, you'll keep your mouth shut....if you had one.

[King-Clod]

They nod happily as they take the chip, seeming less reversed by now and letting their excitement for the game show. "Yes please!!"

Chomper spits in both hands, rubs them together, and gets ready to RUMBLE.
"Alright, watch carefully!"

She puts the ball into the middle cup, caps it, and starts shuffling.

The middle cup is switched with the left cup.
Cruncher goes to put the cup closest to her in her mouth, but both Chomper and Solstice shake their heads. She puts the cup back where it was.
Cruncher turns the table around.
The right cup is switched with the middle cup.
The left cup is switched with the right cup.
Chomper goes to put the cup in front of her in HER mouth, but Solstice slaps it out of her hand. It falls off the table.
The cups on the table are switched.
The cup on the ground is picked up and put to the right of the two cups on the table.
The right and left cups are switched.
The right and middle cups are switched.
The left and middle cups are switched.

"Alright, which cup is it in?" Chomper asks, grinning from ear to ear.

---

"Sure thing, stranger!"

Chomper nods, and puts the ball in the left cup, and caps it.
"Get ready, get set... go!"

The middle cup is switched with the left cup.
The left cup is is switched with the right cup.
Solstice grabs the cup in front of her and tries to balance it on her head. It hasn't fallen yet.
The cups on the table are switched. Solstice's cup hasn't fallen yet.
Solstice grabs the cup closest to her and puts it on the cup already on her head. It looks precarious.
The cup on the table is... switched? With itself?
Solstice takes the cups on her head and puts them to the right of the cup on the table, putting the cup on the top of her head-tower down first.
The left cup is switched with the right cup.
The middle cup is switched with the left cup.
The middle cup is switched with the right cup.

"Point to the cup you think the ball is in."

[seppawku]

Less confidently, she points at the middle cup.

[King-Clod]

Less confidently, she points at the middle cup.

Chomper uncaps the middle cap, glances down, and nods. 
"You got it!"

Your chip balance is now: 5 (wow!)

[Pichi2214]

Wormhole watches the whole thing, chuckling slightly at the bunch of times the hydra seems to disagree with itself and then points at the left cup after everything is done. "It should be there I believe. Also I'd like yet another capped round please!"

[knux400]

Forceps returns, this time with a TCP plush atop it and a funny face painted on its central cube. "Excuse me. I would like to play once more before the festival closes. A capped game, please."

[King-Clod]

Wormhole watches the whole thing, chuckling slightly at the bunch of times the hydra seems to disagree with itself and then points at the left cup after everything is done. "It should be there I believe. Also I'd like yet another capped round please!"

Chomper opens the left cup, and shakes her head. She then opens the right cup, which was also empty, and the middle cup. 
"I'm sorry, the ball was in the middle cup! We can get your next round started, though!"

She puts the ball in the left cup, caps it, and starts shuffling.
The left cup is switched with the right cup.
The right cup is switched with the middle cup.
Chomper pauses, her hands shaking. 
Her other heads have a similar look to their faces, and you can see Solstice and Cruncher looking between each other and the Barbeque. 
With a quick nod, they return to the cups, but seem less focused on them than they were before.
Chomper picks up the middle cup and the left cup, it looks like she's about to juggle again.
Solstice leans in, and you can overhear her whispering, "Bawdry is calling us. You know she gets mad when we don't come immediately. Just end this, we gotta go."
Chomper looks to Cruncher, who reluctantly agrees.
Chomper puts the cups in her hands back where they were. 

"I'm sorry that this round has been awful short but, we've got to go...attend to an issue. Just point to which cup you think the ball is in, and we'll give you your points and go."

---

Forceps returns, this time with a TCP plush atop it and a funny face painted on its central cube. "Excuse me. I would like to play once more before the festival closes. A capped game, please."

Chomper gets up from the table, her two other heads in tow, and tells Forceps, "We'll tell Ferris to come over and assist you in a moment. We're really sorry but... we're needed somewhere else."

[knux400]

"Very well. Please ensure your own safety, as well as that of your two friends."

[Pichi2214]

"Oh no, it's fine it's been so short! Unless I'm mistaking again this time it should be in the middle? I hope I'm correct so I can get at least one more plush..."