38th form; locked text and open audio

[bamfsecretary]

//text, locked to the nations, envy, cooper, miguel & tulio, and the shinigami.

Holland has gone home. Bel's with me.

//audio, open

{There's a lilting female voice on your 'Gear, and she has a question for you all. Can you solve it?}

Three lives have I.
Gentle enough to soothe the skin.
Light enough to caress the sky.
Hard enough to crack rocks.
Now, who am I?

Comments

audio;

[extinguishescandles]

Hmmm... [There's a slight pause.] Could it possibly be...the ocean? Oh no wait that doesn't really have three lives...uh. Hold on.

audio;

[bamfsecretary]

{She sounds amused.}

Take all the time you need.

audio;

[extinguishescandles]

[He just focused in on the last two lines and it was the first thing that came to mind. But he was halfway there...sort of. Figuring the real answer out shouldn't be too--]

Oh wait! Water! Is that it?

audio;

[bamfsecretary]

That's right!

{She chuckles.}

You were very close to it on your first try, and I'm impressed. Would you like to try another?

audio;

[extinguishescandles]

Oh good! If it wasn't water I would have been completely at a loss. But sure, I will try another one! This is fun.

audio;

[bamfsecretary]

Very well! Now, what always runs, but never walks; often murmurs, but never talks; has a bed, but never sleeps; and has a mouth, but never eats?

audio;

[extinguishescandles]

[Now that takes considerably less thought.]

A river!

audio;

[bamfsecretary]

Good - I see you're getting the hang of these.

audio;

[extinguishescandles]

Well it helped that that one also had to do with water. [A light laugh.] I was already thinking about it!