The Caucus Racetrack
You wander down to the caucus racetrack. The participants are lining up down on the track, doing various improbable stretches to warm up. You see that the stands are packed with people-- well, various off-putting and absurd anthropomorphic animals -- waiting for the main event to start.
The Dodo sees you walk in, and impatiently waves you down to the track. You quickly find a place at one of the starting blocks so the Dodo'll quit staring at you with his creepy reptilian eyes. "Hey," you whisper to the racer next to you (an anthropomorphic badger, if you must know), "how does this work? What are the rules?"
"Well," the badger replies, "we all run around and around in a circle, claiming that we're doing the best we can to get to the goal. Meanwhile, we trip the runners next to us, and then complain that they haven't run far enough."
"But who wins?" you ask.
Before the badger can answer, the Dodo fires the starting pistol, and you take off running. You assure the crowd that you'll reach your destination any minute now, as you go around and around the track. You manage to trip a few other runners, and manage to make it look like it's their fault they haven't gotten farther.
The whole process leaves you a little sick to your stomach, and you're not sorry to see the Dodo fire the pistol again to end the race. "Congratulations!" the Dodo says. "You've all worked very hard together to accomplish nothing! You all lose! Here are your consolation prizes!"
 | You acquire an item: delicious comfit? |
Notes
- Occurs for most classes when selecting the option The Caucus Racetrack in A Moment of Reflection. However, that choice will instead lead to A Caucus Racetrack (Accordion Thief) or A Caucus Racetrack (Sauceror) if you are the respective class.
