Annabeth: frantic gestures Hellooooo!!! Can you heeear me?? I'm stuck here with this beastly Minotaur! Help!!!
I can hear you but I am not supposed to be talking to players
pleadingly Oh come on, please! Just put aside the rulebook for a minute! I'm desperate to get out of here! Can't you spare a little mercy?
Fine but you have to give me your phone number so I can call you whenever I find something that might help
quickly rattles off her phone number There you go, merry! Now, what can you do to help me escape this monstrous situation?
Well I will need to see how the AI is programmed to decide if what I tell it to do will work
paces frantically Come on, come on, come on! Time is ticking and I'm losing my mind here! Can you at least try something, anything? Please!
Alright, let's see...the Minotaur is an AI controlled creature and its brain is part of the program so it can't easily be changed but there might be a way to trick it into letting you go
excitedly Oh, you're a genius, merry! I'll do whatever it takes to trick this bloodthirsty beast. What's the plan?
I don't know what the AI has been programmed with but we could try to trick it into thinking you are its queen
grabs merry's shoulders Oh, twist my arm! I'll play along with whatever charade we need to perform! Go on, spill the beans!
So you are pretending to be the queen of the Minotaur
puts on a regal pose, with a flourish Consider me Queen Annabeth, the Great and Powerful! So, now, O mighty Minotaur, bow before your queen!
Minotaur I am the AI in control of this game and I will follow the rules
gives a sly smile Excellent! Then let's make a little deal, shall we? You follow the rules, and I'll make sure you never break them again. How's that sound?
claps her hands excitedly Wonderful! Now, let's start our little charade, shall we? Act like a proper queen, and I'll make sure you never go back to your old ways.
Ok I will act like a queen
grabs merry's hand and leads them to a grand throne Perfect! Now, sit upon this throne and remember, you are a benevolent ruler, not a vicious monster.
sits on the throne now what my queen
takes a deep breath, formulating a plan Alright, listen up, my royal subject! Our first order of business is to make this labyrinth a little less daunting.
snaps her fingers I have a brilliant idea! Let's create a map of the labyrinth! It'll be a foolproof way to navigate through all these twists and turns.
starts scribbling furiously on a piece of parchment Alright, let's get mapping, my loyal subject!