She watched JohnWalton's face as he worked through the math, then listened as he gave his answer.

A small smile spread on her face as she said, "That is not actually the correct answer. I think maybe you just added the two ages together. But I could be wrong! I've been wrong a lot before in the past. Take my ex husband for example.. What the Hell was I thinking? Thank the Lord he's in the ground now... I.. I shouldn't have said that out loud probably.."

Her cheeks reddened a bit and she coughed, clapped her hands together and then continued speaking, "Anyways... Does anyone else want to take a guess?"

Keats did some counting, eventually ran out fingers, then tried to guess and check as best he could.

”Is it 23?”

She smiled, watching everyone do mental math in their heads. After chancing a glance over at Keats, who was using his fingers and eventually put them down by his side and just kept doing the math in his head, she figured he was about to answer.

She was right, and he said, "Is it 23?"

"That's correct," she exclaimed. "You truly are one of the smartest people I know. So. Your prize is..."

She reached into her bag, pulling out a piece of paper that says

Achievement Reveal/Bookkeeper.

"Congrats!" She said to Keats. "And with that, I think I will pause this trivia event for a bit so I can go get some food, and something to drink, and some sleep.. Been at it for awhile! So we will continue this soon enough! Thank you all!" 

Morte_Rossa gathered her papers from her kitchen table. She had spread them out to cross out the riddles and trivia questions she had already asked the other day. Then, she put them back in a stack, folding them neatly and placing them into her purse. She opened the front door, stepping outside into the already-hot morning sunshine, and walked three short blocks to the corner where she had sat just a couple days prior. The chair she had been using was leaned back against the wall of a dingy building, so she grabbed it, placing it back in its wobbly spot.

Taking a seat, she saw people look at her and then start walking towards her as she cleared the gunk out of her throat and began to speak.

"Good morning folks," she said. "I've come back to restart the trivia/riddle event I had going the other day! So let's begin then shall we?"

Pulling the papers back out of her purse, she read the first trivia question.

"The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by which Irish poet and playwright?"

Rudy knew only one Irish poet.. 

Was it the author of the Dorian Gray novel..¿

She thought for a moment before responding to Rudy with another question, "Would you like to elaborate on that? You're close, but you didn't give the exact answer Sir."

Rudy looked at Morte_Rossa and smiled..

Thank you.. I tend to get second chances quite often, that's one of the benefits of failing so often

He paused for a moment before saying

Actually..one of my ancestors was named Dorian Gray. It may not have been a name that caught more attention around here, yet his trashcan enterprise was mildly successful. 

The funny thing about that person was that he coincidentally also was the main character of a book written by Oscar Wilde, titled The Picture of Dorian Gray

Rudy wondered if he should be telling about the fact that the same Oscar was in his bloodline as well, but he decided against it, as it seemed to be a little too incesteous.. If that was the correct word.. Blushing, he continued

So.. If I'd be allowed to take a guess, I would say.. Oscar Wilde?

Morte listened to Rudy's story about his ancestor being Dorian Gray and she was surprised! She didn't know that about him, and found it to be extremely fascinating. She thought maybe she'd have to chat with him a bit later about that, but for now she just wanted to tell him he was correct.

"That's a great guess," she said. "And you are absolutely right! Your prize is this lovely Hustle Hangover Cure Token! I hope you can make great use of it in the future when it's needed."

She handed it to him and said, "Also, someday, I'd like to talk to you more about Dorian Gray. That would be wonderful to learn about him, if it's okay of course. But now. Onto the next question. A riddle!

Our dinner guests cry that we are evil when they notice their place in the meal.
But it's no big deal why; we are just one big, happy tribe! And we get real fed up with people!

Who or what are we?"

Keats grinned. It was a little dark, sure, but the answer was the only thing that came to mind. So why not throw it out there?

"Cannibals?"

Rudy was delighted to actually have answered the question the rightest he could answer it and actually being the first to have done so

Yes!

Thank you so much, Morte_Rossa! That's very generous of yours.. And may I add, you seem to already know me so well! Knowing me by my hangovers.. Rudy smiled
Oh.. I have plenty of stories about Dorian, and I'd of course be happy to share them with you.

Suddenly, Rudy heard Keats scream Cannibals! He didn't hesitate and ran for his life, almost bumping into Legolas as he ran away before being eaten alive..

"You're welcome, Rudy," she said. "Glad you think I know you so well! And I can't wait to hear those stories!"

"Cannibals?" Keats suddenly answered, startling Rudy and causing him to run away.

She giggled and looked back at Keats, smiling as she said, "Well done. That is correct! That one was a bit grim but I thought it would be fun to see who would figure it out! Had to be someone with a smart mind!"

Clapping her hands together, she reached into her bag and pulled out a piece of paper, reading aloud the prize that was listed.

"You have won Forum VIP Status!" She exlaimed. "Which I'm sure you already have, but it never hurts to pile it on! So congratulations! And now, onto the next one. A trivia question again!

How many items are in a Baker's Dozen?"

ZR knew the answer to that one.

"I got this one! Thirteen, the correct answer is thirteen!"

This had to be it, ZR was so certain about it he was ready to swear Rudy's life on it. 

With a smile, Morte exclaimed, "You're correct! That's wonderful. A baker's dozen is thirteen. So for you, your prize is two gold credits!"

She pulled two gold coins out of her purse, stood up and handed them over quickly to ZebrishRedd. With a smile, she turned and took her seat again before speaking.

"I will continue now with a riddle. So here it is!

What do you call a three-humped camel?"

Clumsy..?

Rudy replied to Morte_Rossa, as he re-appeared from behind a pillar, where he had hidden after having outran Keats's cannibals.
He stepped closer and shifted his look to ZebrishRedd, frowning.. As if Rudy could read minds, he said

You did not actually know that one, did you?
Tell me, was it a guess?

Looking back at Morte_Rossa, he said

I don’t need to explain further, do I? I mean, how else could he get an extra bump than from bumping into sommm..?
Rudy raised an eyebrow
You are NOT telling me the camel is pregnant!?
Is she? When is she due?

Rudy was thrilled, as he utterly loved baby camels

The South Philly riddler was back and Legolas was on his way to meet her. He left work early to be on time for the riddles and his employer Valencia was kind enough to excuse him. Although he knew not why Vale winked at him and asked him to wear protection when he mentioned he was going out to have a good time with a woman he met on the street corner. He had a Mithril vest underneath, so he wasn't too worried.

A small crowd had already formed around Rossa and as he neared the group, he saw someone run past him yelling cannibals. "How rude," he grumbled and approached the group. He scanned the crowd, looking for familiar faces when he saw someone he recognized. " Otter ! Great to see you here," Legolas called out to his friend. Before he could go over to him, Rossa started her next riddle and it was a short one.

The riddle was short but by no means was it an easy one to solve. Camels had one or two humps but never three so it had to be something else. If he rode a three humped camel it most certainly wont be comfortable sitting atop it, he though. Could that be it.

"A three humped camel is a bumpy ride," he answered quietly before adding "Or a pleasure cruise if you are a female rider"

She listened to Rudy talking through the riddle with himself and laughed several times. He then came upon the correct answer, in the form of a question to her.

"The camel is indeed pregnant!" She exclaimed. "I wasn't sure how fast people would solve this one, but it was fairly quick. Good job!"

Just then, Legolas came along, adding his two cents after a brief thought session with himself.

She shook her head then, saying, "It would be a bumpy ride, that's for sure. But the answer was pregnant! And.. I can't vouch for the last half of your answer as I have never ridden on a camel's back!"

Laughing, she looked back towards Rudy and said, "Would you rather have a perk prize or credits today? I will give you the choice!"

She watched Rudy's face a bit longer before saying,  "I'll take the silence as you telling me to choose your prize for you. I will do that so we can carry on. Your prize today is seven days of timers. Valued at one and a half credits! So congratulations! And now. Onto the next question. Trivia this time. 

In what year was The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald?"

Aurora, hearing Keats shout, chuckled.  "Of course you'd know that one..."  She gave Keats a smile.  

Morte laughed at the exchange between Keats and Aurora_Mastrosimone after Keats answered.

"That's correct!" She exclaimed. "I'm glad someone else seems to enjoy that book as much as I do. I've read it a few times! Your prize is two credits Sir!"

She pulled two gold coins out of her bag, standing to walk over to Keats and then handing them to him. 

Then she turned to go back to her seat, sitting slowly before saying,  "Let's continue on with another trivia question, shall we?

In 1926, US Route 66 was created and it ran between which two cities?"