This episode was submitted by Emperor Cartagia.

You have just decided in your mind to go to Narn when the Emperor's voice cuts through your thoughts. "Human!" he yells, clapping his hands sharply. "Come, dance for us!"

Dance? you think. They want me to DANCE?!! I can't dance! But you get up on top of a large stone pedestal with a bunch of other slaves (all Centauri, natch) and try your best.

But what was SUPPOSED to be a seductive little dance ends up being more of a comedy routine. The first time you try to shake your booty, you clumsily bump into one of the other dancers and knock him off the pedestal. When you try to help him up, you cause another one to trip, fall on her face and lose her headband. While you are apologising to her, YOU trip over another dancer, fall on your face on the ground, and lose one of your shoes.

Uh-oh. Oh, GODS. You can just imagine how displeased the Emperor will be with your performance. Expecting to die any second, you look up into his eyes.

He is LAUGHING. Hysterically. Slapping his knee and all that. "My dear little human, you are the FUNNIEST thing I've ever seen! I'm beginning to think I should make you my Court Jester instead! Pity I already have one..."

TIME PASSES It is a few days later. The party is over and everyone is packing up to get into two ships to go to Narn. The first ship has Emperor Cartagia and his most trusted courtiers, of course since you seem to be his favourite new pet you could go along there too. And the other ship is for the servants and slaves.

Which one should you get on? If you choose Cartagia's ship, you can stay closer to him and find out more about Londo and Vir's plans.

On the other hand, if you go on the servant's ship, you will have an easier time of sneaking away and escaping once you get to Narn.

Decisions, decisions...

1. Do you choose to travel on the Emperor's ship?
2. Nah, let these guys work it out for themselves. You just wanna escape. Ride the servants' ship.

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