Bad Influence

5. Truth or Dare

Heathcliff huffed. "Truth or dare? What are we, women?"

Hong Lu giggled. "I thought it would be fun. You can find others' unexpected side by asking them a question or making them do a challenge."

Yi Sang had a suggestion. "How about adding a penalty to it?"

Sinclair tilted his head. "Penalty?"

"Yes. If the player cannot answer the question or finish their task, they must take punishment as a penalty. However, the one who gives the question or dares must take the penalty if the player manages to overcome their challenge."

Gregor grinned. "Hoh, that sounds fun. How about it, Heathcliff? Want to play?"

"Sure, but..." Heathcliff dragged the alcohol bottle. "The loser must do one shot in exchange!"

"Heh, so you want to get the whole room drunk."

After setting the grounding rule, they decided to play truth or dare. The player determined by spinning a pen in a circle. It was unfortunate how the pen chose Sinclair as the first victim. To make matters worse, his opponent was Heathcliff. That man grinned like a devil when he faced the quivering little chick.

"So what is it? Truth or dare?"

Sinclair shut his eyes. "Truth! I choose the truth!"

"Are you a virgin?"

The question caught Sinclair unguarded. The naïve man just fell into his trap. Heathcliff chose the question to embarrass him. Sinclair was hesitant to answer it. He did not want everyone to find the state of his purity. Sinclair glanced at the bottle of alcohol. Should he lose on purpose? No, everyone would wander more since Sinclair evaded the question. Should he lie? No, they would start asking more about his experience out of curiosity!

Sinclair swallowed his saliva. Tears swelled from his eyes. "Fine! I am still a virgin! What's wrong with that? After losing my family, I fled from my home and wound up in the street. I did not have time for a woman! All I can think is how to survive!"

Sinclair sniffled while covering his face in shame. He looked devastated by the question. Greggor tapped his shoulder to cheer up the young man. "Heathcliff, you know that one is a sensitive topic."

Yi San nodded. "It was unwarranted question."

Hong Lu joined in. "Heathcliff is a meanie."

Even Meursault, who rarely spoke his opinion, stayed by Sinclair's side. "Bully."

"All right, I am sorry! It's my fault, okay?" Heathcliff admitted his fault before the whole room ganged up on him.

After Heathcliff had a one-shot as his penalty, they continued their silly game to the second round. This time, the player was Gregor and Hong Lu.

The man with the bug arm scratched his head. "I'll take a dare."

Hong Lu was thinking. "Hmmm, I am always curious. How many cigarettes can you fit in your mouth?"

Gregor pulled the cigarette pack with a serious expression on his face. "Only one way to find out."

The dare was not simple. Gregor needed someone to light the cigarette for him. A normal lighter would not be able to burn it all. The whole room was thinking about a way to help him. Fortunately, Meursault borrowed his Liu Association card for training. They could use the ID to light the cigarettes.

Gregor put the whole cigarette in his mouth while standing. Meursault changed into his ID and used his fist to burn it. Gregor managed to smoke it all without coughing or gagging. The whole room applauded his performance. Gregor was pretty proud of his achievement.