Picking up an item, I agree, is something that I normally don't do -- but this was a 4-hour event, the inventory of the other players had filled up, and that 55 white lightning was wanted by a team mate.
So, I picked it up for him and xferred after the game.
As to covering the mana//life -- just a matter of good-natured obfuscation and tantallizing teasing
We had a hell of a great time slashing and listening to each other moan when we got the long, miserable spins that made the game as long as it was.
I recommend you all make an effort to do the Mirror Maze -- The reward is worth the time and effort spent on it
o i would love to do mirror maze but getting a good enough team to do it is the problem for most normal people like me