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[opening_act]

Who: Exael and the Unlucky Contestants
Where: The Game Tower
When: 86, Evening

[ Between one step and the next the walls (or streets, or open air) around you changes. The sight before you is a room inside the game tower, a new pressure at your neck. Reaching up or looking at the people around you reveals it to be a collar, titanium with a small green blinking light set in the center. ]

[ the screen flickers on, on your cellphone. It's a half-second, blink and you miss it— Exael, chewing on a nail, looking uncharacteristically nervous— then the moment's gone and she waves both hands and smiles for the camera. ]

"Ladies, gentlemen, honored guests! Units of all stripes and sizes! I come offering you a game and a few familiar words, rearranged for the occasion!"

Her carnival barker demeanor shifts for a moment as she lowers her head to say: ] "Glory to the highest, and on earth peace—" [ her head snaps up, her pigtails bouncing with it, and she's grinning again, all pomp and energy ] "even if we're not getting much down here! So let's kick up a ruckus, put on a show, and see how much good goodwill alone can manage! If you wish to save your fellows, now is the time speak!"

[ The rules appear on your phones. ]

[ Rules ] [ Rooms ] [ Results ] [ Endgame, Revivals & Winners ]

Comments

[syncintohell]

[ With her reciprocity, the hug becomes less tentative, more solid-- though he still seems somewhat hesitant, but that is probably because they are both covered in blood. ]

Yes. You will simply have to trust me to take care of myself.

[ He looks over her shoulder over at— N of Alcheme? ]

Or trust that I have friends still yet unharmed to worry after me.

[dragonheartedgirl]

Oh, I'm sure that's true for all of us.

[ THAT WAS A BAD TIME......... ]

Still, unless you can give it away, you'll be stuck with it the whole time here until you use it.

[motorcycle_noises]

...Yeah.

[ He pulls out his lighter and flicks it open and shut. ]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ oh

ooohh noooooo ]

Kuzuebiko, you've made good friends...

[ she's TEARING UP SHE'S JUST. ]

I'm so glad.

[ sorry you were trying to avoid that bloody hug, friend, because she is definitely squeezing now. ]

[dragonheartedgirl]

I suppose there's no rush either way. I haven't figured out what to use mine for, either. ... And it feels awkward to contemplate using it just as much as letting it stay.

[worthathousand]

Ah—

[ she looks actually uncomfortable—unhappy even, then; when she speaks her voice has gone quieter ]
It was between BARiTONES and Heart Soldier Senshi, in the end. BARiTONES because we knew they were, like us, likely to be forgotten, and HSS because of what Lily told us had happened, when they tried to call on the gods above.

[ given the respective fates of the two units, she trusts Cardigan can draw their own conclusion about the ultimate result. ]

I took responsibility for inputting the result of our vote myself.

[deicider]

[Cardigan simply nods. They can't fault her logic, since their own was the same.]

I'm glad your unit thought of Heart Soldier, but it's good someone looked out for Baritones.

[worthathousand]

And yet, between the two, Heart Soldier has those we already cared for. [ her lips thin briefly ]

...I won’t say I regret it. But.

[ a low exhale through her nose; then, she bends in a respectful bow ] Shrike also told me of avante’s choice.

[deicider]

[They observe this, running a hand back through their hair. A fidget.]

Our logic ended up being the same...

"But" pretty much covers it all. [a sigh]

[shutthefoxup]

Aa...that's fine.

Re: RESULTS, END GAME

[we_meet_again]

May I ask who else was in the running?

Re: RESULTS, END GAME

[we_meet_again]

Protection is definitely a lot better than usual.

I can't speak for everyone, but a couple of my unitmates in particular seem pretty devastated that some units were left unprotected. It sucks when people you care about get hurt.

I'm sure it sucks being hurt, too.

A real bummer all a round.

[syncintohell]

[ doesn't pull away but if he were the type to make faces, he'd definitely be making a face ]

You need not be so suprised.

[ Even if he'd also be like, the first to state he doesn't easily make friends. He's contrary, look. ]

[composeur]

So we really aren't popular, are we?

[youpoorthing]

...We haven't been here long, so we're not a good source.

[Someone on LiliS thought Avante was unpopular, but they could easily be wrong.]

[composeur]

Everyone on my unit already said we were unpopular. I'm sure we all expected to die just now! It's really a rush, expecting to die but then, against all odds, your life is saved...! That's why I was curious about who would actually vote for us.

[motorcycle_noises]

Yeah.... that's the thing. It feels... I don't know. Dirty?

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ yeah, she really can't argue that. ]

You could see if you could transfer it to someone you feel could make better use of it, then, if you wanted.

[motorcycle_noises]

That's not a bad idea. I'll keep that under consideration.

[we_meet_again]

[it's a thing you use to harass your coworkers]

Good girl.

I'm gonna go check on some of my unitmates... Will you please let me know if there's anything I can do to make your life better?

[eatsthecanary]

Because you told me you were upset?

[youpoorthing]

...I see.

...I don't know who voted for you. But I'm glad you didn't die.

[syckophant]

Hmm. Well, then I will have to debate your own name~

[wonderlandgirl]

... what do you do at times like this, Cobalt? Do - I coudn't protect them. Do you think Hiryuu would even want to look at me right now?

[wonderlandgirl]

I think we all must do. If only there was some way to make sure everyone stayed safe, during games like this... that probably isn't very practical, is it?