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Who: YOU
Where: Game Tower
When: Day 111, Evening which is the best time to go CLUBBING

[Today you step out of the elevator, but as soon as you do, you’ll find yourself falling into a room that is basically a giant ball pit but with balloons. Trying to move around is a pain in the ass and might require a little swimming. Left is on the holo screens looking really proud of himself. You can see exactly what he's thinking:

What a genius. What a professional. Dang.

Like last time, the music is really loud and fast, and might remind you of the arcade a little bit. They match up with the crazy strobe lights that seem to be pulsating all around you.

It might make your heart race.]

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[ ...

just crouches by his side. ]

Going somewhere?

I need to get my unit back to the dorms.

... If you want me to collect some of 'em, I can.

[A long pause and then]

That won't be necessary.

They're probably too skittish for that right now.

Can't blame 'em.

[ ... ]

Anything else I can do?

You don't have to do anything.

I know your unit didn't hit us.

Of course. You didn't hit us either.

[ it's a statement, not a question. after a moment, he offers Intensity a hand up, if nothing else. ]

I know I don't have to do anything. I'm doing what I want. So is there anything or not?

[Is pulled to his feet but doesn't let of Man☆Eater's hand]

...

How the fuck should I know?

... Well, touché.

[ tightens his grip on Intensity's hand. ]

Then I guess I'll just buy you a drink. For now.

In a hypothetical do-over, we would have had to taken out a majority of units in the first two rounds to even survive.

[Tugging him in the direction of the hotel then]

How do you explain that to unitmates who don't want to die at every single one of these stupid things but are too fucking soft to deal with the guilt afterwards?

[ is pulled along, picking up his pace so he's walking side-by-side with Intensity ]

Six units were going to die no matter what. Doesn't make a difference if it happens at the beginning or the end—except one way lowers the chances that you'll be one of 'em.

Tell them the facts of how it is, and either they understand, or they just have to deal with it.

We weren't playing particularly "nice".

How did you play?

We started with two each round - so middling. Escalated to three in the final round because we figured all the other units would be in panic mode.

And panic the did as evident that we were hit 5 times in the last round.