live

[rollplayinghouse]

Who: Maki + anyone
Where: A little ways from the hotel and on monitors near you
When: Day 112, late morning

[Has Maki even ever called a ☆ZRAEL live? Well, she appears to be doing it now. The backdrop of her monologue is the shaded facade of a building a few blocks away from the hotel.]

It has come to my attention that the vast majority of people here appear to be fine with letting future is now die in games. I could say some things about that, given all the things that Intensity does, and the sort of person that Angel is... but I understand. There are no good options in these games, and if you're not close with someone and you think it won't be that bad, sometimes that's the best choice you can make.

Which is why I'm using this live to give you another piece of information to consider, the next time you have to make that choice. From now on, anyone who attacks future is now in games will have to deal with me.

...I'm not speaking for my unit here, or for future is now. ☆ZRAEL may or may not retaliate. Future is now may retaliate on their own, too. But I definitely will retaliate. For the record, I'm known as the Ultimate Assassin, and I have a wide variety of methods... some flashier than others. I don't promise they'll be fatal, but I won't rule it out, either.

And I'm not interested in discussing whether or not you think this is fair. It doesn't matter if it's fair. It's a consequence. If you attack future is now, that's what will happen. Keep it in mind.

[And then she shuts off the live. But she's not too hard to find, if you want.]

Comments

[rollplayinghouse]

What does it look like I'm doing?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Something I explicitly asked you not to do. Because the idea was stupid then and it's certainly stupid now.

[rollplayinghouse]

I disagree.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Flatly:]

And so my opinion on this doesn't matter?

[rollplayinghouse]

...It matters. I don't like doing something you don't want me to. But I like seeing you die even less, and I do think this will help.

1/2

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Since you always enjoy making a fucking public spectacle out of these things---

[Counter-Live: Debate]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Educate me on how you think this will help. And let's allow all the gathered gawkers get in their two cents. And 150 points.

I'll make the first point. Is this an equal-opportunity policy subject to every idol? If you miss a game and your own unit decides to target mine for whatever reason, will you also extract your punishment?

[rollplayinghouse]

[...]

[in a deliberate monotone:]

It's not equal-opportunity. I'll decide what I want to do based on the situation. I didn't say I'd kill people universally, just that people should expect retribution. That applies to ZRAEL too.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And if you yourself target future is now.

[liftoft]

[ hm? what's that? Do we have a SPLIT OPINION?

TIME TO D-D-D-DUEL DEBATE SCRUM

...and just in case you needed the cool animation ]

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[poisong]

I'm just here for the points! Thanks!

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Contribute or get lost.

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[wantstheddd]

[ RAISES HAND ]

My spiteful two cents is that my kneejerk reaction was to say 'okay, I guess we should just target ZRAEL instead', which is probably not the intended result!

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Probably not an advisable strategy either. Very much at your own risk there.

[ Counter-Counter Live ]

[neverbeentogeorgia]

[ So after making a trip to the arcade uh

okay honestly he probably just flat out broke into one of the machines. AS ONE DOES WHEN YOU ARE A BAD END.

And now he's coming back with a near-full set of FiN dolls. (There is no Angel doll, suspiciously and notably.) But he drops them unceremoniously on the floor, and it becomes obvious he's also holding a half-drunk bottle of wine. Which he pours out on the dolls. ]

You want two cents on your girl's policy? I can give you some.

[ Senpai takes out his lighter, flicks it on--and drops it into the pile. They flame up SPECTACULARLY. He's apparently not done yet, though. He waits a few minutes, until the dolls have blackened and shriveled some--and then he pisses on the fire.

Making eye contact with Maki the entire time. Just fuckin SUCK HIS DICK!@!!! ]

Re: [ Counter-Counter Live ]

[rollplayinghouse]

[...]

[Maki just turns and walks away.]

Re: [ Counter-Counter Live ]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[Finding another chair.

And throwing it at his head.

So many trips around Tokyo-F. At least Bad End is getting its exercise.]

Re: [ Counter-Counter Live ]

[searingedgelord]

[he actually did it

Quietly facepalming]

Re: [ Counter-Counter Live ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Distinctly unimpressed]

Get that out of your system? That took a lot of set-up.

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[justfuckingtryit]

[One of the gathered gawkers.]

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[liarliarliar]

I just want to work out a murder credit situation so that she doesn't have to do it all at once. She's very strong but murdering so many idols at once will leave her sore and over tired.

So I argue that she should enact a credit program in order to facilitate greater efficiency in her killing. It will be some work and record keeping but I think if it's important to her she should be willing to take the steps needed to ensure that things are done well.

And since it's happening anyway I'd like to ensure at least two lives be taking place every revenge murder. While I think everyone should get their points we could perhaps argue if the points earned should go to Maki, future is now, or the revenge murdered party.

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[searingedgelord]

[another gathered gawker. Still in her PJs. Now nursing a headache]

Think this will get through to her?

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[sancrimony]

Ah, I'd like to know how it factors in if future is now is willing to target other units. Does this mean that future is now is a unit that can target anyone they like, and they're absolved of it, for they can no longer be targeted for fear of retribution from a third party? Is this, perhaps, an alliance?

Moreover, will this be a matter that is reciprocated between these two units? To cross future is now is to cross ☆ZRAEL, and to cross ☆ZRAEL is to cross future is now? Is that how it is?

In such a situation where an overwhelming majority of units targeted future is now, will everyone be a target? If that's the case, then what's to say that this won't simply make ☆ZRAEL the target of units, hand in hand with future is now?

My apologies, I have no side to take without knowing more information. It's best not to judge without understanding the full scope of the circumstances, isn't it?

Re: [Counter-Live: Debate]

[earthquaked]

Sup, I'm just here for the points.

But all of this is fucking stupid. Honestly.

[unbr8kable]

[whistles, watching all this and the counter-counter-live]

...So, what's the over-under on who'll be taking more shit for this, you or them?