Endgame: ViewScream

[errours]

Who: spacefaring idols and friends
Where: Game Tower
When: Day 130, evening

[ And then, you’re back in the central room of THEMiS, alive if rather unceremoniously deposited on the ground. Next to you, folded neatly, are the unit clothes you probably changed out of earlier.

Your injuries, if you had any, have already healed, but it may take you a moment to realize that because none of the pain of them has disappeared; it’s just as awful as when it was happening—and faint scarring remains as a lingering reminder. Think of it as a space souvenir!

Speaking of souvenirs!

Everyone seems to have a little enamel pin secured to their shirt or jacket: black with silver writing, how classy!

Pep!pep!, Taisho Roman Revolution, future is now, WILD CITY, ☆ZRAEL, Heart Soldier Senshi, AlcheME!, avante en garde, and BARiTONES have ones that read, “I Survived THEMiS!”
LiliS, sensitIV, and BAD END=DEAD END instead receive the highly coveted rare collectible “DIED IN SPACE” pin.

AlcheME!, Taisho Roman Revolution, and pep!pep! have been stuck with silver holographic star stickers reading WINNER—and indeed members of those units will find 800 points have been added to their accounts.
...Avante en garde members also have cute little pastel star stickers that cheerily proclaim, “A for Effort!”

...As for your host, she spins around in her captain’s chair to face you all again, tossing a handful of gold and silver glitter. ]

Wasn’t that just incredible? The passion you all displayed! The daring escapes! The tragic deaths!

[ a happy sigh ]
It was truly such a joy to be your host today.

Ciao! ♡

[ And with that, she disappears in a cloud of smoke that leaves a lingering smell of incense and honey. ]

Comments

[malignstar]

[ This is so hard to respond to when you can't lie but also know someone hates pity ]

Someone's trying to make your dragon jealous...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Just laughs]

How do you figure that?

[malignstar]

All the burning. Want a hand?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Tentacle-slime monster. Not even close to a dragon.

[And well.

He's not saying no to the offer. Is that something?]

[malignstar]

Yeah, that's pretty out there.

[ Carefully lifting him to his feet ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You and yours turn out okay?

[malignstar]

Looks that way. I missed this one. I'm just doing field work right now.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

...

[Oh boy]

Your unit gonna be fucked up from survivor's guilt again?

[malignstar]

I hope not. We can only deal with so much.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

How are you holding up from the fiasco before this one?

[malignstar]

Still pretty bad.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Is this your distraction tactic then?

[Not accusing as it could be. Maybe only 30%. 70% curious]

[malignstar]

I was worried when I realized there had been another game.

[ Kind of clipped, offended ]

This shit is hardly a distraction.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[If he notices the tone, he doesn't show it]

They normally don't do injury ones back to back. And certainly not barely 24 hours apart.

[malignstar]

[ Calms down again ]

Yeah. I wonder what's up with that.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Who the fuck knows.

The balloon game had a death quota of half the units. Maybe they didn't think the last game was up to par.

Maybe it's rating season.

Maybe they're bored.

Maybe they're some fucked up internal politics going on. We keep getting new Heaven hosts but certainly the Hell graduates have barely come back to host anything.

[malignstar]

I think we should try to talk to someone.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

...

[Just gives Sunshine a pointed look]

Not out here.

[malignstar]

I'm not talking about a clandestine operation right now. I just want info.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Very pointedly:]

Not here.

You want to talk. We talk somewhere else.

[malignstar]

[ Running a hand through his hair ]

Fine, somewhere else.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Your---

[Shit. Your dorm has Nafun]

My dorm. In 30 minutes.

I need to go repair some artificial limbs.

[malignstar]

[ Confused by that sudden change ]

... uh sure.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He's sure Sunshine will hear the details later. Not his department.

But with a curt nod, Intensity will head off to take care of those with artificial limbs. And wait for Sunshine to show up at FiN]

[malignstar]

[ Will be showing up laterish, after he's washed off blood and whatnot and tried to compose himself from his high emotions. Truth effect is still in play though.

And yes, he brought baked goods because of course he did. ]