BETRAYAL AT THE HOUSE ON THE GAME TOWER - Session 9

[idolpro]

Who: Exael and the rest of you lot
When: To be inserted into the timeline after completion
What: Betrayal at the House on the Game Tower

[ The GAME ALERT and map show on the screen of your phones— idols, you know what to do!

The Game Tower elevator doors are open to receive, and close once they have you in their confines and the broadcast monitors click on. You can keep an eye on the city further and further below you, as watch with your host's introduction to today's game.

At the very least it's not Mukuro's face on the screen this time. Instead it's Exael again, pigtails bouncing as she hops up from a grand low bow— it looks like they cut part of her broadcast spiel for you guys. With a showman's flair, she twirls and splays her arms as the camera zooms out to focus on a grand mansion, more Hollywood glamor than anything belonging in Tokyo.

"Summer has come to Tokyo, and so has the season's specialty: The Trial of Courage! Step right up, and charge right in because waiting won't help you at all! Here is a place even angels fear to tread! Azzy's very own, The House of Mirth and Betrayal! This place has a sordid past that casts a shadow as long as the valley of death, and soon our Idols will be adding their own pages to the tale!"

The elevator stops atop the central tower of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building and then lurches unpleasantly, wrenching itself out of where elevators ought to go. The sudden movement jolts you, and when the doors open you spill out into into a room.

Hopefully, with not too much time missing. ]

Comments

[rollwillpowercheck]

[disappointed sigh]

There's nothing we're going to be able to do about you this round, is there?

[artificialinelegance]

[ sigh ]

Anubis, just shoot him. This is pointless. He ain't gonna stop, he's just gonna sit here an' keep tryin' to piss us off. Maybe he'll be in a better mood when he wakes up.

If you do it then you an' I can play afterwards, 'kay~?

[sancrimony]

[ or i could just stab anubis

here's a 9 ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[4. honestly he probably should have seen this coming. by the time he does, he can't do much more than take a step back before the knife connects.

he makes a choked sound, staggering -- and starts to fall. he's still not letting to of Luci's hair, though.]

[artificialinelegance]

[ OKAY

OKAY.

GOING TO TRY AND TWIST LUCY'S WRIST AND LIKE

HOLD THIS ARM. AWAY FROM ANUBIS. speed 6, ]

[sancrimony]

[ well with a speed 2 he can't get do shit but he can try to steal the gun from anubis while he's going down, in part because he's going down with him. speed 5, ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[well, that's a 1. did you know that it's hard to react quickly when you're collapsing to the ground because someone fucking stabbed you, because it is.]

No--!

[artificialinelegance]

[ SHIT SHIT SHIT

FUCKING JUST YANKING HIS ARM AND TRYING TO GET HIM OFF BALANCE TO TAKE THE GUN

it's a 5, ]

[sancrimony]

[ i rerolled to see how fast that he could get the gun but he got a 2 so there's that

on the other hand he's just straight up going to use his momentum to try to trip her up and make her fall down with him with a 4 ]

[artificialinelegance]

[ it's a 7, and she disengages and backs off to take aim and fire at him with a 6. ]

[sancrimony]

[ it's a fucking 3

so you know

guess i'm down now ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[Anubis was definitely using the last of his strength to keep Lucifel in place, so.]

[artificialinelegance]

God! God! Why are you so goddamn fuckin' stupid, you...you...

You fuckin' goddamn key [BANG] lime [BANG] pie [BANG]!

[ two to the legs, one to the biomechanical extension arm

7, 7, 6 ]

[sancrimony]

[ 4, 4, 4

fucked up

stilling, very still now ]

[artificialinelegance]

[ ok. ok. you hang tight while she like, drags anubis the fuck away from you to cry at him. ]

Anubis? Anubis, I'm sorry, I fucked up --

[ I TRIED TO BE COOL AND IT WENT BADLY? ]

[sancrimony]

[ sure i can chill here ]

[artificialinelegance]

[ okay getting up from that mess

and turning to point the gun at him ]

I don't even know what to say to you. We can't even have fun like this, can we? Ugh. You ruin everything, ya fuckin' know that?

[ looking around. ]

Where'd that fuckin' cat go? HEY. WHISKERS. WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU!

[eatsthecanary]

[ EATING YOUR TEAMMATES EYE HE'S NOT RESPONDING TO THAT CALL BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF CRYING COMING FROM THAT DIRECTION ]

[artificialinelegance]

[ oh my god

wiping her fucking face and stomping over there ]

[eatsthecanary]

[ GUESS WHO'S COMING ON OVER. ]


We were interrupted, weren't we?

[sancrimony]

[ by this point, he's bleeding out - not quite dead yet, but he's still, save for the quiet sobs as tears leak out, running down the side of his face. the sound of someone coming over - the sound of someone's voice - has his eyes snapping up though, blinking through tears ]

. . . Whisky. . . -san. . .

[eatsthecanary]

Well, you're a mess.

[ he shifts to straddle him, knife in one hand. He's looking curiously at Lucifel's face too, at the tears. ]

And you're crying too. Are you upset that your own unit mate hurt you?

[sancrimony]

[ his lip trembles and he hiccups, his one working hand moving up to scrub at his tears and his face ]

S-she - she left me -

[ his voice cracks in several points, stuttered and interrupted by his need to breathe ]

I-I couldn't even make her stay - she won't l-l-love me - b-but she w-w-won't even h, h, haaate me . . . . ! Everyone. . . everyone just keeps l-looking at Hiryuu-sa, n, but not m-mm, m, me. . .

[rollwillpowercheck]

[there is a lot of blood. like, a lot of blood. also, breathing hurts. this definitely was not in his plans, but oh well. it's all temporary anyway. he can't lift a hand to pet Santa, but he does manage a faint smile.

it's nice to be cried over, at least.]

[artificialinelegance]

I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry! It's fine. It's fine. It's fine it's fine it's fine -- I won't let anyone hurt you again. I promise.

[ she leans in to give him a kiss before putting the gun to his temple ]

We'll do better next time, okay?

[ aaaand bang. ]