ENDGAME

[idolpro]

Who: You ♥ lovely ♥ non-parasites!
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 227, noon

[ You're finally released! And now you have to go fix all those injuries, huh, boy, sensitIV is gonna be busy -

Except, it looks like everyone has come out relatively unscathed. No, you definitely saw that everything before, didn't you? . . . Well, it looks like you managed to do an almost perfect job!

The results are reflected in the points, too: every unit BUT avante en garde gets 800 points. Heart Soldier Senshi, pep!pep!, and ☆ZRAEL get an additional 300 points.

Congratulations you won you did it!!!! ]

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

...

What did you do?

[puzzlekeeper]

We made an agreement with Avante.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Was the exile part of the agreement?

[puzzlekeeper]

Yes. Griffin and Nemesis agreed.

An exile and a save.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I see.

Well, congratulations on figuring out the key.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Smiling a bit, genuinely. ]

That's high praise.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Well, considering your demeanor in the third round, this is quite the improvement.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Chuckling a little, dryly ]

Do you think it earned us any extra donations...?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Shrugs offhandedly]

Who could say?

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Does that mean you donated, Intensity...

He just wordlessly grabs hold of his flesh hand in response. Thank god PDA aversion is cancelled. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Was that ever in question?

Huffs.]

Not upset I was scheming with another unit?

[puzzlekeeper]

Upset you were playing the game? No.

Besides, it would be pretty hypocritical if I was.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Is it? You were playing a paladin's hand. That's in a category all by itself.

[puzzlekeeper]

I'll put it another way, then.

I know you wouldn't scheme anything that would doom my unit specifically, and I have a vested interest in the survival of yours.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I told you we'd be fine regardless.

...

Last round aside, did you donate any points? I want to check my math.

[Cuz that exile came down to the wire, yanno]

[puzzlekeeper]

Except for 4 coins, we put it all into taxes.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Hmmmm...]

Kept or donated?

[puzzlekeeper]

Kept.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He seems pleased by this answer]

I see.

Well, as usual---

[And he threads his fingers with King's since they're saying fuck you to PDA aversion anyway, thumb brushing over the ring]

Masterful play on your part.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Well, as long as Intensity is happy. His fingers tighten reflexively. ]

Admittedly, I'd feel more smug if they hadn't exacted their punishments right then and there anyway.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Flatly:]

They have to maintain their ratings somehow.

[And given the choice of who to exile in the partnership... Sorry, avante]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Sorry, avante. ]

Naturally.

Well, I'll count it as a victory regardless.