LIVE!

[deicider]

Who: Cardigan
Where: in front of the game tower
When: Day 39

[Here's Cardigan. They're never and full uniform and that applies today, dressed in just a plain undershirt. Even the sword customarily on their hip is missing.]

It's been a long couple of days so I'll try to make this short.

Avante's 'oath' Live hasn't been put to much use yet, but I want to make one now.

The oath is this: I swear to every unit that I will always work to minimize harm, and to do my utmost to prevent death and suffering among all units, as much as the protection of my own unit allows.

[a short pause, oath done.] I know that sounds pretty watered-down, but I think we're better of acknowledging that when it comes down to it, we all want to protect our own units and those we care about above anything else.

[Now,]

I do truly believe the best thing we can do to protect our own units is to protect each other. For that we need to be able to trust each other. Despite some of the outcomes of the last game, I think it was pretty good proof that we can trust each other to do what's right.

But a big part of trust is accountability when trust is broken. Games like the last aren't going to stop while we're here, and there's even been violence outside the games. [not pointing any fingers ZRAEL but you know who you are.]

I've already made this clear to Taisho, but I don't intend to keep it a secret. If Yasuragi again willfully acts to cause death or intolerable suffering to anyone here, I will kill him, outside of the tower. If, before that time, we as a community establish guidelines on how to deal with what violence we can control, or if Taisho presents a reasonable plan of action, I'll happily submit to that instead.

[That appears to be the bulk of the announcement.]

Thanks for listening. I have two things left I want to mention.

First, anyone who prefers to think there's no point in trying because we're helpless victims of the games should remember that it's the same Hosts running the games that make us all better afterward, and the same Hosts that give us our abilities. Consider carefully how much you want to continue to depend on that 'goodwill'.

Second, with that in mind, anyone else who can swear to do their best to protect their fellow idols is fee to join me in my oath.

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Hanging out in the back and people watching]

[nohalation]

[Huddling nearby, watching also.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Your thoughts?

[nohalation]

I already trust everyone.

[Pauses, thinking about the betray and trust game. And that house. And Red's live.]

We don't have to change anything that we already do, do we?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Considering your play style, I think you already qualify under minimizing harm.

[nohalation]

I've killed two people already.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Are they upset about it?

[nohalation]

[shakes head "no"]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's the difference. Cardigan feels that they were wronged. And they are right.

If Yasuragi had waited, Cardigan would have offered their life to protect Taisho's hostage.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

I'm going to laugh if they get to it first.

[Dryly.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Murderous. death. glare]

Watch what you say.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[He does indeed laugh.]

When you are done being paranoid, come chat.

[And walking off.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[GOD WHAT DO YOU WANT?

A text later]

CEO: Where are you?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

#99: Outside the room to your dorm. Still have the batcave?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[A few minutes later outside the future is now dorm]

Of course I still have the fucking batcave. Where the fuck would it go?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

I don't know. It's your weird technobabble room.

So we have options. Your room. Mine. Or out here by the elevator. Where do you want to have this conversation?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Lab. It's called a fucking lab.

[And storming into his own dorm and lab. No, Nine-Nine, you still don't have access so Intensity has to badge you in]

[artificialinelegance]

[ holding a hand up ]

Yo, boss. This is gonna be a shitshow, ain't it?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Glances at Kuzuebiko and Nemesis and that other Avante guy that he’s never met.

And then at Azrael being well. . . Azrael.

And then Hiryuu’s counter live where Yasuragi is joining the police task force???]

Going to be? It already is a fucking shitshow.

[artificialinelegance]

I meant more of one. Like, ETA until swords start gettin' pulled out.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

There are enough paladins around to prevent a murder. And maybe a little sword action would appease either---

[Well this is much bigger than avante v. taisho now isn't it]

...Any of the offended parties.

You rooting for a side?

[artificialinelegance]

I mean, contractually I'm on Taisho's. Realistically Cardigan and Yasuragi are titbabies and I wish they'd both stop.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

How are you contractually on Taisho's? What fucking contract did you sign?

[Says the guy who lost a bet and has a one-time obedience contract with Yasuragi. There's a reason he's not getting too involved in this fucking mess.

Besides him only giving half a fuck]

[artificialinelegance]

Nothing formal, but I'm datin' Yasu. He gets hurt, programming dictates I eliminate the threat. Even if I wasn't Loki'd get himself involved and sensitIV's my designated handlers, soooo...

[ waves a hand. fuck all of this shit ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You told me Yasuragi was---

[Wait. Brakes. BRAKES]

You know what. I don't fucking care.

So it'd be a vengeance chain -- if I'm understanding correctly. Assuming people did anything more around here than bitch at each other.