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

[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.

[artificialinelegance]

Basically.

Anyways, speakin' of handlers, I gave you admin rights. Highest to lowest, the priority list is sensitIV, Hiryuu, Kuzuebiko, you, Yasuragi. Have fun.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Just laughs. And laughs and laughs and--]

Fucking ouch. Are you that upset with Yasuragi now?

[artificialinelegance]

Yes.

That's not why I did that, though. Loki entered a contract with him and he abused the shit outta that, and after all of this it just is way too much of a liability to let his interests supersede anyone else's.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Wait. What? Rewind that.]

How'd he abuse the contract?

[artificialinelegance]

It's an obedience contract, conditional on Loki hurting him. He used it t'get Loki to talk about me an' Lucy's relationships and in general grilled him about stupid personal shit.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[. . .





SHIT]

Does that fucking get him off? Knowing people's secrets.

[artificialinelegance]

I'm 99% sure it does, yeah. He get you too?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .Are you aware of the terms of Loki's contract?

[artificialinelegance]

Uh, yeah?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What's the duration on it?

[artificialinelegance]

One day each time he hurts Yasu.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Doesn't that create a conflict of interest for you?

[artificialinelegance]

You know I noticed the subject change, right?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course you did. But there's nothing more to say on that matter, is there?

[artificialinelegance]

[ siiiigh ]

Guess not.

It doesn't apply in games.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

He'd be stupid to use it in a game where everyone could see.

. . .

But we already know he's fucking stupid.

[artificialinelegance]

So unbelievably stupid. Like a less stabby version of that new ☆ZRAEL.