FOUL TOXINS

[lovestained]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 498

[ Welcome to the Game Tower! On the screen is The Red Sea Witch, who does a curtsy before speaking to the audience: ]

Gyahaha, hello! ✩ Today's show is a game long-time viewers might recognize! The rules are simple: poison others and don't get poisoned! Have fun~✩


RULES | ROOMS | EFFECTS | ENDGAME + WINNERS

Comments

[sangreine]

[ huffing in mercifully mild irritation ]

I never did understand why. You named a bunch of stuff we've done together, but those aren't reasons to care about someone.

I've even done things with Izanagi and we don't even like each other because he's a condescending busybody. Which I normally wouldn't say because I'm sure he feels like crap after Hurricane and Nem left, but join the club buddy. [ Don't hold back, Aliza! ]

[outofoffice]

[ DON'T HOLD BACK ALIZA . . . ]

It's not the things themselves, but the motivation behind them.

I learned French to see you smile. You set aside your very deep aversion to music because you knew it was important to me, and it would make me happy.

These are actions borne from love.

[sangreine]

[ She looks over at him for a long moment. Makes sense on paper, but she's not able to feel much love between the RAGE and BETRAYAL. ]

So I guess you'd want to know that I've started getting tired already. More and more every few days. [ Most sensitive and reasonable way to tell him, right? ]

[outofoffice]

Ah-- already?

[ Well . . . how is he to know how long she's been "awake" already, if the time before she was brought to Tokyo-F counts? ]

[sangreine]

It's not that fast a process, but yes. I've been told this place doesn't follow time in the same way and maybe they want to reset me because the fans would eat it up.

[outofoffice]

Unfortunately, that's a plausible theory.

[sangreine]

[ She glances over and -- smiles. Creepily, as one does. What, is that not tonally appropriate? ]

You'd better get used to this if you actually end up taking me home with you.

[outofoffice]

I'm sure I will. But that doesn't mean I'll ever like it.

[sangreine]

That's silly. You could turn me into whatever you want when I wake up.

[outofoffice]

[ Frowning now ]

That sort of thing doesn't interest me.

[sangreine]

[ S H R U G ]

If you don't, someone will.

[outofoffice]

. . . Mondstadt is the land of freedom and personal choice.

I hope that your many lifetimes will see plenty of opportunities for that to ring true.

[sangreine]

There will always be those who want to use me for their own purposes. Especially after I have my abilities back and they find out I can make more powerful beings. My Chevaliers don't even hibernate.

[outofoffice]

You wouldn't willingly make them, though.

[ A pause ]

Um-- well, when you're feeling more like yourself anyway.

[sangreine]

I remember that until now I was horrified at the idea of making them, because I valued their free will over my happiness.

Now, that seems really stupid. [ She wants what she wants, why shouldn't she take it? ]

[outofoffice]

That's why we should probably see how you feel in a few days . . .

[sangreine]

Is that your way of saying that you like be better when I'm miserable and punishing myself? [ Danger, Will Robinson! ]

[outofoffice]

[ ]

It's more like, I'm worried about you not liking yourself even less.

[sangreine]

[ look just let her nitpick for things to be pissy about and/or make them up whole cloth, this is why she needs Chevaliers they're not twits about her being awful plus they can be beat up infinitely, where is the downside ]

That's a silly thing to worry about.

[outofoffice]

Is it? To worry for you -- in the now as well as the future?

[sangreine]

Yes. I can't really die here and I definitely can't once I leave, and if it's even possible to hate myself more than I already do then it wouldn't be a very big change.

And even if that happened, it only lasts until I fall asleep. [ So who cares? ]

[outofoffice]

Like it or not, I care about your suffering, regardless of how incremental or brief.

[sangreine]

...Even if I do things you don't like? [ Such as kill your friend or make blood slaves? ]

[outofoffice]

Even then.

I can care for you without approving of your every action.

[sangreine]

Were you waiting for me to drink poison to tell me all this stuff? Honestly.

[ YOU'RE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO BE ANGRY AT YOU STOP THAT ]