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

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[sangreine]

[ Her sneering grin fades into amusement ]

So I could do whatever I wanted with you, couldn't I? [ She reaches out to touch his chest with her fingertips, walking her fingers up toward his collarbone ] So answer my question: who did you poison in there?

[happydreamed]

[Honey the sexy evil look does not actually work for you, please stop.]

It was Lupine, actually.

[Technically Lilis, and then Alcheme in the second group - but at least she's unlikely to defend Lupine at this very exact moment.]

[sangreine]

[ oh that's just because you're not used to it! She can do evil-sexy just fine thanks, and doesn't need your damn permission. ]

Oh? [ She looks pleased, but only for a second. ] So you're all about protecting yourself too. Just like he is. I guess I'm doubly stupid, aren't I, thinking anyone would care what happened to me.

[happydreamed]

I have from the beginning played to protect my team, and I have never claimed otherwise. I have not done any harm to you or your unit. There are people who have legitimate grievances against me today, but you are not one of them, Aliza.

[He will sit through being guilted by people who have the right to do so.]

[sangreine]

No harm, you say? [ The fingers on his chest give him a small shove backwards ]

Is that what your feelings for me amount to, not sending poison? I was sick at the prospect of you getting a vial of poison with my unit's name on it!

Like I said, my mistake.

[happydreamed]

[He's pushed backwards, but soon recovers enough to step toward her again.]

Aliza- I'm sorry that this has happened to you. But I would never ask you to prioritize my wellbeing over that of you and your unit.

[sangreine]

[ For a second she looks near tears, then she turns her head away sharply. She won't be weak anymore, not for anyone's sake. ]

You hurt me, so it only makes sense that I should hurt you back.

[happydreamed]

...Will that ease your pain? If you hurt me?

[Even if he doesn't believe that he did her wrong, he hates to see her this wounded.]

[sangreine]

[ She laughs, wild and humorless ]

What would ease my pain is someone living me above all others. But no one here does.

This must be why I make Chevaliers. Someone to love and protect me forever. So I'll never be alone.

[ And now glaring back at him ]

You'll never be that for me, will you?

[happydreamed]

You've hated that idea. The thought of stealing someone's will so that they devote themselves entirely to you, without a thought to their own happiness. You would never have forgiven yourself if you made one accidentally.

[sangreine]

[ Logic will super not work on the black mirror version of her ]

Why should I care about anyone else's happiness? None of you care about mine. Once they're in my service, they'd know happiness. The most pure bliss there is.

...But I can't make any here. So all I can do... is punish the rest of you.

[happydreamed]

I care about your happiness. Enough to know that you'll regret these things that you're saying when you come to your senses.

[sangreine]

[ Her anger drains away too abruptly to be truly gone. And she tilts her head at him and says, almost conversationally ]

What exactly are you willing to do for my happiness? Don't lie, or I'll start tearing pieces off you.

[happydreamed]

I will be there with you for the rest of my life, even once you have forgotten me.

[sangreine]

[ She approaches him in a few quick steps and reaches out and starts -- toying lightly with the hem of whatever top or jacket he's wearing. ]

I think you're lying to me. [ Her voice is syrupy sweet with a smile to match. ]

[happydreamed]

[Doesn't flinch.]

I am not. But you won't believe me.

[sangreine]

[ Still smiling, she gives him a nasty shove backwards, ideally right into whatever wall is closest. ]

Don't tell me what I believe, bien-aimé.

[ Her pet name for him is said with sneering contempt. ]

[happydreamed]

Ow.

[...he's not wrong tho is he, is something he does not say out loud. Wincing a little as he picks himself up from the wall.]

My dear.

[sangreine]

[ She does flinch a bit when he calls her that, which could mean anything given how jumbled and backwards her mind is. ]

[ She moves to cup his face in both her hands, a mockery of the tenderness she usually shows. ]

Do you love me?

[ Her tone suggests the answer had better be yes. ]

[happydreamed]

[Little concerned she's going to take out a chunk of his face but it's fine, this is fine.]

I do. You are the love of my life.

[sangreine]

[ Her mouth forms a nasty grin. ]

Good. Then you should do whatever I ask. Shouldn't you?

[happydreamed]

Not if I know you will regret it in the long run.

[sangreine]

[ Her eyes flash, clearly that answer is a fail. ]

Are you trying to decide what's best for me? That's not what my love should do, it's what a parent would do, and I have no use for one of those. So, which are you?

[happydreamed]

Should your love do things that make you happy in the short term that he knows you'll feel awful about later? That doesn't seem right either.

[sangreine]

Really. [ one thumb brushes his cheek, almost sweetly. ]

And do you know why I haven't taken a memory for seven weeks? So I could have the energy to support you when you get yours. So I wouldn't put any more strain on the people around me. And you've never noticed.

Is that very good for my long term situation?

[ She leans in close to his face, a looming threat in her smile. ]

Do you know how much of myself I hide from you out of fear?