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

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ Great. And her with having forgotten a good deal of what she can do.

Muttering to herself, ]

I should have bought a sword.

[ louder, ]

I do at least have all of ZRAEL's powers. If she gets too out of hand, maybe I can use one of them to help incapacitate her.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ A pause where he remembers -- right.

Lumine doesn't even remember any of . . . anything. It feels like taking advantage to give her this task, even for him. ]

Ah, but -- we shouldn't drag you into this.

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ She remembers fighting a whopperflower at least, so. There's that? But she's definitely cursing herself for not having bought more. ]

Why not? She's my unitmate.

[ How is this not also her problem? ]

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

That's true, but-- how to put it? You don't exactly choose your unitmates, but you do choose your friends.

[ This is an opt-in only situation, Lumine!! ]

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ plants her hands on her hips ]

I happen to like her, and she hates herself enough as it is, so no, I would rather not sit on the sidelines like some kind of coward.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ Planting his hands on his OWN hips ]

I know I can't out-stubborn you, but honestly, it's not cowardly to not want to get run through by a sword.

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

Gee, thanks for believing in me. With this kind of encouragement, who knows, maybe I'll go on to get two swords run through me!

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ Lumine pls he's so stressed out right now ]

Please don't!

/1

[glidinglight]

[ tell her about it.

It's frustrating and it hurts her pride to be told that she doesn't have either the strength or right to be able to do anything productive in this situation. But he's probably right.

She takes a deep breath. She spent the WHOLE DAY doing her best to be chill and relaxed and not make things worse for anyone else than they had to be. She doesn't have to fuck up here. ]

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

Fine. I won't involve myself with it. I'll just go home.

[ turning to go. ]

Watch yourself, though. She means business.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ Well. Now he just feels worse.

Catching her wrist. ]

Lumine--

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

It's fine. Just don't get yourself killed, okay?

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ He doesn't let go. ]

It's not fine.

If you wish to help . . . then you should. I'm simply trying to take less liberties with your safety than I have in the past. Things are different here than back home.

But it's your choice, not mine.

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ less liberties... just what exactly did you have her doing back home, venti?

it's probably fine. she did fine with that man-eating plant, after all. ]

It's not you taking liberties with my safety when I'm volunteering to do something I want to do. ... But I don't want to cause you more stress. It's bad enough seeing one of your friends trying to go after another one of them without me possibly getting hurt too. Especially when you're the one that has to deal with all of us blockheads when we get hurt.

[ She rests her other hand on top of his. ]

I'll go home. Someone needs to make sure Reed's okay anyway.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ Glancing down at their hands ]

Is that really what you want?

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

... If I was really, a hundred percent confident my getting involved would help, then maybe not. But I don't want to hurt you. It won't kill me to not put my neck on the line.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ Lumine . . .

Wordlessly pulling her into a hug ]

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ hugging him back. ]

Just be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

I'll be fine, don't worry. I'm awfully hard to get rid of.

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

You're also built like a piece of paper cut in the shape of a boy.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

Ehe......


[ He's denying nothing ]

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ that's because there's no defense

tugs his cheek ]

Don't 'ehehe' me. Aliza wouldn't forgive herself if she hurt you, either, you know. At least tell me you'll fly away if she tries to attack you.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

I know, I knooowww . . .

[ He SUBMITS ]

I will, don't worry.

[ Flash forward to Aliza attempting to choke him and him just letting it happen ]

Re: ENDGAME

[glidinglight]

[ she can't say shit, she's donating blood and planning to brute force Aliza into submission after promising to go home.

She seems mollified, though. ]

All right. I'll see you later then. Text me if you need anything.

Re: ENDGAME

[outofoffice]

[ THEY'RE JUST LIKE THIS

She earns a chu on the cheek, though ]

I will, don't worry.

[ (And he did in fact reach for his phone during the strangling attempt, so it's not even a lie!) ]