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

[happydreamed]

I thought so. I wonder if Hurricane would be disappointed in me.

[at_heart]

Was he disappointed in you after the... monster-eating game?

[happydreamed]

No - I think he was just upset in general. It was a difficult game.

[at_heart]

Sure, but...

[ Man, how to even go about saying this. ]

Even if he argued with you about how to play it, he still went pretty hard, don't you think?

[happydreamed]

I suppose? At least, he agreed the decisions the team made, in the end.

[at_heart]

...So?

[ It doesn't sound like Hurry would be disappointed with you to him. ]

[happydreamed]

But that was different. There was no choice but to harm others in that game.

cw cannibalism mention just in case??

[at_heart]

...Sure there was. You could've all starved to death.

[happydreamed]

That would be harming your own team, would it not?

There is a difference between doing what you must to protect your unit and hoping you successfully poison someone else.

[at_heart]

[ Heart was kind of known for harming themselves, really, but. ]

...You thought we wouldn't take our antidotes, huh?

[happydreamed]

Had I wanted a target who I knew would protect themselves, I could have easily picked Baritones instead. I picked Lilis because I thought your unit was the most likely outside of the healer units.

[Which - no, don't pick the healers, that's stupid. You're risking more than one game, there.]

[at_heart]

[ Smallest snort. Airily: ]

Sorry to disappoint. We're not really one for falling on our swords, either.

[happydreamed]

Honestly, I'm glad to hear it. Strategy aside, I'd much prefer you survive the games as intact as possible.

[at_heart]

Yeah, well. Most games need a loser.

[ Beat. ]

So I don't mind if it has to be us sometimes. Just as long as we did what we could. Just as long as it's not every game.

[happydreamed]

Even in kinder places than this, sometimes you try your best and still lose.

[at_heart]

Especially if you're smaller, or less popular.

[ Crooked grin. ]

Or both.

[happydreamed]

I'm not fond of popularity contests even without high stakes.

[at_heart]

Yeah, I'm sure all the for-real idols are used to it. Seems like that was a big component of the job for them back home, too.

But I'm gonna go on the record as not a fan.

[ how can you say something so brave and yet so true etc ]

[happydreamed]

Nor I. I don't have what it takes to be a real idol, it seems to me.

[at_heart]

[ Slinging a companionable arm around your shoulder to give you a very brief squeeze before he withdraws it again. ]

In some ways I think it's harder here. In other ways?

[ He's seen way too much 'family obligation' in Tsukasa's memories. ]

...I think they're somehow even less free.

[happydreamed]

[He appreciates it :(]

Fame is constricting in its own way. To have so many eyes upon you at all times.

[at_heart]

Heh. I hope they're not on camera all the time, at least.

[happydreamed]

My understanding is that the paparazzi is vicious and one must be wary when in public.