Flowers of Heaven: Taisho Roman Revolution

[idolpro]

There's a fluttering noise around you.

A gaggle of colorful miniature animals flit around your ears and nuzzle at your ankles, nudging at you gently but insistently. On closer inspection, it seems they’re made from brightly patterned origami paper. They seem to be herding you towards an arched doorway that has opened in the thick brambles and leads to a winding path beyond.

Once you cross through, a gate closes behind you, and the voices of your fellow idols fade from your ears. It seems as if you’re on your own, now.

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Here, the brambles that surround your path are hung with prayer strips in an indecipherable language.

It seems that the origami creatures are carrying some things for you: a collection of sixteen different flowers, a small lantern of blue flame, and a wreath woven from lotus flowers, chamomile, and oak leaves.

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DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

[ Literally no part of this game sounds good ]

We should start by listing each other's flowers. Mine are Vervain, and Star of Bethlehem.

[crystalbraves]

Vervain as well, and Clematis.

[time5kip]

Then we share one.

[crystalbraves]

'Tis at least one decision made easy.

[time5kip]

I say we put the wreath on you or myself - depending on how you feel about risking your other flower, and also vote for Vervain. The protection is said to work on the one who wears it as well as those who share it in the group, so it should protect both of us. With any luck, it goes through and we both have one less flower to worry about.

[crystalbraves]

A daring first move.

[time5kip]

Maybe, but it's the most logical conclusion. I'd say the best way we can act is vote for both flowers for the one who'll wear the crown - if they burn, then they won't be an issue next rounds.

I do prefer to use all 3 of our votes, and I believe we should keep the strategy for the next rounds as well. But I am open to suggestions.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

I agree. Our best bet for anything here is to trust our unit with our flower names at least.

My own are Lotus and Wild Rose.

[Glancing at the others.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

It would also serve to know which flowers are worth protecting — if more of us share one, then protecting them will reduce the chances of us losing our selves as a whole.

For a round, at least.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

[ She nods ]

It looks like you and Auracite share one. So that should be protected at the very least.

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

It would have been easier if more than just the two of us shared it. I believe our best bet to avoid damage would be to put the protection on auracite or I and burn Vervain.

I can't imagine we're the only ones who have this specific trait, and the protection is said to work on the one with the wreath and those who share it in the group. Protecting one will protect the other as well - and burning it would mean if it goes through, we won't risk it being an option in other rounds.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

Let's do it then. It's our best option. After this round, we can decide what we think would be the most likely flower to be chosen from thereon.

Our best chance of winning is to keep the unit as a whole as put together as possible, so I have no complaints.

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

That's exactly what I was thinking. If even just one of us comes out of this with at least one flower intact, then we have the chance to see this through its end.

We can vote for 3 flowers. Vervain is a certainty on what we'll vote for, but I'd say we stand to gain from voting the other one for whoever takes the wreath as well. Not just this round, but for each of them.

What do you think, and what would you vote as your third? I believe we stand better chances using all three of our votes.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

In the end, the third vote isn't as important, I don't think... Mimulus maybe?

[ Just throwing a name out there ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

Burning something a lot of people might have would increase chances of them becoming less capable of moving forward, so it has some value.

I suppose Mimulus is worth a shot.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

Voting on the ones that we believe might be the most popular then perhaps is the best option...

[ People are most likely to try and protect those ]

We only have a little bit of cross over here though.

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

[ No Kaguya he doesn't want them to protect them he wants to BURN THEM to ELIMINATE THE COMPETITION !! ]

We do, but we'll see how the rest of the game evolves. I won't be able to wear the crown again after this round, but if yours or zero gets burnt, we'll make sure to protect you in the upcoming ones.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

[ BUT SHE WANTS TO PROTECT ]

Thank you. All we can is wait. Sitting here waiting to see how things turn out is frustrating. But I'm pleasantly surprised, actually. This isn't a game where people will automatically attack Taisho.

. . . I suppose there might be some who attack Water Lily thinking some of us might possess it though.

[bloodyrose]

Chamomile and Oak.

[time5kip]

[ there's a sigh ]

Auracite and I are the only ones who share at least one, then.

[bloodyrose]

I'm not overly surprised, with how many are listed.

[time5kip]

It's still better luck than I expected. My proposal is to put the wreath on this first round on either Auracite or myself, and burn the one flower we do share.

Considering what it describes, it also stands a good chance of eliminating our most clever opponents.

[bloodyrose]

I have no objections.

[time5kip]

Good. My next proposal would be to vote for the second flower the person wearing the crown has, as well.

Ideally we'd both for both of those in each round, as we stand more to gain in doing so, as well as use all three of our votes. If you have any idea, and a preference for the third flower, say so.