POISON GAME: future is now

[idolpro]

[ The room is plain, white walls and white ceiling, except for the steel-panel flooring. There are three metal stands rising out of openings in the floor, each of which carries a glass vial on top. One of them just holds water. Of the remaining two, one contains a pale pink, opaque liquid with a creamy consistency; the next is tinged barely yellow like a weak tea, and would be almost completely transparent but for the pulp and fibers mixed in, drifting through it.

Both have flowers floated across the surface: the first a tiny sprinkling of cherry blossom petals; the second a small, but whole, bloomed lotus. They're cute and smell nice. ]

Comments

[hexsplosive]

Sigh. You're right about that. Nothing to do about it but mosey on down the road though, hmm?

Speaking of moseying. . . your thoughts, Duality?

[asonoficeandfire]

I'd rather not hurt anyone to win a game like this. It seems points are fairly easy to come by regardless. Naturally, I'd like to avoid getting poisoned too.

That, and if we do send the poison off and manage to poison a team, it's a possible recipe for animosity.

[hexsplosive]

What a lose-lose-lose situation we find ourselves in, here.

[asonoficeandfire]

Is this how this host plays?

[hexsplosive]

I wouldn't know. I've never met the charming gentleman before today.

[asonoficeandfire]

I see. I don't if know I'd call him charming.

[hexsplosive]

I certainly wouldn't without any ounce of irony involved.

[asonoficeandfire]

Pretty much, yes.

What are your thoughts on this?

[hexsplosive]

. . . I'd prefer to stay alive, and avoid any unnecessary strife with another unit. It's so troublesome, you know?

[asonoficeandfire]

Yes, it would only cause unnecessary harm outside of games as well.

[hexsplosive]

Especially if there are people willingly to publicly announce their intent to kill us. Although I suppose that does make it easier to keep an eye on them.

[asonoficeandfire]

Regardless, it's troublesome, as you said. I'd rather keep friendly with other teams, if not only because in the end we're all in the same situation.

If they're trying to make us fight between units to make life harder for us, this kind of game is ideal to instigate it. Providing teams actually do target others.

[hexsplosive]

They will.

[she sounds so. . . sure about that. someone is jaded and-or pessimistic]

[asonoficeandfire]

You sound very sure about that.

[well now that we got new vials, I suppose the possibility jumped up by 50%]

[hexsplosive]

[especially now that they have TWO SAKURAS AND ONE LOTUS]

. . .

Let's just say the last came was proof enough of that.

[asonoficeandfire]

[that... is a problem, yes. we're probably getting poisoned now no matter what we do]

I'll keep that in mind. And we seem to be out of remotely favorable options now.

[hexsplosive]

Yes. . . so we do. A little lesson on how far we're allowed to push things.

[asonoficeandfire]

I said I'd rather not be poisoned, but choosing between doing it to someone else and myself is... not easy.

[though he'd probably poison himself in the end if he had a say]

[hexsplosive]

[Infinity is just irritated because their decision-making capacity was taken away because they were being ROGUES. RUDE, MUKURO!!]

. . . Bell is volunteering.

[asonoficeandfire]

[then you're two. because he's pretty peeved as well]

And what if we get multiple poisons sent to us? She can't drink those too.

[hexsplosive]

. . . I suppose we'll figure that one out when the time comes.

[asonoficeandfire]

...you are right.

[hexsplosive]

[lapses into thoughtful silence, but she's watching him out of the corners of her eyes]

[asonoficeandfire]

[raises an eyebrow, tilting his head. he can feel that stare]

What is it?

[hexsplosive]

[smiles a sharp smile and shakes her head]

Nothing at all. Now, we wait for the second phase of the game.