Soap Opera Game, group 1

[idolpro]

[In your rooms, you start off on the patio of a different large, fancy family estate house: there is a pitcher of sweet drinks as well as glasses sitting on the patio table, as well as a binder labeled ROLES.

the rest of the neighborhood (and the town beyond the neighborhood) is foggy, indistinct at first, and the exact contents inside the house are misty as well, until you choose your Roles and the props from your role. Once you have selected, the rest of the set takes shape: everything you need (or want) is there, regardless of how ridiculous.]

Comments

[marsascending]

In that case, maybe one that plays to your natural temperament?

[asonoficeandfire]

Mm... I'm not sure. I would have picked the Gentleman, but Izanagi did that. But I can probably just pretend whatever role.

[very monotone and badly but he can absolutely try]

Maybe the twin?

[marsascending]

...you could be the twin of the Gentleman?

[asonoficeandfire]

Ah. I could do that.

[bondsofsuffering]

So we're brothers for now, huh?

[asonoficeandfire]

Yes. What details should we decide on?

[bondsofsuffering]

Weeeell, I'm supposed to be vengeful, but judging by the props it looks like I'm really struggling with the morality of it, you know? So I'm probably trying to go after the Boss or something.

If you're more of a villainous character, you could either go with "killing is the solution" or even be trying to stop me so you can... I don't know, team up with the Boss or someone?

[asonoficeandfire]

So I'm either the bad influence or... what if I try to pin the crime on you...?

[bondsofsuffering]

Yeah, yeah, that could work! It sounds like the Gentleman isn't exactly the smartest, so maybe he thinks the Boss is behind that, too.

[asonoficeandfire]

Who should be the target...?

[bondsofsuffering]

If it's a character played by one of us, it's probably the Beauty or the Employee, right? Unless it's just a made up extra.

[asonoficeandfire]

Let's pick one of the existing roles.

[bondsofsuffering]

It looks like Paloma wants to be the Employee, so we can ask her what she thinks!

[asonoficeandfire]

Of course.

[marsascending]

Perhaps you both have a yen for justice, but differing opinions as to what that means... a deadly difference.

[asonoficeandfire]

So I will be playing a villain. That will be different.

[marsascending]

I suppose "villains" aren't really in everyday life like they are in entertainment, so you could pretty much go off of ones you've seen in stories...

[asonoficeandfire]

I come from a world with heroes and villains. I'm sure I figure something out.

[marsascending]

...oh, well then.

That's intriguing—maybe sometime when we're not under time pressure, I'd like to hear about what that means.

[asonoficeandfire]

Ah, sure. I don't mind.