idolpro | Betrayal 3: sensitIV

[ You spill out of the elevator into the Photoshoot Studio—the elevator is gone when you look back.

It's a huge room, and… so white it practically feels prismatic and glowing, from wall to wall, with a large drape of backdrop covering one end of the room to make it as formless and featureless as possible. A sea of endless possibility… or maybe a discomfiting void. But here, you can be anyone a photographer cares to dress you up as. A rack of rental costumes sits behind the camera, out of sight but key to putting together the illusion. Sequins and beads glitter under the bright light, like they’re so ready to be photographed that the flash bulbs of cameras are already going off.

There's a small vanity area with makeup—both conventional and with some exciting options, like full metallic body paint—and a mirror, for getting ready for your close-up. And as you walk around, the lighting rigs across the ceiling seem to… follow you? It's no surprise, right? After all, you're the star of the show while you're here, and everything in this room seems to focus on you.

You almost expect the white here to be spattered with red, and your clothes as well—like when your friend turned to you, with a strange expression, axe in their hand. They smiled a terrible, wrong smile, and said to hold still, as you backed up, arms raised, looking for some means of escape, something to help you. And then, the solid thing your hand found purchase on, in your time of need—

It's in the script someone's written for you, in your hand. Now, you have your own history, your own words and you can give those to the audience instead. But enough pain, enough destabilization, and you don't know if you'll want to keep sharing. They've set the stage for someone else, given you a prop, and you feel that. Reality isn't wanted here—no, you need to be larger than life, in this place, to not be devoured by the narrative, reduced to an extra. The script whispers for you to lock that troublesome self away, and try on this new role for size, and you'll be a star.

...but there's no point in casting a top-tier idol like you if you can't put your own spin on it, of course. At the bottom of the script, there's a note someone's written with a smiley-face: "just ad-lib, you're gonna be great :)"

A friendship bracelet hangs loosely from your wrist.

A readout on your phone tells you the rules and displays the basic goal (explore the rooms of the casino) as well as the item that you've been given (Friendship Bracelet). Only once you leave your starting room does your phone update to display your role's traitor goal (to kill someone who attacks you first). It looks like nothing is stopping you from committing the traitor goal even while you're sane, if you wish to.

There is an exit to the South. ]

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[ i am also here. and wearing armor!]

You two... I a few things, but no weapon.

Edited 2020-08-26 02:04 (UTC)

Would you like an axe or a crossbow?

I would. The axe... I'm larger than you, so I'll take that.

All right.

[hands her an axe.
WEAPON: Very sharp.
You roll 1 additional die (max 8) when making a Might attack with this weapon.
You can't use another weapon while you're using this one.]

We should stick together.

Thancred and I are... on something of a hunt. But we needn't involve you in that. Is it all right, if we split off?

A hunt?

For the man who slew Thancred. We have a history.

Is this for revenge? Was he possessed?

He would certainly kill us either way.

I would like to accompany you, if I can.

...Then I will stay with you, and Thancred will strike off alone.

...If that is what he must do, then, I will allow it. Let's go.

All we can do for him at this point is wish him the best.

[SOUTH WE GO.]

Re: SESSION 10 DISCUSSION

idolpro - 2020-08-26 02:30 (UTC) - Expand

Hello, there.

[yaaay another safe unitmate!]

[Looks slightly dazed, coming down on the sedatives.]

Hello. Is this your first run, or? Susanoo showed me the way to the equipment rooms.

Edited 2020-08-26 02:07 (UTC)

[He is utterly covered in blood, so--]

No, I dumped paint over myself as a fashion statement.

Well. I'm still a bit groggy. Incidentally, there's some sedatives on one of the upper floors.

Good to know. This game is full of monsters, so gather anything that may keep you safe.

Are we staying together?

I have an objective that has nothing to do with you and may well get you killed, so likely not.

...We're a unit. I would back you up, despite danger.

That is quite sweet of you, but I would rather not sacrifice anyone over a personal grudge.

You sound like several people I know, and also myself.

...I would prefer to come with you. But if this is important to do alone...

It is. Please, stay with Noah and keep him safe.

[He can absolutely just tell both of you to protect eachother it's fine. he's leaving, though!]