AVANTE EN GARDE

[idolpro]

This room is not real.

That's the first thought that crosses your mind as soon as your consciousness comes back up. You're not even sure if that's your own thought, but the feeling doesn't leave no matter how much time has passed. The room looks nice and cozy, but everything feels wrong. You don't belong here, you're you, aren't you?

Aren't you?

You'll soon notice that there are other things that just isn't right. You can talk, but is your mouth moving? You can see, but are your eyes blinking? You also have ball joints. Nothing hurts, and you're fine, but it's a little weird.

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

It ain’t south now?

My arm feels funny...

Re: DISCUSSION

[purrrnicious]

[Last time she felt wrong and out of place she nearly faded from existence and ended up on a new team, so she'll be


-----> over here.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[aboyandhiscar]

Hey, hey, what's wrong?

Re: DISCUSSION

[purrrnicious]

Nothing. I'm fine.

[Gives her wrist a couple anxiety licks.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[aboyandhiscar]

. . .alright. But hey, don't worry, we're gonna get through this just fine.

Re: DISCUSSION

[purrrnicious]

We're starting "not fine"!

[She throws out her arms for emphasis.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

Another fun game, huh?

[Scratching at her wrists, hard surface against hard surface]

Re: DISCUSSION

[purrrnicious]

We just had that stupid hotel!

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

Guess they figured one set of kissing was enough, now nobody should have worries anymore?

Re: DISCUSSION

[purrrnicious]

How many of the other units will come after us?

Re: DISCUSSION

[emptymind]

[ she may have bluescreened for a bit but it's fine now. her eyes shift from her old, regular blue eye color to gray, and she comes over to crouch in front of her ]

Kohime-san, what would you like for us to do?

Re: DISCUSSION

[purrrnicious]

I don't want to just let them hurt us.

[Her eyes flick briefly to Cardigan –– maybe suspecting that would be their play.]

Maybe we can, I don't know. . . think of "human" stuff that won't be so bad to lose for other people.

Re: DISCUSSION

[emptymind]

Then, what does Kohime-san believe makes someone 'human'? Or, right now, is there anything you want to have?

Re: DISCUSSION

[aboyandhiscar]

How so?

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

[Offers her arms, both of which seem to be closer to painted plastic than flesh or metal, respectively]

And your eyes ain't blinking right, neither...

Re: DISCUSSION

[aboyandhiscar]

[finally taking a moment to pull his sleeves down to look himself over. okay. slight alarm.]

Alrighty, sooo, that's not cool.

Well, we're still thinking like ourselves, so that's somethin'! We've got this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

For now.

[She folds her arms; it takes some maneuvering to rotate the joints so they'll do a reasonable facsimile of the action and yeah, that's awful,]

We just gotta take four things from other people...or ourselves, right? To make sure nobody else gets it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[deicider]

Nemesis, Mike and I are trying to think of some unconventional things to steal, like selfishness or recklessness. What do you think?

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

...If we steal it, we gotta all take it, right? So-- I guess if we take their selfish vengeance or whatever, means they can't use it on us...

Re: DISCUSSION

[deicider]

[Shrugs.]

It's not clear we all get it yet. The last time we had a game like this, only some of us got the effects.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

Yeah...

[Attempts to fold her arms]

...Guess it doesn't matter either way, so may as well give it a shot. Should go after the teams we figure'll be the most dangerous, right? Taisho, Bad End, Baritones... Lilis or Pep, maybe?

Re: DISCUSSION

[emptymind]

[ her eyes are entirely her own natural color again ]

Commodore...



[ will you tell me even if I ask



might as well ask anyway ]

What do you think we should try to achieve?

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

[Her expression seems more painted on than anything but it still feels a bit cagey. Nevertheless:]

...Keeping other teams from escalating seems like a decent goal to me. Could protect more than we could otherwise that way. ...In theory.

Re: DISCUSSION

[emptymind]

[ the eye rings come back. lavender now ]

Mm. A good idea. Then, what about 'ambition'?

Re: DISCUSSION

[unbr8kable]

Like...the drive to beat people? That wouldn't be bad... If they're just going through the motions, less likely to want to do something awful like steal our faces or something.