The Last Supper - Pep!Pep! & Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

[ The elevator lets you out into a private room: from the decor, it is doubtlessly an enclave of the restaurant you saw earlier on screen.

Your phones have filled with a rather sizable rule list. ]

Comments

[malignstar]

I'm not... destroying myself. I'm protecting people.

[dragonheartedgirl]

And when you die, have you still protected them? That same anguish you felt for Thorn and for Nemesis, do you plan on making your unitmates feel that?!

I understand your willingness to fight for your people. But you've done your duty. You're not the only one fit to fight around here.

[malignstar]

... it keeps us safe. Nobody knows who else is a monster. They don't eliminate another option for our heart.

[dragonheartedgirl]

There are two other teams in far more danger of their heart being exposed than us. I can't in good conscious allow you to go out there. You'll die!

[ and/or be forced to eat a SECOND PERSON. ]

[malignstar]

And I can't let you guys endanger yourselves when you don't have to...

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Well... ]

I understand your logic... but Hiryuu has a point as well. In the interest of fairness, we could randomize this selection too.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ FROWNS ]

He shouldn't be included in the pool for selection at all.

[crossmyheartandhope]

The only way we're doing dice is if we leave him out.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ ok well his team has spoken ]

The pool will include those who've yet to fight.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Relaxes a little.]

Thank Christ.

[malignstar]

You can't do that! If we're going to do this... it, it should be equal.

[puzzlekeeper]

Including you would essentially be offering you up for slaughter. I understand your reasoning, but that's a bitter pill for any of us to swallow, Sunshine.

[malignstar]

I... understand that. But it's still one out of five odds... It's the most fair we can get...

[malignstar]

[ Does not know how he feels about this game of chance but... at least it means everyone has the same say... ]

... I guess that would take the choice out of our hands...

[we_meet_again]

I kinda feel like we should exclude you and Hiryuu, too. If you're the most obvious choice for hearts, then it's in our best interest to keep you guys hidden.

Plus, you guys both know so much more about strategizing than any of us peps. I don't know what we'll do if something happens to either of you.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dude, for real? Have you ever seen me try and talk strategy?

[we_meet_again]

You know the people here, what the units are like, the way they play, who holds grudges... We have no idea. How can we even start to make a strategy when we're completely blind?

[dragonheartedgirl]

In the end, we're all making guesses here. I never would have thought Bad End would have come out of that last round thinking we intended to target them, and yet Boss's statement made it sound as though none of us were trustworthy.

[puzzlekeeper]

I agree that allowing Hiryuu fight would likely reveal too much.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ BETRAYAL!?

I mean the whole point was that she should serve as a decoy if anyone wanted to try to off the heart. but. ]

How so!? There would still be four people who wouldn't have gone!

[puzzlekeeper]

[ SORRY BUT LOGIC WINS ]

As the obvious choice for our heart, I expect you just may end up fighting anyway.

[we_meet_again]

Strategically... we shouldn't send Hiryuu or Hurricane because they are heart decoys, and obviously we can't send you. So that means... Sunset and I, right?

[puzzlekeeper]

Are you prepared to accept that? We won't force you to fight if you aren't.

[dragonheartedgirl]

That would only leave you and Sunset. Are you really prepared to have to go out there?

[we_meet_again]

I think all of us are, aren't we?