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]

[ Shakes his head ]

It's not. It's a dick move for me to let you guys place yourself in jeopardy.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dude, you did your time. You - you ate someone, last round.

So, what? You want me to step back and say okay, cool, do it again or go drop dead?

It's not happening.

[malignstar]

I... don't but... if they pick off King, we'll all go insane. Is that really better?

[crossmyheartandhope]

We can't control that. We can control this!

[He's starting to tear up a little, because fuck this game - scrubs the back of his hand against his eyes, hard, and tries to ignore it.]

[malignstar]

[ God, he feels even worse now. ]

Please, Hurricane... I wouldn't ask if there were better options. I know it's unfair. But the alternative is...

[crossmyheartandhope]

I don't care what the alternative is. I don't care.

[malignstar]

You have to care! There's five other people on the line. You told me you play to minimize damage. This minimizes damage.

[crossmyheartandhope]

You think we don't know the risk?

[malignstar]

What do you want me to say, Hurricane? My fighting also means we don't have to kill anyone else this time. There's every advantage in it.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah, except the part where we have to send out someone who's half dead and watch him get - get slaughtered!

[malignstar]

... you don't have to watch. In fact, I'd rather you didn't.

[crossmyheartandhope]

That doesn't make it better!

You're not going, but even if you were - there's no way we'd send you off to die and then just - just pretend like it wasn't happening.

[malignstar]

... I'm not asking you to pretend. I'm asking you to go home.

[crossmyheartandhope]

And I'm asking you not to do this.

You did your part already.

[malignstar]

... there's more I can do. It means... I survived for a reason. That Oni's death isn't pointless... If I can protect you...

[crossmyheartandhope]

It's not all on you.

Let one of us do the protecting for a change.

[malignstar]

[ Getting more desperate ]

I want to!

[crossmyheartandhope]

You shouldn't have to.

[malignstar]

I know... But this is how it is, Hurricane. There are no good choices.

[crossmyheartandhope]

That doesn't mean we have to make the worst one!

[malignstar]

It's not! It's not the worst...

[crossmyheartandhope]

It sure feels like it.

[malignstar]

... I'm sorry.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Just. Folds his arms in around his midsection.]

[malignstar]

[ He's just going to rub at the good side of his face. This really sucks. ]