The Last Supper - AlcheME!

[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

[liftoft]

Avante has somebody new on it right now too, she's not really somebody I wanna attack if we can help it. The Wild City guy I spoke to didn't seem to think anything would make this situation better or worse. I didn't get a good idea of what the future is now guy thought, but he was new too...

[honoraria]

Somehow I'm not surprised. I'm not too familiar with the more established members of those teams, though.

[his scrunchie snaps and pings off into a corner, letting his long hair loose. it's...definitely writhing a little around his shoulders. hmm.]

[liftoft]

Uh... do you wanna maybe deal with--

[ gestures at the... hair ]

All o' that? If you monster out, our ability to make or execute any plans probably gets shot.

[honoraria]

I'm not doing this on purpose--!

[neither does he seem to be able to calm it down, though]

[liftoft]

No, I know! I-I just mean, we can try and... calm you down?

[honoraria]

Please.

[though C is going to try and touch his hair, which does the opposite of calm him down, so...good luck, X?]

[liftoft]

Woah, woah, okay--

[ cccccrouches down to be next to him on the floor, reaching out like he'd try and help him sit up straighter, but being careful of the hair ]

Come on, man--we can figure this out. An' we're all here, you don't gotta take all this on yourself.

[honoraria]

[his hair parts in locks for X, their movements not hostile or aggressive

J could use help sitting up, his movements seem sluggish]

Believe me, that...is not my concern...

[neigh_sayer]

[mmmm a lot is happening and J is stressing out and



. . .]


Then that settles it.

I'm fine if you all want to target Wild City.

[liftoft]

You sure? Sounded like that was the team A wanted us to hit to get back at you.

[neigh_sayer]

Oh, he does, for sure. I think we have a higher chance hitting other teams, but if all the others are smart, they'll be gunning for us, Future is Now, Bad End and Avante, regardless.

Aaaand I kind of agree with you. Bad games are going to happen, but I rather not burn it into a new person's head.

Anyway, as long as it isn't Whisky, it's fine. We have more pressing matters to attend to. [glance at J!!]

[liftoft]

[ Alright, well, this all went to hell ]

Dammit... we get all this time to talk it out, so how come I feel like both times we ended up rushin' the worst possible decision at the last second.

[neigh_sayer]

[sees that A did in fact, pick Whisky.

SHARP INHALE]



To be fair there is no "best" decision in this scenario.

Though you're right. If Whisky isn't a heart, and I highly doubt he is, we've wasted a turn, and prolonged the game. Not to mention, J might die.

Neeheehee! We've completely done the opposite of what we shot for! How funny!

[liftoft]

Not really that funny, actually.

...I met that guy. Tell me about you an' him, again?

[neigh_sayer]

Are you really curious, or do you just want a distraction?

[liftoft]

It can't be both?

...I mean it, though. If there's some kinda politics or whatever goin' on here, I wanna make sure I understand it.

[neigh_sayer]

Ahaha, how honest.

Eeeeh, saying it's politics puts too much emphasis on it. Long story short, I got him to work for me! It took a long time, too. I don't know if you noticed, but he's kiiind of a sociopath? But I like him, he's fun. And it doesn't hurt to have someone like that on your side.

But anyway, since I got him and Silver to be my subordinates, I said I'd always do whatever's in my power to protect them. Cuz. . .that's what a leader does. Neeheehee, of course, Whisky knows better, but I still don't appreciate A making me a liar.

[liftoft]

You did what you could. Pretty sure that's still true. Not like you okayed this move, here.

But anyway, there is is again--what's this "subordinates" thing about?

[neigh_sayer]

Oooh, that. Well, it started out as kind of a joke between me and Gold. Way back when we first woke up, B and decided that the best way to protect ourselves was to make lots of friends. The more people you know, the more resources at your disposal, right?

And then I met Gold, on Avante. He's suuuper serious! So I said he was my knight now! And he was like "okay." Then he took an oath, and bam! Knight get.

Then his brother played along, but he's not a knight, so I made him my bouncer. Then Whisky came along! He has cat ears, so he's Topcat. Then there was Hurricane, then Lucifel. . .sooo, I've just started my own little empire.

Oh, oh, there's Mori, too! But he wanted to be B's hero, so I'm his villain instead. Neeheehee, it's silly, right?

[liftoft]

Haha... man, I can't tell how serious you're bein' here or not. I get this place is fucked up, but either way we're performers, right? It feels like you've got a whole character goin' here!

[neigh_sayer]

Hmm. . .whether I'm serious or not, it's definitely still a brand we've built. And they all play along, so why wouldn't I, too? You're right about being performers, but that's no reason to not have fun with it.

[liftoft]

Yeah! I definitely didn't say I thought there was anything wrong with it! It's, uh--kind of fun, I guess? Who doesn't like a story with some adventure in it, right?

[neigh_sayer]

I dunno if that's the genre I'd pick, but sure.

. . .you're pretty accepting of all that though. I could have just made it all up to make you sympathetic for my ~faves~.

[liftoft]

[ Shrugs! ]

Yeah, so? If they're important to you then of course I wanna be sympathetic to that! And anyway, I can just meet 'em myself and make my own decisions, so it's fine!

[neigh_sayer]

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the fuck is this guy]



Ahaha! What a cheerful outlook. Well, don't feel obligated. Their my problem, and my crew. I'm sure you'll make your own little circle of friends we can argue about killing some day.