Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

[ The elevator opens up to a room spacious enough to house the whole unit comfortably, but with no furniture to speak of except a touchscreen podium near the far wall, displaying a row of four larger-than-life mahjong tiles on a red background. On the left side of the screen is a square that says TRADE. The walls and floor of the room are nearly checkered with metal panels, out of place against the rest of the marble flooring and unremarkable off-white walls.

The elevator doors close behind you. ]

Comments

[crossmyheartandhope]

We're not taking a limb. It's just - it's not happening.

[fiberoptic]

If it was sensitIV, they could take it. But I'm sure they're aware they're easy targets because of their abilities.

So who are we mildly inconveniencing instead?

[crossmyheartandhope]

If we go eye dust, anyone'd be able to handle it, right? It'll be over in a second. Can't we just draw numbers or something?

[dragonheartedgirl]

We have friends on AlcheMe, Taisho, and Bad End=Dead End. I would prefer not to turn on those groups, at least, unless absolutely necessary. Is that something that we can agree upon...?

[fiberoptic]

I don't think anyone would fight you on that. We need to stay on sensitIV's good side, too.

That leaves future is now, wild city, azrael, and avante en garde.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ Well, that works for her since she has friends there as well. She just was afraid to get too greedy. But she relaxes. ]

Avante would be my first choice. I don't know what the temperaments of those on Azrael and Wild City are like with the exception of ManEater.

[ and even that is a solid ????? ]

[fiberoptic]

We're running out of time. [So he's making the call.]

Dust in eye - first pick: avant.

Second, azarel.

Third, wild city.

Any objections?

[dragonheartedgirl]

I have no objections.

[crossmyheartandhope]

No objections.

[made_up_names]

Yeah, let's do that.

[fiberoptic]

Okay.

It's done.

[Now they could only wait.]

[made_up_names]

Yeah, I'm okay with that. And maybe not SensitIV too just because I bet a lot of people will hurt them.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He has friends on every team, he doesn't want to see any of them played against. But it's just a little dust in the eye, right?]

[fiberoptic]

I'm voting our first choice as avante en garde. The folk I've met seem more level headed, and if they really hold a grudge, we could always make it up t'them with a Live.

[made_up_names]

I'm okay with that. Yeah.

[fiberoptic]

We still need second and third picks, but wild city and azrael both seem... out there.

[made_up_names]

But if it's just taste and food stuff, maybe that's not so bad.

[dragonheartedgirl]

It's not. Just a day is a fairly mild inconvenience. Think of it like having burnt your tongue or having an upset stomach; that lasts about as long.

[crossmyheartandhope]

And dust in the eye's only like a second. Soon as they get some water, it's all wrapped up.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ she nods. ]

This seems like a sensible choice. We can explain our motivations later. Perhaps we can even come to an agreement with bilateral targeting in games like these.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. Might be a good idea to figure stuff out, in case there's a next time.

[dragonheartedgirl]

I do not believe that there will be an "if" to it. The whole point of this endeavor is to entertain the "fans" with our competitions. It seems their intention is to make us into warring factions.

[crossmyheartandhope]

You never know. Maybe the ratings'll tank and their whole damn studio will go under.

[He doesn't believe that at all.]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ That raises questions about what would happen to us existentially but ] If only!

[crossmyheartandhope]

That can be our strategy. We'll all just be super boring, so no one wants to watch.