WED BED BEHEAD: WILD CITY

[idolpro]

[You wake alone with your unit in what appears to be a dressing room. There's nothing on the costume racks right now, but you have vanity seats and a couch to chill on if you like.

On a table in the center of the room, there is an ornate metal box with three slots on top. The slots are labeled with the names of three other units: pep!pep!, Taisho Roman Revolution, & ☆ZRAEL. Next to the box a laminated copy of the IC rules is taped down, and beside it lie four cards:

♦ a green card with a picture of two linked rings and the word "WED"
♦ a blue card with a picture of a rose and the word "BED"
♦ a red card with a picture of a guillotine and the word "BEHEAD"
♦ a purple card with a picture of two circling arrows and the word "INSTEAD"

You have til 9pm PST to submit your votes.]

Comments

[shutthefoxup]

I've got a good head on my shoulders. I've been playing these games since day one. And I've tried playing all the ways there are. Including self sacrificing.

The real answer is "you can't win these games, someone always gets hurt". It's awful, and it feels awful and it feels like there has to be SOMETHING you can do, but there really isn't. It's just damage control.

[protectshisown]

And that's why I'm agreeing.

Damage control is. Well, the thing you have to do.

[shutthefoxup]

Mm, I'll make the call, so any fall out on it can be blamed on me. All right?

[protectshisown]

Absolutely not.

[shutthefoxup]

Absolutely yes. I'm a big boy, I can own up to my own choices.

[protectshisown]

And I made mine. I'm not putting it all on you.

[shutthefoxup]

That's fine, because I'm putting it all on me for the both of us.

[protectshisown]

Nope. Sorry, you have to accept that I take responsibility for my actions and choices.

Being a leader means accepting that even for choices you don't agree with on a personal level, but know its the one to make for the group, and unfortunately for you, I've been trained to be a leader since I was a kid. That isn't going to go away just because I'm not one now.

[shutthefoxup]

Blaming it on me makes sense from a public relations stand point though! Because if Zrael wants to hold a grudge about it, they can point me out as the bad guy as opposed to being pissed at the whole team.

[protectshisown]

I mean, I've fought Zrael before, so like if they really want to get into that fight, I got ammo to fire back.

And that's when I was fairly new.

[shutthefoxup]

Oh, I've fought Zrael before. And considering the nature of games and public relations out of games, they'd be really foolish to start a fight out of this. Especially considering how they've played in the past. I've got this.

[protectshisown]

I'm still not putting all the blame on you.

And frankly, that'd probably ruin my charm point anyway.

[shutthefoxup]

Eh, you got plenty other charm points. You could spare one.

[protectshisown]

I really don't. Sincere earnestness is pretty much the heart of it all.

[shutthefoxup]

What about that big juicy brain? Creativity? Puns?

[protectshisown]

...please never call it big juicy brain again.

Smart, without earnest is a self righteous asshole. Creativity is a double edged sword. And callous or irreverent.

[shutthefoxup]

All traits are a double edged sword. All things in moderation, even traits that are considered good ones.

[protectshisown]

Exactly.

That's why the sincere earnestness is key. Its the balancer.

[shutthefoxup]

Secret sincerity is a secret WC unit trait.

[protectshisown]

That's why a lot of people love you guys.

[shutthefoxup]

Mm, they're all great people.

[protectshisown]

So are you.

[shutthefoxup]

Debatable, but I appreciate it.

[protectshisown]

Well, I think you're great.

[shutthefoxup]

You're pretty great too.