Mukuro's Tournament - Round 4 - FINALS

[idolpro]

[ The room is plain and unassuming, as all the rooms you entered before are. White tiles make up the floor, lighting up with your unit's color when pressure is placed on them. There is a button in the very center of the room standing on a podium; it's slightly smaller than palm-sized.

On the far wall is a door. It is locked. ]

Comments

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

[his eyes go wide when he sees who it is]

A...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[afailedmurder]

[a little surprised to see him, tbh]

Hello, Fox.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

[his lip trembles and he clenches his fists at his sides, drawing in a shaky breath]

There... there is no way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[afailedmurder]

On the contrary, this is exactly what we can expect from a game like this.

My last round was with Boss. We decided things with a duel.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

--you and...

[fuck]

So, he must be dead, too. Have you seen Maki at all...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[afailedmurder]

He might not be. The punishments are supposedly lighter for later rounds...

But no, I haven't.

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

We can only hope.

[for a long pause, he stares at the button]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

[and places his hand on the hilt of the katana hanging on his waist]

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

[he lets out a deep breath, and removes his hand]

Go on. I could not face either of them if I opposed you on this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[afailedmurder]

[why do people keep doing this]

...Are you sure?

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

I wanted to prove... to Taisho... that they mean enough to fight for them. They mean enough for me to dirty my hands, enough for me to fight others who are struggling for their own teams.

But what is the point of that proof, if I hurt them in the process? How could I face Boss or Maki, if the cost of my ambitions is the blood of someone precious to them?

Re: DISCUSSION

[afailedmurder]

...You have a strong will.

[that's the exactly one thing I understand about you]

I won't argue with your decision. Are you ready?

Re: DISCUSSION

[artisticliberty]

I am. Please don't hesitate.

Re: DISCUSSION

[afailedmurder]

[yeah, no worries on that one]

I'll see you on the other side.