The Last Supper - Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

[ All things considered, the room looks fairly comfy. Dark mahogany walls are decorated with wine red velvet curtains, and chaise lounges and deep-cushioned chairs in matching upholstery arrange themselves in front of a large plasma TV screen that can receive input from any idol's smartphone, though it cannot be changed from the current screen.

A hallway attaches to the room, branching off into two hallways. In the inner hallway, there's a kitchenette—it holds no food in either the fridge or the cupboards, but perhaps as an insult the fridge door's inside shelf holds a gold-framed painting of split pomegranates with seeds artistically spilling onto the ground. At least it's not entirely useless as a room—there are any number of melee weapons in the cupboards and shelves, each weapon's handle furnished with decorative snakes in the unit's color.

Past the kitchen is a modest bathroom that nevertheless uses the majority of its space for its bath and shower, including various skin and hair care products (though no electric plugs, despite the presence of hair dryers), sparkly bath bombs, and a seemingly endless number of wine red towels and bathrobes. Across the bathroom is what seems to be a luxurious sleeping room, somehow large enough to hold as many beds as needed for the unit; the sheets are similarly wine red with what feels like a million thread count, and the mattresses and pillows might be made of the softest material in existence.

The outer hallway leads to the mud room, which leads toward the outside. ]

Comments

[skyshard]

[ nods. ] Yeah, go for it.

[happydreamed]

It is a fact that you are going to be targeted and eaten this round. Your position as the last living Heart is obvious. Points are doubled, meaning that anyone who eats you gains a huge advantage.

It is also a fact that we have not eaten at all yet. I don't believe we've scored a single point thus far.

[Despite his berserk status, Doctor's voice is unnaturally calm.]

That is all to say... Before anyone else can do it. We could make it over quickly and painlessly for you, and perhaps save ourselves from last place in the process.

[scattershot]

What?!

[happydreamed]

Protecting Aether is simply not an option at this point. I don't like it either, but we can either have him be eaten and lose, or have him be eaten and pray that those six points go to us.

[scattershot]

But - that's--

[It's monstrous, she wants to say.

[If only that could still matter.]

There's got to be another way--!!

[happydreamed]

If you have a suggestion, I would very much like to hear it.

[sagescion]

Alisaie, we have to. We'll likely still lose but at least this way they will not be able to receive the points they could otherwise.

[He moves in to pull her into his arms.]

It's alright. We just need to finish it.

[scattershot]

This feels like a bad dream.

[She wants to wake up.

[Why can't she wake up?]

[sagescion]

[He hugs her tighter, pulling her in close to him so that she can lean onto him.]

It will be over soon.

[skyshard]

[ that's cringe-worthy thought, but it's definitely a good point that concerning the situation. He gives a look at the roster before making a slight face, something definitely bothers him about a huge bloodbath of people sleeping reach other to get to him, too. Feels like all those deaths will be directly on him if he refuses to avoid it. ] I mean... if we think this would be best and potentially be the best chance to not be last... I'm okay with it.

[happydreamed]

[Visibly relieved.] Thank you.

I can make it quick and easy for you, unless you'd prefer someone else to do it.

[skyshard]

I... don't want to put that burden on anyone else. I don't want to put it on you, either, but I'm afraid if this is how we do it and I do it myself, consequences will be bad for the unit as well as me.

[ he smiles a bit. ] I mean, you won't drag it out, and you're a doctor so you're a steady hand, so...! [ and the quicker it's fine the less traumatic it has to be for everyone else. ]

[happydreamed]

It's not throwing the game, or suicide. It's the best strategic move we have.

[Doctor steps into the kitchen to retrieve a small, sharp knife.]

When you're ready, then.

[leaveofabsence]

[ Considering that proposal for a long while. ]

I see no flaws in this logic.

[happydreamed]

That is unfortunately the scenario we find ourselves in.

[leaveofabsence]

What did you say before? It is preferable to be able to help people rather than sit back and do nothing. Even if is at another's expense.

[happydreamed]

Indeed. ...It seems that Aether feels similarly.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Jesus. Is this really where we're at?

[happydreamed]

I don't like it either, but... If we can avoid being in last place, we should make an attempt to do so.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Before we figure out what we're doing here - before we even talk about it, I mean - I think everybody oughtta know what kinda risks we're looking at.

There's this demon, Lilith. If you throw a game or suicide in one or whatever, you get sent to her.

She charges to bring you back, and the price is real rough.

[happydreamed]

It's not suicide - I wouldn't ask that of Aether - and it's a strategic move to try to win, or at least not lose. But that risk is ultimately Aether's to weigh.

[leaveofabsence]

Can you be a bit more specific on what it means to throw a game?

[sagescion]

Do we have any other options? I understand the risks - I'm sure we all do - but what options do we have?

[He'll pay the price if he needs to.]

[skyshard]

[ he does remember this very well because he promised Hurricane he would never try to kill himself, but as for throwing the game... ]

Will... we all get punished?

[scattershot]

What else can we do?

[Her voice is unsteady.]

What else can any of us do?