POST-ROUND 1 MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ Once the decisions have been made, everyone is ushered—though those gentle tugs—out their respective mud rooms into the courtyard. An impossibly tall and incredibly dense garden hedge divides one half of the courtyard away—moreover, it increasingly gets taller when climbed, preventing its residents from escaping their slice of the courtyard. From beyond, idols can hear the distant sounds of something rumbling—perhaps it's the ground shaking. . .

The roster is visible on a large screen, though as time progresses, certain names are blacked out. . . ]

[ Mouths and Hands will be able to transform into monsters at-will, though Hands are much more diminutive and Mouths have supernatural abilities at their disposal. Moreover, unit abilities are on. ]

Comments

[1istheloneliest]

[looking concerned although he also has a lot of red stains on him and seems sort of giddy when he speaks]

Eirene? Is everything all right? Probably not, huh.

[proceedwithcautus]

...what do you want.

[1istheloneliest]

[shrugs]

Oh I dunno. I've just been checking on people.

[to see if he needs to eat them to keep them safe :9]

[proceedwithcautus]

Sir, you need not spare me your concern. Do you think me so weak?

[1istheloneliest]

[tilts his head to one side, confused-dog.gif]

I never said I thought you were weak. I just care.

[proceedwithcautus]

The concern is unnecessary, Hardtack. We are allies, but on such a battlefield, it's best if we avoid one another.

[1istheloneliest]

[fidgets]

But I don't wanna avoid people, I'd rather protect them. Even if I have to protect you all by taking care of you myself before someone worse does.

[proceedwithcautus]

What you are looking for, I cannot give you.

[1istheloneliest]

[looks confused and almost childlike in expression]

No? Why not?

[proceedwithcautus]

For the sake of those under my own protection—I'll be anything, and do anything, and for that reason... I'll crush anyone who comes near us.

[1istheloneliest]

Oh... Well I can't really fault you for that, but I think I feel... jealous? Or maybe just selfish. Don't really know.

[he cracks his neck a couple of times, rolls his shoulders back]

You seem awful sure you could crush me.

[proceedwithcautus]

Don't test it. But I need to go find my squad; they're depending on me.

...Be careful.

[1istheloneliest]

[stares for a long minute and then shrugs]

You too. We'll catch up on a less dire day.