POST-ROUND 2 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. ]

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[cecilias]

[ His hand doesn't stop its soothing movements ]

Was that deliberate?

[sangreine]

Yes. [ Her mouth flickers into a ghost of a smile. It wasn't much, but she stopped herself from doing the worst. With Ren, too, and Lupine, and Caeli. Not enough to make her want to live through this, however. ]

[cecilias]

I see. You've been working really hard.

[ His fingers drift down, over her temple ]

But you must hate this more than anything.

[sangreine]

[ Unable to catch her breath, her only reply is to shift her head toward his hand. Just end this. Please, end this. ]

[cecilias]

[ His hand drifts lower, brushing over her throat. The other one joins it, closing around her neck. ]

It's alright. I'll never leave you to suffer if I have any say in it, okay?

[ It's hard to say if he chokes her, breaks her neck, or uses Anemo to simply suck everything from her lungs. Either way, though, he makes sure it's lights out. ]

. . . Rest now.