ROUND 5

[idolpro]

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Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

... yeah.

[ a pause. then looks to hurricane, uneasily. ]

Should we have stopped King?

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

Those two both got hard-ons for challenges. They would've been more pissed if we tried.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah. Last time there was a game with games, Intensity went nuts for like. Some shadow banishing soul-killing race.

Pretty sure they're both into that kinda stuff.

[He has seen their memories.]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

Alright. I just didn't know if... well. If that's what they want, it's fine, right...?

[ quiet for a moment as they walk, before cautiously speaking again. This seems more directed at Nem, like continuing a past conversation, but... ]

... so Lucifel did do it, huh.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

[wow this sure is something she does not want to talk about right now!!!]

.........Was mostly the other guy. You guys got any. Items or anything?

[yyyyyeah this sucks can we please change the subject]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

[...glllancing from Nem, to Requiem, and back again. At last, reluctantly:]

I got my heart weapon. And, uh. This thing?

[Digs in his pocket for the genie lamp, and holds it up.]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

[ For a moment, she seems darkly furious, shoulders tensing, and mutters under her breath, "I freakin' knew this would happen."

But the change in topic lightens her expression significantly, and she pauses, taking out a matching genie lamp, and pats the sword at her waist, opposite of the axe. ]

Hey, sames. And I got another point-n-stabby. You're more of a swordlady, right, Ki-- Nem?

[ maybe giving you a nickname was a mistake if i'm starting to be able not to turn it off. hm. ]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

I just got more knives. And then a bottle of water.

[and the axe, but. you know.]

So... What, can you guys keep asking for infinite wishes or something? Flying carpet? A fancy dinner and a nap?

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

Only thing I wanna wish for's this dumb game to be over.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

Right.

[ considers the bottle... ]

I can't imagine this thing ain't some weird monkey paw jazz, though. Like, you get what you want but in the worst way possible?

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

How's that different from anything else here? Plus... If there's two wishes, still get a chance to fix it. Probably.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

You think I oughtta go for it?

[Considers the lamp in his hands.]

I mean... it couldn't hurt, right? Who knows how many more rounds they're gonna try and put us through.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

[ quiet for a moment. ]

Y'want me to try first? In case something bad happens.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Thinks about that for a beat, running the mental math. In the end, Requiem's going to be a lot more help for Nem with that axe than anything he did last round, so:]

...nah. I got it. Like she said, you can hit the undo button if I mess it up, right?

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

I'll try it if you're both worried. Let's just--do it, or don't.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

Okay - yeah. Here goes nothing.

[Rubbing at the lamp.]

I wish this game was over.

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[idolpro]

[ a genie appears from the lamp in a cloud of fog and snaps its fingers

Hurricane's access to Heroes Never Die is magically disabled right before a scythe appears in the genie's hands and swings for his neck. the genie vanishes once more, and the words "GAME OVER" flash above Hurricane's decapitated body as it crumples to the ground. ]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Welp.]

[RIP me.]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

[ she goes sheet white, staring. ]

H...

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

[fuck]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

[ stares for a moment longer, before looking down at her own genie bottle. then at nem, then at hurricane's corpse, then at the bottle again

what-- does she do? what if she dies too, and nem's all alone? What--




a long pause before she speaks, raspy. ]

... should I-- should I try to wish him back?

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

[wait]

N-no--

[wait

okay this is my buddy whose horcrux lives under my pillow so okay, just gonna. stick this head back on and we're good, right? so just. doing that??? It's fine???]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Sorry dude. It does not stick.]

[It is very much a separate head.]

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[stakesthesame]

[ watching her for a second, uneasy, and coming over to h... help...

theres a long moment before she says, ]

Does he-- does he have the zombie power? ... he's not moving...

Re: THE UNDERBRUSH

[unbr8kable]

He does, he definitely does. It--it should be working, why isn't it working?

[There is only a certain number of times one generally has to attempt to place a head onto a body to see if it will start moving and breathing again, and she tries at least double that before dropping back to her knees, hands trembling]

...