avante en garde

[idolpro]

[ Your designated room appears to be a modern but simple hospital room, with an adjustable electronic chair and curtain dividing one side of the room from the other. On the curtained side, there is a tray of basic surgery equipment, though nothing electric. That would be too easy, wouldn't it? At least(?) the chair has straps, to bind unruly subjects.

On the other side of the room are several chairs, what appears to be an iPad with a health chart listing a number of patients. You may select from a number of options to send "remedies" to those patients. There is also a pharmacy counter, though rather than a window, there is only a thin slit the width of a single piece of paper.

And of course, your patient(s)—or hostage(s), if you prefer—is in the middle of the room, though . . . strangely placed. A glass bubble, 6ft by 6ft, hangs from the ceiling, somewhat like an upside-down snowglobe. Eight tubes connect the orb to the ceiling, and one tube connects it to the floor. From above, your patient(s) can see most things in the room, including the surgery table even when the curtains are drawn.

It's currently empty—aside from your patient—for now. ]

[ RULES ✧ REMEDIES ✧ HEALTH CHART ]

Comments

ROUND 2

[idolpro]

DECISION

[idolpro]

Re: DECISION

[heavyliesthecrown]

Hypnotherapy for LiliS & sIV
Hypnotherapy for pepep & WC
Hypnotherapy for BEDE & fin
Hypnotherapy for ZRAEL & HSS
Hypnotherapy for avante

DRAIN

[idolpro]

Written are the following orders:

Level 1
Anti-Itch: Static electricity (touching other people sends an initial shock)
Steroid: Age up/age down
SSRI: Lose/heighten emotion
Anesthetic: Lose a sense

Level 2
Hypnotherapy: Inhibitions/shame lowered

The necessary items, including medication pills (which just look like white tabs), are now available on the operating table.

Re: DRAIN

[deadlynadder]

So whoever takes the SSSRI one should definitely not take Hypnotherapy.

But I think we could also safely choose not to take some if we wanted? If we keep up the same from last round.

[ Since 10-6 = 4 and that means there's 0 water??? Right? So if they kept up the same pace... Math hard. ]

Re: DRAIN

[heavyliesthecrown]

It may be a little difficult if we end up ganged up on in the last round though.

[ Biting his bottom lip. ]

Since I suggested sending the Hypnotherapy out, I do not mind taking it myself this time. Losing a sense, and... I suppose static electricity isn't... so bad.

But that means someone will have to take the steroid. And the heightened emotions.

Re: DRAIN

[deadlynadder]

Yeah, that's my worry. At least with this, it'll act as protection.

I've got it.

[ Because ofc she does - even if you don't want her more emotional than she normally is. ]

Re: DRAIN

[heavyliesthecrown]

Alright. I'll be here to watch over you no matter what happens.

[ Then... he'll swallow the necessary pills. And allow himself to be hypnotized. ]

Re: DRAIN

[deadlynadder]

[ She'll wait until after he's done taking his pillshake before taking hers and not before confirming: ]

...Are you all there?

Re: DRAIN

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Pokes her in the arm and BZZZT. Static electricity. Except ouch that kind of zapped him too. ]

. . . Guess it all worked.

[ A smile at her. ]

I'm doing just fine.

[ It seems he can still feel, smell, hear, and see. Which means... he probably can't taste anything. Sigh. ]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

[gemuinemanagement]

It does seem like people are going harder on us
Since we got two level 2 tasks

Re: DISCUSSION

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Jelly legs... it feels like how it did when he was turned into an octopus for a time... at least it isn't actually painful. Just inconvenient. ]

We were struck by at least two level two items. Do we match that...? Or continue as we did already?

[gemuinemanagement]

If we think we can take it whatever's sent to us, we can do the same thing as last round

[deadlynadder]

Unless they send something even higher.

We don't know how many rounds this will be or how desperate they'll get. Let alone how much we can take.

Forget about winning, but if our goal is to protect Amaranth than we need to keep in mind what desperation means to some people.

[heavyliesthecrown]

. . . As it stands, Amaranth-san is still safe.

[ The most important thing to them. He bites his bottom lip with a worried frown as he stares at the scoreboard, though. Who is there today on sensitIV and LiliS? ]

Unless you believe that Hypnotherapy is not so bad in the end? I suppose that may be one we could live with inflicting.

Most people here don't have shame. Would it actually be any different for most?

[gemuinemanagement]

I don't feel bad about it so far
We could probably send that out

[heavyliesthecrown]

So we have that as an option, now.

[ Nibbling his bottom lip. ]

It would just be a matter of who it makes the most sense to send it to.

Re: DISCUSSION

[deadlynadder]

I think as time goes on we'll have to match it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[heavyliesthecrown]

I was thinking that perhaps the one that Robin-san received is not too detrimental to anyone, in the end. We may be able to get by with sending that one out without feeling too poorly if we must.

Re: DISCUSSION

[deadlynadder]

We could try it.

[ Said as tentatively as she gets - she has some reservations about it, but not for lack of it being the seemingly least harmful choice. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[heavyliesthecrown]

Are you comfortable with that? Please speak bluntly regarding your thoughts.

Re: DISCUSSION

[deadlynadder]

It's not harmful to us or anyone else directly. But -

If it's something that lowers your shame, what if you would feel ashamed of hurting someone else? We need to be prepared for the possibility sending it out may make someone send worse things.

But I agree otherwise and I think the best buffer is to send it to every team, if possible.

Re: DISCUSSION

[heavyliesthecrown]

It is a risk either way.

You suggest we send it to each unit, then?

Re: DISCUSSION

[deadlynadder]

Continuing as we have would be the safest measure and it's effect someone sent to us. A higher level means less water, right?

If we can prevent less of a need to take on a task for a turn... Then it's not a bad thing.