sensitIV

[idolpro]

When the game starts, you find something grabbing onto your ankle and dragging you under the ballpit until you find yourself sitting on a disco floor platform with your team. It is only being held up by eleven balloons.

You make decisions on a cool arcade machine where you can SELECT A TEAM'S BALLOON. If a character is blind or has no hands or smth, you can assume things can be read to you and you can automatically pick through your speech. Thanks, Alexa.

If you look over the platform, you can see a lot of sparkling rainbow spikes below.

Comments

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

I would prefer to attack AlcheME! if anybody.

[She's biting her lip hard though, her expression pained.]

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

. . . Just one, then?

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

If you wish to attack LiliS-

[She swallows clenching her fist.]

I-I would... you may do it.

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

[ . . . leans in, to give her a hug ]

Don't push yourself too hard, Sekhmet-san.

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

I-I'd rather die myself than kill Iris- but I'd also kill to protect you all.

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

I know, I know.

[ stroking her hair, quiet for a moment ]

I don't want you to have to do that to yourself, though - to kill yourself, if only in your heart.

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

[She leans against him, trying to blink away tears- this really is the first time she's had a game like this, isn't it? She knew something like this would happen- she'd get too attached.]

It's- no, it's more selfish than that. I simply do not want her to hate me. But I can't selfishly deny any of you protection either.

[And she's scared of herself- scared of the pleasure of hurting people.]

S-So, so... I don't know.

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

. . . Will she not understand, the difficult choice you had to make?

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

I... Perhaps she would...

Vote as you wish.

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

I want to vote the way you can bear to vote.

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

I don't want us to die- and it's not like I remembered to mention LiliS in the first place- but... I can't stop seeing her face in my mind. She thinks she's all alone, that she's a bad person- she hates herself. I, um, I saw a lot of myself in her. That's why I want to support Iris, and make her believe somebody cares for her.

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

[ quietly, ]

Then, let's support her. Alright?

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

[There's a loud sniffle, and her voice sounds strained.]

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry...

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

[ pressing his hand to the back of her head, pushing her close to his shoulder so she can cry on it if she needs ]

It's alright, it's alright. You haven't done anything wrong.

Re: Discussion

[nihilmancy]

[Yeah, she's crying!]

Re: Discussion

[sancrimony]

[ shhh shhh ]

[backstory]

Sekhmet. . .

[ He is so sorry she is in this situation ]

[nihilmancy]

I'm selfish, you know? I don't want them to hate me. You know, dying in this place is temporary, but if Iris or Kohime was to hate me-

[backstory]

I feel the same way about my Master, Abi, and Wednesday.

[ So he understands ]

But I don't... think you are wrong for being selfish about such a thing. Wanting to protect the people you care about most, no matter what. . . that seems only natural.

[ He would kill a thousand times over if it meant protecting the princess ]

But I do not... I do not think they will hate you, either.

[nihilmancy]

...If you told your Master that you had to sacrifice her for our safety, would she understand? Would she feel betrayed?

[backstory]

She has already told me she would understand.