3 WAY PRISONER'S DILEMMA - sensitIV

[idolpro]

[ The room you wake up in is barren. The floor, walls, and ceiling are all metal, and the only furnishings are a large television-sized touchscreen monitor and a massive pane of glass cutting through the room, separating Lucifel from the rest of the unit. You can beat against the glass as much as you like, but it won't break. Both the touchscreen monitor and the elevator doors are on the same side of the room as everyone but the hostage.

Once Mukuro finishes his intro spiel, the monitor display switches to a catalogue of pictures of flowers, each with their name, associated meaning, and a checkbox underneath them: ]

Amaryllis (Red&White) - Talkative
Baby's Breath - Purity of Heart
Calla Lily (White) - Maidenly Desire
Camellia (Red) - Perish with grace
Camellia (White) - Waiting
Cherry Blossom - Transience of all things
Foxglove - Insincerity
Hydrangea (Blue) - Heartlessness
Iris - Faithfulness
Lantana - Change of Heart
Marigold - Despair
Morning Glory - Willful promise
Mountain Laurel (Red) - Ambition
Oleander - Caution
Poppy (Red) - Fun-loving
Poppy (White) - Rejoice
Poppy (Yellow) - Success
Tulip (Red) - Fame/Charity/Trust
Yarrow (White) - Conflict

Comments

[rollwillpowercheck]

I think... the opposite. We want to be very clear about our intentions from the start.

[bevoted]

"Caution" seems definite enough. If they betray us they'll regret it. [ hello still being pessimistic ]

[forgottenmercy]

and I, ah, want to see what response we get as well. Though given the last game, ah, most teams are likely assuming that we'll betray.

[bevoted]

........ what if we try to lie about which team we are?

[rollwillpowercheck]

What if we try to lie about which team we are and end up trying to impersonate the team we're sending flowers to?

[bevoted]

Then we can claim ignorance. It's not like anyone can really understand these stupid flowers.

[rollwillpowercheck]

I'm still against it.

[forgottenmercy]

That would, ah, backfire, I think...

[bevoted]

It looks to me like anything we do here is going to backfire no matter what.

[forgottenmercy]

...yes. But I don't want to, ah, do something that could backfire so immediately.

[bevoted]

Now or later we're still going to eat shit. [ it doesn't matter now though since they already turned in. he's just. incredibly stressed out. ]

[forgottenmercy]

...I, ah, know. [going to try to take his hand, to calm him down. probably doesn't work too well because Loki can feel his hand shaking, despite how calm his voice is, but it's a try.]

[bevoted]

[ his aren't shaking but his grip is pretty strong. he's tense. completely on edge even as he holds Persephone's hand. but. he is holding his hand. ]

[forgottenmercy]

[Loki's grip hurts, but Persephone doesn't flinch or hiss, just going to keep holding his hand and let him do what he needs to.]