3 WAY PRISONER'S DILEMMA: Taisho Roman Revolution

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[ 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 Kuzuebiko 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

[nostory]

[Nods. Kuzuebiko's opinion is the one that matters most on that. No objections from over here, obviously.]

[syncintohell]

[ At least the third unit was decided upon easily, but for the first he seems very reluctant to voice anything decisive despite the usual force of his personality. He is visibly very tense. ]

[nostory]

[well. hm. when the main discussion has reached a pause, Iorime speaks up.]

...Kuzuebiko.

[syncintohell]

[ The main discussion which was Kuzuebiko talking to himself for six comments eventually ceases. He looks up. ]

Iorime. What is it you are asking after me for?

[nostory]

[...]

It's nothing. [What can he say in a situation like this? Probably not anything that wouldn't trample over Kuzuebiko's pride. Iorime doesn't like seeing the boy like this, but that's just his own selfishness. He'll have to accept that he is powerless right now and swallow any attempts to be comforting.] You're being very brave.

[syncintohell]

Brave? Non. It is simply my own pride, that another will not be hurt for the mere sake of our own survival. As a human I have choices, not mere survival instinct driving me onwards— I refuse to be as craven as a beast.

[ He verbally rebuffs him, but he's not tensing further, or withdrawing into a fugue state again. At least Iorime's words are still reaching him, even if he does not accept them easily as comfort. ]

[nostory]

...I see.

[Iorime turns away, opting not to insist. If that is what the other guy says, he'll accept it. Either way, he can respect what Kuzuebiko is doing.]

[syncintohell]

[ Kuzuebiko raises his head to watch the screen, as Maki inputs his decision, but does not break the silence. ]