future is now

[idolpro]

You're in a room...? Probably. There are shadows around the edge of the room which make it hard to judge the size. There's nothing here, but you somehow know your decisions will be heard.

Glowing in the air in the worst color are two numbers: your total and the overall total. They both begin at zero.

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Shadow Games.

They run much like these games where the loser suffers a penalty. In one of Nine-Nine's memories, I saw him face off against this wannabe tryhard and lose.

...

Because it's Nine-Nine. I'm sure you understand.

[resonantblue]

[internally shouting, NINE-NINE BUD PLEASE]

Gambling their lives like that... for what reason? Recreation?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Couldn't say. Didn't catch the first half of the memory.

I did it for a card.

[Which he's going to forget about in the next 30 seconds]

[resonantblue]

I do not know where to begin addressing that.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I didn't die.

[He didn't win either]

[resonantblue]

...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Just concentrate on rolling a higher number next time.

We don't want to fall behind.

[resonantblue]

Right. Silence must focus.