soulping | RATATOSKR

[. . . you wake up laying prone on your stomach on a swaying hanging bird cage. The entire room around you is dark, making it impossible to tell what your surroundings are. The cage is plenty large enough to fit you and your team, and the iron bars are far too tough to be broken. The cage is suspended by rickety chains over a large pit of fire]

[NEEDLESS TO SAY. . . falling would not be a pleasant experience]

[You can see the other team cages suspended in the air around you. They're far enough away that you can easily hold a private conversation with your team, but close enough that if you yell really loudly, you may be able to talk to them]

[The strange voice speaks up again]

If your oh so caring Haunt is light, then you may consider me d̗͙͊͗a̯̽̒͆ͥ̅r̬̺̙̠͖̠̥ͥk̰̦̲̄n̞̰̠̲͍͍̿̇̎͋͑̆e̜̰ͤͥ̇́̂͌s͚ͤ͗s͔̯͉̰͍͍̥̏ͦ̇͆ͩ̋͋. I will be running this game now-- my name is of no importance to you sorry lot. Listen up, and listen up well.

See those chains? Ah yes, the ones that are keeping you from plummeting to your deaths below. They're old, rickety, and weak. Too much weight will surely break them. So what do you think your goal is? That's right! Try to break the other teams' chains, while keeping yours safe! Ahahaha! Let's see how well you all do!

Ah. . . right. And one last thing.

If every team winds up with the exact same amount of stones, then I'll make sure e̺̪ͥ̽̉̽̈́̈́̌ ́́͗v͂ͭ̐ͫͭ̾ ̰̦͎̬͚ͮ͒̍e̳̼͔̤̼͐̓ͨ̍ͤ̏ ͌̏̓̑͊̉r̭̗̰̬̫͕ͯ ̜̲̩̠̪̥̱͐̿͑͋͐̅̀y̘̓͌ ̪̻̲̪͎̰̤o̺̮͇͇̒̅ ̣̟̞̜̥̪̰̊ͧ̅n͍̺͎̯̰̠ ̤͔̘͉͉̼e̜͚̤͕̻͊͐̈́̒̂̃ͣ ̤̝̦̦͈̹ͯ̓̅̎̈̆̀'̣̞̯ ̝͈̭̪̤̇̈ͮ͑͛ͮ̋s̗̠͚̦̤̭̥̔̈́͌ͪͯ̈̎ chains break.

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[There's a small, circular weight tray hanging from the ceiling of the cage. You can see that there are THREE stones sitting within it]

[Who will you send them to?]

Just like old times, huh...?

...Owch.

This is just like that one game with Nyssa, remember?

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[HHHHHHHHH

looks down at the fire, expression impassive]

So how do you guys usually do this kind of thing, now...?

I haven't been in one like this yet.

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It's dumb and tacky.

[says the pyro - he may or may not be bitter]

Definitely doesn't leave anything to the imagination, huh?

[her own tone is bitter, humorless]

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[Well, someone is without fox.

And also maybe marginally afraid of heights.

And also also maybe not amused by the use of fire here.]

And here Haunt's last one was so much fun.

She seems like she's in trouble...

Yeah... Kind of hard to help her when we're hanging from this cage though.

[~~and if only he remembered more he'd even be pinged by this, but alas~~]

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[WOW UPSET... But stuffing that down.]

Are we playing to save others or save ourselves? Let's get a vote.

...I'd rather save ourselves first. Then as many others as we can, but... I don't want to just go out without fighting.

If we go after both we're courting losing both. It might turn out to be a wasted effort. Are you prepared for that?

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[is squeezed into a far corner

her answer takes awhile to come and it might be surprising]

Save others.

[Looking at her. Yeah surprised. Kind of searching her face.]

...You're sure?

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Hey! Darkness, or whatever you go by: I want to talk to you.

[the voice. . . is distant]

Play the game properly and we can talk afterwards, R̥̞̠͚͕̥̍ͥ̀ͣ̔̓ͦa͚̖t̪̲̙̺̜̗̼͋̉͗̈́̆.

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Hey! Asshole! Care to confirm exactly how many teams are gonna die if you have your way in this, and if anybody else is gonna get hurt?

Also an explanation for why you're doing this - and why you're so tacky - would be nice too!

[yes he knows the rules as stated he just wants to confirm ...and yes he's mad about the fire pit]

the voice. . . is distant]

Play the game first, R̥̞̠͚͕̥̍ͥ̀ͣ̔̓ͦa͚̖t̪̲̙̺̜̗̼͋̉͗̈́̆. Ask me questions when it's over.

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[has been paying attention to Zelos and ...well he's not really pleased by the self-sacrifice part of the plan

but if it saves everyone else... he'll bite his tongue]

...Who do we pass one to, then?

one on amalthea!

[CLUNK. The sound of stones falling into your weight tray reaches your ears. When it stops, you see that there are not 18 stones sitting within it.]

[The chains above you begin to creak, and your entire cage shudders. . .]

[OKAY RATS and Ruby. Zelos is pulling his Cruxis Crystal out of his chest and grabbing you all, slamming it through the hands (or whatever part of you he can grab) of anyone he can get a hold of. You may feel your soul kind of...ripped from your body if he catches you. It's not exactly pleasant. And then all around you is red crystal. It's lonely and scary and you feel yourself start to slip away. You can't quite remember who you are... What makes you happy, what makes you sad, what makes you angry. There's nothing...but existing. And it's so lonely.

At least that's the plan, but it doesn't work. IDK WHY THE FUCK I THOUGHT IT WAS LAVA I am so pro tonight SORRY STYX. Anyway we all burn miserably sob]

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