soulping ([personal profile] soulping) wrote2014-10-01 05:39 pm

TAKSHAKA

[. . . 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.
clocksandroses: (And thus the world stands still.)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] clocksandroses 2014-10-02 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
… He won't want to risk—me.
appleofhiseye: (Boswellia herb)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] appleofhiseye 2014-10-02 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[looking incredulous]

You aren't his property.
clocksandroses: Do NOT take (R . . Right . . .)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] clocksandroses 2014-10-02 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
What? No! That's not what I mean.

He just … seeing the people he cares about hurt … More than anything, that's what scares him. He'd blame himself if we swapped and we fell.

… And we've been friends since we were little kids, you know?
appleofhiseye: (Hawthorn berries)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] appleofhiseye 2014-10-02 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
I...don't really see, but that's fine for now.
clocksandroses: (Hm?)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] clocksandroses 2014-10-02 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
What don't you see? Maybe I can explain.
appleofhiseye: (Tansy)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] appleofhiseye 2014-10-02 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. It just doesn't make sense, I guess.
clocksandroses: (Whoaaaa nelly.)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] clocksandroses 2014-10-02 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
...? That he wouldn't want to risk hurting his best friend?
appleofhiseye: (Lycium)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] appleofhiseye 2014-10-02 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
No, that makes sense. More that...you're offering him something that you wish to do, that we would all prefer, that he won't do. It seems like that runs the higher risk of us being hurt, if we don't have a solution...I suppose.
clocksandroses: (Thank you.)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] clocksandroses 2014-10-02 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ahh … [ she nods ]

That's true.
appleofhiseye: (Jambul)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] appleofhiseye 2014-10-02 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, it seems like I'm having difficulty understanding today.
clocksandroses: (Twenty years too soon huh.)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] clocksandroses 2014-10-02 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
You have nothing to be sorry for.

I understand what Kaito's reasons would be, but I think I understand Holly-san's feelings, as well.
appleofhiseye: (Senna)

Re: Final Round

[personal profile] appleofhiseye 2014-10-02 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Well, in the end we'll work out something to do, so it's nothing to worry about.