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[. . . 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?]

...Shit.

[ it totally fuckin figures that Shroom's first game back is trauma. that sure is a big fire. what words could possibly convey the gravity (hur) of this situation? ]

Fuck.

[ yeah, that works. ]

[okay turning to you once he recovers his composure because obviously you are the leader?]

We should send out all three stones, each to a different team.

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[This would be familiar if I had the right memories]

. . .

We'll be okay.

[ stated less like reassurance and more like fact. ]

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[ nnn intensely stares at her hand for a moment

before. . .

gently. . . taking it ]

Eveningstar. . .

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[WELL FUCK.]

[ I thought I smelled something... ]

You're a "god," right? You can get us all out of here.

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. . . I'm sorry.

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[ oh ]

We can't send all of them—

Two on Ratatoskr.

[CLUNK. The sound of stones falling into your weight tray reaches your ears. When it stops, you see that there is one stone sitting within it.]

[WELL THEN]

What do we do now?

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[Numbly:] We should... help them out, after the game.

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[...WELL.

Phew.]

[ internally like icon but more like looking blank and numb and watching the flames below ]

[GLARING AROUND...... at wherever she thinks Captain Creep is]

What happens if we do nothing?

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1 stone on Amalthea.

[CLUNK. The sound of stones falling into your weight tray reaches your ears. When it stops, you see that there is one stone sitting within it.]

[STUNNED INTO SILENCE]

[fuck everything]

...We might actually survive.

[ he doesn't sound happy about it, but when does he ever sound happy about anything ]

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[...Goats are gonna be pissed at us, huh.]

...We need to pick one more team.

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One to Tiamat.

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