GULGALLANA

[soulping]

[You can discuss your answers with your team privately around your team's podium! As long as you're there, no one can overhear you. . . and although you can see the other teams conversing, you can't hear their conversations, either]

Comments

[cihuatlatoani]

What shall we do? I believe I'd prefer to be a bird.

[dirtydoll]

Yes. A bird. It's not even a choice.

[cihuatlatoani]

No, it is not. Besides, my family name is that of a bird. I cannot let my clan down.

[dirtydoll]

Your name from...before?

[debate_avenger]

It wouldn't be bad to be a bird at all... The question though, is how we want to play the game.

[cihuatlatoani]

I believe this is meant to be an easy going sort of game. I doubt we shall have to face any arduous ordeals, though we should stay on our guard in any case.

[debate_avenger]

I suppose that's true. But at the same time, the first round is probably going to turn people into animals.

[debate_avenger]

Now then... this game's fundamentally about predicting how the other teams are going to act, but there are other ways to play as well:

Going against the crowd means having to do whatever task you didn't prefer, so one way to play to avoid the worst case scenario is to say the opposite of whatever you would prefer: then even if you're wrong, in the worst case you just end up doing whatever you would rather do.

Of course, that isn't exactly a winning strategy.

[dirtydoll]

Do you think the tasks are going to get much harder? I don't think I've been in a game with this Echo before.

[debate_avenger]

As far as I know, the Queen's ban on dangerous games is holding, but I'd like to not depend on it. As for this echo... I've had some bad experiences with her in the past. I believe her stance was that "punishments for the losers make thing more fun"?

That's probably why people are being forced to do the other option if they lose.

[debate_avenger]

Now then, round 2... Either way we have to kiss something, the question is whether we would rather kiss an octopus or a zombie.

I don't think this is a difficult decision, really -- one's rotting and possibly infectious, and the other isn't.

[dirtydoll]

[war heart game flashbacks]

I abstain.

[debate_avenger]

Well, it's not like the entire team will have to do it, so it's probably fine. I'll handle it if need be.

[cihuatlatoani]

...This is quite the conundrum.

Nonetheless, I believe zombies are not supposed to rot.

[debate_avenger]

It varies depending on the type of zombie, and whether they're actually properly treated. For the most part, zombies tend to not be treated properly, though.

The more worrisome thing is that most modern zombies can turn people into zombies via contact.

[debate_avenger]

...And this time it's between cinnamon and a chili pepper.

Once again, it seems like there's an obvious right answer here...

[cihuatlatoani]

Yes. It must be the pepper.

[debate_avenger]

That's true. Then, should we vote for the cinnamon on the chance that we can get the pepper by losing?

[dirtydoll]

Neither seems pleasant. But you'd probably choke on the cinnamon.

[debate_avenger]

Pretty much. Inhaling the cinnamon can cause serious problems.

[debate_avenger]

And now we're up to round 4... And of course, both options are pretty terrible.

I know which one I would go for, but...

[dirtydoll]

I abstain.

[debate_avenger]

Right? But if we don't vote at all, we have to whichever one loses with no control whatsoever.

On the bright side, at least it isn't the entire team, so in the case I'll do it. It's not like I haven't done them before.

[Just, I've done them with just people I can trust.]

[cihuatlatoani]

I am perfectly capable of doing either task. Leave it to me.

[debate_avenger]

Then, if you're the one that's going to handle it, which one would you prefer we vote for?