AMALTHEA

[soulping]

You step into a simple, comfortable room with plenty of squishy armchairs to sit in. On a table nearby is a basket, containing: a small, plush doll version of the team member wearing the tiara, complete with its own tiara (and a rather fabulous dress); 5 plush toy cats in your team’s color; and 10 tea cup traps.

Most of the floor is taken up by a large grid.

Any items you manage to retrieve from your opponents will be in Vanara's color!

Comments

ROUND 1 - SETUP

[soulping]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

[justichthys]

This is ... really all it is ...?

[ WHAT TRICKERY IS THIS ]

[forthemackerel]

[ picking up the Rook doll and looking at it ]

I guess so...

[ but it really does seem too easy, especially with the tension over Nyssa ]

[unguilded]

[ That doll's going to be my doom or something isn't it.

ALSO HE'S NOT IN A TUBE AT LEAST but that doesn't do too much to ease his panic about this because what is going to happen here ]

[justichthys]

[ Hovering warily, well outside of touching distance. ]

Rook ...? Do you feel okay?

[ or is the tiara SINISTER ]

[unguilded]

[ Well it's not doing anything to him aside from making him look like he's READY TO DIE. There's a weak shake of his head. ]

She's used these before-- [ His eyes dart around to the surroundings. ] But I'm still here with the rest of you ... she didn't do what she did last time.

[ Yet. ]

[justichthys]

Last time? … Mm, no … tell me later, maybe, if you're up for it.

[ DEEP BREATHS, AOKO. ]

I won't let anything happen to you, Rook!

[unguilded]

... we have to put everything on the grid.

[ He's staring at each of the items. ]

Probably to try and keep the doll's position safe from being guessed by another team. The cups will probably do something to them-- to us if we choose them ourselves. ... I don't know what the cats could mean.

[justichthys]

I think the cats are just—

[ she stops there, voice choking slightly because NYSSA YOU FUCKING DIDN'T ]

[forthemackerel]

[ goes over closer to Rook to place a hand on his arm, knowing that he can't do much to help with things, but he will do what he can to help calm Rook down ]

If you need to sit...

[unguilded]

Mm yeah ... y-yeah...

[ HE'LL GO AND SIT... ]

It's-- I'm still here with you guys, she didn't put me somewhere else. Is this going to be different than the last time...?

[forthemackerel]

[ walks over and kneels down in front of Rook to peer up at him ]

I hope so.

[ hope is bleak here in Nyssa world, but he has to try anyhow ]

I won't leave you, either.

[unguilded]

[ Different can still mean STILL AWFUL and at this point ... it's hard for him to have much hope that it'll be fine.

But he swallows, and then nods. ]

If you end up having to do something, don't-- don't do anything big, or rash, unless there doesn't seem to be much of a choice.

[ Because if this somehow ends in people have to get hurt for him like they did for Blaze way back when-- he doesn't want to die, but he also doesn't want the team to suffer more if they can all get out of it with minimal hurt. ]

[forthemackerel]

Of course. I wouldn't want you to feel guilty over anything, but I also promise I won't do anything that'd make me uncomfortable. I told you that you're my best friend and I mean it. I'll do what it takes to protect you... and that includes protecting myself and our allies, right?

[ and he doesn't care how this might look or seem, but he's going to pick up the hand that has Rook's finger scars on them and lay his lips on them in hopes of offering some completely innocent friend comfort ]

[justichthys]

[ Takes an uneasy step back, because. Stranger. And current sentiments towards Cats. ]

There's probably some kind of catch to it.

[forthemackerel]

[ glances over at her, he has more hostility toward most of Kyriakos than her right now, especially since he mad somewhat peace with some Cats ]

Probably. Knowing her...

[ eyes her a bit, curious to who she is exactly beyond Cat ]

[unguilded]

Th-this is Aoko, Cascade.

[ Maybe some POSITIVE NEW FRIENDSING WILL HELP THINGS HERE maybe ha ha..... ]

[forthemackerel]

[ OH. Oh, he remembers hearing about her ]

I heard she'd--

[ oh, so she must have come back, but he looks over. at least he remembers Aoko being mentioned as a good Cat from Rook ]

[unguilded]

She was away shortly, but she's back now.

[justichthys]

She's such a – piece of work! [ to put it lightly ]

[ Aoko breathes deep, giving her hands a small shake in a futile effort to dispel some of her tension. ]

But it looks like we're … ah, working together today. If that's okay with you! I can, um, stay out of things if that's what you'd prefer.

[forthemackerel]

[ shakes his head ]

I'm okay with it. I worked with another Cat in the last game and there weren't any problems.

[ sure, there's the distress of Nyssa factor, but... ]

You haven't done anything wrong.

[justichthys]

...

[ She bows, like the proper, polite schoolgirl that she is. (When she isn't disrupting class with comedic violence, anyway.) ]

Then, I'll be in your care for the time being! Like Rook said, my name's Aoko … it's nice to meet you, even if it is during a game.

DECISION

[soulping]

List what you're hiding under what co-ordinates!

Re: DECISION

[unguilded]

[ HERE EAT A DICK ]