TAKSHAKA

[soulping]

[The room you step into looks like it could be a miniature ballroom, complete with stained glass windows and vast, ornate mirrors.

Your team's column is set into one wall, easily accessible but as impregnable as ever. One of the mirrors may prove almost as interesting, if you can tear your eyes away from your trapped teammate. Through it, you are somehow able to see every other team's column and what is inside, though nothing beyond that.

The floor beneath your feet polished, patterned wood, inlaid with the pattern of a grand sundial in your team's colors. In the center of the pattern stands a pedestal, upon which sits a collection of colorful glass ornaments. It looks like there's room for other items, but there's nothing else to be found just yet . . . ]

Comments

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[ starts heading for the glass bubble to break it, again without consulting the others; but he's a little wobblier than before so it might be easier to stop him this time ]

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

[GRABBING, MAKING ATTEMPTS TO STOP HIM. She's tiny, but.]

Don't you dare, Swan!

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[trying to pull away from her, which would ordinarily be easy, but he's not quite at full strength, so she does manage to slow him down]

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

What do you think you're doing!?

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

Keeping you from having to cry again!

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

That will only make me cry more! We are not doing that to another team, and I refuse to let you!

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[...hesitates]

You're way too soft.

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

I'm not. If we do not have to hurt anyone else then we do not have to hurt anyone else!

Re: Discussion

[barrette]

[ Sparrow leaps in front of him with a slightly alarmed (and angry) look on her face. ]

Sit down, Swan.

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

Get out of my way. This is the only path...

I can't let Raven be hurt, and I can't do anything more that will make you cry, so I'll take up the burden of being the villain, and hurt one of the other teams instead.

Re: Discussion

[barrette]

No! You can't take all the decisions on yourself like this, you have to listen to what we have to say! Or we aren't acting like a team!

[ she tries to shove him back. ]

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[ He won't be shoved! He tries to lift her up like he did Finch in the first round, but well, he only has one hand now so it takes him a little while extra and while he's fumbling like that, Robin is going for the ornaments-- ]

[barrette]

[ Sparrow struggles and essentially does whatever she can to be a hindrance - especially when she sees Robin grabbing for the trinkets. ]

Robin, hurry-!

[swordedpast]

Robin...?

[ OH NO. He abruptly lets go of Sparrow and races after Robin! ]

[barrette]

[ she scrambles after him and throws herself at his legs in hopes of knocking him over. ]

Swan, stop!

[corvitae]

[yesss, good teammates, yes. there's a tiny smile directed at Sparrow as she runs for it]

Re: Discussion

[corvitae]

Don't touch that!

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[ignores anyone who doesn't physically try to stop him! What a huge jerk.]

Re: Discussion

[corvitae]

[YOU ARE but okay while everyone is busy with your jerkosity she's going to go for the 33% ornaments]

Re: Discussion

[takewing]

NO.

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[IGNORES HER, but fortunately Sparrow is in his way]

Re: Discussion

[takewing]

Swan, do you really think hurting others would save me? Because you're wrong. I would rather die.

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

I'm going to save you, Raven.

Re: Discussion

[takewing]

Acting like a fool and hurting everybody you care about is not saving anybody, least of all me!

Do you really think the condition of my body is worth more than my heart?! More than the hearts of these girls, who love you with all they have?!

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

Stupid, do you expect me to watch you get hurt and die?!

[he apparently expects the others to watch him get hurt, though]