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

Round 4

[soulping]

[The water begins to rise again. It's still warm, for now.]

Discussion

[soulping]

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[ slumps weakly to the ground ]

There's no point anymore, is--

[ JUMPS UP AND LUNGES MADLY FOR THE BUBBLE ]

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

[JUMPS IN THE WAY AND

SLAPS B(

I DON'T HAVE A PROPER ICON FOR THIS JUST ASSUME IT'S AN ANGRY EXPRESSION]

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

[just...trips over you and falls flat on his face

also he gets slapped as he's falling]

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

[well that's awk, but the point of THIS IS STUPID STOP IT got through at least

but it knocks her over too, so she's also. Falling.]

Re: Discussion

[barrette]

-No!

[ DIVERTED FROM HER COURSE OF GOING FOR AN ORNAMENT TO TRY AND STOP HIM ]

Don't, don't do this! Don't make Finch and Robin's sacrifices mean nothing!

Re: Discussion

[friendshipismusic]

Sparrow, go get it! I'll handle Swan!

Re: Discussion

[swordedpast]

What about my sacrifice?!

[sprawled on the floor from where he was tripped!]

It'll mean nothing...! It'll be meaningless if I can't save her!

Re: Discussion

[barrette]

I... there isn't time for this!

[ now that Swan is thoroughly out of the way, Sparrow sprints for the pedestal to smash an ornament. ]

Re: Discussion

[takewing]

[o-oh my god oh my god oh my god]

Do not use that bubble, Takshaka!

Re: Discussion

[barrette]

[ Like Sparrow said she would, she makes a beeline for the 25% ornaments - the spool, specifically. ]

Re: Discussion

[corvitae]

[this is fifty different kinds of not okay]

Choice

[soulping]

Re: Choice

[barrette]

[ SMASHING THE BLUE SPOOL OF THREAD BEFORE ANYONE CAN STOP HER ]

Re: Choice

[swordedpast]

--don't bother.

[ In a cracked voice. ]

It won't be enough to save her. So, I'll write her off as lost. You shouldn't hurt yourself anymore.

Re: Choice

[barrette]

[ TOO LATE THE SPOOL IS SMASHED ]

I have to try!

Re: Choice

[swordedpast]

It's useless.

Re: Choice

[takewing]

[t-taps at the glass while she tries to keep her head above the water]

Everyone . . . I'm sorry—I didn't want any of you to be hurt.

Re: Choice

[corvitae]

[nope nope nope]

Raven!!

Re: Choice

[takewing]

[THIS ISN'T WORKING VERY WELL]

I . . . I'll be okay!

Re: Choice

[friendshipismusic]

[nopenopenopenopenope]

Raven—It's—It's okay! We love you, so we wanted to try!

Re: Choice

[takewing]

[o-oh no feelings while I'm flailing to keep my head above water (it's not working well)]

It's not, but—but . . . I love you too!

Re: Choice

[swordedpast]

No!

[he gets back to his feet and runs for the column. And he starts pounding frantically at it, with his good hand and his stump, heedless of the pain]

I won't. I won't fail to save you!

Re: Choice

[barrette]

[ Sparrow can't scream. she can't apologize for not being good enough, or for not being able to save her.

all she can do is hit the glass feebly and cry. ]