AMALTHEA

[soulping]

[At any time when they are not in the hot seat, PARTICIPATING MEMBERS may slip away to their dressing room. It's small and comfortable, with seats for everyone, and water. Otherwise, it's bare.]

[They will not be permitted to stay in the room when they are up on the hot seat.]

Comments

PENALTIES

[tormado]

[The door opens.

Tama enters. The door closes behind him.

He says nothing. He looks dead inside.]

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[unguilded]

Tama...?

What do you want.

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[tormado]

I need Viva and Mint.

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[worldsaving]

[ looks up from where she's sitting in a chair at the far end of the room.

yep. that's what she thought. ]

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[tormado]

[He has a case in his prosthetic hand. He opens it as he approaches her.

There's two syringes inside.]

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[unguilded]

Wait--!

Do you have to be the one to do this? To do that to them? Or can they-- or one of us do it instead?

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[tormado]

...just stay out of the way, Rook.

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[unguilded]

No! Not when I'm asking that to try to help you somehow, too!

Answer me, please! Does it have to be you?!

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[worldsaving]

Rook. [ C'MON ]

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[worldsaving]

[ her brow puckers when Rook speaks. but Belt isn't here to step in anymore, so of course he would... ]

That's not how many I have.

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[tormado]

Only one's for you.

Just stay in your seat and don't move.

[He reaches out and gently, but firmly grabs her right arm and goes to pull the sleeve up.]

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[worldsaving]

[ she yanks her arm, automatically, but it's not very hard. more a recoil than a legitimate attempt to get away. she learned her lesson last time. ]

That's not how many I have, either.

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[bypastime]

[ffffffffuck]

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[tormado]

[He has a case in his prosthetic hand. He opens it as he approaches her.

There's two syringes inside.]

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[bypastime]

...why are you doing this?

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[tormado]

...

You're gonna wanna sit down.

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[bypastime]

No. I, I don't want to sit down, I want an answer. What did she tell you? What's going to happen if you don't do this?

I'm n-not...going to stop you, but I want to know. I have to know.

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[unguilded]

I'd argue that ... and I know you're being threatened. If not outright controlled then told that we're all just going to die if you didn't do this. Don't do what she commands you to do.

[ And. Well. Rook wouldn't mind the Cats saying FUCK YOU and a TPK. Sure, people would be upset, people would blame the Cats, hate the Cats for ~doing that~. But isn't going along with it just going to end the same way? And completely wreck the Cats. Hurt them in a way much more than dying in a game. He hates it.

All the same, his stance is defensive, even though Tama won't feel that the rage in his expression is targeting him specifically. ]

What are you going to do to them?

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[tormado]

They earned penalties in the game.

[There's a small plastic case in his hand. When it's opened, there's syringes inside. What do you think he's gonna do.]

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[wrongtiming]

[looking over at him]

What?

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[tormado]

I need Viva and Mint.

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[wrongtiming]

No way... You don't have to do this, man!

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[tormado]

...

Just stay out of the way.

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[forthemackerel]

[ he's staring. extremely hard at him. ]

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[tormado]

[He meets his gaze for a second, then looks away. He's not here for you, so he volunteers nothing.]