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

[bypastime]

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[unguilded]

Mint-- are you okay? How are you feeling?

[ Coming over and fussing, particularly looking her bracelet over, as if he expects it to do something or start doing something now that they're taking a break. ]

[bypastime]

Huh-? Oh, I...I'm fine, I'm fine!

[She startles slightly at his approach, her other hand involuntarily settling over the bracelet as she flashes him a smile that totally isn't forced in any way, nope.]

I guess I, ah, overreacted a bit back there, huh? But, there's nothing to worry about. You should go check on Viva.

[unguilded]

...

[ Oh no you don't robogal. Rook pulls her into a careful, but tight hug. ]

You didn't overreact at all. And I know this has to be scary because we don't know what else is going to happen. So I'm here for you, because I know it's not all fine.

And that's not even including the kind of questions they put up for any of us. Especially you.

[ He's really flippin angry that they had to bring up the robot thing because UGH FORCED SECRET REVEAL GAMES UGH!!! ]

[bypastime]

[Stiffens at the hug, without returning it like usual. Okay, the smile didn't work. Let's try a small laugh.]

Honestly, it's...it's not like it was anything bad. Compared to some people, I got off really easy! Since I don't really keep secrets, anyway.

[LLLIES]

[unguilded]

Mint...

Don't compare something like that. It was hard for a lot of us ... and that includes you, too. You don't have to act like it's okay if it's not. Not in here ... not with us.

Because even I'm worried about what else is going to happen. And upset about every single one of those rounds. She's really arrogant, to use things like these in a game.

[bypastime]

...it's not that I'm not nervous. I know it's probably going to get worse from here...since it's her.

I just...don't want you to waste your time worrying about me. I'm not the one who got hurt, you know? I'm really fine.

[unguilded]

[ Not the one who got hurt yet, because when these penalties come around... ]

... it's never a waste of time feeling any way about you, Mint.

And when you make a face like that ... you're my team, and you're important to me. I can be concerned for everybody else and for you. [ He smiles a little. ] It's not like I only have a limited amount to spare.

[forthemackerel]

Mint...

[ Don't think he didn't see what happened between her and Coyote + that first question in mind... ]

[bypastime]

[What question what Coyote there are only smiles here]

Cascade~ Your friend did really great back there, huh? How lucky!

[deep breaths, Mint. deep breaths, big smiles]

[forthemackerel]

Yeah... I'm glad...

[ okay, but he is going to reach and take her hand. some goat solidarity here. ]

You... That must have been hard for you.

[bypastime]

[Waterbro. . . ]

What? It's true that the questions were a bit embarrassing, but it wasn't that bad, heh.

[smile smile]

SENDING PENALTIES.

[infiniteregress]

If you're sending a penalty or two to another team(s), note it here.

Please do this by 10:00 EST.

[forthemackerel]

[ unsure about how much she's fronting on this... ]

[bypastime]

[fronting is for people who HAVE PROBLEMS which she DEFINITELY DOES NOT]

What's with that look?

[wrongtiming]

Well... Shit.

[that sure happened.]

[worldsaving]

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck—

[ there's nothing in here to break!!! ]

[bypastime]

Viva-! [SPARE THIS CHILD]

[forthemackerel]

[ break a water bottle? whip it against the wall? ]

Viva... [ he doesn't know if he has the right to say anything, getting off free. ]

[worldsaving]

This is such bullshit-!

[ the brave face is gone, and so is the carefree teenager inflection she normally takes. ]

[forthemackerel]

[ not okay, outwardly upset. ]

This game wasn't fair.

They're never fair with her.

[wrongtiming]

So what do we do now, just... Wait?

[worldsaving]

I really fucked up... Fuck!

[forthemackerel]

You didn't fuck up. You didn't...

This is Nyssa's fault.

[bypastime]

I-I know, I...I know. I know it is, but...b-but it's okay, it'll be fine, you'll be fine, we'll f-figure something out-

[that is such bullshit and she knows it and she wishes she could stop rambling when it's so obviously not true but she can't and she hates it-]