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TIAMAT + DAWON

[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.]

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[Ed bro. . . lifts up both hands, palms facing forward]

That's not what I was questioning, Ed. That string of logic, I get.

[lowers his hands again, taking a deep breath]

Nyssa's always experimented with controlling people to make them do her bidding, as long as I can remember. Sometimes, with their shadows, like she did with the Cats in the game that led up to her taking over. Sometimes, in bad games where the only choices are between "bad" and "worse." More recently she's been more direct-- the thing with Knight, your mirrors, and now the people she's ensnared in this game.

I just couldn't follow your argument about Gulgallana, s'all.

[since teams miss games alllll of the time]

...oh.

Sorry.

Um. Well, I've never actually seen them miss a game, that I can remember?

And if I was her, I wouldn't want to deal with Rotten since she's super close to her team and would notice right off. And probably try doing something about it?

Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

[his memory is good, but not good enough to recall a game Gulgallana was not at right off the top of his head]

The rest of it, though. . . yeah. I'm with you.

This... leads to a second problem.

We have to assume she's been planning this since at least when Knight was originally messed with.

From what Suapphire told me, Sis blew up the part of the heart you were in.

But the rest?

[. . . god]

You're worried about what remnants of her control might still remain lodged in your soul.

[tensing the hell up now]

That's the size of it.

...you know. I remember back in the day, facing down something like this..? I'd probably freeze up, or try to pretend it wasn't that bad, or be sure it'd all work out.

...

I've changed, huh. Wonder when that happened.