EPONA

[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 cold water slowly begins to rise again . . . ]

Discussion

[soulping]

[gandere]

[ Shaking.

But that's because of what she saw and not the cold water right?? ]

[moderndaywhitemage]

[no I just want to keep cuddling Maya]

Are we almost there...

[gandere]

No more... P-Please.

[ What's worst than almost drowning? Watching everyone else maul themselves in a futile attempt to save you, that's what. ]

[moderndaywhitemage]

I don't want to see either of you get hurt anymore!

[gandere]

[ Swallowing hard. ]

Just keep her... from breaking anymore then.

[moderndaywhitemage]

[I can hold her ;;]

[acemedium]

[holds a hand to her heart]

[whatever the hell that means. (It's okay)]

[gandere]

[ The hell it is. ]

Don't give me that crap, just try to not choke on your blood or anything!

[acemedium]

[N...nodding...]

[acemedium]

[silently crying and clinging and trying not to pass out....]

[is this the last one? she thinks so.]

[she hopes so.]

[moderndaywhitemage]

[you only have to worry about being hugged appropriately]

[acemedium]

[): yes hugs are okay]

[but also points towards the vials.....]

[gandere]

[ She can't look away now, but god she wants to hug her too.

Mostly because she's cold, but there might be non-tsun reasons!! ]

[acemedium]

[Holds up a finger for 'one more']

[(this HAS to be the last one!)]

Choices

[soulping]

[moderndaywhitemage]

[SORRY SCHOOLER gonna untwine myself from Maya just long enough to break the purple vial]

[infiniteregress]

[The ornament shatters, releasing a fine mist. When it clears, you find a small stoppered bottle resting on the pedestal.

Nyssa speaks up:] Your task is to drink. Have heart, my darling! This poison won’t kill you immediately.

[acemedium]

. . . . .

[moderndaywhitemage]

[this ... this is not what I wanted.]

It... it's up to me, and ... and I know you don't want me to get hurt, because I don't want you two to get hurt either, but... maybe it will all end before I c-can d... die.

[well.

bottoms up]

[acemedium]

[POINTING TO SELF NO COCO DON'T DO THIS THING ;A;]

[gandere]

[ Screaming, but thankfully it's drowned out quickly by the water that fills her mouth. Schooler didn't even realize how weak her knees were until they gave out and she frantically moves back up for air.

Just why. WHY GIRLS. ]

[infiniteregress]

[It burns like fire on the way down, and you immediately feel a rising fever and nausea. It's not so bad that you can't stand for now, but as time goes on, it will steadily become worse and worse.]

[gandere]

[ OH MY GOD WHY DOES NO ONE LISTEN TO HER. ]

I said--!!