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TIAMAT

[The room you are in smells like burnt wood and sulfur. The room itself seems uncomfortably hot, but not unbearably so.]

[It's a relatively plain room, with beige wallpaper and a white tile floor. The lights above you are tinted red, and they flicker on and off in regular intervals. There's an old timey wood burning oven affixed to the wall in front of you. Inside the hearth a fire burns, the flames licking and dancing around wooden logs. In a circle, positioned on the other three walls of the room, are seven different doors. Each door has a nameplate on it with the following words written in fancy lettering:]

LUST
GLUTTONY
GREED
PRIDE
WRATH
SLOTH
ENVY

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Ochre, you don't even know what it is yet. . .

[reckless teammates, why!1 breathes in deeply and nods]

But I'm going, too.

[Probably one of the few people you might not wanna hear 'count me in' from...]

I'll throw in with you guys.

No, Umber. We don't even know what the hell this is, and you ain't been ta onna these yet.

Maybe you should wait with me, Umber.

...

We still have more rounds to do.

[why]

H-hang on, we don't all need to throw in--

Alright, alright, with all three of you pushin' it, I'll go with next round.

[Because he's dumb and he'll only get dumber.]

[ Ochre nods ]

Good. We're gonna need people fer the rest of the rounds.

[EXHALES DEEPLY. . .]

We've got two more rounds to go. I just think it's smarter for us to bet small this round, just so we can see what kind of tasks this guy is asking us to perform.

If we think they're easy tasks that we wouldn't mind completing, then we can up the ante in rounds two and three.

Seems like mister horror movie mystery monster doesn't want things easy though. Might have to be a suck it up situation for the next rounds if you guys go small.

[mrrrgh. that's Ochre's argument, too]

Everyone on this team is so willing to throw themselves into the fire. . .

[YOU ARE TOO KAITO, YOU'RE JUST RATIONAL ABOUT WHAT FIRES YOU THROW YOURSELF INTO]

Sure seems that way, doesn't it.

So why not go big or go home? I'll stomach through whatever's thrown at me the next round, but I will respect all of your wishes to keep me out of the first round.

Re: Discuss

carptricks - 2016-04-23 19:49 (UTC) - Expand

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radioactivesharpei - 2016-04-23 19:51 (UTC) - Expand

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carptricks - 2016-04-23 19:58 (UTC) - Expand

I'm puttin' in 100. You?

[ simply observing for the moment ]

[ Help corral their newbie, Sabre!!! ]

[ she's tryin!!

tiamat, the quickest team to throw themselves into the fire ]

[ Gotta get those points! ]

[GOD AREN'T WE JUST. . .]

[just imagine Kaito facepalming over here over everyone being so willing to a) bet high and b) THROW THEMSELVES INTO THE FRAY]

[ well lbr, if ochre wasn't being so adamant for it, she'd be pushing to go too.

so yes. yes that's how tiamat plays, GO BIG OR GO HOME and go on fire either way... ]

[SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT]

[look at Kaito and Ochre, betting two whole traits each]

Re: Discuss

tatsumi_textiles - 2016-04-23 19:46 (UTC) - Expand

[WHY SO MANY]

Don't you think we should bet a li'l more moderately at first, just in case?

I got my regen, I'll be fine.

[ seven hp a turn doesn't mean 'fine', ochre ]

Gotta get as many points as we can, right? Dunno how many rounds we're gonna get.

You don't even know if it's a task that can be healed by regen.

[HE SAYS BLUNTLY]

We'll get three rounds. If you 'n I bet fifty each, that's 100 right there. I just think we should play lower until we know what the tasks are like, just in case we've gotta refuse.

And if they get worse as it goes on? You know the last couple'a rounds're always the worst in these kinds of games! Better ta get the high ones in now when it's still gonna be lower!

[hrrrrgh]

[he knows arguing with Ochre will be like arguing with a brick wall, so. . . he just lets out a small sigh and nods]

. . . 124. That's two whole traits.

[ Wait.

Why are Kaito's traits worth more than his ]

What? Traits're fifty. Two's a hundred.