Barghest

[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

Re: Discussion

[knighttolast]

It's—it's a game, there's—can you help Eltanin?

Re: Discussion

[kitsunebi]

I--

[ looking over at him, cringing at the sight. ]

I-I think... I don't know if there's anything else I can do... I'm sorry...

Re: Discussion

[knighttolast]

[. . . breathes]

We're—it's almost over. . . it's. . . horrible, what they're making us do!

Re: Discussion

[kitsunebi]

I don't... why are they doing this? Why are you in there?

Re: Discussion

[knighttolast]

[. . . leaning back on the glass, taking a breath] I don't know why she's doing this. But she's making you all. . . do horrible things, or else she'll drown me. Eltanin had to cut his foot off. . .

Re: Discussion

[kitsunebi]

[ ...going over to the glass and pressing her hands against it, watching him ]

...You-- you don't... w-want to die, right...?

Re: Discussion

[knighttolast]

[.....llllooks. down. away. anywhere but at her.]

I can't. . . ask you to hurt yourselves for me. . .

Re: Discussion

[kitsunebi]

[ ... pressing her head to the glass. ]

If... that's what they want to do, to keep you from dying, it's okay.

...It's not-- okay, but-- I-- I don't want you to die, either.