Epona

[soulping]

[You enter a room made entirely of thick glass and patterned porcelain. Fluffy pillows and beanbags are scattered across the floor, providing plenty of comfortable places to sit, but they probably don't make up for what's on the ceiling (spears of jagged glass, steaming kettles of some boiling liquid), or the view through the floor (a long, long drop down into a pit, wherein weapons glint, sharp and business-ends pointed up towards you).

A round table stands in the middle of the room. Upon it stands six vases, each one the color of one team, and a scattering of gems in three different colors: obsidian, sapphire, and crystals.]

Comments

[gandere]

It wasn't... a violent game.

[ She's this upset over a tiny fortress game believe it or not. ]

--But yes, something like that.

[acemedium]

What kind of game was it?

[gandere]

We made little castles.

[acemedium]

..You built castles and then attack other people's?

... Oh, that doesn't sound so bad.

[gandere]

It wasn't really that bad... but everyone stole my defenses as well as attacked me. It looked really rotten.

[acemedium]

...That just means you have to get them back next time!

But that wasn't a creepy game like this one is! The other teams aren't going to hurt you!

[gandere]

[ No, they're going to hurt her teammates now that they're here. ]

It wasn't, but... it set a precedent that can't be ignored. A possibility that all of them will attack us.

[acemedium]

But that doesn't mean they're going to!

[gandere]

--But they're going to!

[acemedium]

You don't know that! All the people I've met are really nice!

[gandere]

[ And she's not. ]

I do know that. It's been proven already.

[acemedium]

That was a regular game! It's different.

[gandere]

Disliking a person doesn't matter much when the game is serious or laid back.

[acemedium]

Who doesn't like you?

[gandere]

Everyone.

[ A slight exaggeration, but she takes things personally. ]

It's their loss, but perhaps I could work on being a bit more... admirable after this.

[acemedium]

That can't be true! Swan has a big crush on you!

[gandere]

What.

[acemedium]

He does! He even had a dream about you!! [Sorry Archer!]

[gandere]

A... dream about me? [ No one's ever dreamed about her before. ] What kind?

[acemedium]

He got really embarrassed about it, so it must have been something romantic!

But, the point is...! We're all in the same boat!

[gandere]

Geez... it was probably because we're from identical worlds and nothing to do with having a crush on me.

[ But he has been friendlier towards her. ]

But you're right. We don't have time to gossip, so we need to get to planning. I need you to calm Coco and Mushroom down while I try to think about the best way to go about this.

[acemedium]

He was blushing like crazy! And he always mentions you!

[....]

O-Okay... I'll do my best.

[gandere]

[ Doesn't he blush easy in general? She's thinking on it now that the seed has been planted in her mind. ]

Don't worry, I'm not the type to take action without discussing it first. I just need to plan it out.

[acemedium]

[More around you baby]

There's gotta be a way we can win without hurting anyone!

[gandere]

I'll find a way.