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GULGALLANA

[ Once you enter the train, it takes off...moving for only a few moments before coming to a stop in the midst of the void Delriza's realm floats in.

There's still no sign of the echo herself, but fortunately it's at this point that the rules of the game burn themselves into your mind, like you always knew what you were supposed to be coming here for. ]

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You have 0 fate points.

You're a princess. Again.

She's a dragon, and has kidnapped you. But you want to stay. However, an army is being sent to storm her mountain and save you. You have at your disposal her entire hoard (composed of every shiny thing you could possibly imagine), and of course, her. Your parents have already shown they will not listen to reason on this matter. They want you back, no matter the cost.

..."Every shiny thing you could possibly imagine" is it? Still, this probably when people are going to start using the Wheel of Fortune, so if we're going to use it, now's the time to do so.

Probably can't imagine a genie's lamp... Though, what if there's another round?

I wonder. We might be able to. Practically speaking though, if need be, we could always establish our own mercenary army.

That's the risk of using it now. Games tend to end on odd numbers, usually 3 and 5, so it could end this round, or it could end in two rounds. There's no way to be sure, either way. Of course, everyone else is in the same position as us, so they're probably thinking about this too.

Oh! I think... I get it. If they use it, then we lose no matter how good we plan, right? S-So... Better to get the win just in case?

That's what I'm thinking, yes... Though, I would kind of like it if we can work to solve it as well. I don't think we'll get a satisfying ending unless we make one ourselves.

It's kind of hard since we can only use it at the start of the round, but... I don't mind imagining what we can do. I mean, we are the princess, so...

... I wonder if the princess could somehow become the queen herself and make her own rules...

Well, we could become the queen if our parents were to die, but are you sure that's a step we want to take?

Er, not really... [ though it's a little hard to tell how we feel about anyone other than our girlfriend. dragon. ] And since it's "no matter the cost," we can't just... leave, either, I guess.

Well, one possibility, if we're imagining up things, is some sort of transformation accessory. Something that can fit on the dragon. With its hoard, it could easily pass for a prince, who could ask for our hand in marriage.

O-Or a potion or a scroll... Unless it should be temporary.

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If this is going to be the last round . . . mm, we may as well.

Well, we can't be sure it's the last round. It might go for five rounds, too. I think the longest I've ever seen a game go is six rounds, though.

Ah . . . there is that.

What would you rather do, then? Solve the scenario, or use the card?

Honestly speaking, I'd kind of like to do both, though I don't know if the echo in charge will allow us to. At the very least, I believe that if we just play the card, we're still going to have an unsatisfying ending, so even if we play the card, we're probably going to need to focus things.

That's true . . . I don't think she'll let us do both, though.

Well, it doesn't hurt to ask...

[And let's see, how does this work...]

Whoever's in charge here? I have a proposition for you. We wish to use the Wheel of Fortune card, but we also wish to hunt for our own solution as well. Will you allow us to do both?

[ you don't receive an answer

but you do now understand that while you can try to find a solution for ACADEMIC PURPOSES and also still use a card, before the results are given you must specify whether the card or your solution is what your points will be based off of. ]

It seems like we can choose to do both, though only one will give us points, naturally.

Ah . . . which one would you rather do, then?

Mechanically speaking, the card is a guaranteed win, and the only guaranteed protection we have against other people using the card, so it's the one we should use for our score. On the other hand, I do think it's important to know the result of our own solution...

I . . . well, fantasy isn't something I'm very good at, but . . .

Wouldn't it be safer for the dragon and the princess to flee, and leave behind the er, hoard with a note? To leave them be, maybe? A bribe.

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[ the message this is sending is making iris make this face. it is the closest she has to a bitchface. ]

...If you want to say something, just say it. Your thoughts are important to this, too.

[ ... clearly, this is not a response iris is used to. from others or herself. ]

E-Er, well... It's just... if it... is the game runner's feelings, then it kind of... seems wrong to make it into a game? It's hard to, uh, articulate.

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