dramatispersonae

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[ This room is small. There is one window with a narrow, railless balcony. The walls are stone and it's quite clear that you're in one of the towers of the castle looking out over Aather. From this vantage point you can see all the normal landscape but you can also see the statue people as well as a looming cloud hanging over the fringes of the forest.

There is a small table with no chairs inside of the room. One button is dark gray and the other button is light gray.

It should be noted, for the observant, that every few minutes the cloud outside grows and gets closer. A darkness is slowly falling. ]

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. . . ribbons?

During a Three game, Emerald decided immediately to sacrifice ourselves and we were bored waiting for the rest of the teams, so Three gave us ribbons so we could do each others' hair and talk about romance. It was kind of silly.

. . . immediately, huh. You guys are really strong in how you feel about sacrificing other people.

Because it's about choice.

So that's what you and Viridian'd choose this time, huh? Using your lives to fight?

Yes. Obviously I'm not going to force that on anyone else. But there are people I care about here who I'd die for, so...

[. . . takes a deep breath]

[then reaches back and tugs at the ribbons on his collar]

...?

[YANKS THEM LOOSE with a hard tug; they're ripped now, but they're waterproofish so at least they're not bloody. hands them over to Hisoka. two three-foot pieces of inch-wide white ribbon.]

Ribbons.