ROUND 2 - SAPPHIRE

[dramatispersonae]

[ The room is different this time -- larger. In the middle is a table with enough chairs for everyone. A platter of cheese and fruit sits there as well. You can hear Three's voice, but not see her. ]

Rank the remaining nine teams in terms of value. You may place your own team as high or low as you wish.

[ Also on the table is a colored tile for every team but Ruby and a small rectangular container with slots numbered one through nine. ]

Comments

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[haveaniceday]

... "Value" again.

Re: DISCUSSION

[identitytheft]

...How?

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

...dammit! There's no way everyone will come up with the same way to beat the game on their own.

Re: DISCUSSION

[haveaniceday]

We could rank all the teams in clockwise order, but it could be bad for us if the others don't do the same.

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

We can't affect what the others will do at all like this, so it's pointless to judge based on that. There's no way to tell! What's gonna matter is how well you can explain your choices to everyone who gets hurt after the game.

As far as I'm concerned, all the teams left are equal. You all tried to play without hurting each other as best as you could. Even Ruby's reasons were like that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[haveaniceday]

...

If all teams left are equal, maybe we should leave it up to chance. Or follow the clockwise order to avoid putting labels on other teams.

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

I... can't choose that. I'm a knight. I've got friends on a lot of teams, but right now I'm with Sapphire. You should do what seems right to you and be confident about it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[pit_peach]

We could do it the same way as last-time. Just spiral around.

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

It's not a bad idea. At least you can tell whoever gets hurt afterwards that you were playing that way...

Re: DISCUSSION

[pit_peach]

That, and it saves us fighting over who we like the best.

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

That's a fight no one wins...

Re: DISCUSSION

[amivoringyou]

Hmm. But do you want to trust that this time will be the same as last time?

That seems an awfully unlikely possibility, doesn't it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[pit_peach]

Unlikely or no, the only thing we can do right now is put ourselves first on that list. After that, I'm willin' to shoot for that long shot. If nothin' else, I don't wanna be the first ones to give up on it, not with the way she called out Ruby.

Re: DISCUSSION

[amivoringyou]

She was clearly trying to sow distrust towards Ruby - it's interesting how it isn't working. Do you think she's trying too hard?

Re: DISCUSSION

[identitytheft]

Do you think they'll hurt the most valuable team or the least valuable team?

...Maybe we should stack who we really think is most valuable toward the middle.

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

She'll probably go for "least valuable." Three likes popularity contests.

Re: DISCUSSION

[identitytheft]

But we don't know.

Who would you pick as most valuable?

Re: DISCUSSION

[brotagonist]

...

Re: DISCUSSION

[haveaniceday]

... Who do you really think is most valuable, Cash-san?

Re: DISCUSSION

[identitytheft]

Emerald.

Re: DISCUSSION

[haveaniceday]

I see.

And I suppose we owe them for the last time, too.

FINAL ANSWER

[dramatispersonae]

Re: FINAL ANSWER

[haveaniceday]

In terms of... "value," from high to low, we ranked the teams in the following order: Sapphire, Turquoise, Coral, Amethyst, Emerald, Peridot, Tiger's Eye, Citrine and Kunzite.

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

If the rankings are totaled, these are the results. Kunzite and Citrine scored equally low. Amethyst and Peridot scored right above them. Then Coral, Tiger's Eye and Emerald. Then Sapphire. And Turquoise is considered most valuable.

[ Your room's door opens. ]