Coral

[dramatispersonae]

[Upon entering your team's cloud of mist, you find yourselves transported to a bare stone room with a single stone table and chairs. (The chairs have been bolted to the floor.) On the table are a 16 red stones, 8 blue stones, and a 2 black stones. There are also indentations around the edge of the table, each one marked in the color of one of the teams.]

Comments

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

Of course we are. We have Anemone and Cub.

[But seriously, he leans his cheek in his hand, tense and slumped all at once.]

Do you want to gamble on other people helping us? I don't mind that way of thinking. But...

Re: Discussion

[blackjacked]

I don't either.

. . . but I really don't like the idea of sacrificing the defense other teams are given to protect ourselves, either.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

It's definitely selfish.

But I'd be very selfish to keep everyone safe.

So honestly, how likely do you think it that we'll be given defenses?

Re: Discussion

[blackjacked]

I think it's likely we'll be given some defense. There are knights and teams out there who'll definitely go out of their way to protect us.

Whether it'll be enough, I can't say.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

We can't say if we steal any defenses that it'll be enough, either.

Let's focus on who to give the extra attacks to first. If no one else wants to, I can decide.

Re: Discussion

[blackjacked]

Oh c'mon, you're not deciding on your own.

. . . Peridot. Kunzite. Jasper. Those are the teams I know the least about.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

So everyone should share this? [Looking at Fawn and Anemone.] I don't mind if you want to, but...

Anyway. I think it should be teams we know. In that case, we can at least apologize.

And not Jasper. They just got here.

Re: Discussion

[blackjacked]

[glances at them too, then back to Shark]

It doesn't matter in the end, since we'll be canceling out that extra point with a defense stone, anyway. But we should still pick carefully.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

I wish I knew the other teams better.

[At this rate it's almost at random for him.]

I've only me a couple in Kunzite and I don't really know Peridot.... [Scrubs at his face.]

I keep thinking and I don't want it to be any. Turquoise, maybe.

Re: Discussion

[becoming_hope]

Can we not, with Kunzite? I didn't see Homura-chan, but it's still her team...

Re: Discussion

[pitching]

[INTERRUPTS WITH]

Definitely not Kunzite.

Re: Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[I'mma let you do the argument. You're better at it than me.]

Re: Discussion

[blackjacked]

Ah-- [sheepish grin]

That's right. You and Dragonfly are pretty close to that team, aren't you?

Re: Discussion

[becoming_hope]

[n-nods]

Re: Discussion

[pitching]

Yeah, really close, at least for me.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

...Alright.

Re: Discussion

[becoming_hope]

Thanks.

Re: Discussion

[pitching]

No, I don't. I want to steal from them really bad because out of everyone, I don't want Coral to get hurt most of all.

[pause]

But if we do that, what if it means we end up being responsible for someone dying . . . I don't want Coral to get hurt, but I don't want anyone to die and it being our fault.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

[Quiet a moment.]

I haven't decided yet. But if I did, you wouldn't really be responsible for my actions.

Re: Discussion

[pitching]

[SHAKING YOUR HEAD]

You don't get to make that kind of choice by yourself.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

[dkjgf]

Why not?

Re: Discussion

[pitching]

Unless you're by yourself, this is something we all take a part in. Just because you make the decision by yourself doesn't mean you end up carrying the burden by yourself. We'll remember it too.

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

I don't entirely disagree. But I think part of being a team is letting people handle the things they're best at. Including taking responsibility, I think.

Re: Discussion

[pitching]

I already feel bad enough that Kit had to take the responsibility of chopping the knight's head off! I'm not going to add onto that if I don't have to!

Re: Discussion

[digitalemperor]

Um... I know this probably isn't the time. But Dragonfly, if he wanted to take that responsibility, and he was willing, than I think you feeling bad about it is really counter-productive. Kit's better at some things, you are at others...

...Not that Kit isn't frustrating and stupid and headstrong, though. But you can't feel guilty about him being himself.