Tiger's Eye

[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

[orange_sun]

Do you guys have a team you want to defend? We're kind of thinking that we should each pick one and then split among the rest.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Honestly, I won't be able to pick since I have a lot of friends on a few teams. But Dave here likes someone on Peridot.

[orange_sun]

...you sure? We'll keep the options open.

If he's doing Peridot, though, I might as well pick Sapphire; we've got Ruby and Amethyst.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Sounds good. And if I pick one I'd feel like betraying another, so no can do. I don't want to have to pick between them, so the best I can do is abstain. Uh... you were doing math and all, so how about you give my stones to your team member that showed up instead? I'll have her decide my lot for me.

[orange_sun]

*nods*

Thanks...that makes the numbers even again.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Don't worry about it.

I do have one request though: Let's use one of the black stones. I went over this with Ferris already, and she seemed fine with it. We can save another half for later when it seems like a specific team attacks us... if we can even know that. It can be any team of your choosing though, but I do want to use one now.

[orange_sun]

...those things can be a lot worse than red, you realize.

[virtuallyroyalty]

I know. But they are another way to defend ourselves that I don't want to ignore.

[orange_sun]

They're pretty random. They could gain us nothing or totally screw another team.

*fffh*

I'm not happy with the idea of using them, but I'll agree to one if you guys insist.

[virtuallyroyalty]

I'm not gonna force it.

[orange_sun]

...let's get everyone on the same page and then we'll throw it up for the group to decide.