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Tiger's Eye

[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.]

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Except that if we think of these games as competition instead of survival, we're certain to come out the worse for it.

[ butting in on this because what ]

Seriously? What the hell? Hurting yourself is bullshit, competition or survival.

It's a better alternative than hurting others, especially if we can weather it.

Wow. Are you even listening to yourself?

I'm not saying we should put all of the stones on us. But if we can take a few, I think it would put everyone on an even ground and be the most fair decision.

Bullshit. This isn't a fair situation in the first place, and you can't pretend you're making it one. Trying to "play fair" by handicapping yourself isn't ever going to make sense, and it won't be fair to you, to your team, to us, and to the other people that care about you. If this was a different situation I'd say go right on ahead, but it isn't. This is survival. All it will do is make us a softer target for the people not playing fair, and all you have to legitimize it is that "you can take it better". Which you have no proof of. At all!

Edited 2012-05-11 00:15 (UTC)

Do you have any enemies we should be concerned about on other teams that are more likely to attack us? Because that isn't nearly as big a concern as you seem to think it is.

You... are seriously stupid, if you think it's not worthy of concern at all, or if it even matters whether or not you have enemies this way. "Process of elimination" mean anything to you?

I didn't say that either. You're deliberately misinterpreting my words and being condescending when I am trying to offer suggestions that will make this game as fair as possible.

Because I'm kind of against self-harm tactics on principle and if I can avoid it, then I damn well will! You're not being a hero or playing fair, since this game by nature isn't playing fair.

So... look, I get it, I'm not going to hold it against you. But it does really tick me off!

[seething for a moment, absolutely furious]

[then, clears her throat and forces herself to stop shaking]

Very well. I apologize for suggesting we use your lives as part of Tiger's Eye's decision. We will come to a conclusion that avoids self-harm.

. . . thanks. And... ugh, you probably don't care since we really obviously don't agree. But for what it's worth, I'm sorry.

I would gladly take your job given the opportunity. That's all I have to say.

[ ... IDGI? ]

Personally, I think I'd prefer to be on a team. And it's not like heroes haven't become knights before, you know. A guy who used to be on Turquoise asked Maleficent.

But if that's all you have to say, then we can leave it at that.

Edited 2012-05-11 04:16 (UTC)

. . . That doesn't make a damn bit of sense. Can't think of any competition in the world where you get points for punching yourself.

That isn't the point. Avoiding pain on Tiger's Eye means we do not measure ourselves as equal to the other teams, which we will be attacking--everyone should be on even standing as much as is possible.

Yeah that's a great fucking plan if everyone else thought that way. Turns out, most people are self-centered assholes, and you should consider protecting your own ass a little.

The decisions of others should not prevent you from making the right choice or playing fairly.

Look, I'm sure with this group of winning personalities, there's plenty of other assholes out there perfectly willing to launch a good asskicking our way, so you don't have to make that shit easier by pulling down your pants and bending over for it.

At what point did I suggest we do that? I am not suggesting we take a considerable amount of damage, merely enough to even the playing field.

Taking any unnecessary damage is plain stupid. I'm sure we'd all just fucking love to play Saint Theresa and present the light shining out our ass for equal whallops, but that's not how it's going to play out.

[hnnnnrgh gritting her teeth]

As I said before, the actions of others shouldn't affect our own integrity. However, I understand your reluctance, and I will not force you to take damage.

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