Iolite

[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

[arbiterary]

Your clever strategies aren't clever, they're obvious. And they will not ensure anyone's protection; they are for your own self-satisfaction that you 'did what you could'. That is why they are the strategies all of the teams will flock to.

Re: Discussion

[sticksofthejedi]

I'm not saying what I suggested is clever. Your ideas aren't either -- and likely at least partly motivated by your desire not to harm a particular team. What are you afraid of, Hibari?

Re: Discussion

[arbiterary]

...

Stick to bleating.

Re: Discussion

[sticksofthejedi]

You're still the one backing away from things. Even from answering a simple question.

Re: Discussion

[arbiterary]

You're question doesn't have an answer.

Re: Discussion

[sticksofthejedi]

[amused snort]

Re: Discussion

[fallinflames]

Jaina. I don't think fear has anything to do with this.

Re: Discussion

[sticksofthejedi]

It's hard to tell. When he starts his predator and prey talk, it's like he's trying to make himself look bigger than he is.

Re: Discussion

[fallinflames]

No... I'm pretty sure it's because he doesn't ever remember being weak enough not to be a predator. Some people start out stronger than everyone and just keep getting more so over time.

Re: Discussion

[sticksofthejedi]

That isn't strength.

Re: Discussion

[fallinflames]

Depends on how it's used.

Re: Discussion

[sticksofthejedi]

Having nothing but channeled aggression isn't starting out stronger. But I'll drop it for now, rather than draw this out.