Room 3

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourselves in a well acquainted parlor while the storm rages on outside. Mother's voice resounds from somewhere unseen.

"Dear Mother will be with you in a moment, my children. But until then, please do try to become well acquainted with one another."

[You'll find a small dance card tucked into the pocket of your outfit. It has on it a description of your role. Please refer to the DP journal for a post locked to your team with the contents of your card.]

Comments

Re: Interruption

[antreegonist]

*after looking to Guy, and responses -- *

What example does a Mother set by being a bullying, voyeuristic tyrant? By punishing all when one errs? Children grow at their pace, lady, will-you or won't-you; they do not stay by your skirts and dance attendance in your parlors like ornaments forever. You may levy threats and repercussion, but if that is all you have to you then of course their course will not change.

Re: Interruption

[dramatispersonae]

[there's still silence for a moment before Mother speaks]

It's so fortunate to see that your studies have paid off, my dear. So unfortunate that you couldn't put them to better use.

[you feel the sensation of long, bony fingers wrapped about your throat, cutting off your air]

Re: Interruption

[antreegonist]

*ow

fuck

scrabbling at those*

Re: Interruption

[genderbinary]

--Mithos-san!

Re: Interruption

[ganbareist]

[what

eyes go very wide at him flailing]

--Stop! Stop!

Re: Interruption

[machiavellianiue]

Stop it!

Re: Interruption

[dramatispersonae]

[and as quickly as they came, they're gone]

Re: Interruption

[genderbinary]

What was that meant to teach us!? You only proved his point, that the way you treat us, ridicule our lives, undermine our feelings--it's tyrannical!

Re: Interruption

[machiavellianiue]

What's your point? This isn't anything new.

Re: Interruption

[genderbinary]

That doesn't make it acceptable.

Re: Interruption

[machiavellianiue]

Nothing about our situation is acceptable—to rail against it only when pressured means you're blind to the very world we live in.

Re: Interruption

[genderbinary]

To stand back when injustice takes place is nothing short of cowardice, and I will not abide by it. You may call it blindness, but not all of us have the luxury of suggesting that the efforts of others to enact recompense is equated with ignorance.

You are right about being pressured, however--it's a fault of my own and I am sick of it.

Re: Interruption

[machiavellianiue]

[just gives her a disgusted look and drops his attention away, watching Mithos and Guy instead]

Re: Interruption

[antreegonist]

*s-sitting down. puts fingertips to his throat, gasping*

You've done nothing...except to prove what I said.

Re: Interruption

[ganbareist]

[ugh thank god. checks him for signs of release ok yes

simmering]

Let's play the game, shall we?

But if you touch my comrades again this day, Mother, I and half of Sterling won't cooperate in your games again until we drag you down to be as exhausted by our futile efforts as we are, I swear it.

Re: Interruption

[dramatispersonae]

[pleasantly]

I hardly have a need to punish children who intend to behave themselves.

Re: Interruption

[ganbareist]

Then we will behave. And we'll make our contribution to this world through our efforts while tolerating yours, as we have had so clearly outlined for us time and again.

Re: Interruption

[dramatispersonae]

[there's a chuckle and the feeling of long fingers carding through his hair]

Such a good boy.

Re: Interruption

[ganbareist]

[grits his teeth but doesn't move]


Let's submit our cards, guys.

Re: Interruption

[antreegonist]

You don't push at all, do you . . .? You don't test your own boundaries. Not yet.

This isn't over. But for now, yes, I will behave.