dramatispersonae | AMETHYST

AMETHYST

This room is as empty as the ring was, but for a round table with seats for everyone.

You can't see the Lady, but you can feel her presence, as it were.

"I have lost everything... So there is nothing here. This game will test your commitment. And through it, I hope I will learn what belongs."

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I have asked before... Describe your team bond.

I will be looking for originality and uniqueness...

Honesty, as well.

Haaaaah... You have really lousy timing, Lady.

[what]

...Is this what games are like?

The tame ones. It's bothersome but not dangerous or embarrassing.

So I've got an easy one to deal with. But I'm afraid I don't know anything about our team.

It's having some, ahh, issues lately...

Internal conflict? That's not unheard of, if you're stuck together for so long. Personalities will inevitably clash.

... Amethyst still cares about each other, more than about ourselves. We're unified in not wanting to hurt anyone and in wanting to find the easiest way out of things.

...I would agree with that unifying factor. Does that satisfy the Personae's question?

I'm not sure if it covers originality. Ahhhh, I guess we could say even when Amethyst breaks a little, we're still thinking about everyone else first. And we work hard to help each other control the worst, ahh, parts of ourselves.

It might not be terribly original, but if it's genuine and sincere she can't object.

Haaah, believe me, it's more original than Haruki thinks.

Then I'm fine with it.

Ah! You decided to come?

I gave in to curiosity, just this once.

[smiles and nods happily]

Mmm... This looks like it'll be a good game.

Ah... how is Amethyst for you so far?

I'm afraid I couldn't say. You've all been welcoming and understanding, but that isn't a very deep thing to say.

Well... if she wants honesty, we should say Amethyst has some very fundamental differences with each other.

And some... disturbing patterns, as much as I hate to admit it.

Disturbing?

Mm... It seems that might be too much for now.

It's more information than the Personae needs to know. That's fine.

Ahh, too much information. And way more than she needs.

But it's part of who we are...

She doesn't need everything.

Mm... Alright.

Amethyst cares about each other, more than about ourselves. We're unified in not wanting to hurt anyone and in wanting to find the easiest way out of things, even if that means looking for loopholes. And even when Amethyst breaks a little, we're still thinking about everyone else first. We work hard to help each other control the worst parts of ourselves.

[a golden chalice appears on the center of the table. There is a liquid inside, colorless and odorless. No matter how you slosh it, it never seems to get less full]

Inside this chalice is a deadly poison. Before you can move forward, it must be drunk.